Natural emerald ring designs for $299; white gold emerald eternity rings under $260; emerald engagement rings under $400; created emerald ring settings under $230; yellow and white gold emerald ring engagement and wedding sets from $300 to over $1,000; cheap emerald rings and sophisticated designs for less; where to buy emerald ring styles that are unique and how to custom make a design of your own – if you seek emeralds, be they natural or created, Jewelry & Accessories shows you what’s available, where to shop, and how much you can expect to pay.

Shopping For Your Emerald Ring

Emerald ring shopping is not easy if you are on a limited budget because emeralds in general are expensive precious gemstones often much more expensive than diamonds. It’s also a gem that comes in so many quality variations that knowing what to look for is tedious.

For example if you want to buy a diamond engagement ring, you can consult a chart and know the clarity, color and cut and be fairly confident you know what you’re buying, but when it comes to choosing emerald engagement rings, the differences are not so clear. Why? Because emeralds can be filled, colored, enhanced, heat treated, simulated, lab created and altered to such an extent that without expert knowledge it may very difficult to know what you’re buying. Often genuine emerald ring creations are sold alongside treated or created designs that look almost identical and are often marketed simply as an “emerald ring” without exact details of quality being provided.

How To Know If An Emerald Is Good Quality

Price: First, if you’re looking for cheap emerald rings, under $100 or $200, then you can expect to get either a simulated or lab created stone or an inferior quality gem that has been treated, enhanced or filled with resin. If you know nothing about emeralds and do not have the time to learn about how to differentiate a quality gem from an enhanced one, then you’re going to have let price be your guide. You will not get an investment quality emerald, set in gold jewelry designs, for under several hundred dollars. It’s that simple.

Origin: Second, you can know something about a gem based on its origin. High quality emerald ring dealers will state where their gems come from and will offer a certificate of authenticity from a gemological institute.

Colombian Emeralds: The best natural emerald ring creations will have Colombian emeralds. Likely from the most famous Coscuez Mine with the rarest and most valued being the Trapiche emeralds that are singular due to six pointed star-like rays that radiate from a central point within the gem. Colombian emerald ring designs, with the best stones, are very expensive and dealers will clearly advertise this fact.

Brazilian, Zimbabwean and Zambian Emeralds: Knowing the origin of your emerald will be an indication of it’s quality, but not only Colombia has excellent pieces, also Brazil and Zambia have excellent stones with good transparency. The Zambian gems are a darker green than the Columbian ones, which tend to have light green translucence with a bluish tinge. The best African genuine emerald rings with stones from Zimbabwe will likely come from the Sandawana Mine. You will notice the difference because they tend toward having a hint of a yellow undertone instead of blue. The best Brazilian gems will probably come from the Nova Era Mine, although they are less valuable than the Colombian ones. Affordable natural emerald ring designs that are of good quality will often use Zambian, Brazilian or Zimbabwean emeralds.

Emerald Cut: The cut of an emerald can also be an indication of its quality. Why? Because emeralds are notoriously full of inclusions, in other words, emeralds are not perfect but flawed gems, which is part of their beauty, but likewise a weakness that cutters must get around. How? The poorest quality gems with the most inclusions and fissures will likely be cut in a rounded style, or may be shaped like a cabochon or a round bead style. Usually the better quality gems will be cut into the classic emerald cut that is square or rectangular, which requires a larger raw gem of high quality to achieve the shape and brilliance.

Enhancements: Because emeralds are by nature flawed, full of fissures, cracks and imperfections, it has become a standard practice to treat the lower and medium quality gems with resins or oils that seal cracks and fill fissures. The result is that the appearance of the gems is more luminous and smooth, however, they are rendered even more fragile than they are by nature, and may not be subjected to normal jewelry cleaning methods or detergents or household cleaners because these substances will remove the sealants that coat the gems and fill the pores and cracks. Without the resin or oil enhancements, these lower grade emeralds are dull, lifeless stones.

Emerald Ring Price

So you’ve found some beautiful white gold emerald rings and you wonder what’s a fair price.

First of all, if you’ve been focused on finding emerald cut emerald rings, for example, you’ve been looking at the emerald and thinking the ring price is based on the emerald. However, you may be mistaken. A solid 18k white or yellow gold band with no gemstone at all will cost at least $150 to $300. So if you are choosing gold emerald rings under $300, you know that the jeweler or dealer isn’t charging you much for the emerald, and since jewelers don’t give away high quality gems, chances are the emerald isn’t top quality.

The cheapest round cut emerald that’s just .21 carats without a ring setting will cost just over $100 and a low end emerald cut emerald gem, loose, will cost about $200 or more for about .32cts. These small, low quality gems are suitable for making emerald earrings but probably not ideal for your once in a lifetime dream emerald engagement ring. And a very low quality .98 carat emerald that is heavily included and has low brilliance will cost about $240 to $300.

A larger gemstone of a similar quality will cost around $500 if it’s about .58cts. To move into a higher quality gem that’s an emerald cut you’ll have to go to a carat or two in weight, and just the stone itself will be over $1,000 per carat, and it may be Columbian but will not be the finest.

A slightly included, but fine Columbian emerald gemstone will cost about $2,500 per carat, and will usually be left large since it’s a shame to cut a good gem into small pieces. Now, remember, that’s just the stone price, it’s not a gold emerald ring yet.

Affordable Genuine Emerald Designs and Created Emerald Ring Options

If you’re despairing over all the price of your dreamy Colombian emerald ring, then you may be very happy to know that there are some alternatives that are affordable and offer a means for less wealthy ladies to own an emerald engagement ring. The first option is to choose a gem that’s lesser quality and has been enhanced or treated. That way at least it’s a genuine stone in a gold setting.

For about $300 you can get a half eternity ring with small, round emeralds that are real and a few small diamonds in a solid 14k band. It’s simple and classic and can be a wedding band match a diamond engagement ring or to pair with a emerald engagement ring.

For about $450 you can have a delicate oval emerald accented with diamonds in a solid 14k gold mounting and pair it with a simple gold wedding band or a diamond eternity ring. You may also choose to match it with an emerald eternity ring that alternates green gems with clear diamonds, for an addition $200 or $300.

The very cheapest emerald engagement ring you’re likely to find will be about $299, set in yellow or white gold and a few accent diamonds. The stones are the lowest quality, almost assuredly treated, but they are real. The cut will likely be round and the weight will be about .2cts, and the gold band will be either 9k or 10k gold to keep the price down.

Where can you buy these pieces? You have many options online and off, but we have featured Angara products in this article. All emerald gems and rings featured are available online and if you order, you have 30 days to decide if it’s right for you, or return it.

Why Choose Emerald Wedding Rings From Angara

Aside from it being really easy to browse and shop online, Angara offers something that few other online jewelry shops offer, and that is the ability to choose a design and then get three alternative recommendations with different gemstone qualities so you can compare them side by side and choose the one that fits into your budget. One of the options almost always includes a created gem.

Let’s take a look at one example:

We select a white gold design that’s the very cheapest possible option which is a delicate emerald heart ring. The created version costs $229.99.

Beside it, appear 3 other genuine gemstone alternatives. The first is Good (which a low quality emerald but in the exact same setting as the simulated one) and costs $249.99, the next is Better (which is a medium grade stone) and costs $349.99, and the last is Best (which has a fine small emerald) and is priced at $499.99.

You can clearly view the difference in stone quality between the first to the last because they appear on the page side by side, so choosing is really easy. Surprisingly, what you’ll notice immediately, is that the simulated or lab created version is the one that most resembles the highest quality genuine stone that’s the most expensive. In our opinion, the two BEST buys are the first and the last options, because the first lab created version is very affordable and looks great and the last really is great, while the two in the middle lack luster and simply look cheap. We show you the two images we’re talking about. It’s difficult to know which is which, isn’t it? Just so you know, the top one is lab created, the lower one is real.

Just so you can see the difference in emerald gemstone ring quality, we also show you the same exact piece, only in the genuine emerald version that’s low quality. Notice how it lacks luster and is a dull green color. In our opinion it is not at all the better or a simulated one, and the one that costs over $100 more doesn’t look much better.

The above example is very simple, and the piece we’ve selected is best suited as promise rings or for emerald birthstone rings gifts, not as wedding jewelry. So what do we recommend as a good buy for an emerald wedding ring or an engagement design that’s affordable?

A Beautiful Created Emerald Wedding Ring Under $300

The piece we’ve selected to feature is the Angara three-stone design, with a central emerald and two diamonds on either side.

In the faux version, for $299.99, you get a solid 10k white gold ring with a .4cts. lab created emerald and 2 simulated diamonds.

The next step up is a low quality genuine emerald and two genuine diamonds in the same 10k setting for exactly $100 more — $399.99.

The Better choice is identical except that the emerald is higher quality as are the diamonds, and the gold band is 14k solid white gold instead of 10k. The price is a big jump — $649.99.

The Best choice is again another big price jump since the emerald is of the finest quality. The cost is about $1,000. The top image you see is the created emerald ring version. Not bad for under $300? The bottom image is the one that costs about $1,000.

There is in fact one more option that’s identical in design but is part of the Heirloom collection. It’s a genuine high-end Colombian emerald ring, and it costs exactly double, in other words, $2,000. That’s the last image you see. The rich green color and translucence is difficult to mistake for a fake. Naturally there are dozens of designs and styles to select from at Angara, these have been just a few select pieces to tempt you a into choosing an emerald ring as at least one part of your wedding set.

For more information on antique emerald rings, or another popular alternative: ruby rings, or an affordable choice for wedding sets like cubic zirconia rings or eternity rings, and lots of other gold jewelry suggestions for bridal jewelry from a variety of companies and in a wide range of prices, please continue browsing our related topics.

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Gold emerald rings in antique, vintage and modern styles; emerald eternity ring designs, unique engagement and wedding rings with emerald gemstone settings; mens emerald ring options, May birthstone creations; cheap emerald rings for women under $200 and high-end natural emerald designs between $500 and $1,000 – find out what’s available and where to buy emerald jewelry online, right here at Jewelry & Accessories.

Selecting the Emerald for your Ring

An emerald ring must be selected for color, cut and clarity, as with most precious gemstones, however it must also be graded as to its crystal transparency or “diaphaneity”. Color may be a dominate factor, but the transparency of an emerald is what will make it a top quality piece. Everyone knows what color an emerald should be – green, however there are variants from yellow to blue. Green must always be the dominant color, with those that are dark and vivid are true emeralds while those that are light are known simply as green beryl.

Treating Natural Emeralds

Emeralds, like diamonds are very seldom perfect since they have fissures, yet they are not graded so severely with a loupe as diamonds are. They may be considered quality gems if the emerald, when seen by the naked eye, has no obvious inclusions or flaws. However it is very rare to find an emerald that has no fissures or cracks, and therefore it is a common practice to treat them with cedar oil, wax or resin, making them appear clearer to the eye. This treatment is used on most commercially sold emerald rings. Those that have not been treated will cost almost 50% more than ones that have not.

Colombian Trapiche Emerald Jewelry

One of the most unusual and expensive types of this green gemstone jewelry are the Columbian emerald rings (or Colombian emerald rings) because they are made from the rare trapiche emerald which is renowned for having a star, which is in fact the result of carbon impurities which cause the star-like effect. Although South America is celebrated for emeralds, especially Colombia and Brazil (with their symbolic emerald cross pendants), they are also mined around the world from places as diverse as Afghanistan, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, Tanzania and even from the United States and Canada.

Created Emerald Jewelry

Faux or created emeralds are also popular due to being less expensive, and they began to be commercially available from an Austrian manufacturer only since about the 1960s, and the faux gems they produced were known as Emerita, Symeralds. Today the majority of created emeralds come from Russia, where the production of such fake gemstones mimics the actual chemical composition of the Colombian emerald jewelry pieces so coveted. However, they may not be sold as genuine pieces, but are labeled “Colombian Created Emeralds”.

Anniversary Jewelry & Emerald Birthstone Rings for May

Since emerald is the May birthstone, it is very popular in birthstone rings, however it is also the stone that characterizes Cancer, Taurus, Cancer and Gemini astrological signs and may be given in symbolic jewelry for those not born in May.

Emeralds are also the wedding or anniversary stone for 20th, 35th and 55th anniversary. If you need a unique gift for an anniversary, emerald jewelry is a very good choice, especially emerald eternity rings that are often spaced with diamonds. There are affordable ones that cost around $100, and others for several thousand. This will naturally depend on the quality and size of the emeralds in the ring, and if it has diamonds or not. However, emerald eternity ring designs are usually best with diamonds since they make each stone come more alive by the contrast.

Antique Emerald Anniversary, Engagement or Wedding Rings

Antique emerald rings are also ideal for anniversaries, like this magnificent piece from A La Vieille Russie in New York, which is an exquisite French masterpiece circa 1910 with a Colombian emerald that weighs about 3.2 carats, accented with diamonds, and set in solid platinum. If this is something that interests you, you’ll have to get the price directly from A La Vieille Russie.

For emerald engagement rings, there are some magnificent antique styles, albeit not cheap, but certainly unusual jewelry for those who want to break with diamond engagement ring tradition. Lang Estate Jewelry in San Francisco has some outstanding pieces of antique emerald engagement rings and wedding sets.

An Emerald Ring Tongue Twister

While searching for emerald engagement rings be careful not get lost in diamonds. Why? Because there are very popular diamond designs called “emerald cut engagement rings” which are in fact diamonds cut in a square “emerald-like shape”, but there’s nothing green about these gemstone jewelry pieces.

So if you want an “emerald-cut emerald engagement ring”, which will have a large square gem) you’ll have to be very specific about it or you’ll end up swimming in a sea of white instead of the luscious green you’re after. Just to be sure this gemstone cut is what you really want, here is an example of what an emerald cut emerald engagement ring would look like. (see picture) We show you this one just as a sample because it’s a very cheap version of this style from Amazon. It’s a sterling silver 14K white gold plated emerald cut emerald engagement ring but the gem is lab created, and that’s why it sells for just $200.

A high quality similar version of this ring with a genuine emerald, which we’ve found at Jewels For Me, costs about $900, and can be ordered in white or yellow gold. A genuine emerald ring is an investment, and high quality gems are seldom mounted in anything but solid gold or platinum. If a gemstone is set into sterling silver it’s either faux, lab created or of a lower quality.

Where to buy quality Gold Emerald Ring Designs?

Whether you want to custom make your own emerald ring or choose a designer setting, one of the best places to buy emerald ring jewelry for reasonable prices is Jewels For Me. What’s really great about them is that you can select a style, add your gem, change the metal from white gold to yellow gold and see your creation instantly on the screen with a price quote. Also, you can select the exact same emerald cut rings and instead of an expensive Colombian emerald you can select a lab created gem, and see what they look like and how much they cost. It’s not only fun, but a very practical way to buy emerald wedding rings. Which reminds us to tell you about mens emerald rings, which Jewels For Me also has a selection to choose from, and we’ll show you at the end of this article. But it really doesn’t matter if you want a white gold emerald ring or a rich yellow gold one, or even if you have your heart set on an antique style, you can select what you want form a variety of categories. Here are a few:

Emerald Rings for Girls

In Sweet and Petite they have emerald promise rings and good rings for young girls like the piece with a 0.3 carat genuine emerald and 0.02 carats of diamonds set in either white or yellow gold for just $179. Match it with as set of dainty marquise cut emerald earrings for under $100.

Simply Elegant

In Simply Elegant there are gorgeous styles from $200 up to about $500, like this piece with a square emerald and diamonds. The price will depend on what stone quality you select. Created emerald rings in this style are very reasonably priced through Jewels For Me and are also set in gold. There are dozens of other options in shape, band selection, diamond choice and emerald cut.

Contemporary and Antique Styles in Timeless Classics

In the Timeless Classics category there are engagement rings both contemporary and antique, like this new design (styled upon an antique emerald ring) which costs about $590.

In contemporary designs there are chic emerald engagement rings like this clean-line 14K white gold ring with an oval 0.8 ct emerald for $650.

Bold & Beautiful Emeralds

In the Bold & Beautiful collection there are two pieces that stand out. One is a delicate 14K white gold ring with two marquise cut emeralds (0,5 cts.) for just under $400, and the other is a much bolder piece with a large oval 1.3 carat emerald in a solid 14K white or yellow gold band for about $830.

This second piece would be a great engagement ring since an emerald or diamond eternity ring could be paired with it very nicely to form a complete set. Both pieces have matching emerald earrings.

Claddagh and Celtic Emerald Rings

Just for something different, how about an emerald claddagh ring in traditional yellow gold or white with 0.4 cts of emeralds. The symbolic claddaddah is beautifully crafted with the two hands holding the central green gemstone heart. Add the symbolism of “life” to the romance of this Celtic jewelry by using emeralds instead of rubies. Although if you really want a red and gold version, it also comes in garnet, or you may create your own custom design with any variety of gemstones, even making half the heart one color and the other half another. We had fun making one with half a heart in emerald and another half in white topaz and it only cost $197!

Emerald Rings for Women – Hearts with Curls & Swirls

If you want a full carat of gemstones in a 14K gold emerald ring that includes hearts and swirls in a high polished white gold band, then this piece from Jewels For Me will make someone’s eyes shine. It costs only $460, and could be a delightful promise ring, birthstone ring, pre engagement ring or just a spontaneous present to a woman who loves deep green emeralds. You can also customize these emerald heart rings to have different gemstones for each heart.

Delicate Emerald Eternity Ring

In a similar delicate theme of ladies emerald ring styles, there’s a dainty little emerald eternity ring (actually a half eternity ring) that’s a bargain at just $179, and includes four round emeralds spaced with genuine diamonds.

Mens Emerald Rings

To buy emerald ring styles for men may be difficult, but we found that Jewels For Me makes selecting a unique piece for a man is not very difficult. For about $700 you can have large emerald rings customized to suit your style, even mens square emerald rings that are very chic in solid white or yellow gold. Select over 1 carat of emerald weight and diamonds, or just the emerald in a sleek wide masculine band. These are modern emerald rings crafted for men with their own sense of style, or they can be the matching wedding ring to go with “his lady’s” lustrous green engagement or wedding set.

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