Birthstones in Engagement Rings

 If you want to personalise an heart shaped opal ring, then one increasingly popular and stylish option is to put the birthstone of your fiance into the engagement ring setting, either as solitaire surrounded by other stones such as diamonds, or as a three-stone ring.


Advantages of Birthstone Engagement Rings


Birthstones are delicately colored and make very attractive engagement jewelery

Birthstone engagement rings are more personalised than popular top-sellers like the solitaire diamond ring

Birthstone rings can sparkle as much as their more expensive counterparts through the use of smaller diamonds in the ring setting

There are many birthstones which are not as expensive as many of the so-called precious stones - diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires - which means you may have enough left in your engagement jewelry budget for a set: ring, necklace, earrings or bracelet.

The 12 Birthstones


The month in which your fiancé is born determines the appropriate birthstone/s for her (or him). Both traditional birthstones and modern substitutes are listed. Most of these stones will look stunning set in an array of metals such as platinum, white-gold, rose gold or palladium. If you are unsure of what metal to choose, then you can ask the ring designer for advice.


January - Birthstones are: Garnet or rose quartz

February - Birthstones are: Amethyst or onyx

March - Birthstones are: Bloodstone or aquamarine

April - Birthstones are: Diamond or rock crystal

May - Birthstones are: Emerald or chrysoprase

June - Birthstones are: Alexandrite, moonstone or pearl

July - Birthstones are: Ruby and carnelian

August - Birthstones are: Peridot and sardonyx

September - Birthstones are: Sapphire and lapis

October - Birthstones are: Opal and tourmaline

November - Birthstones are: Topaz and citrine

December - Birthstones are: Tanzanite, zircon and turquoise

Creating an engagement ring with a birthstone in the setting is only advisable if your fiancé likes, hopefully loves, its colors (if it has one). If they do not like the color, then other gemstones should of course be considered. You may not be able to personalise the stone, but you can create an engagement ring design of your very own which has a stone cut in the style you prefer. Diamonds in engagement rings for example are available in the following cuts (their names commonly reflect their shape, style or the gem-cutter or jewelry designer who created them):


Round Brilliant

Princess Cut

Emerald Cut

Marquise Cut

Pear Shaped

Radiant Cut

Heart Shaped

Oval Shaped

Asscher Cut

Cushion Cut

Fancy Cut

A great resource for finding out about ring styles, designs and the four Cs is DiamondRings.co which specialises in providing information about diamond rings in an easy to understand way.




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