Design Your Own Engagement Ring From Scratch @Beyond4Cs

Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

If you want the insider tips to designing your own engagement ring from scratch online, visit: beyond4cs.com/design-your-own-engagement-ring

In this video review, I had purchase an ideal cut round diamond and matched it with a pave setting made of 14k white gold. The total cost of this engagement ring is less than $3,000 ($2,900 to be exact).

Contrary to what you may think, building and creating a diamond engagement isn't that hard. Also, it doesn't cost more than buying a preset ring and you get to dictate the exact quality and specifications to your needs and budget.

We take a critical look and inspect the ring's craftsmanship and sparkle upclose. For such an affordable price, we are getting fantastic value for money as the workmanship is really good and is arguably better than those I had seen in big brand stores like Tiffany or Cartier.

In fact, I had written about my personal experience with these big brands here:
beyond4cs.com/reviews/cartier
beyond4cs.com/reviews/tiffany
beyond4cs.com/reviews/kay-jewelers

Would you take a little effort to custom design your own diamond ring or would you let the jeweler decide what's best for you (or simply compromise and buy what's available in their stock?)

Feel free to leave a comment below.

I would love to hear what you think about building your own diamond engagement ring.

p.s. if you are looking for a large sized diamond engagement ring, these links here will show you insights on selecting them:
beyond4cs.com/engagement-ring/5-carat
beyond4cs.com/engagement-ring/4-carat

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