Start with what the piece is for. An engagement ring starts from its center stone, so settle the shape she loves and her ring size before anything else. For every day, a pair of diamond studs or a thin tennis bracelet in 14K gold is the safe first piece. Most engagement rings bought here have a lab-grown center.
Engagement rings: shape, carat and a lab-grown or natural center
Start from the shape she already wears. The 1.50 carat marquise is the ring bought most here, and a marquise reads longer on the finger than a round of the same weight. In the year, more than eight in ten engagement rings bought here came with a lab-grown center. For a bigger center, see our 2 carat engagement rings and 3 carat engagement rings. Choose 14K gold, and measure her finger first, because a resized ring is final sale. Shop women's engagement rings, marquise, oval, round or women's diamond rings.
Diamonds: women's diamond jewelry, from studs to tennis bracelets
For a first pair of diamond earrings, take studs of 2 ctw. That puts one carat on each ear, and it is the round stud pair bought most here. The diamond flower is the earring bought most overall. For a tennis bracelet, start with a thin row about 3 mm across, which sits flat enough to wear every day. A tennis necklace sits on the chest, and it pairs with studs you already own. Shop diamond studs, diamond earrings, tennis bracelets or tennis necklaces.
Gold: fine gold jewelry for women in 14K
Take 14K gold for anything you wear daily. It is most of the gold sold here, and it keeps its color and shape through years of wear. A thin gold bracelet stacks well beside a watch or a tennis row. Most pendants here sell without a chain, so read the title before you order, and add a chain in the length you want. Shop women's gold necklaces, women's gold chains, women's pendants or women's bracelets.
Size: women's ring size, bracelet length and necklace length
Have a jeweler read one of her rings from that finger before you order. Most marquise rings went out between 5.5 and 7. A wedding band follows the engagement ring, and size 6 sold most among full eternity bands. Order bracelets at 7 inches. A pendant rests on the collarbone at 18 inches. A tennis necklace worn on the chest is taken most at 22 inches.
Visit: see a ring on 47th Street in New York, or ask on the live chat
TraxNYC has sold diamonds from New York's Diamond District since 2004. Most engagement ring sales here close with a jeweler, in person or by phone. Before you come, send the rings you picked on the live chat, and the desk tells you which are in the case; calls and texts to 212-872-9692 are answered from 10 AM ET. Each order travels tracked. Gold and diamond pieces come with an appraisal. See the hours on the showroom page.