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Do people buy fake engagement rings to travel abroad?
We have been asked many times over the years to create replica engagement rings based on our existing jewellery designs. But why would anyone want a travel engagement ring or a replica diamond ring?
The answer varies depending on personal circumstances.
Travelling abroad with an expensive diamond ring
Some of our clients purchase a very expensive engagement ring and worry about travel abroad. In addition to the risk of loss, an increased risk of robbery or theft exists.
Furthermore, jewellery insurance policies rarely cover items abroad. Put simply, foreign travel adds a strong sense of risk when wearing expensive jewellery.
Many of our clients travel abroad for work in addition to holidays. With this in mind, most insist on wearing their engagement rings during such trips.
Replacing a lost engagement ring at a lower cost
From time to time, we replicate diamond engagement rings due to loss. Some of our clients lack insurance, so they seek a replacement without the original price tag. Lab-grown diamonds provide an affordable yet identical solution to this problem. Working from a photograph of the original ring, our team designs and remakes engagement rings with lab-grown diamonds instead of the original natural diamonds. The result is an identical ring at a lower cost.
Creating an inexpensive diamond replica engagement ring
In addition to our diamond options, we now offer a replica option set into precious metal. Since most of the cost lies within the diamond itself, achieving a very close replica ring is possible.
The Lila engagement ring is just one design available as a diamond ring set with a natural diamond, lab-grown diamond, Moissanite, or inexpensive Cubic Zirconia.
Do replica engagement rings look real?
Anyone who visits our UK showroom will see that many of our ring designs are carried in our showroom as replica rings.
Designs are then crafted in the required precious metal and set with natural-certified diamonds.
Most of our showroom sample rings feature ideal-cut crystals. However, they make unsuitable replacement for daily wear. For this reason, we advise a lab-grown diamond equivalent.
What makes our replica diamond engagement rings the best?
Depending on whether you choose a Cubic Zirconia, or a lab-grown diamond based on the same specifications as your original ring, each replica ring we create offers a perfect mirror of the original.
We use precious metals, combined with the best synthetic or simulant gemstones with exceptional craftsmanship to re-create designs.
Furthermore if you already purchase your ring from us, we have the original design on file to re-create.
A note on creating replica engagement rings
Please note that for any order we receive for a Moissanite engagement ring or crystal, replica engagement ring design, we specify all materials used for your order. In addition, all invoices identify diamonds as lab-grown or natural, or Moissanite as part of their description.
Are lab-grown diamond rings real diamond rings?
We recently introduced the option of lab-grown diamond rings in addition to our natural diamond ring collection. As part of our service, we now provide almost all designs with a choice of natural or lab-grown.
Lab-grown diamonds are real diamonds, identical in every way apart from how they were formed. Unlike natural diamonds formed naturally below the Earth, lab diamonds are grown under laboratory conditions. Both provide the same hardness and optical and chemical properties. However, lab-grown diamonds lack the rarity of a natural diamond. For this reason, prices provide an identical, yet lower cost alternative to a natural diamond.
Getting further help
If you need further help with a replacement or replica ring, please contact our showroom team. Talk to me, my colleague Drina or Debbie in our showroom Monday to Saturday. Email, message or call for help at any time and will be very happy to assist.
And, if you are in any doubt, read our Trustpilot reviews to get a better idea of our service.
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