Thedaily.com--Move over diamonds - opal engagement rings are all the rage.
It appears that girls may have a new best friend with a surge in popularity in opal engagement rings in recent months showing that young couples want something rarer than diamonds.
Opals Down Under advertising and internet coordinator Rhys Fox said the company had noticed quite a large swing in customer inquiries, with the majority of clients wanting to have the rings handmade.
"The younger generations are really getting into the whole unique appeal using opals in engagement rings," he said.
"I think couples want something different from diamonds and every opal is unique with no one opal showing the same pattern and color as another.
"And a good amount of these customers are actually having the rings hand-made for a completely one-off approach, which is fantastic."
Mr. Fox said Australians had been one of the hardest markets to attract, as they seemed to know less about our national gemstone than international customers.
However, what Opals down under staff had noticed was that a large number of recent inquiries were being made by young Australians.
Mr. Fox emphasized that those who were looking at opal engagement rings should do some research into the gemstone beforehand.
"We really do recommend that if customers want to use opals over diamonds in engagement rings (though diamonds are much stronger than opal) that they think about using Queensland Boulder opals, as they are the strongest of all the opals, as well as providing a brilliant array of color," he said.
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