CZ rings used to be primarily set in plated mountings or silver settings because the quality of the CZ gem was simply not really worth adding to gold bands and making the prices jump from cheap costume jewelry into the realms of fine jewelry. All that has changed in the last few years. With high quality stones being made to look very realistic and with many couples needing quality yet affordable bridal sets, many jewelers have begun crafting fine cubic zirconia rings with gold bands in 14k and 18k and even in two-tone and three tone metals of white and yellow gold and titanium. It has now become not only practical, but widely acceptable to buy CZ rings instead of the more expensive diamond ones and to choose solid gold settings.

Where To Buy Cubic Zirconia Rings With Gold Bands Online

Although eliminating the cost of diamonds, the CZ rings that are set in gold are still not as cheap as the ones set in silver or other inferior metals that have been plated. You will still have to budget for the price of gold in the wedding band or engagement ring setting and therefore it is almost impossible to find a ring under about $100 to $130 even with small stones. If you price plain gold bands you will get an idea of what you can expect to pay because the main cost of a CZ ring is the gold. That said, you can get beautiful handcrafted cubic zirconia rings with gold bands in 14k from Goldenmine for around $130 and complete sets that have an engagement ring and a wedding band for around $200 to $300. It’s not super cheap, but it’s a fraction of what you would pay for the same designs with diamonds or other genuine gems. Try e14k for other designs, like solitaires and 1 carat CZ rings that are set in gold for about $270 and get matching gold bands for about $150. Check out Jewelry Vortex for mens rings and matching sets and try Apples of Gold for unique antique replicas.

CZ rings are a really practical alternative to diamonds and setting these faux gems in genuine gold bands and settings is ideal because the mountings will be perfect if later you wish to upgrade to genuine stones. If you don’t choose gold you will find that you cannot alter the stone or change it or even resize it very easily at a future time.