Don't fool yourself, the small diamonds on either side of the main one are no more than chips that might catch a little light outdoors.  The center stone appears larger in the image than it does in person, but that keeps you from seeing any of those inclusions you'll be getting based on what you paid.  For the $399, I love it as a starter ring but if you have more to spend, make the jump.  There's also a wedding band floating around somewhere that seems to go with it perfectly, we'll most likely be returning for that this summer.  The "milgrain" effect appears somewhat cheap...just looks like it was stamped into the metal or something and the side of the setting (top and bottom) that doesn't get shown in the images provided does too---but again, I'm not complaining--you get what you pay for.  Our goal was a simple starter ring to get us through the wedding and our first few years but that would last a lifetime.  I hope this is it.