I was a little nervous ordering something like this without seeing it first, but it such a beautiful ring. I could not be any happier with this product and the customer service. It came Friday and I ordered it on Sunday afternoon. My email prior to the order was answered promptly as well. The band on this ring is very thick and sturdy and my ring also says 18K as another reviewer stated - top notch!! Just a note when we were shopping around I looked at Zales the same cut, clarity, color, and gold type was $1995 there. I think this is a budget conscience, high quality, very beautiful ring!! One final note this ring sparkles so nice and is very clear too!!

***November 2016 UPDATE***
I've had this ring for several years now and it has held up well! For the price I'd still probably buy it but we did end up upgrading as the color was too yellow for me. I thought I'd show some color comparison photos to help with decision making :) my new (and bigger) ring is in white gold and is an 'H' in color. I will say the initial ring does have sparkle it's just hindered by the yellow in color. I was never completely happy with the setting either. It looks cheap (only to me probably) but has held up well. I hope this helps with your decision making.