The ring is lovely.  The color of the stone is lighter and more 'pinky'(rather than blue-ish) than shown in the picture, which was a little disappointing, but still the color is nice and the cut of the amethyst stone is great...very sparkly.  As with other similar rings by S&G, the diamonds are very small and don't sparkle  but at least the amethyst does.  Because the band is fairly narrow, the ring feels a little big and flops to the side.  The S&G garnet ring I purchased recently has a thicker band and doesn't flop to the side.  However, despite those criticisms, the bottom line is that the ring is very striking and an excellent buy for the price.  I just wish the stone was a little darker, the diamonds sparkled , and that the ring didn't flop to the side.  However, for that, I would more than likely have to pay more!