Showing posts with label platinum rings. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Most Expensive Engagement Ring In The World Ever

Who want to be engaged with these most expensive engagement rings in the world? Perhaps you are in a short period of time would have engaged or married, I just wrote this for sharing about your engagement ring, may be as a reference for You as prospective brides. But, this is not just usual ring. This all rings very special and of course sold in very special price, in other word most expensive engagement rings in the world.

Most Expensive Wedding Rings – When it comes to romance, wedding or engagement rings speak volumes. Here are the top ten most expensive engagement rings to let you know how the celebrities showered love symbolically for their ladylove.Paris Hilton dominates at $4,700,000.

Paris Hilton’s 24-Carat emerald-cut diamond ring
#1 Paris Hilton: $4.7 million

Paris Hilton’s 24-Carat emerald-cut diamond ring added extra zing to Paris Latis’s vow to wed. With an approximate value of 4.7 million dollars, the much-hyped sparkling ring grabbed the first position on the list.




Donald Trump - gigantic 15-Carat diamond ring

#2 Donald Trump: $3 million


When Donald Trump gifted a gigantic 15-Carat diamond, worth over 3 million dollars to Melania Knauss for their engagement in 2004, the billionaire advertised that it was the most expensive engagement ring ever in history.





Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s 40-carat diamond ring

#3 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: $2.6 million

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s 40-carat diamond ring, auctioned for 2.6 million dollars in the year 1996, makes it the third most expensive engagement ring in history.




10-carat marquise cut antique diamond engagement ring - Michael Douglas-Catherine Zeta-Jones
#4 Michael Douglas: $2 million

Michael Douglas knows the heart winning tricks. He asked for Catherine Zeta-Jone’s hand in marriage, gifting her 10-carat marquise cut antique diamond engagement ring, estimated value of over 2 million dollars.



Extraordinary Edwardian Style oval shaped diamond ring - Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise
#5 Tom Cruise: $1.5 million

It was in a desire to wed Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise showered all his feelings and love, presenting his lady love an extraordinary Edwardian Style oval shaped diamond ring, assumed to have cost around 1.5 million dollars.

6.1 carat Harry Winston, pink diamond - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck

#6 Jennifer Lopez -  Ben Affleck: $1.2 million

If it is Jennifer Lopez, how can Ben Affleck stay miser? Ben Affleck beautified the list when he made headlines by dropping over 1.2 million dollars on Jenifer Lopez’s engagement ring. The ring exhibited a jaw dropping 6.1 carat Harry Winston, pink diamond.




Square cut diamond ring - Prince Charles

#7 Prince Charles: $1 million

When Prince Charles offered his heartfelt feelings to Camilla Parker on bended knee, he was seen holding a square cut diamond ring, worth an estimated 1 million dollars. Yes, that’s why they say love exceeds all estimates!

Charlie Sheen - huge radiant cut, yellow diamond engagement ring worth $550,000


#8 Charlie Sheen: $550,000

In Brooke Mueller’s wedding, her fiancé Charlie Sheen placed a huge radiant cut, yellow diamond engagement ring worth $550,000 on her finger when the couple stepped into the engagement.




Original emerald cut diamond ring - Eva Longoria and Tony Parker

#9 Eva Longoria: $500,000

When Tony Parker decided to propose to Eva Longoria, he appointed famed jeweler Jean Dousset to create an original emerald cut diamond ring with an estimated value of over 500,000 dollars.



Most expensive engagement ring - Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck


#10 Jennifer Garner: $500,000

It is Ben Affleck, who had proved several times that when it comes to romance he is a big spendthrift. He won Jennifer Garner’s heart, spending 500,000 dollars on an engagement ring.






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Most Expensive Engagement Ring - Ring with Yellow diamond6. Yellow Diamond : $400,000


This ring with Yellow diamond is a very melancholy collection. Baseball star Johnny Damon, actor Charlie Sheen and Eddie Murphy wearing this ring in their engagement day. Equipped with a 5.11 carats of diamond, this ring worth $ 400,000.

Most Expensive Engagement Ring - Asscher Cut Diamond Ring

5. Asscher Cut Diamond: $520.000

The ring was first developed in 1902, but the design was not perfect. Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon use this ring when married to actor Ryan Phillipe. The beauty of this ring is completed with 10.19 carats of diamonds. This ring is sold for $520,000.


Most Expensive Engagement Ring - Secret Kiss of the Rose Ring4. Secret Kiss of the Rose: $525,000

Soccer star David Beckham put a diamond ring to Victoria Beckham in their wedding. Look at this ring, in the middle of the ring, there’s a 0.8 carat pink diamond surrounded by 4.15 carat of white diamonds that makes it very luxurious. This beautiful ring can be redeemed with a $525,000.



Most Expensive Engagement Ring - Internally Flawless Diamond Ring

3. Internally Flawless: $1.3 million

This Platinum diamond type ring is a collection of Elizabeth Taylor Jewelry House, Los Angeles. In the middle of this ring is 5.98 carats of oval diamond and surrounded by ten 3.96 carat of round diamond, forming a flower. Prepare fund of $ 1.3 million to bring this ring home.




Most Expensive Engagement Ring - Tiffany Oval Diamond Ring2. Tiffany Oval Diamond: $ 1.46 million and $800.000

Are you the people who love royal and glamorous things?? If Yes, then the Tiffany diamond is very suitable for you. Mounted on the left things is 14.79 carats of oval diamonds for $1.46 million and the ring on the right is 12.3 carats of shaped pillows diamond for $800,000.



1. De Beers Platinum: $1.83 million
Most Expensive Engagement Ring - De Beers Platinum

Diamond in this ring is very luxurious and has a perfect sparkle. A diamond stone weighing 9 carats make this ring the most expensive engagement ring in the world. With the perfection of this ring. It’s worth if sold at fantastic prices $ 1.83 million.

Friday, September 3, 2010

History of Engagement Ring - Do you ever wonder?

Engagement Ring History: Origins



history of engagement rings
The initial origins of engagement and wedding rings are the same. The earliest uses of symbolic rings are attributed to different peoples, including the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. Betrothal rings were meant to symbolize a woman’s connection to the man who would become her husband, though the arrangement was more of a business proposition than a romantic union. Romans used iron rings to symbolize strength and permanence, and the Greeks are credited with the initial idea to wear the ring on the fourth finger of the left hand, where the “vena amoris” or vein of love was supposed to connect to the heart.
During the ninth century, Pope Nicolas I endorsed the idea of engagement rings by making a gold ring a betrothal requirement to demonstrate the groom’s wealth and ability to care for a wife. In 1215, Pope Innocent III made a similar declaration though the rings could consist of different metals, including silver and iron, and the rings were meant to be worn during a longer engagement period.


Gemstone Rings




history of engagement ring
Gemstone Ring
Established engagement ring history has theorized that the first rings may have been made from leather, plants, or other degradable material that served not only to symbolize a union between two people, but also their connection with the land that sustained them. As time passed, metal rings eventually became more elaborate, finally incorporating gemstones to add a measure of distinction and beauty. Symbolic patterns of birthstones were often used to illustrate the couple’s parents as well as the couple themselves. For centuries, however, diamonds were too rare and expensive to be widely available or affordable.







The First Diamond Engagement Ring

The first recorded diamond engagement ring was given to Mary of Burgundy by her betrothed, Archduke Maximillian of Austria, in 1477. Few details are known about the ring itself, but diamonds were considered at the time to have magical powers relative to love, purity, and fidelity – the same characteristics they symbolize today.

In the late 19th century, extensive diamond deposits were discovered in Africa, effectively making the gems more widely available and cheaper for the general public to purchase. Because of the sudden abundance of diamonds, designs became more elaborate and intricate, and more brides-to-be began to receive diamond engagement rings.

History of Men’s Rings
The story of men’s engagement ring history is far shorter. For centuries, only women received either engagement or wedding rings, but today the vast majority of men wear wedding bands, and an increasing number also receive engagement rings. This trend began during World War II, when many men were faced with years separated from their loved ones, and simple rings served as reminders about the people they’d left behind. It has taken still longer for diamonds to be incorporated into men’s rings, but many masculine diamond rings are available today.
history of engagement ring




Engagement Ring History in the United States


Non-diamond engagement rings have been popular throughout most of the United States’ history because of their lower expense and easier availability: this was especially critical during westward expansion and pioneer days when any ring was costly. During the 1920s, art deco designs were particularly popular because of their modern symmetry and flashy color contrasts, while smaller rings and more elaborate filigree designs were popular during the Great Depression because of their affordability. During World War II, at the same time many men began wearing wedding rings, platinum rings were prohibited (the metal being necessary for military uses), and many more gold and silver rings were designed.The Puritans who helped colonize the United States refused to wear most jewelry, including wedding and engagement rings, because such baubles were considered ostentatious and frivolous. Instead, a betrothed couple would exchange a thimble – a practical item a young woman could use as she sewed linens and clothing for her dowry. After the wedding, the thimble’s cup was often cut off (symbolizing that her dowry was complete), and the rim could be worn as a ring.



The Future of Engagement and Wedding Rings


Despite the varied nature of wedding and engagement ring history, today’s trends are clear: custom rings unique to the couple are more popular than ever, as are contemporary styles that illustrate the promise of a future that is brighter than ever. Even as diamond jewelry continues to evolve, its ties to historical tradition remain intact, and couples continue to honor that history by exchanging rings as they form their own traditions.