Choosing a specific style of engagement rings can be a task in iteslf. Let us forget for one moment the range of sizes, colours, clarities, and metals available and look at the style itself. Certain designs can in themselves be seen as retro. Styles that reflect a romantic era when elaborate detail was much sought after. Certain styles have recently seen an increase in popularity, with many retailers introducing such a range of styles, including solitaires with scrollwork detail incorporated into the setting, or even elaborate clusters with fanciful arrangements of diamonds. Such vintage engagement rings are not true antiques, but carry a design ethos reminiscent of a bygone age.
The above ring is one such design that reflects this. The elaborate arrangement is based around a larger central diamond, with smaller outer diamonds making up the 1ct diamond weight. Vintage engagement rings of this style are created with modern cut diamonds as opposed to older Victorian cut diamonds. The reason? The main reason is that modern cutting techniques allow a better more symmetrical diamond, with better light performance and more size for the carat weight. Older cut diamonds tended to be deeper cut, and lacked the brilliance of modern equivalents.
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