Antique Engagement Rings

Antique Engagement Rings

Antique Engagement Rings

There are so many options when choosing an engagement ring. And the task can be quite daunting. Diamond rings are perhaps the most popular engagement rings, as the diamond represents durability and everlastingness. But even after deciding that a diamond ring is one’s engagement ring of choice, there are so many other things to consider. These include the band, the setting, the number of rocks, their size, their configuration… The choices are just endless.

[Read more...]

Diamond Engagement Rings

Diamond Engagement Rings

Diamond Engagement Rings

Engagement rings have been a tradition in Western culture for hundreds of years, and similar traditions date back even further, all the way to the classical era. The market offers countless choices of diamond engagement rings ranging from pearl rings, to gold or silver rings, to precious or semi-precious gemstone rings. The most popular choice of engagement ring has for decades been the diamond ring. Diamonds are the hardest naturally occurring material on Earth and they are said to “last forever.” Their physical durability makes a diamond ring a favored choice for an engagement ring, as it is thought to represent the permanence of the couple’s love and of their future marriage.

[Read more...]

Fashion Rings

Fashion rings, also called costume rings, or faux rings are mass-produced rings made out of cheaper materials than those used in fine jewelry. Fashion rings are becoming increasingly popular, and have in fact become a lot more common than fine rings. They are far more abundant and accessible than fine jewelry is, and they are significantly more affordable. Fashion rings are thus preferred by a growing community of buyers to fine diamond, pearl, or sapphire rings.

[Read more...]

Eternity Rings

Eternity rings symbolize eternal love and they are given to celebrate any special occasion, such as a wedding anniversary, a birth of a grandchild, or any other event that may represent an everlasting bond. Eternity rings are often given as promise rings, signifying a commitment to be monogamous, or to practice sexual abstinence prior to marriage. Popular among teenaged couples who are not yet ready to get married, eternity rings are given as a promise to love each other forever.

[Read more...]

Promise Rings

A promise ring is given to a significant other and signifies any sort of promise. It is often given to represent a commitment to a monogamous relationship prior to an engagement. Sometimes promise rings can represent a promise of sexual abstinence before marriage. These are also referred to as purity rings.  Other popular promise rings may symbolize a promise of abstinence from an addictive substance. Promise rings can be worn on any finger, but it is customary, when the ring represents a promise of chastity or future engagement, to wear the ring on the left ring finger or the left middle finger, so as not to confuse it with an engagement ring.  The tradition of giving promise rings dates all the way back to the second half of the sixteenth century.

[Read more...]