Diamond Rings – Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue
Past years have seen the rise and fall of numerous styles of diamond rings. While some styles, such as eternity rings, and three stone diamond rings, have stood the test of time, not all other have been so lucky. Popular shapes of diamond rings may come and go and precious metals may fall in and out of favour, but one thing is constant, diamond rings will always be a must have accessory year after year.
Something Old and Something Borrowed
The diamond rings of old are making a comeback. While vintage and antique diamond rings have been in high demand for some time now, the supply of these antique diamond rings is fixed and, therefore, extremely limited. In order to meet the ongoing demand, designers are doing their best to supplement the market with new collections of vintage inspired diamond rings. While the diamond rings themselves may not be ‘old’, the new advances in jewellery making and design are allowing designers and manufacturers to ‘borrow’ the vintage look and work the details into the diamond rings being created today. Known for their intricate detail, elaborate stone settings, and use of numerous smaller stones designed to complement the centre stones, the antique diamond rings of days gone by can now be replicated almost perfectly. In fact, most consumers are beginning to prefer the vintage inspired designs even more due to the increased strength and durability of the rings, as well as the ability to better customize the design they are looking for. Take the design of ‘something old’, use new techniques to make the design ‘something borrowed’, and you have one of the hottest selections of diamond rings available.
Something New
Oddly enough, one of the other strong trends in diamond rings right now involve the complete opposite of the vintage look. More and more diamond rings are being seen with a very modern, if not futuristic, appearance to them. Geometric shaped stones with precise angles, such as princess cuts and asscher cuts, are more popular in these diamond rings than the more rounded shapes such as the traditional round cut or oval cut. The bands of these diamond rings are streamlined with an almost minimalistic feel to them. Traditional prong settings have given way to the newest influx of tension set diamond rings, with stones that appear to float within the band itself. With a slight hint of a resemblance to the art deco period diamond rings, these modern works of art are very engineered and architectural in design, favouring symmetry and clean lines. Any consumer will agree that these diamond rings definitely fall into the ‘something new’ category.
Something Blue
Of course, why settle for ‘something blue’ when you can have something red, green, brown, or pink. Coloured diamonds are still a hot seller. Even though true naturally occurring coloured diamond rings in some of the most popular colours such as red and blue are extremely rare, jewellers have been able to alter regular white diamonds using the latest laser and radiation technologies in order to create precise replicas of the most popular coloured diamond rings. These diamond rings are still, in fact, genuine diamonds that have simply been altered in order to change their colour. With such a wide range of coloured diamond rings to choose from, there are definitely more options for diamond rings than simply ‘something blue’, although blue diamonds are still some of the most stunning. If gathering together items from four categories is supposed to bring a new bride good luck and a happy marriage, then perhaps gathering diamond rings from these four categories can do the same for the rest of the women out there.