Art Deco Engagement Rings and Millennials

According to fashion designer #Donatello Versace, “millennials are making the fashion decisions today and what’s going to happen in fashion.” We couldn’t agree more. At VintageDiamondRing.com our eyes are watching, and our ears are listening, to what millennials actually want. Today customers want bridal, bridal and more bridal!! Millennials want a beautiful Art Deco engagement ring , or a vintage diamond ring, paired with a vintage wedding band. How does this generation want to find these engagement rings? With a mobile phone! They are surfing internet sites like Pinterest, Facebook or Instagram to find beautiful Art Deco rings. They want to pay for their engagement rings with PayPal, Apple Pay, or maybe Bit Coin. Ms. Versace has it right. Fashion has changed, but Art Deco diamond rings, from decades ago, are all the rage with millennials. If you’re a minimalist, and want a 1940’s solitaire engagement ring, or an alternative engagement ring that is ethical and conflict free, just pick up your smart phone and view our extensive inventory of antique jewelry. Here are 4 antique rings we think you will love!

Art Deco Sapphire Ring

This glamorous Art Deco sapphire ring boasts a .35 carat european cut diamond. This diamond resides in a geometric hexagonal frame, surrounded by 8 synthetic sapphires and sixteen bright white mine cut diamonds, all residing in a platinum 1930’s setting. This beautiful Art Deco engagement ring is classic and very hard to find.

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Antique Engagement Rings and Baguette Diamond Accents!

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Burns and Allen. What do these favorite stars of yesteryear have to do with antique and vintage engagement rings ? Well, that’s exactly how we feel about vintage rings paired with tapered baguettes, a match made in heaven! We love engagement rings. Our favorite diamond accent is the baguette diamond. Baguette diamonds come as tapered, or straight, and are one of the most versatile accent gemstones. They have been used in the Art Deco, Edwardian, and Victorian eras, and continue to be used today. Baguettes look lovely as a side accent with mine or european cut diamonds, with precious and semi precious gemstones, or with a beautiful pear or marquis cut engagement ring from the 1970’s. Baguette diamonds look fantastic in all of our favorite metals, including platinum, gold and rose gold. Elegant and classic, let’s take a trip down memory lane and look at 5 stunning engagement rings with our versatile friend, the baguette!

Art Deco Engagement Ring

Art Deco engagement rings are stunning, yet where would so many Art Deco and vintage diamond rings be without the perfect accent gemstone!? This stunning Art Deco ring features a center european cut diamond, flanked by two straight baguette diamonds and 30 european cut diamonds. A stunning engagement ring, made in platinum, circa 1930’s. Fun Fact: Baguette diamonds are a step cut diamond. Art Deco diamond rings are classic, and timeless, with their bold geometric designs.

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Anita Pallenberg: How We Dress and Wear Jewelry

Anita Pallenberg passing away must be noted as the partner of Keith Richards, of the Rolling Stones. Yet, there was much more to Ms. Pallenberg than Mr. Richards partner. As # Vanessa Friedman wrote in her NY Times article, “she was something of a lifestyle catalyst for the Stones.” More than that, Ms. Pallenberg helped to create the “Boho” look. With her great look, she wore fantastic Boho cocktail rings, statement rings and told her generation that it was ok to wear funky jewelry. It didn’t matter if jewelry consisted of an oversized ring from the Retro era, or an alternative ring from the 1970’s. She was just telling us that it’s ok to be yourself and have that glam look! Here are 5 vintage rings we think Ms. Pallenberg would love!

Antique Engagement Ring

Ms. Pallenberg loved big, chic and funky. This antique engagement ring would have been the perfect fit for her. It features a cool blue 1.75 carat aquamarine, flanked by 14 single cut diamond accents, all residing in a 1940’s 18 kt rosy yellow gold setting. Retro engagement rings were known for their big, bold designs in rose and rosy yellow gold.

 

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What Vintage Ring To Wear To a Summer Wedding!

One of our favorite reads is the New York Times Fashion section. We loved Haley Phelan’s article, “What to Wear to a Summer Wedding.” As Ms. Phelan stated, “Love is in the Air,” and she helps us with great fashion choices for a summer wedding. Let VintageDiamondRing.com give you a few vintage ring choices for that special summer wedding.One of our favorite summer semi precious gemstones, well….actually… year round gemstone, is the stunning aquamarine. Cool blue aquamarines set in Art Deco engagement rings are a match made in heaven. Another favorite gemstone is the Columbian emerald. This paired together with a rose gold Victorian setting is also a perfect choice for alternative engagement ring enthusiasts. Art Deco rings with filigree engravings are always timeless, and beautiful. Here are four stunning antique rings you will love to wear to that perfect summer wedding, or even year round.

Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Ring

The perfect combination is an Art Deco ring with european cut diamonds and sapphires. This stunning Art Deco sapphire ring features a glittering .20 carat european cut diamond surrounded by 64 natural Burma sapphires, and 22 rose cut diamond accents, all residing in a platinum and 18 kt yellow gold setting. Magnifique! Perfect anytime! Art Deco sapphire rings feature bold and geometric frames in platinum and gold.

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Halo Engagement Rings

One type of vintage engagement ring that has been popular throughout past decades and is still coveted are halo engagement rings . Take a trip back in time to the fabulous 50’s with our selection of vintage halo rings which will showcase original european and round cut diamonds and are surounded by either one or two rows of accent mine cut or single cut diamond accents. Halo rings will also show case clusters of mine cut or european cut diamond accents in platinum or white gold the favorite metal of the 1950’s, 1960’s and the 1970’s. Our collection of vintage halo engagement rings are from estates throughout the world and will feature natural precious and semi precious gemstones and are never sourced. Halo rings are classic yet they are unique and will make the perfect alternative engagement ring for the modern bride who demands a vintage ring tha is ethical anc conflict free. Heres four beautiful vintage halo engagement rings that you will love!

Halo Diamond Engagement Ring

An original .60 ct european cut diamond sits front and centered in this glamorous halo engagement ring . Single cut diamond accents surround this center antique cut diamond residing in a 1970s 14 Kt white gold setting.

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Happy Birthday Pearl!

Summer is just around the corner, and when that happens we know a special birthday is coming up! It is for one of our favorite semi precious gemstones, the pearl. Pearls are produced in pearl oysters and are part of calcium carbonate. Pearls come in many forms, such as; Black pearls (usually large black pearls produced in black oysters), Natural pearls (very rare), South Sea pearls (extremely large pearls used in necklaces and earrings), Mabe pearls (flat shaped pearls), freshwater pearls (small, shaped like rice), and cultured pearls (man made pearls). Pearls have been an exciting part of jewelry for many decades. These include the Art Deco and Victorian eras. Combined with other semi precious gemstones (including aquamarine, topaz and garnets) you have a match made in heaven! Pearls were used as beautiful accent gems for Art Deco engagement rings , and with stunning South Sea necklaces and earrings in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Our collection of pearl gemstones is always ethical and conflict free. Let’s wish a happy birthday to our wonderful semi precious gemstone, the pearl!

Victorian Engagement Rings

Master jewelers from the Victorian era loved using pearls in their collections of Victorian engagement rings . They paired them with natural garnets residing in rosy yellow gold from the early 1900’s, and it made a beautiful engagement ring. Our collection of alternative engagement rings include pearls, turquoise and garnets.

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5 Top Antique Diamond Rings

At VintageDiamondRing.com, we love traveling the world to find pristine antique diamond rings which symbolize your love and commitment for your one and only. Antique diamond rings are decades old, in some instances centuries old. They are timeless with beautiful glittering center european cut diamonds. These rings can also have semi precious accent gemstones, like stunning red garnets or purple tourmalines. Whatever your choice is, either a solitaire engagement ring from the Art Deco era or a beautiful vintage ring from the Victorian era, you can be sure that your engagement ring will always be ethical and conflict free.

Antique Engagement Ring

This stunning 1930’s antique engagement ring showcases a glittering .90 carat european cut diamond, surrounded by 44 single cut diamond accents, all completed with beautiful filigree embellishments. Vintage Art Deco engagement rings showcase beautiful artistic embellishments and bold geometric designs.

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4 Art Deco Diamond Rings Like Scarlett Johansson’s

Famous Hollywood stars, such as Barbra Streisand and Liz Taylor, loved Art Deco jewelry. Today’s stars, like Scarlett Johansson of “Lost in Translation” and “Iron Man” fame, adore Art Deco rings as well. Scarlett Johansson has a beautiful Art Deco diamond ring which features a bezel set european cut diamond surrounded by single cut diamond accents completed with filigree engravings. Antique engagement rings are timeless and showcase glittering mine cut, and european cut, diamonds. They dazzle anyone who wears them. Vintage rings from the 1930’s were produced by master jewelers who sat behind benches for weeks on end working on one of a kind pieces that simply can not be reproduced by today’s computer simulations. Conflict free diamonds are illegally traded diamonds that were mined in Africa within the last 30-40 years. They are used to finance civil wars. Since all of our diamonds pre-date this time period, they are “conflict free.” We never source any precious, or semi precious, gemstones, which may have been discovered while using underage children to dig up the earth’s surface. Our gemstone engagement rings are ethical. It’s a little known fact that when Hollywood stars start to wear something their adoring public won’t be too far behind. Here are four vintage diamond rings and Art Deco dinner rings, like Scarlett’s you will love!

Art Deco Diamond Rings

This Art Deco diamond ring features two navette cut diamonds weighing approximately .25 ct, surrounded by fourteen single cut diamond accents. This ring in crafted in platinum, and dates back to the 1930’s. Our collection of engagement rings hail from eras including Edwardian and Victorian.

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Beautiful Art Deco Engagement Rings

Art Deco engagement rings are bold, and beautiful, with stunning geometric hexagonal and square frames. Mine cut and old european cut diamonds star in these one of a kind antique rings from the 1930’s. They adorn your finger like nothing you’ve seen before. Metals such as platinum, gold and rose gold have stunning handmade milgrain and filigree embellishments made by master jewelers from this era. If you want an alternative engagement ring from this spectacular era you’re in luck! There are semi precious gemstones including aquamarines, zircons and amethyst along with precious gemstones such as sapphires, rubies and emeralds. Art Deco rings are versatile, you can wear them to an important office meeting, having coffee with your best friend, or to a formal affair. We welcome you to view these 4 wonderful deco rings you will love for a lifetime!

Art Deco Engagement Ring

Art Deco engagement rings are loved for their unique embellishments and geometric designs. This engagement ring features a conflict free, mine cut diamond, in a geometric square frame. This diamond is flanked by single cut diamond accents, all residing in an 18 kt white gold setting, completed with timeless embellishments. We love vintage Art Deco rings for their classic latticework embellishments.

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Conflict Free Diamonds and Ethical Jewelry!

Today there is a lot of talk about conflict free diamonds and ethical engagement rings . VintageDiamondRing.com takes this very seriously, as we all should. Conflict free diamonds , or as some may call them “blood diamonds,” are illegally traded diamonds that have been mined within the last 40-50 years. These diamonds help to finance wars in Africa, including Angola and Sierra Leone. VintageDiamondRing.com only curates antique engagement rings , and estate engagement rings, which feature antique diamonds that predate this time period. Our jewelry is completely conflict free and ethical. We do not source any diamonds, or gemstones. Sourced gemstones may be used to finance civil wars, which also entails digging up our precious earth by using underage children to mine them. We applaud the Kimberley process trying to curb blood diamonds, yet in our opinion, there isn’t any fool proof way to guarantee your diamonds and gemstones are ethical and conflict free. We want to help save lives, and the earth. One important way to do that is by purchasing vintage jewelry. We have been doing that for over 30 years.

Conflict Free Diamonds

At VintageDiamondRing.com we believe the only way to guarantee a conflict free diamond is by curating beautiful vintage engagement rings from the past, including the Art Deco era. This stunning engagement ring features 3 glittering european cut diamonds flanked by vintage Burma gemstones, all residing in a platinum setting, circa 1930’s. The only way to guarantee your antique engagement ring is ethical and conflict free is to buy an estate diamond ring. That is exactly what we do!

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