Shades of Love


Shades of Love

Engagement Rings with colored gemstones. A trend forgotten for a few decades is now back in vogue: since Prince William gifted the Blue Sapphire ring to Kate Middleton, an engagement ring that once belonged to his mother Diana, Princess of Wales.
 

by Preeta Agarwal

An engagement ring is a precious piece of jewelry, worn by a woman for a lifetime. Thus, it needs to compliment your love, personality and style. If you don’t feel that the colorless diamonds match your persona, then maybe you should opt for more colorful options. And, why should one settle for the over-hyped diamond engagement ring when nature has gifted us with a kaleidoscope of colored gemstones and diamonds. Ever since the day Princess Diana’s Blue sapphire ring made news again in 2011, jewelry designers across the globe have given a huge nod to these new shades of love.

How romantic is it to gift a rare piece of rock to your beloved as a token of your love, particularly when colored diamonds are found at a rate of 1 per 10,000 diamonds? From canary yellow to pale yellow, browns, pinks, greens, blues and the most rare reds- diamonds, apart from their colorless form are also available in various colors and shades.

Shades_HarryWinston Harry Winston, pink diamond Solitaire ring

Shades_HarryWinstonSolitaire Harry Winston, sapphire, emerald and yellow diamond Solitaire ring

Harry Winston, one of the most desired names amongst the jewelry lovers, offers classic colored gemstone engagement rings in abundance. Their cushion cut deep yellow diamond ring and the asscher cut pink diamond ring with a colorless diamond band holds the power to make any woman fall in love over and over again. For those with more intense color preferences, their Blue Sapphire, Emerald and Yellow Sapphire rings in various cuts of center stones, may appeal. Just a little bit of colorless diamond on each side to bring out the color of your chosen gemstone and you are set to go for a lifetime.

Talking of engagement rings immediately flashes a blue box in front of our eyes- The Tiffany Blue box. Who doesn’t dream of a prince charming kneeling down on one knee holding out a blue box? Tiffany engagement rings come in all shapes, colors and sizes. Their range includes yellow, pink and even blue diamonds with pavé surrounds of colorless diamonds making them sparklier. The

Josephine collection by Chaumet offers beautiful tiara rings with various colored diamonds and gemstones, provoking the princess in you. Moving on to the elaborate world of Asian jewelry, Indian jeweller Diacolor offers engagement rings with more frills added. Green and yellow diamonds encased in rows of white diamonds in shades of gold, make for very ornamented versions of engagement rings ... for those who like them embellished. One of the proudest possessions of Rishabh Tongya, the man behind Diacolor, is his classic pear shaped yellow diamond ring with a 13.88 carat center.

 

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White gold ring in18k with a 7.05 carat pear shaped Blue Sapphire from the High Jewelry collection "Extremely Piaget” White gold ring in18k with a 7.05 carat pear shaped Blue Sapphire from the High Jewelry collection "Extremely Piaget”

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Fabergé, Devotion ring features an oval Mozambican ruby centre stone of 4.53 carats and white diamonds, set in platinum Fabergé, Devotion ring features an oval Mozambican ruby centre stone of 4.53 carats and white diamonds, set in platinum

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Chaumet, 'Josephine' ring with 2.96 carat pear shaped blue sapphire and seventy two brilliant cut diamonds Chaumet, 'Josephine' ring with 2.96 carat pear shaped blue sapphire and seventy two brilliant cut diamonds

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From the entire spectrum of colored diamonds, yellow is one of the favorite gems for engagement rings as it suits most skin tones and looks attractive in white as well as yellow gold settings. Whether it is the classic asscher cut yellow diamond ring from Entice or the elaborate pave studded ring from Fabergé, yellow diamond comes in all shapes and sizes. Cushion cut yellow diamond rings from Gems Pavilion, Bangkok come in single stone with single line surrounds as well in combinations with pink and green diamonds.

 

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Tri-color ring from Gems Pavilion with green, pink and yellow diamonds Tri-color ring from Gems Pavilion with green, pink and yellow diamonds

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Diacolor, ring with 1.01 carats of natural fancy green diamond, rose-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds Diacolor, ring with 1.01 carats of natural fancy green diamond, rose-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds

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Diacolor, ring featuring 5.05 carats of natural yellow diamond solitaire and white diamonds Diacolor, ring featuring 5.05 carats of natural yellow diamond solitaire and white diamonds

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Talking of colored gemstones, three most important stones are Blue Sapphire, Rubies and Emeralds. From Royalty to famous celebrities, these three gemstones have charmed many. Fabergé’s latest Devotion collection offers many engagement rings studded with these three in various shapes, sizes and cuts. From cushion cut, to emerald cut to oval and even caobochon- pick whichever appeals your personality. Piaget’s ring collection is more elaborate as it features substantial sizes of gemstones with fancy shaped diamond surrounds. Diacolor’s emerald ring with round and marquise diamond surrounds is a sure head turner.

Indian designer Bina Goenka is known for her celebratory style of designing jewelry. Her colored gemstone rings feature elongated central gemstones with stylized settings and diamond surrounds. The Italian jeweller Buccellati’s latest Romanza collection showcases broad band style engagement rings with rubies and sapphires, set with diamonds and intricate gold details.

Buccellati rings from Romanza collection with blue sapphire, yellow sapphire and ruby centers. Buccellati, rings from Romanza collection with blue sapphire, yellow sapphire and ruby centers

The multi-hued world of colored gemstones is not just limited to rubies, emeralds, and sapphires. Gemstones like citrine, topaz, amethyst and tanzanites have also found their place at the center of engagement rings. Damiani’s Metropolitian Dreams collection offers a variety of engagement rings in combinations of rose and yellow gold with hints of diamonds. Diacolor’s emerald cut Tanzanite ring and Bina Goenka’s pear shaped Tanzanite ring are also statement pieces.

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Bina Goenka Bina Goenka, ring with 3.66 carat pear shaped ruby

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Bina Goenka Bina Goenka, ring with a 4.44 carat pear shaped emerald

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With so many newcomers in the sphere of engagement rings, the selection of the right one can be quite confusing and intimidating. The right selection should always be based on what suits you and what you would love to wear every day of your life.


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