Diamond Rings

Rings have been around for quite a long time. They were used as simple jewelry around the fingers of royalty and important people in history. Ever since, rings have evolved from being just a piece of precious metal around the finger to much more, like diamond rings in our modern day. At first, it was nothing more than a mark of ownership in ancient times. Today, rings are symbols of love and affection. When the idea of a ring first appeared, they didn’t have diamonds.

Egyptian pharaohs were the first to use rings to represent eternity. It is all because a circle has no beginning and no end and reflects the shape of the sun and the moon, both of which the Egyptians worshiped. They were found later in ancient Rome. Roman women wore rings of ivory, flint, bone, copper and iron to signify a business contract or to affirm mutual love and obedience.

In the year 850 rings were given an official meaning by Pope Nicholas the Fiirst, when he declared that the engagement ring represented a man’s intent to marry with gold as the precious material to betrothal rings at the time. Ever since that event, women rings have been strongly associated with engagement and marriage.  

Rings are brought up almost all the time when talking about romantic relationships and they emphasize commitment. It became a tradition now to present a diamond ring or other precious stones to express commitment to your partner. For instance,  Medieval Europeans used different stones to symbolize different meanings. They used ruby to symbolize passion, sapphire to symbolize the heavens, and diamond to symbolize steadfast strength.

Women rings truly evolved over the course of history. Most popular of all women rings are diamond rings. It is worth mentioning that the first diamond ring was found in 1477 when Archduke Maximilian of Austria proposed to Mary of Burgundy. Nevertheless, diamond rings didn’t become popular until 1947 when De Beers launched their famous advertising campaign with the slogan “A diamond is forever!”.

Ever since, diamond rings rose in popularity with an explosive rate! More people started investing in diamond rings for mainly engagement. Middle class could afford to buy a diamond engagement ring with the heavy promotions from jewelry makers. Soon after, almost every engaged or married woman had a diamond ring. 

In recent years, we have started to see a bit of shift in the engagement ring preference among millennials. More and more brides are opting for colored stones and rings made of unique materials. Of course diamond rings are a popular option; and that is why diamond rings makers are making newdesigns to showcase that you can still have a unique “Diamond” ring that can be passed down for generations and treasured for years to come.