RingSpotters

Get the Look: Tiffany's Celebration Rings

OK browsing Tiffany's website is just plain dangerous.  And, creating your own unique stacks of celebration rings over and over again is fun, but pseudo depressing. Hence the inspiration for today's post...how and where to get the Tiffany's Celebration Ring Stacked Look without breaking the bank.

3 Ways to Get the Look and Save:

1. Consider a Cubic Zirconia for diamond imitations. Or, white sapphires and Swarovski crystals are excellent alternatives and much less expensive.  (explain the difference)

2. Rough uncut diamonds are much less expensive than polished cut diamonds.  Set in a channel or shared setting band, they look great!

3. Opt to set CZ's or Swarovskis in 18K or 14k gold, or for a more casual look, Sterling Silver.

Emerald Cut with Halo setting + Eternity Band

RingSpotlight: Atelier Minyon

You've seen a handful of their rings on our site, but we wanted to do a proper spotlight feature on this boutique we happened upon one afternoon in Soho, NYC.  With both classic and edgy designs, Atelier Minyon's Turkish inspired pieces are not only unique, but have a personality.  We've highlighted their skull rings, thick diamond bands that would work well as stackables, and a beautiful engagement ring and wedding band.

Here are some pieces from their classic collection that we just love. 

Tanzanie Diamond Ring; Classic Bridal Collectio

 

Black Diamond Claw Pand; Edgy Custom Colleciton. This ring reminds me of the recent blockbuster: The Black Swan

About this jeweler:  In honoring our Turkish past, we keep many elements from traditional Ottoman jewelry - which you'll find in our classic collections and classic engagement rings. This part will always be important to us, and it does very well in our Turkish stores.  However, the modern taste combined with our designer's personal edgy "passion" is represented in our more wild lines.  And, here in New York and the United States specifically, we are reaching a market that is hungry for this type of never before seen jewelry - luxury jewelry with an edge.  With that, and in short, we sum ourselves up to have two personalities: Jekyll and Hyde.

The Engagement Rings of Sex and the City

I'm one of those women who firmly believes that all of life's questions can be answered by an episode of Sex and the City. I love the show - the writing, the characters, the fashion and, of course, the jewelry and am kicking myself for waiting so long to write this post. Believe it or not, tracking down the story behind these rings was no easy task, so we here at RingSpotters are beyond excited to share with you the fabulous engagement rings of Sex and the City.

1. Charlotte's Tiffany Engagement Ring from Trey

In season 3, Charlotte and Trey's whirlwind romance led to Charlotte's accidental proposal after a month of dating, leaving her absolutely mortified. He later more than made up for it standing in front of a Tiffany & Co store window suggesting she look for the most "beautiful engagement ring they have".  She chooses a the classic Tiffany setting with a 2.17 carat round brilliant stone. 

2. Carrie's Engagement Ring(s) from Aidan

No, this is not the 'pear shaped diamond with a gold band' that Carrie found while snooping through his things, this is the gorgeous Harry Winston 3 carat square cut emerald ring that Aidan gave her in season 3. Clearly having doubts and feeling anxious about their relationship, Carrie decides to wear the ring around her neck because it's "closer to her heart", and the engagement ends shortly after.

 

3. Charlotte's Harry Winston Engagement Ring from Harry

We got a little teary eyed watching Harry propose to Charlotte after she sees him at a mixer and tearfully asks for his forgiveness. Her 5 carat emerald cut Harry Winston ring was patterned after one given to Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Burton in 1968 (pictured above, a 33 carat emerald cut diamond no less!).

 

4. Samantha's Flower Ring

This is neither an engagement ring nor is it from the TV series, but the flower ring that Samantha bids for, loses and eventually receives as a present from Smith in the first movie, is so beyond stunning, we couldn't help but include it. Created by Filipina jewelry designer Ramona M. Boucher of Bastion, the ring is worth approximately $50,000.

 

5. Carrie's Black Diamond Ring 

From the not so critically acclaimed Sex and the City 2 comes this 5 carat black diamond by designer Itay Malkin. Set in 18k white gold with 80 pave diamonds, Mr. Big gives Carrie this stunner at the end of the film. Why black? "Because you are not like anyone else" he says.

 

And remember, as Carrie wisely concludes in the show series finale,  “The most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous." 

Ruby and Diamond Engagement Ring + Wedding Band

This ring emanates beauty, romance, and passion.  Not only are the rubies and diamonds so beautifully set together, but we also loved what our reader wrote us about her ring.  "I knew I had to find a special ring that would symbolize me and my husband's special union. I looked at a ton of rings, but wanted to find 'that one'. My husbands birthstone is ruby and mine diamond and I wanted to incorporate the two. Here is what I found. Hope you're inspired."  We are definitely inspired...and in love. 

Cut and Carat: Eighteen .1 carat round brilliant diamonds. The showcase stone is the ruby; weighing in at 2.00 cts. and equaling out to be 49 rubies total in the ring. The center ruby is oval and the pave rubies are round.

Jeweler: Levian

An Engagement Story: When my husband proposed I was in the shower. He came home and set a dozen red roses which surrounded one white rose on the bathroom counter. I pulled the shower curtain back and there he was smiling with a cute little letter that read "Will you marry me''. He didn't do the whole drop down on one knee thing, but I didn't care because I knew he loved me for sure. So I went to look at the roses and my ring was nestled in the middle of the white rose. It was beautiful!! I knew exactly what I wanted and he surprised me with the ring of my dreams.

 

Celebrity Engagement Ring: Jennifer Hudson

 

Ring Details: 5 carat round brilliant stone with micro pave double halo split shank setting, by Neil Lane

 

RingSpotters: A Bangkok Wedding

We just love hearing back from our RingSpotter brides.  Last June, we featured her stunning Hearts on Fire engagement ring, and today we have the photos from her January 8, 2011 Bangkok wedding. The ceremony took place at the Assumption Cathedral followed by a lavish, elegant reception at the Peninsula, Bangkok.  We love her eternity wedding band, the Mother of the Bride's ring, and the fact that the bride and groom used a sword to cut the cake. Wow!

Photography: Justin Element

RingSpotlight: Yael Designs

Today's RingSpotlight features the award-winning Yael Designs, a fine jewelry house with a well-earned reputation for quality craftsmanship and elegant jewelry. Founded in 2001 as a sustainability-conscious company, Yael uses recycled gold and conflict-free diamonds in all its fine jewelry and supports social and environmental organizations. Yael has created 12 fashion and bridal collections including black/white diamonds, engagement rings, tanzanite, spinning colored stones, fancy yellow diamonds and bridal accessories.

We love their innovative and expressive pieces and their commitment to environmentally conscious jewelry.

Round Brilliant Engagement Ring with Heart Shaped Prongs + Wedding Band

We are a couple of romantics here at RingSpotters and love the idea of taking one day to celebrate love, affection and romance. So today, for Valentine's Day, we have a spectacularly gorgeous and perfect ring. It's a ring that felt so natural on our bride's finger like it "totally just belonged there" from the moment it was slipped on.  Take a look, enjoy... and Happy Valentine's Day!

Cut: Round Brilliant

Setting: Platinum with heart shaped prongs

An Engagement Story:  My boyfriend picked me up to go to a friend's supposed celebration dinner.  We went to a restaurant - Yamashiro which sits on a hill with amazing views of LA.  While we were "waiting" for more guests to arrive, my boyfriend suggested we all go out and take pics while it was still light outside to enjoy the view.  I was telling friends to come with us, but he pulled me outside before I could convince anyone else to join us.  We walked down the steps and he pointed at something in the sky.  I thought to myself  "heh?  what's that?  I can't see...wait it's a banner being pulled by a plane!"  Then I saw my name even though I couldn't make out the rest of it.  "Wait...is that what I THINK it is?!?!?!?!"  When I turned to him, he was already getting down on his knee, pulling the ring out of his pocket...

 

Fancy Diamond Floral Engagement Ring

So perfectly amazing.  Today's ring makes our top ten list of unique engagement rings we've seen this year.  Made from a myriad of fancy colored diamonds, this ring belongs to a bride engaged about a year ago.  Her fancy white diamond center stone is surrounded by a delicate halo and enclosed in petals of fancy pink diamonds.  After working in the diamond industry for 11 years, she had no doubt that she would choose a fancy color diamond when she got engaged.  Whats not to like?

Setting: Flower with Fancy White Diamond as the center surrounded by natural Pink Diamonds. 

Jeweler: Seren Diamonds

About this ring:   Both the design and the fact that I have used fancy color diamonds is fairly unusual for an engagement ring, however, I have always been a sort of a pioneer and I love the fact that I have something so unique! Just as a side note: I actually debated between 2 different stones to use as a center stone – one being the Fancy White and the other Champagne or Cognac . These Champagne and Cognac diamonds are not expensive, but very unique.