Antique Engagement Rings

Peoples’ taste and inclination for something special and unique, especially on the rare and once in a life time occasions such as wedding, prompt them to make each moment memorable in their life. An Engagement ring holds an important place in the lives of everyone be it royalty or ordinary person. Earlier expensive and unique ornaments including the rings were only for the royalty and its ministers, but now days these have fallen in the range of buying capacity of an ordinary man as well.

An Antique Engagement ring is the one that is aged back to many centuries or even thousands of years old. These rings are made with precious stones which are at times very rare and even older. Diamond being one of the objects of craving for millions of people across the world, finds its place even in the history for its beauty and magnificence. Invaluable tags associated with them made these diamonds a priced possession. Diamonds are made of primarily – Carbon. Under huge pressure and enormous temperature, carbon and other rocks, turn into diamonds.

These diamonds can be in a very raw formation hence they are polished and enriched by various scientific processes and ultimately cut into required sizes. Diamonds are the hardest known material/substance on earth. The biggest diamond known in the history was KOHINOOR diamond which was discovered and presented to the king in India. The same Kohinoor diamond was taken away by the English during the British colonization. Kohinoor diamond is on display in United Kingdom as a part of nation treasure. There have been instances recorded in the history where the size of precious stones like Ruby, were found to be quite unimaginable but were worn by the royalty and rich people in necklaces, bangles, rings or bracelets etc.

The past Kings and Queen sported the most expensive of the precious stones. The rings were considered as the part of the royal heritage and were prided by the royalty. Rings found relevance in church where the POPE wears a big ring which has seal of the Vatican church and each POPE has his own distinct ring with precious stone studded in it, such as diamonds or rubies. This ring is considered as sacred. There is a fancy and enigma related to this ring as people find themselves revering for an opportunity to KISS the ring. An antique ring is slated as a special object and is priced very high. The weirdly priced rings are thus procured by high and mighty class of society. These antique engagement rings are chased by the celebrities to make their bonding or association memorable and give a piece of something to write about in the media. Engagement or wedding is not only between two individuals but it is a coming together of two families and a group of people which are bound by a common link. This whole new excitement is marked as a special occasion as it denotes the formalizing of the bond and start of a new life for two individuals. An engagement ring thus becomes an important piece of object with emotions attached with it. The rings are used not only for the purpose of engagement but also work as gifts of love. Jewelry being the most sought after thing by the ladies, it makes for a big market for the jewelers. The rings are and were used as accessory by both men and women. The stone studied jewelry was not only worn by the royalty to inspire awe in the masses but also had various medicinal and astrological implications attached to them. The reasons for war, since time known, have been waged for land and wealth. The most powerful kingdoms were those who had not only the military might but also the wealth like gold and precious stones like diamonds. These diamonds are dug up from the ground. Africa has many diamond mines which were dug up relentlessly by the men even disturbing the ecological balance of the nature. The man made crater or hole dug up in South Africa is the other man made structure which is visible from space, after the wall of China. This was a diamond mine which was exploited to the hilt to quench the thirst of the diamond crazy public. These diamonds once dug, are sent to Asian countries like India (which is a major hub and largest in its category of importing diamonds) to polish them and cut them into different sizes for use in different segments of jewelry. These are then exported to different parts of the world to be sold. The rings are generally made of Gold or silver but lately platinum has also made inroads in this category. The rings are also made of different materials such as Ashtdhatu which is a combination of eight different metals.

These rings are believed to carry medicinal and healing qualities. A ring when comes in contact with the skin round the finger, it is believed it emits healing vibes into the blood that cures various ailments of the person. The precious stones like ruby, diamonds etc similarly have astrological and medical benefits for the user (it is believed in many cultures). The idea behind it is that everyone is governed by the attraction or gravitation of heavenly bodies particularly the planets. The movement of these planets brings changes in the mental and physical state of men. The astrological birth chart of a person is calculated by taking into account the coordinates of the place of birth, the date & time of birth which is then coincided with the planetary positions at that particular time. Each planet shows or is governed by distinct qualities hence to alter those qualities these precious stones are advised to be worn in particular metal, next to skin. It is also advised to be worn in the particular finger; hence the ring is not only jewelry but something more, if these beliefs are to be believed. The rings are therefore most popular piece of ornament for the humans.