Antique Wedding Rings
Posted on October 16th, 2008 in Uncategorized by joygrace || No Comment
Each one of us wants to have our own family, and for girls their wedding day is a dream come true.. But in that instances there are lots of things to make before going through one of this is chosing the best wedding rings for you.. but now there are amazing wedding rings that you love most.
As jewelers, people come to us asking questions about antique wedding rings. We’ll discuss what to look for in the ring and the gemstones. Hopefully, you will feel confident making a decision to invest in an antique wedding ring.
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An antique ring is defined as a ring over 100 years old. How many are truly available to purchase? Certainly, there are fewer available today than a year ago. When the price of gold sky rocketed to $1000 per ounce, many people sold their family rings for the gold value. Gold scrap buyers and most jewelers resold the rings to be melted down.
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When looking at antique wedding rings online, you often find sites selling antique style rings. This is a new ring manufactured to look antique. There are wholesale jewelry manufacturing companies selling the popular reproduction intricate white gold settings. They are purchased by jewelers who add modern diamonds or colored stones. Some are misrepresented as antique
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Almost all white gold rings are rhodium plated yellow gold rings. The rhodium plating generally lasts about 5 years. After that time, the yellow gold shows beneath the coating. Your choices in an antique ring are either traditional yellow gold or platinum. Most Victorian rings are 12 KT or 14KT yellow gold or rose gold. Platinum wedding rings were first made in the early 1900’s. Platinum is more than twice as durable as gold and much more expensive.
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ntique diamonds and colored stones in antique wedding rings were cut differently than modern rings. A mine cut is one of the earliest cuts, from the 16th century. Use a loupe or magnifying lens to examine the diamond. The crown (the top) resembles a square shape. A rose cut gemstone is another old cut often seen in garnets as well as diamonds.Looking down on the top of the stone, the cut resembles a rose bud and is flat underneath. Rose cut diamonds must be closely examined in their settings to make sure they are secure.Two other types of antique cuts are old european and single cut diamonds.
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n buying an antique wedding ring, condition is very important. The prongs holding the stones should all be in good condition, with no cracks in the metal. The shank of the ring should be firm enough to withstand wear and sizing if needed.Because women were much smaller 100 years ago,there are many very small size (4) or less antique gold rings. Unless you have very small fingers, small antique rings are near impossible to resize to a common ring size of 7 or greater.
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he same important characteristics of the modern diamond ring ( color, cut and clarity) also apply to antique diamond rings.Other considerations important to an antique wedding ring are the maker of the ring (Tiffany, Chaumet, etc)and the style of the ring.The style of Victorian wedding rings took on many romantic forms from 1837 through 1901.
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Purchasing an heirloom wedding ring takes research and thought. Choose something you will wear and enjoy.Consider the history of the ring as well as the memories you can create in passing down this ring to future generations.




