Traditional cushion cuts, colored gems, stackable bands, and more of the best diamond engagement rings to have and to hold on to forever.
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When it comes to seeking out the very best engagement rings, even the most radical, non-conforming couples are captivated. While some traditions have been gleefully thrown into the dustbin of history—I mean, who can even imagine promising to “Obey” anymore?—the desire for the very best engagement ring endures.
If you are right about now feeling overwhelmed by this vast plethora of choices—in every price point, in every metal, there is an enormous variety of good, better, best engagement rings out there. Would it help if you knew a little history of the best engagement rings? It all began, at least allegedly, in 1477, when Archduke Maximillian of Austria commissioned the very first diamond engagement ring for his intended, Mary of Burgundy. Members of the European nobility soon copied his idea, but the notion of a diamond engagement ring was far out of reach for most people, at least until the Victorian era, when a burgeoning middle class had the buying power for such trifles.
Of course, the most revered engagement rings in history were made of the finest materials. Napoleon gave Josephine a ring meant to evoke two teardrops in sapphire and diamond to symbolize their two hearts; Queen Victoria opted for a snake ring, an unconventional choice even if it was accented with a large emerald, rubies, and diamonds. Audrey Hepburn brandished a trio of studded bands; Jackie Kennedy rocked an emerald.
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