Some time ago, the opal wedding ring caused a heated discussion in Kim Hyun A. Not because it's expensive, but because it's too special. Most stars' wedding rings are diamond pigeon eggs. Such colorful wedding rings are really different.

Because there is a saying that "a diamond is eternal, an eternity", diamonds have become the keepsake of love, and diamond rings have become the mainstream of wedding rings.

In recent years, the trend of choosing colored gems as a wedding ring has risen quietly. In fact, the European royal family took colorful treasures as the first choice for wedding rings hundreds of years ago. For example, the recently exploded "Toi et Moi" ring ins:

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Napoleon

The jewel emperor created a new style of wedding ring.

Napoleon, a brilliant and bloody emperor, was also a gentle and affectionate husband.

When Napoleon proposed to Josephine, he presented the world's first "Toi et Moi" ring.

"Toi et Moi" means "you and me" in French, but the simplest name contains the grandest romance. The shape of this ring is very unique, with two precious stones as the main stones, closely dependent on each other, which means that the two souls are in harmony and care for each other.

Napoleon's "Toi et Moi" proposal ring consists of a drop-shaped diamond and a sapphire. The ring holder is a simple plain ring, which highlights the brilliance of diamonds and the richness and profundity of sapphires. Although the weight of these two gems is less than 1 carat, they are of great significance.

The designer of this ring is a brilliant jewelry designer-Marie Etienne Nieto. You may not know who he is just by his name, but you must know his other identity-the founder of Paris Champagne.

This ring was preserved by the Josephine family. Auction on 20 13 and Josephine's 250th birthday. The transaction price is as high as 730,000 euros, which is 50 times the estimated price!

Although the style of Toi et Moi is simple, it is extremely classic, with beautiful atmosphere and romantic implication. After that, many couples followed suit. Graff, Harry Winston, Van Cleef & Arpels, etc. They all launched the "Toi et Moi" series of rings.

Graff's "Toi et Moi" ring

Dior "Toi et Moi" ring

The wedding rings of Danish Queen Margrethe II, American First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and American actress megan fox are all "Toi et Moi".

Jacqueline Kennedy's wedding ring

Jacqueline's wedding ring is gorgeous in design. The two main gems are emerald cut diamonds and emeralds, which are worth 2.6 million dollars.

Megan fox's wedding ring

Megan fox's engagement ring, the two main stones are also diamonds and emeralds, cut into drops, elegant and smart.

The combination of emeralds and diamonds is eye-catching. The royal family member's wedding ring takes emeralds as the main stone and diamonds as the matching stone.

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Duke of windsor

Eternal classic emerald wedding ring

There are many kinds of love in the British royal family. It is nothing new that Prince Harry withdrew from the royal family for Megan. His great-grandfather's brother Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor, also gave up the throne and married Simpson.

The wedding ring that the Duke of Windsor proposed to Simpson is a luxurious emerald ring with a very simple design.

Of course, the reason why such a simple design is adopted is because the main stone emerald is really beautiful, weighing 19.77 carats, with bright colors and no unnecessary complicated embellishment.

The design of this ring comes from Cartier. Later, the Duchess of Windsor asked Cartier to redesign the ring to make it more modern. Finally, at 1987, this ring was auctioned for $265,438+10,000.

Emerald symbolizes eternal happiness, and choosing emerald as a wedding ring has a reassuring power.

The Duke of Windsor is not only a member of the British royal family who uses colorful treasures as wedding rings, but also his descendants are unique.

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Princess Diana's wedding ring must be the most famous of all. On the 18k platinum ring holder, there is an oval-cut sapphire of 18K carats and a ring of diamonds, which is elegant in atmosphere. The depth of sapphire is even more touching against diamonds and platinum.

As a result, the classic "Diana style" has become a "dream ring" for many girls. No matter what kind of gem, it is a foolproof choice to make it Diana style.

However, the very classic and luxurious Diana ring was a kind of "rebellion" at that time.

Because the engagement rings of members of the British royal family are customized and unique. Princess Diana was selected from a series of finished rings provided by royal jewelers, or sold publicly, worth 28,000 pounds.

This caused an uproar at that time. The media ridiculed Diana's ring as a "civilian ring", and civilians can follow suit and buy the same ring.

No matter what others say, Diana fell in love with this blue gem ring at first sight. In addition, look at the current price of sapphire. It is not easy for a serious aristocrat to have the same model.

This ring comes from the jewelry brand Gerard and has designed many jewels for the British royal family, such as the crown of the British king-the imperial crown.

The crown is inlaid with the famous "black prince Ruby", which is actually a spinel.

Another example is the famous "Pearl Tears Crown".

When Diana got married, the Queen gave it to Diana as a wedding gift, and now Princess Kate also wears it to attend the event.

From left: Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana and Princess Kate.

Decades after Diana's death, another member of the British royal family chose sapphire as the wedding ring, but this sapphire is not blue.

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There's princess Ginny

Happy Princess's Sweet Pink Orange Wedding Ring

Princess You Jinni is Queen Elizabeth's favorite granddaughter. In 20 18, she got engaged to Brooksban, a wine merchant, and vowed to hold a grand wedding in the same year. The two have a sweet relationship and gave birth to a son last year.

Princess You's engagement ring is a Papara Chacha sapphire with dreamy and sweet color.

Princess, your papaya tea wedding ring

The main stone of this ring weighs about 5 carats, and it is an unfired Papara cha, which is worth more than 654.38+ million pounds.

At that time, many people didn't know Papara Cha and were shocked by the high price. In fact, today's high-quality unburned papaya tea, the price per carat can be comparable to that of ruby!

Papara is called "one miracle in 50,000", because it has both pink and orange, and the ratio of these two colors must be controlled at 30%-70% to be called Papara Cha.

A little more pink is as beautiful as a lotus; If orange accounts for a little more, it will be as magnificent as the sunset.

Princess You's parents also chose bright and lively gems as their wedding rings, which are richer and more gorgeous rubies.

You princess's parents

Prince Andrew and Sarra ferguson in Britain.

Today, colored gems is no longer a niche jewelry, but a mainstream jewelry with half diamonds. The choice of wedding ring is never unique. Compared with monotonous diamonds, the colored gems family has more choices.

Lady Gaga's Papacha wedding ring

From a moral point of view, colored gems symbolizes beauty. You can choose your own birthstone, lucky gemstone, etc.

In terms of cost performance, colored gems is extremely cost-effective. Brand diamond ring, 30 cents 1 10,000 to 20,000, 1 carat to hundreds of thousands. There are many options for customizing a colored gems with a budget of more than 654.38+0 million, such as 654.38+0 carat sapphire, 3 carat tourmaline and so on.

As far as appreciation potential is concerned, sapphire and emerald have been steadily appreciating, while opal, spinel, Xavier and other gems are newly rich, with soaring prices and unlimited potential.

What kind of gem would you choose for your wedding ring?