Fit for a Royal-in-Law: Pippa Middleton’s Engagement Ring
Miss Pippa Middleton and Mr. James Matthews announced their engagement in July 2016 after a whirlwind romance. Immediately afterwards, Princess Kate‘s sister flashed her huge new rock to photographers outside her London home.
About the Ring
The vintage-inspired bling boasts an eye-popping center stone, framed by an octagonal halo of smaller diamonds. Pippa’s vintage-inspired, Deco-style engagement ring is in line with the current jewelry trends amongst engagement rings. The Asscher-cut center diamond is about 3.5 carats. It’s set in a platinum bezel setting and surrounded by white, brilliant-cut diamonds, which add another 1.5 carats. The setting not only exhibits a modern ‘halo’ style, but is also very practical and easy to wear. In addition, it also protects the center diamond from damage, giving it long-term wearability.
Designing your own
Pippa’s engagement ring is a beautiful re-interpretation of the vintage trend in jewelry, but at more than $260,000 it may be a bit costly. However, there are a few ways to make it more affordable to own.
Set in white gold or platinum with a center stone of three carats in size – it certainly has a wow-factor. However, opting for a smaller 1-carat diamond will reduce the cost significantly without affecting its look.
A smaller size of the octagonal halo of diamonds and the center stone can retain the appeal of the stunning piece while making it more affordable. You can browse a large selection of similar Asscher-cut classic design with a distinctive Art Deco feel.
If you like this vintage feel to Pippa’s ring, you’ll enjoy our collection of vintage inspired engagement rings.
Asscher-cut diamonds are step cut, which means there are fewer facets than other shapes like a princess cut, for instance. This means the clarity has to be of the highest quality and close to flawless to enhance the structure of the diamond. Of course, this doesn’t mean that you have to spend a fortune on such an engagement ring. A vintage-inspired Asscher-cut diamond ring with a clarity between VVS and VS come at a much lower price without compromising quality.
Thankfully, we have a very close design in our collection, the Sofia. This ring is very similar to Pippa’s, except for the center stone which is not an asscher cut but an emerald cut.
How much would such a ring cost?
The ring that James Matthews gave to Pippa is estimated to be worth about $260.000 (or about 230.000 EUR), but you can get one just like it at much cheaper prices!
We can use the basic model and combine it with a smaller 0.50cts diamond with H colour and VVS clarity. The end result would be an equally stunning vintage-inspired ring for 2.875 EUR.
For our Sofia ring, with a center diamond of 0.70cts with an F colour and VVS2 quality, prices would start at 4.840 euros.
Let’s create your engagement ring
At Beldiamond we create tailor-made jewellery and engagement rings. Meaning that you can get inspired by any of our designs and put your personal touch to create customized pieces.
Our jewellery experts are here to guide you every step of the way.
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