Hatton Garden Metal where we bring you the latest insights from Hatton Garden jewellers. Following on from our buying guides to various fancy cut diamond shapes, we look into how to choose the perfect setting for your diamond engagement ring and Sell diamonds.
Whether you choose a bespoke diamond engagement ring or a brilliant ready-to-wear setting, choosing the style of the ring itself is an exciting journey that captures and celebrates your love. Aside from our selection of loose white diamonds and fancy coloured diamonds for sale,
Yellow Gold
Historically, yellow gold has always been associated with power, luxury and has both a symbolic and economical value. Used in jewellery since 5000 BC, Its rich hues evoke a sense of warmth and sophistication with a luxurious pop of colour.
For millennia, socialites, royalty and aristocracy favoured the warm-hued metal. Gold has been used for art, currency and, of course, jewellery throughout recorded history. Wealthy women in Ancient Rome donned gold wedding bands in public and iron wedding rings at home- while poorer women wore brass or gold plated rings. Beginning in the 16th century, European couples exchanged silver rings for their engagement. Brides replaced these rings with golden bands during the wedding ceremony. Golden jewellery set the standard until the Edwardian era when platinum eclipsed yellow gold among society’s elite.
Types of Yellow Gold
When you think of a yellow gold ring, you’re probably imagining 14k yellow gold. The most common type of metal for an engagement ring is 14k gold. It is made of 14 parts gold and 10 parts. Yellow gold bands can be made in 18ct, 14ct and 9ct. Despite the karat difference of 14k and 18k yellow gold, both rings have an identical appearance.14K yellow gold is the best blend of durability, price, and longevity.
A yellow gold engagement ring is also perfectly suited to any bride, from the minimalist, maximalist and lover of traditional, to the vintage obsessed. Diamonds and precious stones such as red rubies and green emeralds look incredible set with yellow gold rings as the finish is warm and bright which really enhances the bright stone colours.
White Gold
White gold is one of our most popular metals for our diamond engagement rings. The gorgeous white colour is often considered to provide a better backdrop for diamonds than yellow gold. The clean colour, in particular, compliments a range of shapes of diamond as well as fancy coloured and white diamonds.White gold was first used in jewellery in the 1920s, closely following the popularity – and rarity – of the similarly coloured platinum. What’s more, white gold doesn’t rust, tarnish or corrode and is much more malleable than platinum,
Types of white gold
With its lustrous white sheen surface, white gold engagement rings are an extremely popular choice of metal. White gold is an attractive mixture of metals, consisting of pure gold and other metals such as silver and palladium. White gold bands can be made in 18ct, 14ct and 9ct. Despite the karat difference of 14k and 18k white gold, both rings have an identical appearance.14K white gold is the best blend of durability, price, and longevity.
Rose Gold
Rose gold (also known as Russian Gold) was first used in early 19th century Russia by the famed jeweller Carl Faberge in his infamous Faberge Eggs. Rose gold later gained popularity in the United States during the lavish and feminine 1920’s, and was worn in engagement rings and fine jewellery. As a colour rose gold communicates luxury thanks to its association with the precious metal and common use in engagement rings and jewellery. Gold is a marker of wealth, so rose gold is often associated with style, elegance and affluence. Rose gold’s soft hue can also appear romantic, refined and composed.
Types of Rose Gold
As with other golds, Rose gold can be created in 14k and 18k blends. The metal itself is an alloy made from a combination of pure gold and copper giving it its identifiable and gorgeous gold hue. The blend of the two metals changes the colour of the final product and its karat – karat meaning purity of pure gold in relation to the blend. For example, the most common alloy of rose gold is 75 percent pure gold to 25 percent copper, which makes 18k rose gold.
Solitaire
Timelessly beautiful and wonderfully classic, a solitaire diamond engagement ring is the perfect symbol of unwavering love, devotion and commitment. A simple yet refined design, a solitaire engagement ring features a single diamond magnificently set into a beautiful mount. At Diamonds Hatton Garden our family run team of jewellers have assisted generations of couples to find their perfect solitaire diamond engagement ring.
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