On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate tourmaline emerald cut ring for your needs in our varied inventory. Frequently made of
Gold,
18k Gold and
Yellow Gold, this item was constructed with great care. Our collection of these items for sale includes 18 vintage editions and 69 modern creations to choose from as well. Finding the perfect tourmaline emerald cut ring may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. For this particular accessory, there are many different carat weights to choose from, but
3 Carat and
3.5 Carat versions are of considerable interest. Creating a tourmaline emerald cut ring has been a part of the legacy of many jewelers, but those produced by
Merkaba,
Tamir and
Faye Kim are consistently popular. Today, if you’re looking for an
emerald cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes
mixed cut and
oval cut alternatives. When shopping for a tourmaline emerald cut ring, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for unisex or
men today than there are for
women.
Very few gems dazzle quite in the manner that tourmaline does — vintage and antique tourmaline jewelry is a showstopper, and you can blame this on its wide range of spectacular colors. In fact, when Dutch traders brought stones back home from Sri Lanka that they couldn't identify, they called them "toramalli," a Sinhalese term for "mixed gems."
If you could transform the ocean to a gem, this is what it would look like: a clear, translucent azure, bordering on turquoise, hypnotizing in its depth and sparkling in the sun.
There is, in fact, such a stone, although it comes from deep in the copper-rich mountains of Paraíba, Brazil, and not from the oceans along its coast. Far rarer than diamonds, Paraíba tourmaline, a kind of tourmaline discovered only in the 1980s, is treasured as much for its extraordinary color as its scarcity, both of which contribute to its high value.
While diamonds generally sell for about $6,000 per carat, a carat of Paraíba tourmaline is likely to fetch about $16,000. Fans of the gem are said to include singer Taylor Swift and actress Zooey Deschanel, as well as some of the finest jewelers.
“No other stone can have a color as magnetic and captivating as Paraíba tourmaline,” says Vania Leles of VanLeles Diamonds, who combines the stone with diamonds and other gems in several of her designs.
You don't have to stop at Paraíba tourmaline jewelry — on 1stDibs, find the most extraordinary antique and vintage tourmaline rings, tourmaline and diamond earrings and other accessories.