Watermelon Ring
2010s European Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Quartz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, 22k Gold
Vintage 1960s American Artisan Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
2010s Engagement Rings
Tourmaline, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Agate, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Fashion Rings
Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s American Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, Tsavorite
2010s Indonesian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
2010s Indonesian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Solitaire Rings
Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Band Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces
Tourmaline, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Hong Kong Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Silver
1990s Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Platinum
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Watermelon Ring For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Watermelon Ring?
The Legacy of Tourmaline in Jewelry Design
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.