Cartier Engagement Rings
It should come as no surprise that Cartier engagement rings are among the most desirable on the jewelry market for those hoping to be betrothed. In the late 1800s, the French jewelry house, founded in 1847 by Louis-François Cartier (1819–1904), pioneered the use of platinum in fine jewelry, identifying the strong, lustrous metal as ideal for bringing out the true qualities of diamonds. While platinum had been a part of jewelry making before, it hadn’t been used in the way that Cartier intended.
The company sought to render the diamonds in their engagement rings and other rings as brilliantly as possible, initially sourcing platinum specifically from Russian mines and matching the durable metal with an equally robust precious stone. These shimmering rings, such as the timeless Solitaire 1895 engagement ring, gave the impression of delicate lace.
The house’s offerings were wholly distinct, standing out from the era’s old-fashioned gold or silver pieces and emblematic of what would come to be called the “Cartier style.”
While founder Louis-François’s work was very well respected from the start, it was Cartier’s grandsons, Louis, Pierre and Jacques, who catapulted the family name into international stardom when they took over the business at the turn of the 20th century. The work of the three brothers and their eventual successors would captivate an elite clientele. In fact, we are still discussing the stunning platinum Cartier engagement ring given to actress Grace Kelly by Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1955 — a 10.48-carat emerald-cut diamond flanked by two baguettes. It was featured in the final film Kelly made in 1956.
The Cartier grandsons found early success with wristwatches, but eventually the brand’s name became inseparable from the decadent symbols of romance and coveted wearable art its notoriously anonymous designers produced with regularity, such as the Love bracelet.
Today, while tastes for this particular accessory span all corners of the jewelry world — see our engagement ring buying guide — part of Cartier’s lasting legacy owes to its alluring engagement rings, a variety of which can be found on 1stDibs.
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century Modern Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Vintage Cartier Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
2010s Modern Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond
2010s Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1990s Modern Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Cartier Engagement Rings
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Platinum
20th Century Cartier Engagement Rings
Emerald, Diamond, White Gold
2010s Modern Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Antique Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Modern Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Modern Cartier Engagement Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Modern Cartier Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum