Diamond Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Diamond Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Unknown Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Blue Diamond, Tanzanite, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary European Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Rose Gold
2010s American Art Deco Diamond Rings
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
20th Century American Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
1980s American Vintage Diamond Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1950s Vintage Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Diamond Rings for Sale on 1stDibs
Even as jewelry trends have come and gone, antique diamond rings are a classic fashion piece.
While solitaire diamond rings are enduringly popular as an engagement ring style, a vintage diamond ring in general — whether it’s a diamond cocktail ring, a diamond three-stone ring or other iteration — makes a fantastic addition to any outfit with a variety of shapes and settings to explore. Statistics show that diamonds are the most common gemstones for engagement rings, preferred by 87 percent of people. And old diamonds have become a gem of choice for millennials — for many jewelry lovers, designs set with diamonds that were cut by hand decades ago are rapidly gaining in popularity.
Thousands of gem cutters worked in the city to process the diamonds that streamed in after the 1867 discovery of the Kimberley Mine, in South Africa. The way they hand cut and shaped the stones was distinctly different from what modern lapidaries do.
“The best old diamonds have high crowns [the top section of the stone] that release a spectrum of colors,” says Guy Burton, bespoke director at the esteemed vintage jeweler Hancocks, in London. “Some really nice Late Victorian gems are chunky, and there were really beautiful Asscher cuts done during the 1930s that display amazing angles a gem cutter would not work in today.” Late Victorian-era diamond rings are considered antique, while an Asscher cut is a step cut that was popularized during the Art Deco era. Other popular Art Deco step cuts include the emerald cut and the baguette cut. (While there are many different gemstone cuts, the main categories of cuts are brilliant, step and mixed.)
The Gemological Institute of America developed the 4Cs grading system to classify diamonds: clarity, color, cut and carat weight. Not all diamonds are created equal.
The value of the diamond depends on the clarity (flawless diamonds are very rare but a diamond's value decreases if there are many blemishes or inclusions), color (the less color the higher the grade, cut (how the diamond’s facets catch the light, certain cuts of diamonds show off the stone better than others) and carat weight (the bigger, the better).
Shop an extraordinary collection of antique and vintage diamond rings on 1stDibs. And explore our buying guides for a close look at antique engagement rings, Art Deco engagement rings and vintage engagement rings.