Diamond Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Diamond Rings
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Blue Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Diamond Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Diamond Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
1990s Italian Modern Diamond Rings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Diamond Rings
Peridot, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Diamond Rings
White Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Diamond Rings
South Sea Pearl, Pearl, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Diamond Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Diamond Rings
Green Sapphire, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Modern Diamond Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Turquoise
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Diamond Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Diamond Rings
Carnelian, Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Diamond Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
1990s American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Diamond Rings
Yellow Diamond, Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Peridot, Quartz, Topaz, 14k Gold
2010s French Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Modern Diamond Rings
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Diamond Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Tsavorite, 10k Gold
2010s American Modern Diamond Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Diamond Rings
Yellow Diamond, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Diamond Rings
Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Blue Topaz, 24k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Diamond Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Beryl, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Diamond Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Diamond Rings
Cat’s Eye, Diamond, Alexandrite, Platinum
Early 2000s Modern Diamond Rings
White Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Aquamarine, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 10k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s European Modern Diamond Rings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
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.