Tuesday, 13 August 2019 / Published in Harriet's Blog

8 Reasons to Buy Vintage Style Engagement Rings

Vintage jewelry is not only timeless but always in style. Although “real” vintage jewelry is hard to come by without paying a considerable price tag, and people keep vintage or antique jewelry pieces in their family for years. Usually, passing them down from one generation to the next. Plus, like anything else, fine jewelry shows its wear over time, making the antique and vintage engagement ring beautiful yet flawed. Still, vintage style is incredibly popular.

What if you could have an antique-styled engagement ring to match timeless molds, without having to worry about wear and tear or paying a premium? Vintage style engagement rings look just like rings made decades ago, but with modern materials. Here are eight reasons to buy vintage style engagement rings that you’ll love.

Vintage Rings are Timeless

Jewelry experts all agree that vintage style diamond rings are forever in-style. When you wear a handcrafted Art Nouveau or Art Deco engagement rings, you’re retro. One key difference between real vintage and vintage style rings is you’re timeless without all the age. To be considered authentic vintage, the jewelry needs to be 50 years or older. Antique jewelry has to have an age of 75 years plus.

When you slide vintage or antique-styled rings on, you can be confident that not only will you love your ring, but so will everyone else. The exquisite white gold ring, inspired by Art Deco design is a perfect example of the timeless vintage style creations.
The Quality of the Vintage or Antique Setting

Jewelry experts all agree that vintage style diamond rings are forever in-style. When you wear a handcrafted Art Nouveau or Art Deco engagement rings, you’re retro. One key difference between real vintage and vintage style rings is you’re timeless without all the age. To be considered authentic vintage, the jewelry needs to be 50 years or older. Antique jewelry has to have an age of 75 years plus.

When you slide vintage or antique-styled rings on, you can be confident that not only will you love your ring, but so will everyone else. The exquisite white gold ring, inspired by Art Deco design is a perfect example of the timeless vintage style creations.

Vintage engagement rings are high-quality. The process of crafting vintage style rings means the jeweler needs to have exceptional skills to follow more complex designs and styles. At Dacarli, we can customize your wedding band, ring, or engagement ring, based on your specifications. This means we provide the highest quality vintage style jewelry you can find. Modern designs are mass-produced in a factory somewhere in India or China. Vintage style pieces come with a guarantee of quality you can afford.
They Hold Their Value

Like Sarah Conventry, buying vintage jewelry at Dacarli is affordable. Real vintage gold jewelry can be expensive, but antique or vintage-styled jewelry offers exceptional designs at prices men and women can afford. Plus, the style is timeless, making it a wise investment.

If for some reason, you want to sell your vintage jewelry, resale is quite common. At some point, your jewelry may become antique collectibles or considered estate jewelry. When you invest in vintage and antique style engagement rings and wedding bands, you’re making a smart financial decision.
Originality

When you wear a piece of jewelry, you want it to be unique. Nothing’s worse than wearing the same dress or engagement ring to a party. Vintage style jewelry, whether it’s vintage earrings or an engagement ring, your special piece will be truly original.

Jewelry trends, like fashion trends, come and go. But when you add vintage style rings to your shopping bag it won’t resemble the chain store jewelry everyone is wearing, but a design like no other. Take the Marquise Cut Engagement Ring with its blue sapphires and diamond accents as an example. When you propose, you’ll know it will be original.
Historical

If you love the past, or love to sink into a romantic Victorian novel, then vintage-inspired jewelry is for you. Vintage and estate jewelry connect you to the past and bring you back to the Art Deco era or a time when pure glamour mattered. You can’t help but go back in time when you wear the Antique Style Engagement Ring with filigree and milgrain embellishment.

Every piece of jewelry has a story that starts with the person who created it, to the person who’s enjoying the piece years later. A vintage-style engagement ring is inspired by the greatness of the past and blends seamlessly into the future. And, of course, looks outstanding on your hand.
Craftsmanship

Vintage style jewelry designs take a highly-skilled artisan to create timeless pieces. It takes years of training to produce Old World European vintage-inspired designs that look and feel like they were made years before. While you can purchase conventional ring designs for less, the quality may be lower, and the ring may not last as long. Vintage style is meant to last forever and made by real artists.
Glamorous

While jewelry trends may come and go, looking glamorous never will. This goes for women’s or men’s fashion too. Vintage style engagement rings are not only stunning but add a touch of sophistication that other trendy designs don’t entail.

Right now, many celebrities like Natalie Portman and Emily Blunt wear vintage style jewelry on the red carpet and beyond. There’s no reason why you can’t either. When you show off the Vintage Style Princess Cut Diamond Ring with white gold, you’ll be on par with celebrities.
Details

The devil is in the details couldn’t be a more perfect idiom for vintage style engagement rings. Since old-style rings are modeled after classic Art Deco or Art Nouveau designs, you’ll be thrilled by all the intricate details. Take the Princess Cut Diamond Setting In Art Deco Style Engagement Ring, for example. It has antique engraving, milgrain, and open filigree work. All of which help mirror the styles of Victorian, Edwardian, and Art Deco era.

The intricacies of milgrain and filigree are two popular techniques that help add detail in the settings. Milgrain work is an engraving embellishment of tiny metal balls decorating the crown and sides of the band. Filigree also adds embellishment to give a ring an antique or vintage look that features metal beads or twisted metal threads throughout the piece.

When it comes to choosing the perfect ring for the love of your life, vintage style engagement rings are by far the best choice to show how much you love them. At Dacarli, we’ve been helping couples for three generations choose rings that stand the test of time. Contact us today to get started on finding the right vintage style engagement ring for you.