Salt & Pepper diamonds take the spotlight-as well as gemstones

blingmeupscotty · Dec 20, 2021

Colored gemstones and 'imperfect' diamonds: Non-traditional engagement rings are here to stay

White diamonds have been the reigning symbol of love for over a century, but designers using unconventional gemstones and "imperfect" diamonds are changing the traditions around engagement rings.

www.cnn.com

ItsMainelyYou · Dec 20, 2021

Fun fact:
The earliest diamond engagement ring was presented in the latter half of the 15th century by King Maximilian I of Austria to Mary of Burgundy. He made her a point cut diamond ring at her father's insistence.

The practice itself is much older than this article would have you believe.
*Lot of misinformation. Like Eugenie's pad being twenty carats? No. More like, 4 maybe?
Fancy colored diamonds have always been in early rotation, whether they be table cut, point, singles, mazarin, rose, omc, oec etc... They weren't however used to signify love matches as often as CS/pearl, or for the populace, until DeBeers pushed them.

So, it's really just what was old is new again.

Here are some white early mix point/table diamonds with tarnished silver foil backing for Queen Jane. (England/Tudor period)