Latest Trends: Men’s take on Engagement Rings

The men’s jewelry market continues to grow resulting in an increase in the request for men’s engagement rings. gone are the days when the bride-to-be would be receiving an engagement ring later a wedding ring and the groom would often choose not to even wear a wedding ring. We can undoubtedly say that this generation of men are used to wearing jewelry and would not find it unusual or odd to exchange rings on their wedding day. This tendency can be traced to the desire to symbolize mutual love and commitment that the couple has for each other. And this drives the request for men’s engagement rings.

You may wonder if this is equality at its best or men just wanting a piece of the action. However the end result is that instead of the ring symbolizing that the women belongs to the man, the engagement ring worn by both of them indicates that the couple belong with each other. Men’s engagement rings have a distinct trend though. They are not usually flashy and gaudy but simple and elegant. Men generally request styling of band rings in titanium, palladium and platinum. They may be sometimes embellished by setting with small diamonds to the edge of the ring or set within the band.

There is yet another category that is on the top list. There are men’s engagement rings that would have sections of soft textured finishes and flat court profiles with engraved inscriptions on the inside of the ring band. Men also go for customized rings by involving in the creation of the ring. This in turn increases the personalization factor of the rings. And this process is indeed enjoyed by most of the men.


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Double Heart Engagement Rings to mark the Eternal Commitment

Do you wish to represent your eternal love for each other during your engagement? A double heart diamond ring is a lovely piece of jewelry that would symbolize your love and committed towards each other and can be used for many special occasions too. There are many different designs available for the double heart ring that couples can select their personal favorite for perfectly expressing what their hearts share.

If you think that a single hearted engagement ring can express only too little, then double heart ring can symbolize anything you want to express.  Hence it has become popular as romantic and unique engagement rings, beautiful promise rings and meaningful anniversary rings. The rings are perfect choices for gifting them on Valentine’s Day, birthday or nay special occasion. They are even popular as mother’s rings as well and such rings may include children’s or grand children’s birthstones.

Even though the double heart rings are not displayed along with traditional engagement ring designs, they would be available at almost all the major jewelers owing to its popularity. Simple designs in double heart are usually used as promise rings while elaborate heart rings are more likely to be offered as fashion or right hand rings. Many of the online jewelry stores offer many designs of the ring. There are several factors that influence the cost of the ring like the quality of the diamonds, the total carat weight of the ring and also the unique features of the ring. Also the metal being used like white gold, sterling silver and yellow gold influence the cost of the final product.  You can get a simple ring with small diamonds for a lesser price while the price would shoot up for designer pieces with multiple stones.

Several designs are being used for incorporating two hearts into a single, beautiful ring. There are rings containing metal hearts with diamonds inside each heart and one heart encrusted with diamonds alongside a plain metal heart. Rings are also seen with two pave diamond hearts which would be either solid or outline designs. In concentric hearts, one or both would be paved with diamonds or they would encircle a single diamond. A simple ring design would come with two heart shape diamonds.

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