Giving a piece of jewelry to the one you love is a very old custom. The first engagement rings date back to Roman times... we detail their history and evolution right here 👇🏼

✨ It all starts in Egypt. Often made of agate (fine stone) or gold, the tradition was to wear it on the ring finger of the left hand. The belief was that the "love vein" connected this finger directly to the heart!

✨ In Roman antiquity, men and women exchanged a simple iron or gold ring without a precious stone.

✨ Engagement rings therefore had little to do with the solitaire diamonds we are used to seeing today: it was common to receive a simple iron ring, a symbol of endless love. This tradition continued until the Middle Ages.

✨ In 1477, the engagement ring evolved: set with diamonds, it was offered to Mary of Burgundy, engaged to Archduke Maximilian of Austria.

This ring, set with small diamonds forming an M, would change the tradition of engagements from that moment on: the diamond, chosen for its exceptional hardness, became the symbol of fidelity.

✨ During the 18th century, wedding rings became increasingly elaborate, and the use of diamonds became common. They were adorned with several small or large stones, and often featured symbols related to love, the initials of the two spouses set with diamonds, or fine pearls associated with diamonds.

Some are now known as "Pompadour", "Toi et Moi"... which we often talk about here!

✨ Economic expansion and numerous mine discoveries (diamonds in South Africa, rubies and sapphires in Burma) then marked a new stage in the quality of engagement rings: diamond cutting was perfected, settings became lighter, and stones sparkled even more.

✨ In current jewelry, solitaire, Pompadour, Toi et Moi, and Marguerite shapes are still present. They have spanned centuries and we still draw inspiration from them today, preserving their structures or revisiting them.

✨ Today, the engagement ring is a tradition that continues in all countries of the world, in all social classes, and all religions.

A symbol that has a very special meaning for the wearer.