The History of the Diamond Wedding Ring

It is known that diamond is the essence of love and the symbol of two surging into one. By playing a very important romantic role, it was said that the arrow is Cupid was made of the hardest object in nature – diamond. After the prevalence for about hundreds of years, diamond is still dominating the very important role in romance. The ring itself cannot find its origin due to the shape of circle which symbolizes the antique eternal love. Love story about the diamond wedding ring can be dated back to the Medieval; it was regarded as the most ideal token or evidence of marriage. Before the fifteenth century, diamond is the very precious item that only appeared in the royal and aristocratic wedding. In 1475 in Italy, groom Constanzo Sforza sent a diamond ring to the bride Camilla d’Aragona in their wedding and sent her a small piece of warm poem in which the brilliance was compared to the deep and eternal love for each other. Until the year of 1477, the first documented diamond ring appeared – the one that Archduke Maximilian sent to his fiancee Mary of Burgundy.When it came to the Renaissance gradually, rings of the kind were inlaid in the gorgeous enamel carving with the delicate decoration. Gimmel ring consists of two circles which can be slide and open, emblems that is used to show the romance was carved the scripture, "God has joined together, let not man put asunder." It later developed onto the ring that is used to show one’s belief, which was called Fede in the shapes of two held hands to represent the utility of love, frequently there will be a heart-shaped diamond in the common part that two hands held tightly.The focus of a ring transferred to the gem after 17th century, which had a reference to relatively simple and nature design; in 18th century, both the fact that new deposits was found in Brazil and the improvement of diamond cutting bring the diamond market prosperous and bright boom in the period. Rococo style wedding ring during the period is in the tendency of romantic style: double heart plus the arch, crown and fruits and birds of love, or spelt words with diamonds.The concept that diamond is related with love has deeply rooted in the bottom of many people, which was triggered by the romance in the early 19th century and the passion of the Queen Victorian for jewelry.Before Victorian’s marriage, Albert sent her a single enamel diamond ring as the wedding gifts, which was a python-shaped item which symbolize protection and eternality. There was a period that shapes of heart and bow were very prevalent, as the speedy development of economic in the 19th century, elements of diamond became imbued with more continuity and modern design began increase furiously, such as the half circle inlaid diamond ring, tri-diamond ring, and the gypsy design which combines the diamond and the gold circle ring.In the so-called good old days between the period of the late 19th century and the World War I, the prosperous, luxurious and leisure life generated another great time for diamond. New deposits found in South Africa, great development of the cutting technology bring ring the important characteristics being decorated with single diamond and inlaid with the prong setting method to let brilliance of the diamond released into extreme.Till today, a diamond wedding ring is still the common expression of true love and eternality, perhaps in a more concentrated way; it is the most important part – power of piety diamond and love in wedding in various areas in the world.