Arielle Ratner | Engagement Series

The Engagement Series

Created for the design-minded bride, our engagement rings reflect not only love and commitment, but also a strong sense of personal style and sophistication. Each style is as versatile as its wearer - transitioning from barn to beach to black-tie soiree. They are made to be lived in joyfully and unapologetically. A second skin and true expression of you.

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The Stones

Diamonds are mined and cut by the millions each year, but only a limited number of antique cut diamonds are still in circulation today. These precursors to our modern-day round brilliant cuts have wider, more geometric facets, resulting in pops of sparkle instead of the disco ball dazzle we see in diamond cuts today. They’re perfectly imperfect, and that’s part of their charm. I’ve always been passionate about the way they capture and play with light, which is why I’ve become an expert in sourcing them. I have an eye for quality, and access to the very best of what exists on the market.

Old mine and old European cut diamonds are the most common of the antique diamond cuts, and the history and technique behind them is fascinating. Diamond cutters in the 18th and 19th centuries were inventive in their approach, assessing every diamond individually and making cuts to bring out the best color and sparkle for each stone. The diamonds were meant to dazzle under the era’s low-light conditions such as candles and gas lamps. Cutting by hand and eye-balling the cuts meant that no two diamonds would ever be the same.