Cocktail Rings
If cocktail rings serve a purpose, it is to catch notice. That’s why cocktail rings, despite being sometimes over gaudy, are only the perfect accompaniment to evening dresses or cocktail attires that are more often than not simple to be elegant. And the biggest tip for cocktail rings? Try to keep everything else simple and ascetic, the lovelier gem on your cocktail ring you have the bigger the effect.
Some cocktail rings can rightly be called solitaire rings, for that fact that they usually sport a single eye-catching gem. Some designs though consist of several gem, others have more intricate designs, a combination sometimes of a Pave set and a solitaire. But while solitaire rings use diamonds as a long standing tradition, cocktail rings has a freer choice for stone. That makes the availability of cheap cocktail rings more obtainable than on other ring types, though there are some cocktail rings that are very, very expensive, such as these next set from De Beers.
De Beers Cocktail Collection - Cocktail Fizz
Cocktail Fizz Pear Cluster Diamond Ring in White Gold
Made of authentic diamonds, the Cocktail Fizz Pear Cluster Diamond Ring is exquisitely crafted to look like a flower with pear shaped petals and pear shaped leaves, but with each petal and leaf covered in a pave set of diamonds.
Cocktail Fizz Round Brilliant Diamond Ring in White Gold
The Cocktail Fizz Round Brilliant is a set of twelve fancy shaped round designs of diamonds, each set in a line according to its size, shape and design. Each diamond has its own distinctive cut, giving the appearance of elegant lop-sidedness in the face of symmetry.
Cocktail Fizz Double Row Eleven Baguette Diamond Ring in White Gold
Eleven baguette shape diamonds featured in a double row. Just like the Round Brilliant, the Double Row Baguette feature elegance in imperfect symmetry, with each diamond cut singularly.
Even those who don’t have a long standing interest of diamonds may have well heard of De Beers, they are the biggest name in the diamond industry, with a global scope extending to all four corners of the globe. With De Beers, it’s safe to assume that you will be dealing with 100% authentic diamonds. And just like the Swiss watch makers for watches, De Beers has also the best diamond crafters in the whole world. If you want eye catching diamond cocktail rings, you know where to look.
That is of course if you have the money to spend for a diamond ring. But there’s always a choice for the economical spender, for that I present another set of cocktail rings.
Economical Value In Cocktail Rings
Aside from diamonds, exotic stones such as birthstones exist for the cocktail rings. Amethyst cocktail ring, alexandrite cocktail rings, or even plain silver cocktail rings, these are the prime examples of economical choices for cocktail rings. Like its expensive diamond counterpart, the same designs are also available in cheap cocktail rings, though it requires a bit more sifting to find one that’s sufficient in quality. Dealers for cocktail rings exist by the dozen, and some dealers can go as cheap as $19.99.
Synthetic materials, such as Cubic Zirconia is the cheaper alternative for cocktail rings. The Cubic Zirconia can be simulated to resemble any other cardinal, or most valuable stone including amethyst, ruby, sapphire, emerald and even diamonds. And they are way cheaper than actual gemstones, such that if you see a cocktail ring priced at $20, it’s probable to be using CZ.
Sterling Silver Cushion-cut Birthstone Cocktail Ring
From Limoges Jewelry
Costs only $39 and the stone can be simulated to any stone of your choice, the Sterling Silver Cushion-cut Birthstone Cocktail Ring is the prime example of going cheap without going overboard. If you have ever a fancy of completing your own jewelry set, this cocktail ring idea from Limoges Jewelry is your best bet.
So, would you go for a $1k cocktail ring or a customizable and cheap ring, it really depends on your fancy. With the De Beers collection (and like) it’s a guarantee you’d be a star on that night, provided you wave your ringed hand constantly to draw attention. With the customizable sterling silver, it’s a guarantee you’d don’t have to go there on clothes that look as if they were from a garage sale.