Gold emerald rings in antique, vintage and modern styles; emerald eternity ring designs, unique engagement and wedding rings with emerald gemstone settings; mens emerald ring options, May birthstone creations; cheap emerald rings for women under $200 and high-end natural emerald designs between $500 and $1,000 – find out what’s available and where to buy emerald jewelry online, right here at Jewelry & Accessories.
Selecting the Emerald for your Ring
An emerald ring must be selected for color, cut and clarity, as with most precious gemstones, however it must also be graded as to its crystal transparency or “diaphaneity”. Color may be a dominate factor, but the transparency of an emerald is what will make it a top quality piece. Everyone knows what color an emerald should be – green, however there are variants from yellow to blue. Green must always be the dominant color, with those that are dark and vivid are true emeralds while those that are light are known simply as green beryl.
Treating Natural Emeralds
Emeralds, like diamonds are very seldom perfect since they have fissures, yet they are not graded so severely with a loupe as diamonds are. They may be considered quality gems if the emerald, when seen by the naked eye, has no obvious inclusions or flaws. However it is very rare to find an emerald that has no fissures or cracks, and therefore it is a common practice to treat them with cedar oil, wax or resin, making them appear clearer to the eye. This treatment is used on most commercially sold emerald rings. Those that have not been treated will cost almost 50% more than ones that have not.
Colombian Trapiche Emerald Jewelry
One of the most unusual and expensive types of this green gemstone jewelry are the Columbian emerald rings (or Colombian emerald rings) because they are made from the rare trapiche emerald which is renowned for having a star, which is in fact the result of carbon impurities which cause the star-like effect. Although South America is celebrated for emeralds, especially Colombia and Brazil (with their symbolic emerald cross pendants), they are also mined around the world from places as diverse as Afghanistan, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, Tanzania and even from the United States and Canada.
Created Emerald Jewelry
Faux or created emeralds are also popular due to being less expensive, and they began to be commercially available from an Austrian manufacturer only since about the 1960s, and the faux gems they produced were known as Emerita, Symeralds. Today the majority of created emeralds come from Russia, where the production of such fake gemstones mimics the actual chemical composition of the Colombian emerald jewelry pieces so coveted. However, they may not be sold as genuine pieces, but are labeled “Colombian Created Emeralds”.
Anniversary Jewelry & Emerald Birthstone Rings for May
Since emerald is the May birthstone, it is very popular in birthstone rings, however it is also the stone that characterizes Cancer, Taurus, Cancer and Gemini astrological signs and may be given in symbolic jewelry for those not born in May.
Emeralds are also the wedding or anniversary stone for 20th, 35th and 55th anniversary. If you need a unique gift for an anniversary, emerald jewelry is a very good choice, especially emerald eternity rings that are often spaced with diamonds. There are affordable ones that cost around $100, and others for several thousand. This will naturally depend on the quality and size of the emeralds in the ring, and if it has diamonds or not. However, emerald eternity ring designs are usually best with diamonds since they make each stone come more alive by the contrast.
Antique Emerald Anniversary, Engagement or Wedding Rings
Antique emerald rings are also ideal for anniversaries, like this magnificent piece from A La Vieille Russie in New York, which is an exquisite French masterpiece circa 1910 with a Colombian emerald that weighs about 3.2 carats, accented with diamonds, and set in solid platinum. If this is something that interests you, you’ll have to get the price directly from A La Vieille Russie.
For emerald engagement rings, there are some magnificent antique styles, albeit not cheap, but certainly unusual jewelry for those who want to break with diamond engagement ring tradition. Lang Estate Jewelry in San Francisco has some outstanding pieces of antique emerald engagement rings and wedding sets.
An Emerald Ring Tongue Twister
While searching for emerald engagement rings be careful not get lost in diamonds. Why? Because there are very popular diamond designs called “emerald cut engagement rings” which are in fact diamonds cut in a square “emerald-like shape”, but there’s nothing green about these gemstone jewelry pieces.
So if you want an “emerald-cut emerald engagement ring”, which will have a large square gem) you’ll have to be very specific about it or you’ll end up swimming in a sea of white instead of the luscious green you’re after. Just to be sure this gemstone cut is what you really want, here is an example of what an emerald cut emerald engagement ring would look like. (see picture) We show you this one just as a sample because it’s a very cheap version of this style from Amazon. It’s a sterling silver 14K white gold plated emerald cut emerald engagement ring but the gem is lab created, and that’s why it sells for just $200.
A high quality similar version of this ring with a genuine emerald, which we’ve found at Jewels For Me, costs about $900, and can be ordered in white or yellow gold. A genuine emerald ring is an investment, and high quality gems are seldom mounted in anything but solid gold or platinum. If a gemstone is set into sterling silver it’s either faux, lab created or of a lower quality.
Where to buy quality Gold Emerald Ring Designs?
Whether you want to custom make your own emerald ring or choose a designer setting, one of the best places to buy emerald ring jewelry for reasonable prices is Jewels For Me. What’s really great about them is that you can select a style, add your gem, change the metal from white gold to yellow gold and see your creation instantly on the screen with a price quote. Also, you can select the exact same emerald cut rings and instead of an expensive Colombian emerald you can select a lab created gem, and see what they look like and how much they cost. It’s not only fun, but a very practical way to buy emerald wedding rings. Which reminds us to tell you about mens emerald rings, which Jewels For Me also has a selection to choose from, and we’ll show you at the end of this article. But it really doesn’t matter if you want a white gold emerald ring or a rich yellow gold one, or even if you have your heart set on an antique style, you can select what you want form a variety of categories. Here are a few:
Emerald Rings for Girls
In Sweet and Petite they have emerald promise rings and good rings for young girls like the piece with a 0.3 carat genuine emerald and 0.02 carats of diamonds set in either white or yellow gold for just $179. Match it with as set of dainty marquise cut emerald earrings for under $100.
Simply Elegant
In Simply Elegant there are gorgeous styles from $200 up to about $500, like this piece with a square emerald and diamonds. The price will depend on what stone quality you select. Created emerald rings in this style are very reasonably priced through Jewels For Me and are also set in gold. There are dozens of other options in shape, band selection, diamond choice and emerald cut.
Contemporary and Antique Styles in Timeless Classics
In the Timeless Classics category there are engagement rings both contemporary and antique, like this new design (styled upon an antique emerald ring) which costs about $590.
In contemporary designs there are chic emerald engagement rings like this clean-line 14K white gold ring with an oval 0.8 ct emerald for $650.
Bold & Beautiful Emeralds
In the Bold & Beautiful collection there are two pieces that stand out. One is a delicate 14K white gold ring with two marquise cut emeralds (0,5 cts.) for just under $400, and the other is a much bolder piece with a large oval 1.3 carat emerald in a solid 14K white or yellow gold band for about $830.
This second piece would be a great engagement ring since an emerald or diamond eternity ring could be paired with it very nicely to form a complete set. Both pieces have matching emerald earrings.
Claddagh and Celtic Emerald Rings
Just for something different, how about an emerald claddagh ring in traditional yellow gold or white with 0.4 cts of emeralds. The symbolic claddaddah is beautifully crafted with the two hands holding the central green gemstone heart. Add the symbolism of “life” to the romance of this Celtic jewelry by using emeralds instead of rubies. Although if you really want a red and gold version, it also comes in garnet, or you may create your own custom design with any variety of gemstones, even making half the heart one color and the other half another. We had fun making one with half a heart in emerald and another half in white topaz and it only cost $197!
Emerald Rings for Women – Hearts with Curls & Swirls
If you want a full carat of gemstones in a 14K gold emerald ring that includes hearts and swirls in a high polished white gold band, then this piece from Jewels For Me will make someone’s eyes shine. It costs only $460, and could be a delightful promise ring, birthstone ring, pre engagement ring or just a spontaneous present to a woman who loves deep green emeralds. You can also customize these emerald heart rings to have different gemstones for each heart.
Delicate Emerald Eternity Ring
In a similar delicate theme of ladies emerald ring styles, there’s a dainty little emerald eternity ring (actually a half eternity ring) that’s a bargain at just $179, and includes four round emeralds spaced with genuine diamonds.
Mens Emerald Rings
To buy emerald ring styles for men may be difficult, but we found that Jewels For Me makes selecting a unique piece for a man is not very difficult. For about $700 you can have large emerald rings customized to suit your style, even mens square emerald rings that are very chic in solid white or yellow gold. Select over 1 carat of emerald weight and diamonds, or just the emerald in a sleek wide masculine band. These are modern emerald rings crafted for men with their own sense of style, or they can be the matching wedding ring to go with “his lady’s” lustrous green engagement or wedding set.
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- Fine Emerald Jewelry
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- Genuine Emerald Ring Engagement & Wedding Sets
