Micronesian Men Women Fashion 2014 Diamond Engagement Ring 113

Micronesian Men Women Fashion 2014 Diamond Engagement Ring. 

By Farzana Aamir.

After the seventeenth century, when emphasis shifted onto the gemstone itself and onto lighter, naturalistic designs, the eighteenth century ushered in a great age of the diamond; with newly discovered deposits in Brazil, and improved cutting techniques, the fire and light of diamonds dazzled in candlelight.

Betrothal rings, in rococo spirit, became romantically inclined: twin hearts topped by crowns, bows and love knots, love birds, or messages spelled out in diamonds.