This vintage Retro men's ring with rose-cut diamonds is crafted in a combination of 18k white and rose tinted gold, weighs 8.6g and measures 13mm wide and 5mm deep. In bold and impressive postwar jewelry style inspired by multiple sources of inspiration, this Retro 1940's ring exposes a diamond-enveloped rectangular white gold plaque superimposing a color-contrasting rectangular rosy-colored gold panel. The openwork diamond-studded plaque showcases a rose-cut diamond measuring 7x6.5mm graded K-L color and VS1 clarity bead-set within a angular vaulted setting. This glowing center-stone surmounts two parallel bejeweled geometric white gold rows of rose-cut diamonds graded K-L color and VS1 clarity. Substantial angular shoulders rendered in bi-tone white and rose gold descend diminutively to merge into a spherical white gold band, enriched with delicate subtly rose-colored gold rims and an easily sizable shank.

Rose-cut diamonds belong to the 'antique' family of diamonds introduced as early as the 1500’s. By mid-16th century, various forms of the rose-cut were developed, derived from the preceding types of cuts. A flat base and a crown composed of triangular facets constitute the basic characteristics of rose-cut diamonds the name of which derives from a visible resemblance to the petals of a rose bud. Although mostly circular in outline, other variations such as the oval-shaped 'briolette', the hexagonal 'Antwerp rose' and the 'double Dutch rose' have also been in use and considered rose-cut. Earlier diamonds, including rose-cuts, were cut manually by hand until the early 1900’s, involving a laborious and time-consuming process. Rose-cut diamonds have gradually become scarce and can only be found in antique jewelry. They have been growing rarer by the decade due to the fact that many antique diamonds have been re-cut to suit more modern proportions, resulting in escalating demand.

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