We love the Engagement Ring business and it its interesting to know how it all started back in 1215. This is the sharing of plain gold wedding band began. The metal was actually silver, iron or in some rare cases gold. Only the high elite were able to afford the real thing! Gems were important as a status of even a higher level of aristocracy. Laws were passed to preserve a visible division of social rank, ensuring only the highly privileged wore the jewels. As time passed diamonds & gems became available to anyone who could make the purchase. The Romans valued the diamond entirely on account of its supernatural powers! The first traditional "Engagement Ring with a matching wedding band " gets traced back to the marriage of Maximilian (Duke of Austria) to Mary of Burgundy in 1477. It is interesting that still today the most popular bridal rings sold in Finland, Germany, Norway & Denmark are plain gold or platinum bands. The female is occasionally given a diamond engagement ring. In Spain usually, the woman buys an engagement watch after accepting a marriage proposal. We are proud to be part of the history due to being bridal specialists for almost a century!
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