Classic styles continue for wedding rings
18.05.12
The very first wedding ring – so the story goes – was given by an ancient Egyptian on the banks of the Nile. To get his message across, the prospective groom wove together reeds he’d found by the riverside: the reed-ring’s circularity symbolised the eternity he hoped to spend with his special lady, while its open middle stood for a door into the unknown.
While the sentiment remains basically unchanged, these days a bloke’s expected to shell out a little more if he’s looking to impress. Platinum, not swamp grass, and a rock the size of the moon is what the modern bride’s after, many Australian jewellers say.
What was once the gold-standard of engagement gifts – a one-carat diamond – is apparently passé.
"Everybody wants bigger," says Simon Kushnir, whose inner city Melbourne store, Simon Prestige Jewellery, sees more than its fair share of brides-to-be. "There are more professional people getting engaged later in life, so they've saved more money
Source: Jeweller Magazine