Tiffany Introduces Male Engagement Rings

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Tiffany Introduces Male Engagement Rings

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I didn't realize that men's wedding bands didn't become popular until after WWII, and apparently some companies tried to make men's engagement rings popular a hundred years ago, but it didn't catch on. I like these because they're simple and manly-looking, and are reminiscent of a ring I got for my dad when I was a teenager, with a peridot in 14kt YG, which is my birthstone as his firstborn. Actually I did it in my birthstone because he was born in November and I didn't care for topaz, the November birthstone at the time when there was only one for each month. Do you think these will catch on this time? I have a feeling they might since men are much more comfortable wearing jewelry nowadays. Would you guys be willing to wear one of these? Oh, and it doesn't mention it in the article, but who pays for it since these are pretty big diamonds? Unless the woman makes as much as or more than the man, maybe they'd split the cost? :lol:

There's a link in the article right above the second photo that will take you to Tiffany's website where you can get a better look at them so use the link at the bottom to access it. :)

Tiffany Introduces Male Engagement Rings
By Rob Bates | April 30, 2021

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"This spring, Tiffany & Co. will debut the Charles Tiffany Setting, its first-ever collection of engagement rings for men.

In a statement, the retailer said that the new line, named for founder Charles Lewis Tiffany, represents a “modern and bold departure” from the traditional wedding band. The line also doesn’t much resemble the standard Tiffany-set female-oriented engagement ring.

“Recalling a signet silhouette, the platinum and titanium designs revise a classic men’s style with powerful contours, a contemporary profile, and feature a striking center diamond,” the company said in the same statement.

The complete collection, which will be available for round brilliant and emerald-cut diamonds up to 5 cts., can be seen here.

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Some of the pieces in the new Tiffany collection.

Tiffany, which was purchased by LVMH in January, has put an added emphasis on men’s jewelry in recent years. In December 2019, it opened its first men’s pop-up shop.

There have been many attempts to introduce what some (though notably, not Tiffany) have dubbed “man-gagement rings” over the years. Most haven’t been successful.

Vicki Howard, a marriage historian and author of Brides, Inc.: American Weddings and the Business of Tradition, said that, when researching her book, she examined back issues of JCK and found the industry trying to popularize the idea of male engagement rings in the 1920s.

“The ads used words like he-man and had names like the Stag to fight the idea that rings are for women,” she says. “But the culture didn’t support the unstated equality [in] a mutual exchange in engagement rings.”

On the other hand, the push toward men’s ... "

https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-art ... ent-rings/
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