Celebrity Engagement Rings: The Most Elaborate and Expensive

A couple will initially invest on an engagement ring, and this can be one of the most lavish items that they will ever spend so much money on. This is because an engagement ring is the symbol of a couple's love and unity. So it is no longer a surprise why some people, especially the celebrities and wealthy ones buy the most lavish and extravagant engagement rings in the world just for their loved ones. These are not just ordinary jewelry pieces, but are some of the world's most pricey rings.

Several people may have put it in their mind that diamonds are the most common engagement rings to offer because they are the most costly stones. But, this is not very true as there are stones that are rarer than diamonds and are more expensive as well such as Rubies, Alexandrite, and Blue Sapphires. Diamonds were considered the symbol of inner fire among the ancient Greeks.

These stones are also symbolic of the burning flame of perpetual love and are also known as the 'teardrops of the gods'. The custom of wearing an engagement ring on the left hand started with the ancient Greeks as well, for it was believed that a vein on the said ring finger is directly connected to the heart. A diamond is the hardest mineral and symbolizes the unbreakable union between lovers. This is probably the reason why diamonds are the main stone of choice.

One of the rarest and expensive stones is the yellow diamonds. And one of the most extravagant wedding rings ever made was the 11-carats jewelry piece created by an American jeweler based in Kentucky and the cost of the said item is $1.25 million.

Because of this price tag, the ring had to be delivered through an armoured truck. One of the many celebrities who have the fondness of yellow diamonds is Charlie Sheen who bought a diamond ring of 5-carats for Brooke Mueller, his ex-wife, in 2007 and the ring was said to cost 500,000 dollars.

Aside from the size, the clarity and cut are also the determinants of a diamond's value. One of the most popular and highly respected specialists in diamond cutting is the Royal Asscher Diamond Company. The company is also popular for its patented emblematic cut using the modern technology to refine the material and add a new cut known as the Royal Asscher Cut. Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe are among the famous celebrities who had pruchased an Asscher cut ring for the price of $520,000 in 1998. Also, Queen Elizabeth II owns an Asscher cut ring.

Undoubtedly, engagement rings are known to be very significant pieces and these are evidenced in their look and designs. David Beckham offered the 'Secret Kiss of The Rose' diamond ring to his wife Victoria. It was named such because it has a 0.9-carat pink diamond as the center piece and is supposed to symbolize a heart surrounded by white diamonds of 4.5-carats. The ring cost $525,000.

However, Paris Hilton captured the media's attention in 2005 when she owned the 24-carat white diamond engagement ring that cost 4.7 million dollars. This was one of the world's most extravagant rings ever sold. Perhaps, she needed to have bodyguards around her when she wears the ring in public. Since the ring's cost was very expensive, Paris' fiancé named Latsis bought a wedding band she can use daily.

Beyonce Knowles’ engagement ring was probably the most expensive ever sold. It was his rapper fiancé, Jay-Z who gave her an 18-carat white diamond ring that was said to be $5 million designed by Lorrain Schwartz, a jeweler of the stars.