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Three unusual celebrity rings and their TLC counterparts

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One of our goals at Turtle Love Co. is to provide couples with unique engagement rings, so we’re always intrigued when a celebrity has an avant garde engagement ring of their own. Below are three unusual celebrity engagement rings and some rings of our own that are just as beautiful and more affordable.

Jacqueline Kennedy and her engagement ring (photo from here)

Jacqueline Kennedy- when John Kennedy proposed to Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953, he gave her a gorgeous ring that had one 2.84 carat emerald and one 2.88 carat diamond. In 1962, he had the ring re-set with additional round diamonds totalling 0.66 carats and 1.46 carats total in marquise cut diamonds.

Dryad Five Chocolate Diamond Ring and Modern Green Tourmaline Ring

Dryad Five Chocolate Diamond Ring and Modern Green Tourmaline Ring

Taking our cue from the unconventional design of Jacqueline Kennedy’s ring, we suggest our Dryad Five Chocolate Diamond Ring. The ring is handcrafted by Heather Perry using conflict-free diamonds and recycled sterling silver and is a similar free-spirited take on the traditional diamond engagement ring setting. If it’s the gold and green stone that you admire about Jacqueline Kennedy’s ring, we also suggest our Modern Green Tourmaline Ring.

Princess Diana's engagement ring

Princess Diana’s engagement ring

Princess Diana- Now the engagement ring of Kate Middleton, the much imitated 18 carat sapphire ring surrounded by small diamonds was chosen by Princess Diana prior to the announcement of her engagement to Prince Charles early in 1981.

Classic Channel-Set Wedding Band with Diamonds and Sapphires

Classic Channel-Set Wedding Band with Diamonds and Sapphires

The beauty of Princess Diana’s ring comes as much from its stones as it does from its design. With that in mind, we suggest our Classic Channel-Set Wedding Band with Diamonds and Sapphires. The mirror-like white gold used to make this ring is recycled and embraces a row of conflict-free diamonds and ocean blue sapphires. The design feels glamorous and modern while still paying tribute to classic style.

Madonna and her engagement ring

Madonna and her engagement ring

Madonna- For her engagement to Guy Ritchie Madonna received an Edwardian-style custom made ring with three round 5 carat diamonds. The ring was a change from most celebrity engagement rings, which tend to feature a large center stone.

Rising Sun Three Diamond Engagement Ring

Rising Sun Three Diamond Engagement Ring

If a ring with three diamonds appeals to you, we suggest our Rising Sun Three Diamond Engagement Ring in White Gold. This streamlined, modern twist on Madonna’s engagement ring is crafted in San Francisco by Jeannie Hwang and features three diamonds with a total of .75 carats in a setting of 14K white gold.

 

Elvis Presley’s rings being auctioned today in Memphis, TN

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At Turtle Love Co. we appreciate jewelry with a different kind of design and there are few men in recent memory who had a collection of jewelry as different as the rings owned by Elvis Presley. Today in Memphis there is an auction taking place less than ten miles away from Elvis Presley’s famous Graceland Mansion that features many rare and interesting items from the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, including some unique pieces of his jewelry.

Elvis Presley's ring featuring a gold coin and diamonds

One of the pieces of Elvis’s jewelry up for auction, a pinky ring built around an antique gold coin surrounded by diamonds in a 14K gold setting (picture from Heritage Auctions)

At the auction, which is being billed as the “2012 Ultimate Elvis Auction II,” is this 14K gold pinky ring featuring a circle of tiny diamonds and an antique gold coin worn by Elvis in the documentary Elvis: That’s the Way it Is. The ring has a starting bid price of $17,500 but is expected to go for as much as $42,000.

The most interesting thing about the rings for sale is the particular stones and unique designs that Elvis favored. According to Elvis’s friend Charlie Hodge, who is selling one of the rings given to him by The King, Presley was fond of turquoise jewelry and at one point had between 10 and 12 rings featuring the stone.

Elvis Presley's gold, diamond, and black sapphire ring

Elvis Presley’s gold, diamond, and black sapphire ring (picture from Heritage Auctions)

The rings also show some insight into Presley’s personality. One of the rings, a large, intricate 14K gold piece that looks similar to a tree top with small diamonds and black star sapphires as apples scattered through the gold branches, was gifted by Elvis to his friend Alan Fortas who explained that ”Elvis believed the wearing of sapphire jewelry was supposed to signify generosity, good manners, wisdom, and noble thoughts.”

Priscilla Presley's engagement ring

Priscilla Presley showing off her diamond ring in 1967

 

 

 

Elvis and Priscilla’s wedding rings:

Elvis’s second wedding band from his 1967 marriage to his wife Priscilla (the first ring having been lost shortly after the wedding) was auctioned in 2006 for $90,000. The wedding band, chosen by Priscilla, is a platinum setting with baguette cut and round cut diamonds. The ring Elvis chose for Priscilla is equally impressive and has a three carat diamond at its center with a surround of 20 smaller diamonds.