

Modern or Vintage Style Engagement Rings?
Modern or Vintage Style Engagement Rings?

Engagement ring settings play a major role in determining whether an engagement ring looks more contemporary or more antique. While we tend to think of modern engagement rings with a bezel setting and vintage style engagement rings with a prong setting, both engagement ring settings can evoke a particular era, depending on the details you pair them with.



Prong Set Vintage Style Engagement Rings
Many of our vintage style engagement rings feature a prong setting. Our bestselling Lady’s Slipper Ring features a closed basket setting and a tapered band. The accent stones are set into the band, rather than floating weightlessly, making this style seem more antique. The Pictorial Ring features decorative and antique-inspired double prongs, as well as minimalist accent diamonds that gently draw your eye toward the focal stone. The Sapling Ring surrounds the focal stone with a uniquely dynamic halo that gives this engagement ring an antique lace-like edge.


Bezel Set Vintage Style Engagement Rings
While bezel engagement rings tend to lean more modern, there are certainly some bezel set vintage style engagement rings in our collection! The Avenue Ring is a cathedral setting ring, pairing a thick-walled bezel with a sweeping antique-inspired band. The Moonrise Ring, much like an Art Deco engagement ring, surrounds each stone of this three stone engagement ring in a bubbled bezel, highlighting both shape and the metal of your choice. The bezel version of our Lady’s Slipper Ring, the Evenfall Ring, adds a bezel setting to the beloved antique taper of this MC classic.



Prong Set Modern Engagement Rings
Unique details are what set our designs apart, and also what can cause an engagement ring with a prong setting to become distinctly contemporary. The Fluency Ring features a modern twist on the pave band, flanking the focal stone in geometric baguette cut diamonds. The Stargaze Ring surrounds the focal stone with a cluster of accent diamonds, all set at different heights to create depth and movement. The Attune Ring is bold and aerodynamic, with the focal stone appearing to float above a curved diamond band.

Bezel Set Modern Engagement Rings
The bezel setting is one of the biggest engagement ring trends of our time, making a statement with gold and structure. The Stanza Ring features a unique half-bezel setting, a modern reimagination of this classic structure that only partially frames the focal stone in metal. The Bezel Plateau Ring centers a bezel set stone on a contemporary, wide gold band. The Upcast Ring brings both unique angles and asymmetry, setting the pear cut diamond focal stone at a slight tilt and accenting it on one side with a small cluster of diamonds.






The Timeless Solitaire Engagement Ring
A solitaire engagement ring is truly timeless, able to stand the test of time with classic minimalism. Our collection features solitaire engagement rings of both engagement ring styles, and is a great choice if you can’t decide which era you want to evoke with your engagement ring.
A wedding band can completely change the feel of an engagement ring, allowing it to become more modern or vintage-inspired, depending on the type of wedding band you pair it with. Our classic solitaire engagement rings, the prong-set Whisper Ring and the bezel set engagement ring, the Formation Ring, are both a blank canvas, just waiting for your personal details. Pair a solitaire engagement ring with a wide, asymmetrical shadow band, like the Sonnet Band or the Archetype Band, to make your wedding set feel more modern. If you like a more antique look, consider the Lace Edge Ring to add antique lace-like detail, or the Sidestep Band, which incorporates a vintage milgrain texture.



Conclusion!
- While bezels tend to be more modern, and prongs more vintage, any engagement ring can evoke a particular era
- Our collection features both modern and vintage style engagement rings
- A solitaire engagement ring is truly timeless
- A wedding band can help your engagement ring feel more modern or antique-inspired












