Vintage Cocktail 60’s ring

Vintage 1960s Cocktail ring made of 18kt white gold. The ring is embellished in the upper part by a central brilliant cut diamond surrounded by Burmese rubies in a round and teardrop shape. To make this vintage 1960s cocktail ring even richer, a row of brilliant cut diamonds set at the edges. The cocktail ring is a jewel of great style and elegance, still in vogue and much loved by today’s fashion. But the story of this beautiful model has its roots in the profound controversies of American Prohibition. The cocktail ring is a large ring, with an originally simple setting that has been enhanced over the years and based on the evolutions of the design, embeds a faceted precious stone of important caliber and is, always and in any case, a jewel that does not goes unnoticed. The term cocktail was conceived in the era of Prohibition, when illegal drinkers were forced to use code languages ​​to move carefully. The cocktail parties spread in the following decades and it is believed that the participants in these parties wore the famous rings, gigantic and luxurious, on the right hand. The connection with the cocktail, from which the jewel takes its name, also developed due to the fact that these elegant revelers ordered their drinks by raising their right hand and showing off the beautiful ring. In this way, they not only attracted the attention of other luxury lovers, but certainly also the attention of those who should have served their expected cocktail.

• Central diamond: 0.70 ct
• Rubies: ct 3 ca.
• Dimensions: 2.3 cm
• Size: 10 (modifiable on request)