Weddings Summer 2008 > Engagement

Michael Ashton

This elegant neighborhood boutique, furnished like a gentleman’s library, has a wide selection of diamond, ruby, and sapphire wedding bands. One standout in the high-end mix is a 7.06-carat cushion-cut diamond ring for $150,000.

Michael Eigen

As a one-stop shop for more than 40 of the hottest jewelry designers, Eigen stocks a smattering of classic engagement-ring styles, as well as a strong selection of modern designs. Prices range from $250 to $50,000.

Mikimoto

As an alternative to the traditional engagement ring, Mikimoto uses a pearl as the centerpiece and embellishes with diamonds or other gems (from $1,000).

Mimi So International, Llc.

Platinum-and-diamond floral rings start at $2,620, and if you want to splurge on a traditional design, there’s a round, 1.26-carat brilliant-cut, set in platinum, for $12,000.

Mish New York

Socialites adore designer Mish Tworkowski’s statusy creations. Highlights include sweet eighteen-karat-gold bamboo-shaped bands and eighteen-karat-white-gold ones with a circling row of raised stars. Prices upon request.

Movado

Though more well-known for its signature watches, Movado’s engagement rings are modern and simple, with one or three of its patented 114-facet diamonds set on platinum or eighteen-karat-gold bands (starting at $3,995).

New York Wedding Ring

Describe your vision to owner Sam Abbay, and then bend, solder, and polish your own creation at this wedding-band studio. It’s $850 for the first day of class and $75 an hour for subsequent days. Customers usually pay from $1,000 to $5,000 for bands and $1,000 to $10,000 for engagement rings.

Niwaka

Niwaka’s sleek designs come in white, pink, and yellow gold, as well as platinum. Prices begin at $500 for a simple yellow-gold band, and top out at $15,000 for a one-carat diamond engagement ring with platinum setting.

Norman Landsberg

Connoisseur of the elusively flawless diamond, Landsberg has more than 1,000 styles of engagement rings to choose from with designers like Verragio, Martin Flyer, and Gregg Ruth. Engagement rings start at $2,500.

Piaget

Romantics like the symbolism of Piaget’s Possession Ring, the most popular of which has seven diamonds (for good luck) on a pair of intertwined bands (from $1,700).

Pomellato

Pomellato sells rings in vivid colors ($2,000 to $17,000), large semiprecious-stone drop earrings ($2,000 to $8,000), and fashionable pieces like the jet-tooth and gold-link Victoria pendant necklace ($5,160).

Regency Diamonds

This third-generation diamond district jeweler buys rough-cut diamonds directly, taking out the middleman to cut costs. Engagement rings start at $1,000, simple gold wedding bands at $80.

Reinstein/Ross

The store’s distinctive, handmade matte wedding rings (18-, 20-, and 22-karat gold and platinum) have an old-world quality, but are funky enough for brides with exotic or offbeat aesthetics. Gold wedding bands start at $450.

Roslyn

Roslyn specializes in re-creating vintage jewelry. Custom design is available, as well as classic Art Deco pieces. Simple gold bands start at $500, while more complex settings can cost up to $50,000.

Sharon Alouf

Sharon Alouf crafts delicate rings with canary yellow, natural, and cognac-colored diamonds set in platinum or gold (from $7,500). Her wedding bands (from $1,500) are platinum, 20-, or 22-karat-gold (plain or studded with white, yellow, or pink round diamonds). By appointment only.

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