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Cartier White Gold Love Wedding Band 8 Diamonds

Cartier Small Model Love Band Ring with 8 Diamonds in 18 Karat Yellow Gold, Box
Cartier Small Model Love Band Ring with 8 Diamonds in 18 Karat Yellow Gold, Box

Cartier Small Model Love Band Ring with 8 Diamonds in 18 Karat Yellow Gold, Box

By Cartier

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Ring Size: Cartier Size 53 / US 6.25 The Cartier Love Collection has long been synonymous with timeless romance and refined elegance, and this 18 karat yellow gold band ring is no e...

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2010s Unknown Contemporary Band Rings

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Cartier Love Collection Small Model Pavé Diamond Band Ring 18 Karat White Gold
Cartier Love Collection Small Model Pavé Diamond Band Ring 18 Karat White Gold

Cartier Love Collection Small Model Pavé Diamond Band Ring 18 Karat White Gold

By Cartier

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

This classic Cartier Love Collection ring is made of polished 18 karat white gold and features 8 screw motifs evenly spaced apart throughout the band.

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2010s French Contemporary Band Rings

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Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold

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Cartier White Gold Love Wedding Band, 8 Diamonds Size 50
Cartier White Gold Love Wedding Band, 8 Diamonds Size 50

Cartier White Gold Love Wedding Band, 8 Diamonds Size 50

By Cartier

Located in Miami, FL

Brand: Cartier Collection: LOVE Metal: White Gold Metal Purity: 18k Stone: 8 Brilliant Round Cut Diamonds Total Carat Weight: 0.19 carats Ring Size: 50 (euro) ; 5.25 (US) Tota...

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21st Century and Contemporary Wedding Rings

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Cartier White Love Wedding Band Gold 8 Diamonds Ring
Cartier White Love Wedding Band Gold 8 Diamonds Ring

Cartier White Love Wedding Band Gold 8 Diamonds Ring

By Cartier

Located in New York, NY

Love wedding band, 18K white gold, set with 8 brilliant-cut diamonds totaling 0.19 carat. A child of 1970s New York, the LOVE collection remains today an iconic symbol of love that ...

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2010s French Wedding Rings

Modernist 18 Karat White Gold & Three Diamond "Love" Ring/Wedding Band, Cartier
Modernist 18 Karat White Gold & Three Diamond "Love" Ring/Wedding Band, Cartier

Modernist 18 Karat White Gold & Three Diamond "Love" Ring/Wedding Band, Cartier

By Cartier

Located in New York, NY

It features an austere white gold band with incised circles bifurcated down the center, an iconic motif from Cartier's "love series" as well as three brilliant cut diamonds weighing ...

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20th Century French Modern Wedding Rings

Materials

Diamond, White Gold

Cartier Love Wedding Band 8 Diamonds Ring 50 WG
Cartier Love Wedding Band 8 Diamonds Ring 50 WG

Cartier Love Wedding Band 8 Diamonds Ring 50 WG

By Cartier

Located in Kobe, Hyogo

Item: Authentic Cartier Love Wedding Band 8 Diamonds Ring Stones: Diamond (0.19ct) Metal: 18K White Gold Ring Size: 50 US SIZE 5.25 UK SIZE J 3/4 Internal Diameter: 15.85 mm Measure...

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Early 2000s French Band Rings

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Cartier Love Ring with 3 Diamonds
Cartier Love Ring with 3 Diamonds

Cartier Love Ring with 3 Diamonds

By Cartier

Located in SYDNEY, NSW

Unique features: A Cartier Diamond Wedding Band with 3 Diamonds in White Gold.

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21st Century and Contemporary Wedding Rings

Materials

Diamond, White Gold

Cartier Love Ring with 3 Diamonds 0.25ct
Cartier Love Ring with 3 Diamonds 0.25ct

Cartier Love Ring with 3 Diamonds 0.25ct

By Cartier

Located in SYDNEY, NSW

Unique features: A Cartier Diamond Wedding Band with 3 Diamonds in White Gold.

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21st Century and Contemporary Wedding Rings

Materials

Diamond, White Gold

Cartier Love Wedding Band Ring with Diamonds Set in 18 Karat Yellow Gold
Cartier Love Wedding Band Ring with Diamonds Set in 18 Karat Yellow Gold

Cartier Love Wedding Band Ring with Diamonds Set in 18 Karat Yellow Gold

By Cartier

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Ring Size: 6.75 This beautiful Cartier Love band ring with diamonds is an iconic symbol of enduring love and timeless elegance. Crafted by the renowned luxury brand Cartier, this ri...

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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings

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Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Cartier Love White Gold and Diamond Pave Wedding Band
Cartier Love White Gold and Diamond Pave Wedding Band

Cartier Love White Gold and Diamond Pave Wedding Band

By Cartier

Located in New York, NY

Authentic Cartier ‘Love’ Wedding Band crafted in 18 karat white gold and features three rows of glittering pave round brilliant diamonds weighing an estimated 0.31 carats.

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2010s Band Rings

Materials

Diamond, White Gold

Cartier 8 Diamonds in 18 Karat White Gold, Love Wedding Band
Cartier 8 Diamonds in 18 Karat White Gold, Love Wedding Band

Cartier 8 Diamonds in 18 Karat White Gold, Love Wedding Band

By Cartier

Located in Miami, FL

Brilliance Jewels, Miami Questions? Call Us Anytime! 786,482,8100 Size: 51(European) ; 5.75 (US) ​​​​​​​Designer: Cartier Collection: Love Style: ​​​​​​​Ring Metal: White Gold ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings

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Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold

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Cartier White Gold Love Wedding Band 8 Diamonds For Sale on 1stDibs

Find an expansive variety of cartier white gold love wedding band 8 diamonds available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of Gold, White Gold and 18k Gold, these items were constructed with great care. Our collection of these items for sale includes 2 vintage editions and 8 modern creations to choose from as well. Our inventory has long been popular, and it includes earlier versions that date to the 20th Century and newer variations that were made as recently as the 21st Century. Modern are consistently popular styles when it comes to cartier white gold love wedding band 8 diamonds. A selection of round cut and brilliant cut can be found today on these pages. When shopping our range of cartier white gold love wedding band 8 diamonds, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for men today than there are for women.

How Much are Cartier White Gold Love Wedding Band 8 Diamonds?

Prices for cartier white gold love wedding band 8 diamonds start at $1,650 and top out at $5,050 with these rings, on average, selling for $2,600.

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For its extraordinary range of bracelets, watches, rings and other adornments, French luxury house Cartier is undeniably one of the most well known and internationally revered jewelers in the world among clients both existing and aspirational.

Perhaps 1847 was not the ideal time to open a new watchmaking and jewelry business, as the French Revolution was not kind to the aristocracy who could afford such luxuries. Nevertheless, it was the year Louis-François Cartier (1819–1904) — who was born into poverty — founded his eponymous empire, assuming control of the workshop of watchmaker Adolphe Picard, under whom he had previously been employed as an assistant. Of course, in the beginning, it was a relatively modest affair, but by the late 1850s, Cartier had its first royal client, Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, niece of Napoleon Bonaparte, who commissioned the jeweler to design brooches, earrings and other accessories.

Under the leadership of Louis-François’s son, Alfred, who took over in 1874, business boomed. Royalty around the world wore Cartier pieces, including Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the Maharaja of Patiala and King Edward VII, who had 27 tiaras made by the jewelry house for his coronation in 1902 and issued Cartier a royal warrant in 1904. (Today, the British royal family still dons Cartier pieces; Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, regularly sports a Ballon Bleu de Cartier watch.)

Cartier’s golden years, however, began when Alfred introduced his three sons, Louis, Pierre and Jacques, to the business. The brothers expanded Cartier globally: Louis reigned in Paris, Pierre in New York and Jacques in London, ensuring their brand’s consistency at their branches across the world. The trio also brought in such talents as Charles Jacqueau and Jeanne Toussaint.

One of Cartier’s earliest major successes was the Santos de Cartier watch — one of the world's first modern wristwatches for men. (Previously, a large number of people were using only pocket watches.) Louis designed the timepiece in 1904 for his friend, popular Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, who wanted to be able to check the time more easily while flying.

Cartier’s other famous timepieces include the Tank watch, which was inspired by the linear form of military tanks during World War I, and the so-called mystery clocks. Invented by watchmaker and magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin and later crafted exclusively for Cartier in the house’s workshop by watchmaker Maurice Couët, the mystery clocks were so named because the integration of glass dials on which the clocks’ hands would seemingly float as well as structures that are hidden away within the base give the illusion that they operate without machinery.

On the jewelry side of the business, Cartier’s internationally renowned offerings include the Tutti Frutti collection, which featured colorful carved gemstones inspired by Jacques’s trip to India and grew in popularity during the Art Deco years; the panthère motif, which has been incorporated into everything from brooches to rings; and the Love bracelet, a minimal, modernist locking bangle inspired by medieval chastity belts that transformed fine jewelry.

While the Cartier family sold the business following the death of Pierre in 1964, the brand continues to innovate today, renewing old hits and creating new masterpieces.

Find contemporary and vintage Cartier watches, engagement rings, necklaces and other accessories on 1stDibs.

Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship

Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself. 

Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.

Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.

For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.

Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.

In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so. 

Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.

Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle. 

BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.

A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in

Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.

Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.

Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.

The Legacy of Diamond in Jewelry Design

Antique diamond rings, diamond tiaras and dazzling vintage diamond earrings are on the wish lists of every lover of fine jewelry. And diamonds and diamond jewelry are primarily associated with storybook engagements and red-carpet grand entrances — indeed, this ultra-cherished gemstone has a dramatic history on its hands.

From “A Diamond Is Forever” to “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” pop culture has ingrained in our minds that diamonds are the most desired, the most lasting and the most valuable gemstone. But what makes the diamond so special? Each stone — whether it’s rubies, sapphires or another stone — is unique and important in its own right. April babies might claim diamonds for themselves, but just about everyone wants this kind of sparkle in their lives!

There are several factors that set diamonds apart from other stones, and these points are important to our gem education.

Diamonds are minerals. They are made up of almost entirely of carbon (carbon comprises 99.95 percent; the remainder consists of various trace elements). Diamonds are the hardest gemstones, ranking number 10 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. Even its name, diamond, is rooted in the Greek adamas, or unconquerable. The only object that can scratch a diamond is another diamond. Diamonds are formed deep within the earth at very high temperatures (1,652–2,372 degrees Fahrenheit at depths between 90 and 120 miles beneath the earth’s surface) and are carried up by volcanic activity. Diamonds are quite rare, according to the Gemological Institute of America, and only 30 percent of all the diamonds mined in the world are gem quality.

In the 1950s, the Gemological Institute of America developed the 4Cs grading system to classify diamonds: clarity, color, cut and carat weight. Not all diamonds are created equal (there are diamonds, and then there are diamonds). The value of the diamond depends on the clarity (flawless diamonds are very rare but a diamond's value decreases if there are many blemishes or inclusions), color (the less color the higher the grade), cut (how the diamond’s facets catch the light, certain cuts of diamonds show off the stone better than others) and carat weight (the bigger, the better).

When you start shopping for a diamond engagement ring, always prioritize the cut, which plays the largest role in the diamond's beauty (taking the time to clean your diamond ring at least every six months or so plays a role in maintaining said beauty). And on 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement ringsvintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings

Shop antique and vintage diamond rings, diamond necklaces and other extraordinary diamond jewelry on 1stDibs.  

Finding the Right Rings for You

Antique and vintage rings have long held a special place in the hearts of fine jewelry lovers all over the world.

No matter their origin or specific characteristics, rings are timeless, versatile accessories. They’ve carried deep meaning since at least the Middle Ages, when diamond rings symbolized strength and other kinds of rings were worn to signify romantic feelings or to denote an affiliation with a religious order. Rings have also forever been emblematic of eternity.

Over time, rings have frequently taken the form of serpents, which have long been associated with eternal life, health and renewal. Italian luxury jewelry house Bulgari has become famous for its widely loved Serpenti motif, for example, and its Serpenti ring, like the other accessories in the collection, began as an homage to jewelry of the Roman and Hellenistic eras. The serpent is now a popular motif in fine jewelry. Jewelry devotees have long pined for rings adorned with reptiles, thanks to antique Victorian rings — well, specifically, Queen Victoria’s illustrious engagement ring, which took the form of a gold snake set with rubies, diamonds and an emerald (her birthstone). Designs for Victorian-era engagement rings often featured repoussé work and chasing, in which patterns are hammered into the metal.

Engagement rings, which are reliably intimidating to shop for, are still widely recognized as symbols of love and commitment. On 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement ringsvintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings

The most collectible antique engagement rings and vintage engagement rings are those from the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras. Named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who in succession ruled England starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign), antique Georgian rings, be they engagement rings or otherwise, are also coveted by collectors. Pearls, along with colored gemstones like garnets, rubies and sapphires, were widely used in Georgian jewelry. The late-1700s paste jewelry was a predecessor to what we now call fashion or costume jewelry

The Art Nouveau movement (1880–1910) brought with it rings inspired by the natural world. Antique Art Nouveau rings might feature depictions of winged insects and fauna as well as women, who were simultaneously eroticized and romanticized, frequently with long flowing hair. Art Deco jewelry, on the other hand, which originated during the 1920s and ’30s, is by and large “white jewelry.” White metals, primarily platinum, were favored over yellow gold in the design of antique Art Deco rings and other accessories as well as geometric motifs, with women drawn to the era’s dazzling cocktail rings in particular.

Whether you’re hunting down a chunky classic for a Prohibition-themed cocktail party or seeking a clean contemporary design to complement your casual ensemble, find an exquisite collection of antique, new and vintage rings on 1stDibs.