If you aren’t one of those who like to buy terrible looking wedding rings for 10-20$, then your standards are definitely admirable. If you want to really get a nice set of wedding jewelry, then we recommend that you get vintage wedding rings. The vintage style denotes the era ranging from 1930 to 1940, the era when there a lot of wars, and the production of jewelry was slowed down. The rings of that era had very rich texture and were all decorated with huge gemstones. The vintage jewelry made in the past are still extant even these days, and you can buy them, if you go to specific stores.
There is a lot of contradicting information, however, on the Internet about the term “vintage”, and some sources, obviously written not by experts, imply that “vintage” and “antique” means the same, which is not true at all. According to jewelry manufacturers’ websites, the information on which is much more trustworthy in our opinion, the antique era refers to years before 1830′s, and the vintage era refers to 1930′s-1940′s. That is very important to know because the 100+ years difference is the reason why antique rings cost so much more than vintage wedding rings.
You might want to learn where to buy those rings, though, right? You can start by shopping in overstock or amazon, but beware of one thing – most of the jewelry that you find there is not really “vintage”, but more like “vintage style”, or “modern vintage”, as some like to call it. The difference between these terms is that vintage style wedding rings are made recently by modern craftsmen so they don’t hold that much “historical” value. The cost of vintage wedding rings, for example, can reach 2500 dollars, but most vintage style wedding rings cost only 500 dollars of so. Instead, you should find shops specialized in jewelry, preferably antique or vintage jewelry, – Faycullen, for example.
Another thing you can do is you can go to Pawn Shops. Those are the shops where people can leave their items to give other clients a chance to buy them. The revenue is shared between the shop owned and the original owner of the item. Basically, that means that if you are lucky, you will be able to find great vintage jewelry there. Other options include – e-bay and local auctions. We think that it is very important to buy good wedding jewelry – unlike experiencing a fleeting holiday cruise with wedding cruise packages, for example, the rings will stay with you forever.