Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentine mannequin Georgina Rodríguez introduced their engagement on Monday after eight years of courting. The bride-to-be shared the momentous information in an Instagram submit, with a photograph of her huge sparkler of an engagement ring and the caption, written in Spanish: “Sure, I do. On this and in all my lives.” The submit has since damaged the web, with over 11.3 million likes as of Tuesday morning.
The official particulars of Rodríguez’s bling, just like the variety of carats and the way a lot it’s price, have but to be revealed by the ability couple and their unknown jeweler, however that hasn’t stopped jewellery specialists from weighing in.
Right here’s what we all know to this point in regards to the “4 C’s” (lower, readability, coloration and carat) of the spectacular diamond ring:
What sort of lower is the diamond?
Abdulla BelJafla, inventive director of Gafla, who shared his perception with Vogue Arabia, stated the principle diamond within the middle is an oval-cut, which maximizes its brilliance. “A superbly proportioned oval (with a 1.30–1.50 length-to-width ratio) affords symmetry on the hand,” he instructed the journal. “Whereas many ovals exhibit the refined ‘bow-tie impact,’ this piece seems to have distinctive mild dispersion, minimizing it completely.”
What number of estimated carats are there?
Rodríguez’s oval-cut diamond ring is roughly 37 carats in complete, in keeping with jewellery specialists.
The middle oval stone weighs about 35 carats, Tobias Kormind, the managing director of 77 Diamonds in London, instructed Folks. He believes the middle stone is flanked by oval stones on the edges, about one carat every, set in platinum.
BelJafla additionally assessed the stunner to be about 37 carats complete and estimated the middle diamond to be “between 22 and 30 carats,” he instructed Vogue Arabia.
Let’s get right down to brass tacks. How a lot do we predict this ring is price?
It’s estimated to be price seven figures.
“If the diamond is pure and of outstanding high quality within the D-F coloration vary with flawless or near-flawless readability, its worth may simply exceed round $2 million,” Laura Taylor, engagement ring specialist at Lorel Diamonds, instructed Folks.
In the meantime, Kormind estimates that Rodríguez is carrying round a $5 million ring on her finger.
“Consultants worth the ring between U.S. $4 million and U.S. $5 million,” BelJafla instructed Vogue Arabia, “given the dimensions, flawless readability, and D coloration of the stones. … A hoop like that is fairly uncommon if it’s a pure diamond.”
What else do we all know in regards to the engaged couple?
Ronaldo, 40, and Rodríguez, 31, have been collectively for eight years. They’ve a complete of 4 youngsters collectively: twins Eva Maria and Mateo, 8 (born by way of surrogacy); daughter Alana, 7; and daughter Bella, 3. Ronaldo additionally has a 15-year-old son, Cristiano Jr., from a earlier relationship. The couple beforehand introduced the demise of Bella’s twin brother, Ángel, in April 2022.
