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 publish, 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 publish 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 facility couple and their unknown jeweler, however that hasn’t stopped jewellery specialists from weighing in.
Right here’s what we all know thus far in regards to the “4 C’s” (reduce, readability, shade and carat) of the spectacular diamond ring:
What sort of reduce is the diamond?
Abdulla BelJafla, inventive director of Gafla, who shared his perception with Vogue Arabia, stated the primary 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) presents symmetry on the hand,” he informed the journal. “Whereas many ovals exhibit the refined ‘bow-tie impact,’ this piece seems to have distinctive mild dispersion, minimizing it solely.”
What number of estimated carats are there?
Rodríguez’s oval-cut diamond ring is roughly 37 carats in whole, in accordance with jewellery specialists.
The middle oval stone weighs about 35 carats, Tobias Kormind, the managing director of 77 Diamonds in London, informed Folks. He believes the middle stone is flanked by oval stones on the perimeters, about one carat every, set in platinum.
BelJafla additionally assessed the stunner to be about 37 carats whole and estimated the middle diamond to be “between 22 and 30 carats,” he informed Vogue Arabia.
Let’s get right down to brass tacks. How a lot do we expect this ring is price?
It’s estimated to be price seven figures.
“If the diamond is pure and of remarkable high quality within the D-F shade vary with flawless or near-flawless readability, its worth may simply exceed round $2 million,” Laura Taylor, engagement ring specialist at Lorel Diamonds, informed Folks.
In the meantime, Kormind estimates that Rodríguez is carrying round a $5 million ring on her finger.
“Specialists worth the ring between U.S. $4 million and U.S. $5 million,” BelJafla informed Vogue Arabia, “given the dimensions, flawless readability, and D shade 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 kids collectively: twins Eva Maria and Mateo, 8 (born through 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 dying of Bella’s twin brother, Ángel, in April 2022.
