Taylor Swift Is Engaged And Bejeweled: What We Know About That Rock On Her Ring Finger

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are engaged, and Swifties everyplace had an contiguous follow-up question: What are nan specifications of nan ring?

The monolithic gem that now rests upon Swift's near ringing digit is group successful yellowish gold, its agleam sparkle featured successful nan couple's engagement announcement connected Instagram.

NBC News tin corroborate that Kelce purchased nan ringing — which features 4 prongs and a fastener back, aliases a mini bezel astir nan chromatic — astatine Artifex Fine Jewelry, an online jeweler that claims to trade jewelry pinch earthy stones.

The ringing is an aged excavation superb trim — aliases an ancient elongated cushion — that is astir 8 to 10 carats, Stephanie Gottlieb, Founder and Creative Director astatine Stephanie Gottlieb Fine Jewelry, said successful an email.

Lauren B. Shmueli, a luxury ringing master and gem expert, suspects nan gem is 7 to 8 carats and appears to person a clarity of VS1 aliases higher.

A earthy gem this size could scope anyplace from $400,000 to $800,000, depending connected nan peculiar specs, Gottlieb explained.

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The Clear Cut, a New York City-based jeweler specializing successful engagement rings, stated successful a TikTok that nan gem appears to beryllium a “spready stone,” allowing “windowing” successful its facets, which makes nan nonstop size difficult to determine. But if they had to guess, they said nan ringing looks for illustration it's betwixt 4 and 7 carats.

Gottlieb was incapable to pinpoint nan nonstop colour aliases clarity of nan diamond, but said it appears "warmer" than different diamonds, a characteristic emblematic of antiques.

"From nan picture, it appears to person nan warmth you typically find successful antiques, which really adds to nan characteristic and wide beauty of a earthy diamond," Gottlieb said.

Gottlieb described nan ancient cushion trim arsenic "a small spot much unique," particularly astatine a clip erstwhile lab-grown diamonds are each nan rage.

"Antique stones connection characteristic that you can't replicate," Gottlieb said.

The Clear Cut besides highlighted nan "vintage charm" of ancient trim stone, noting that each is 1 of a kind.

Shmueli explained via matter connection that ancient cushions are known for their "soft curved edges and unique checkerboard faceting pattern, which lends nan chromatic exceptional character."

Gottlieb added that nan chromatic stands retired because of really elongated it is, and does not look for illustration a "typical" cushion shape. The Clear Cut besides pointed retired really nan elongated style complements Swift's agelong fingers.

She was besides speedy to constituent retired nan mounting — a "thicker yellowish golden tapered set pinch burnished broadside stones," Gottlieb said, adding that nan broadside stones mightiness person a sentimental worth to Swift and Kelce.

Shmueli added that nan detailing connected nan mounting "gracefully frames nan stone," and nan set is "tapered and etched pinch good engraving detailing, which completes nan design, enhancing nan ring's practice aesthetic."

Artifex, nan jeweler wherever nan ringing was purchased, was promoting a "from nan vault..." postulation connected its website arsenic of Tuesday afternoon. The phrasing whitethorn beryllium a call-out to immoderate of Swift's astir precocious released tracks, which accompanied her "Taylor's Version" re-recordings. Swift said these tracks were written years ago, but didn't make it onto nan original album.