Cushion cut rings are nowadays many a couple’s first choice of engagement rings. The popularity of the cushion cut engagement ring can be attributed to a number of factors.
Chief among the attractions of the cushion cut engagement ring is, of course, the sheer classic and romantic feel that the cushion cut oozes of. The typical Cushion cut engagement ring is made from diamond, and this adds to its attractiveness as an engagement ring, as many people look for a ‘rock’s strength in choosing an engagement ring, to signify the strength and invincibility of their relationship, which is after all (supposed to be) the basis of their engagement to one another.
Of course, when people are thinking of things like engagements and weddings they tend to go down the sentimental route – and ‘antique’ things (like antique cars, antique clothing and so on) tend to find a lot of appeal when people are in this sentimental mood, as one would note from most wedding processions, for instance. Now given that the cushion cut is also described as an ‘antique cut’ it is not surprising that it is many people’s first choice of an engagement ring, once you take into consideration the sentimental mood that engulfs us during periods like when we are just about to get engaged.
The roots of the cushion cut engagement ring can be traced back to the last (20th) century, and it is in fact an upshot of the old mine cut and the modern oval cuts which were there for eons before it. Looking at the cushion cut, in fact, one gets the feeling that it probably gets its romantic feel from the modern oval cut, while getting its classic feel from the old mine cut, as both cuts are its ‘parents.’
While many people before the debut of the cushion cut ring liked the old mine cut (for that classic feel), there was always a feeling that the old mine cut was not romantic enough. And while the modern oval cut was viewed as more romantic, there was a widely held view that it was also not ‘classic’ enough – and it was therefore no wonder that the cushion cut ring found such widespread appeal to those who wanted the best of the romantic feel and the best of the classic feel in one ring (as you can only have one engagement ring, after all). The cushion cut ring takes the best from the old mine cut and the best from the modern oval cut, and fuses them together in one fantastic offering.
Of course, efforts by the makers of cushion cut engagement rings to boost their popularity have gone a long way towards making the cushion cut engagement ring many a lover’s choice for a ring to tell their special one that they are ready to spend the rest of their lives with them. After all, there is undeniable power in advertising and very few people can argue with the fact that what is said to be a great product repeatedly soon comes to be seen as such. What is clear though, with regard to the cushion cut is that it is not just a highly hyped product design, but one that offers value to meet the hype.
