That is why the structural diversity of rings for women is amazingly rich. Although, not too many know that ring were worn only by men eminently. Rings in these times meant power, commercial status and ecclesiastical role which in the patriarchal society it was primarily the privilege of men.
As civilizations and technology evolved, jewels became more available for a wider layer of society. The ‘promise’ function of the rings appeared for lovers to show commitment for each other. Although, gold was very rare at the time and rather costly. Wearing gold rings became more and more wide spread form the 17th and 18th century.
Nowadays, gold rings are very diverse just like fashion. On the one hand, ladies wear gold rings as engagement rings, or out of fashion. Those rings which are fashion rings are usually very spectacular jewels shape and colour wise. Just like many other fashion items these jewels were created by huge French and Italian fashion houses.
In these early years the jewels were made with real gemstones and noble metals because the industry was not developed enough to create good quality copies, the so called bijous that were manufactured in quantity. By today this is not an issue, you can buy bijous everywhere but for those who love real jewellery they stick to the time and value proof gold jewellery