Top 30 Engagement Rings for $20000

If you’re shopping for an engagement ring for around $20000 then you’ve come to the right place! We have the top 30 recommendations in this price range. Today’s digital marketplace offers a huge array of engagement ring styles and prices to choose from. However, we are confident that our list of the top options should help you make an informed purchase without getting overwhelmed.

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1. The Tiffany Ring with Pear Diamonds

Price: $20,000. Learn more about the Tiffany Ring with Pear Diamonds.

This stunning, elegant Tiffany Ring is the perfect way to start off this list. At its center is a GIA-certified 1.25-carat brilliant-cut diamond, with a G color and VVS2 clarity. Each shoulder has a pear-shaped accent diamond. All of these are prong-set in platinum. The ring also has a Tiffany & Co. signature for authenticity.

2. The Chandalar Ring

Price: $19,000. Learn more about the Chandalar Ring.

Uniquely designed with a swirled top and bottom composition and loaded with diamonds, the Chandalar Ring is another top-tier choice. It’s also a two-tone ring set in platinum and gold. At its center is a 1.73-carat old European cut diamond with a J color and VS2 clarity, prong-set in the middle of the swirl enclosure. These arches have a row of smaller old European cut diamonds bordered with fine milgrain, curving and extending down each shank, and all set in 18k yellow gold. The underside of the gold band has openwork designs opposite the pavé-set diamonds.

3. The Earleville Ring

Price: $20,000. Learn more about the Earleville Ring.

This stunning Earleville Ring features luxurious textural designs loaded with diamonds. Its center stone is a GIA-certified 1.00-carat fancy yellow oval diamond prong-set in platinum. Two halo layers filled with small round diamonds frame this centerpiece, separated by a small space in between for a dramatic effect. They branch out on each shoulder with more pavé-set diamonds, extending down each shank, totaling 0.60 carats. A simple undergallery with oval openwork designs based on the halos completes the ring’s composition.

4. The Bologna Ring

Price: $13,000. Learn more about the Bologna Ring.

The Bologna Ring features an exquisite halo and diamonds in beautiful 18k gold. The use of simple, elegant gold in a circular, symmetrical design makes this a classic. The centerpiece is a 1.68-carat, H-I color, and SI2-I1 clarity-graded, GIA-certified old European cut diamond. Around it is a halo of small pavé-set, old European cut diamonds. On each shoulder is an inset diamond inside a marquise-shaped design, leading to a triple wire shank. All these diamonds are inside fine milgrain borders, plus beautiful openwork undergallery motifs for maximum light entry from these sides.

5. The Preston Ring

Price: $19,500. Learn more about the Preston Ring.

This Preston Ring is the perfect pick if you want a wider, larger platinum ring, with opulent textures full of diamonds. This late-Retro era, circa 1950 piece features the period’s trademark geometric shapes, cuts, and curved designs. At the center is a GIA-certified 1.37-carat transitional cut diamond in the I-J color and VS2-SI1 clarity grade ranges. On each shoulder are two stacked rows of vertical baguette-cut diamonds and round brilliant diamonds. The top and bottom features border single and carré-cut diamonds. These 4 studded diamond rows merge and taper down to each wide shank.

6. The Glade Ring

Price: $22,500. Learn more about the Glade Ring.

if you’re looking for a more classic design from the Art Deco era, circa 1925. Its centerpiece is a GIA-certified 2.01-carat old European cut center diamond with a J color and SI1 clarity. Surrounding it are triangular sapphire stone accents on its top left and right and bottom left and right corners. Small round diamonds accent the shoulder and the north and south sides, each in an enclosure, with milgrain details. Each shank also features inset diamonds followed by engraved motifs.

7. The Eagleview Ring

Price: $18,000. Learn more about the Eagleview Ring.

Combining a minimalist 2-tone design with lavish diamond textures is the Eagleview Ring, one of our most opulent offerings. At the center is a GIA-certified 1.06-carat fancy intense yellow color Asscher-cut diamond with a VS1 clarity, prong-set in 18k yellow gold. A triple-layer-row halo of smaller round yellow diamonds surrounds it in a golden dome formation for maximum sparkling power and is perfectly color-coordinated. The shoulder features a row of small pavé-set round diamonds, extending all the way down each shank on a white gold band.

8. The Bloomsburg Ring

Price: $18,000. Learn more about the Bloomsburg Ring.

The Bloomsburg Ring is an Edwardian-era luxury piece from circa 1910, featuring elaborate old-school designs and motifs. The centerpiece is a 1.44-carat, I color, and VS1 clarity old European cut diamond. Each shoulder has a diamond cluster bow-tie motif that frames it, followed by a rectangular sapphire and an elongated triangle with an inset round diamond on each shank, leading to its platinum band.

9. The Normandy Ring

Price: $18,700. Learn more about the Normandy Ring.

The Normandy Ring is a top choice if you want a vintage engagement ring loaded with diamonds with intricate decorations. The center stone is a 2.26-carat, K color, SI2 clarity graded old European cut diamond, prong-set on a sleek platinum band. The setting is a low profile, with an intricate filigree crown design with pave-set diamonds all over the crown, the undergallery rails, and bullet-shaped shoulders. Fine milgrain borders surround all these stones, adding sparkling details.

10. The Plano Ring

Price: $17,000. Learn more about the Plano Ring.

The Plano Ring combines a rare antique diamond with rubies in a halo, elegantly handcrafted in platinum. In the center is a bezel-set 1.59-carat, K color, and VS1 clarity old European cut diamond, with French cut rubies totaling 0.60 carats forming a halo around it. On each shoulder are 2 smaller diamonds in a trapezoid-shaped enclosure, leading to a triple wire shank design. All these stones feature fine milgrain edges and borders paired with beautiful open-work curved motifs in the undergallery.

11. The 1.10ct Tiffany Ring

Price: $20,000. Learn more about the 1.10ct Tiffany Ring.

We have another Tiffany original with the same level of quality and impressive design. The ring’s center stone is a GIA-certified 1.10-carat round brilliant cut diamond, G color and VS2 clarity, prong-set in platinum. The shoulder and tapered shank end on each side features small round diamonds with fine milgrain details on the edges. The rest of the platinum band and the undergallery design is sleek and minimalist. The underside of the ring carries a “Tiffany & Co.” mark for its true authenticity.

12. The Boucheron Ring

Price: $20,000. Learn more about the Boucheron Ring.

This is an excellent estate Boucheron Ring handcrafted in France, circa 1980, with the Boucheron signature mark. Its sleek, elegant, low-profile design comes loaded with diamonds. The centerpiece is a 1.06-carat E color and VVS1 clarity round diamond, prong-set in 18k yellow gold with a diameter gap, creating a suspended-in-the-middle design. Around it is a halo of small round diamonds set in gold, with a row of small round diamonds on each shoulder, extending down its shanks.

13. The Chester Ring

Price: $18,000. Learn more about the Chester Ring.

One of our top 2-tone, platinum and gold vintage diamond engagement rings is the Chester Ring. The center features a 1.50-carat, K color and VS2 clarity grade, old European cut diamond, prong-set in platinum. Each shoulder has upper and lower leaf motifs with inset diamonds and milgrain edges. They join at the double-bordered, pinched shank edges of the 18k yellow gold band.

14. The Toulon Ring

Price: $22,000. Learn more about the Toulon Ring.

The Toulon Ring is a 2-stone and 2-tone platinum and gold ring. Featuring a rare 1.46-carat, AGL-certified cushion-cut natural, not-heated Burma ruby in the center, it’s prong-set in gold to create a lovely contrast. Old mine-cut diamonds set in platinum prongs surround it in a halo formation. Then, each shoulder has a row of inset old European cut diamonds with fine milgrain borders leading to a smooth platinum band.

15. The Avelbury Ring

Price: $19,000. Learn more about the Avelbury Ring.

The Avelbury Ring is an artsy Victorian-era creation, a huge, wide ring handcrafted in Russia circa 1880. It’s a tri-color, double-stone ring in yellow gold, white gold, and blue. The center stone is a natural cornflower blue 3.00-carat sapphire prong-set in gold. Around it is a cluster halo of diamonds totaling about 1.64 carats, secured with extended branches of gold prongs, with its curves incorporated into the design along its wide, engraved golden shanks.

16. The 1.01 Carat Cartier France Ring

Price: $18,000. Learn more about the 1.01 Carat Cartier France Ring.

This is a genuine Cartier Ring, and it carries the elegant features of the brand with a sleek design and a number of diamonds. The centerpiece is a GIA-certified, 1.01-carat G color and VVS1 clarity graded brilliant-cut diamond prong-set in platinum. A row of 8 diamonds lines each shoulder, down to each shank, along with a simple undergallery design.

This is a numbered ring from Cartier with a French and Cartier stamp, Cartier papers, a GIA certificate, and a Cartier box.

17. The Burton Ring

Price: $18,500. Learn more about the Burton Ring.

The Burton Ring uses design influences from the Art Deco Era, with sleek geometric shapes and intricate stylings. In the center is a GIA-certified 1.40-carat I color and SI1 clarity old European cut diamond. It’s flanked by a stack of horizontal baguette-cut diamonds, followed by a row of pave-set small round diamonds totaling around 0.20 carats on each shoulder, extending down its shanks.

18. The Jefferson Ring

Price: $18,000. Learn more about the Jefferson Ring.

The classic, timeless appeal of the Art Deco era is present in many of our collections. The Jefferson Ring comes from this period, circa 1925, and features a row of 3 old European cut diamonds around 1.00 carat each, prong-set inside octagonal bezels in platinum. The pentagon-shaped shoulder and its undergallery feature filigree motifs and curved sections with openwork designs, and inset diamonds. Fine milgrain details border all these stones plus classic engraved motifs adorn the shank all over.

19. The Wickham Ring

Price: $19,000. Learn more about the Wickham Ring.

If you want a luxury tricolor ring with a hot green emerald and loaded with diamonds, check out this Wickham Ring. It features a 2.09-carat cushion-cut emerald in the center, prong-set in gold. A double halo of old European cut diamonds surrounds it, prong-set in silver. Each shoulder connects with a split shank and center section with an inset small round diamond. The low-profile and almost dome-shaped setting makes it a large ring with added sparkling capabilities.

20. The Park End Ring

Price: $17,000. Learn more about the Park End Ring.

This Park End Ring is one of our offerings from the Mid-century era, circa 1950. It is sleek, minimalist, and geometric, with a 2.14-carat, K color, VS1 clarity old European cut diamond, prong-set in platinum. Each shoulder features a horizontal baguette-cut diamond jointed to a smooth platinum band and rectangular-designed openwork undergallery.

21. The Newport Ring

Price: $19,300. Learn more about the Newport Ring.

The Newport Ring features an elegant, balanced design and a suite of dazzling diamonds. At the center is a 2.27-carat antique cushion-cut diamond, with a J color and VS2 clarity, and prong-set in platinum. The shoulders and the undergallery rails have pave-set small round diamonds totaling approximately 0.17 carats, with fine milgrain border edges on a smooth platinum band.

22. The Eramosa Ring

Price: $21,500. Learn more about the Eramosa Ring.

This Eramosa Ring features a beautiful combination of diamonds and sapphires in a vintage engagement ring. The central stone is a bezel-set, GIA-certified, 1.76 carat old European cut diamond, with a J color and SI1 clarity. Around it is a halo dome of alternating stripes of French-cut sapphires and sections with round brilliant-cut diamonds inset in platinum, with a row of diamonds on each shoulder and upper shank. These stones all have milgrain borders. Completing the ring is its undergallery openwork, with filigree and branch motifs under the halo dome.

23. The Chadwell Ring

Price: $18,000. Learn more about the Chadwell Ring.

One of our premium square-shaped rings is the Chadwell Ring, combining a diamond and sapphires. In its center is a bezel-set, GIA-certified 1.69-carat, J color, and SI1 clarity grade antique French cut diamond. Around it are natural sapphires in the form of a halo with bordered sections. On each of the shoulder is a row of small round diamonds. Fine milgrain edges envelop all these stones, with filigree and marquise motifs in the undergallery, handcrafted in a platinum ring.

24. The Liberty Ring

Price: $18,500. Learn more about the Liberty Ring.

The circa 1945, Retro-era Liberty Ring features the period’s geometric designs with Art Deco milgrain and a suite of select diamonds. It features a 1.90-carat J color and VS2 clarity old European-cut center diamond prong-set in platinum. Each shoulder features a row of pavé-set diamonds with fine milgrain edges. It is in the middle section of a geometrically shaped split shank, with a clean, sleek undergallery and band.

25. The Medford Ring

Price: $22,000. Learn more about the Medford Ring.

This large and geometric Medford Ring is from the Art Deco era, circa 1935. It is one of the biggest and widest profile rings in our collection, with a 1.75-carat, old European cut center diamond, in K color and VS2 clarity. Box prongs secure the center diamond, with small old European cut diamonds inside each section. A halo of antique carré-cut square-shaped diamonds forms a square halo around it. 

Each shoulder features an antique trillion-cut diamond with a triangle halo of small old European cut diamonds. Fine milgrain accents adorn borders and edges all around these gemstones.

The beautiful and ornate open-work undergallery on this platinum ring is one of the best made, filled with intricate designs and shapes.

26. The Trieste Ring

Price: $20,000. Learn more about the Trieste Ring.

This Trieste Ring is a breathtaking Edwardian-era art piece, circa 1910, and loaded with diamonds. It features a 1.61-carat GIA-certified old mine cut center diamond with I color and VVS2 clarity, prong set in platinum. Surrounding the center stone is a highly detailed shoulder and undergallery design. It’s comprised of openwork branches, filigree, and marquise motifs adorned with fine milgrain and diamonds totaling around 0.20 carats. The designs extend down to the shanks with engraved decorations for extra accent.

27. The Amsterdam Ring

Price: $18,500. Learn more about the Amsterdam Ring.

The Amsterdam Ring is another excellent Art Deco Era ring circa 1920 that combines graceful details and geometric, symmetric designs. The ring features a 1.85-carat center diamond with J color and VS1 clarity, prong-set in platinum. Each shoulder has French-cut natural sapphires in a tapered baguette middle, around 0.20 and 0.37 carats, respectively. Surrounding them are the prong sections, undergallery sides, and split shanks with inset diamonds, all with milgrain edges for extra sparkling detail.

28. The Medellin Ring

Price: $19,000. Learn more about the Medellin Ring.

The Medellin Ring is a regal combination of elegant design and lovely details, with a bold emerald stone center. It’s a GIA-certified 4.32-carat natural emerald, bezel-set in platinum. The deep green color creates a striking contrast with the octagon halo setting in platinum, with inset old-cut diamonds in sectioned borders. Beneath it is beautiful openwork in the undergallery.

The tapered shoulders go right through each side. Each features an oval middle section in the elongated split shank design, all with inset diamonds.

29. The Bingham Ring

Price: $20000. Learn more about the Bingham Ring.

The Bingham Ring is gorgeous and lavishly designed in 18k white gold. It combines diamonds and a sapphire center stone with gracious vintage designs. The centerpiece a 3.78-carat pear-shaped sapphire, set in prongs. The surrounding round brilliant-cut diamonds form a beautiful, textured floral halo. Each shoulder has 3 pear-shaped diamonds in a cluster, with split shanks adorned with pavé-set small round diamonds. The prong sections and undergallery join the beautiful openwork undergallery design.

30. The 1.14 Carat Cartier Engagement Ring

Price: $22,000. Learn more about the Cartier Engagement Ring.

Our last entry is this superb, genuine Cartier estate engagement ring. It has the elegant simplicity of solitaire rings, loaded with extra diamonds for added sparkling power. At the center is a 1.14-carat, F color, VS1 clarity graded center diamond set in prongs. Each shoulder features a row of small round diamonds that extend over to the shanks. The ring’s mounting is signed and numbered by Cartier.

Things to Remember When Buying an Engagement Ring

First, make sure you have a budget range in mind, and don’t be afraid to consider the many options available. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t buy from your favorite jeweler. But having an idea of what you like will be very helpful and will help refine your preferences by looking around at what’s on offer. By telling your jeweler what you want, he will have more of an idea of what to show you that will be appropriate.

Today’s rings are incredibly wide-ranging in design and material. Don’t be afraid to be bold and different with the wide array of rings available today. The era of limited engagement ring choices is a thing of the past.

Color contrasts are incredibly popular. Designs can range from antique rarities and huge rings to minimalist and heavily decorated. The modern convention for an anything-goes approach to style means that nothing is off-limits.

Finally, if you are buying online, then know your ring size. Thankfully, this isn’t as complicated a procedure as it once was.

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