Latest Vintage Piece

2018 Cartier 1895 wedding ring, 3.5mm wide, size 7, 4.84 grams. $980.00 CAD. 401-00301

If you’re a practical person, you’d be right thinking a well made wedding ring is the same whether it came from Cartier or your local mom & pop jewellery store. After all there is nothing proprietary or unique about a gold wedding band, right? All that is true except deep down I think we’d be kidding ourselves by saying that famous bands like Cartier, Tiffany, Van Cleef & Arpels don’t hold some extra appeal and value. Well a premium quality, brand name estate wedding ring like this allows you to have your cake and eat it too. When it comes to more complex creations and jewellery set with precious gems, the big luxury brand names are expensive, but we were surprised to find this ring on Cartier’s website for $1,480.00 CAD. While this is certainly a little more expensive than we could produce a ring of like quality and weight for, it still represents strong value. This sturdy ring weighs in at 4.84 grams and contains $540.00 in simply gold content (as of April 28, 2025). In terms of a gold value to retail price a ratio of 1 to 2.75 makes for really strong value. When you consider our estate price is just $980.00 CAD, this ratio drops to an even more appealing 1 to 1.81. It feels strange analyzing something as emotional as a wedding ring like this, but as estate jewellers and appraisers we need to be able to demonstrate why estate jewellery makes great sense. This ring was purchased at the Cartier Boutique on Bloor Street Toronto in 2018 and comes with everything from the original boxes, certificate, travel pouch, to a Cartier shopping bag, all in perfect condition. The ring is in excellent condition and has never been polished. It displays some minor scratches and scuffs associated with light use. If you wish, one of our onsite goldsmiths can refinish this ring in just a few minutes to restore it to like new condition. The subdued rose gold hue is a little less obvious than yellow gold, the small addition of copper mixed in makes the ring a little harder than traditional yellow gold alloys. It measures 3.5mm wide and measures a finger size 7. It showcases a gentle rounded dome profile with a height of 1.8mm. All the original Cartier identification stamps are intact along with its unique serial number. Cartier rings like this seldom show up in our estate showcases and we don’t expect this one to last long. If you like the warm rosy hue of pink gold and the premium feel of 18 karat, this ring is worth consideration. It is estate priced at $980.00 CAD. Stock #401-00301.

view more vintage pieces