Angelina Jolie VS Jennifer Aniston: Battle of the Engagement Ring

Angelina Jolie VS Jennifer Aniston: Battle of the Engagement Ring

Since the announcement of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's engagement last week, talks about her engagement ring escalated. The ring was designed by Pitt himself and designer Robert Procop, who collaborated for more than a year in order to get it just right. But long before Brangelina fever, Pitt had given a ring to his first wife, Jennifer Aniston, making us wonder which of the two rings is more attractive (and more expensive!)

As seen on Friday, Jolie's ring features a massive giant emerald-cut stone, set in platinum, with side stones that encircle her finger. Reports say that the price of the ring range from $250,000 to $1 million, but it's hard to determine the cost without knowing the carat count, which the couple didn't share when they made their engagement announcement.

What we do know, courtesy of jeweler Procop is that, "Each diamond is of the highest gem quality." And jewelry expert Michael O'Connor – who estimates that it's a 6-carat ring with about $250,000.

When Pitt asked Aniston to marry him in 1999, Silvia Damiani designed a special sparkler ring for her which appears to be smaller than Jolie's. The custom design, which was a symbol of eternity, featured a round stone surrounded by three rows of 20 spiraling diamonds. At the time it was valued at around $500,000.

Both rings are stunners, but they're certainly different. Aniston's has a classic feel to it – Pitt reportedly wanted it to look like a heart to symbolize their everlasting love.

On the other hand, Jolie's has a look that's more in line with modern architecture enthusiast Pitt's style.  It has a large, perfectly cut diamond centerpiece with stones that gradually decrease in size around it – almost in a crown-like shape.

Whichever ring is more attractive or more expensive doesn’t matter, what is more important is, would the symbols that the ring signifies last?

Posted by Kade Quinn on Tuesday April 17 2012, 3:11 AM EDT. Ref: Google. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment, Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0