Celebrities who wear oval-cut diamond engagement rings love their exquisite style and intricate cutting work. The elongated profile, especially diamonds with a north-south setting, creates a parallel design and look that makes it bigger.
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1. Hailey Bieber
Hailey Bieber’s owns a beautiful oval-cut diamond engagement ring from her hubby, the one and only Justin Bieber. It features a massive, 10-carat oval-cut diamond secured with a 4-prong setting on an 18k yellow gold band. Underneath it is a concealed diamond halo basket that pushes the diamond up.
Justin Bieber collaborated with jewelry designer Jack Solow from Solow & Co. in choosing the ring and creating the design of this special jewelry fit for the lovely Hailey.
2. Kourtney Kardashian
Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker definitely rocked Kourtney Kardashian’s world when he proposed with this elegant ring. He set up his proposal beachside with a heart-shaped flower and candle arrangement during golden hour at the Rosewood Miramar Beach Hotel in Montecito, California.
Her ring has a 12-carat diamond with a north-south setting crowned on top of a thin pavé platinum band. It’s also a Lorraine Schwartz creation, with collaborative input from Travis.
3. Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett owns a unique and one-of-a-kind engagement ring from her hubby, Colin Jost. The ring has this beautiful 11-carat light brown diamond attached on one end to a black ceramic band, and secured with 4 prongs.
Reports say that James de Givenchy of Taffin, the nephew of fashion icon Hubert de Givenchy, designed this exquisite piece, but they never confirmed it.
This super ring made its first public appearance at the July 20, 2019, Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center.
4. Kate Middleton
Kate Middleton’s royal engagement ring features an impressive and massive 12-carat oval-cut Ceylon sapphire. It has a beautiful flower halo of 14 smaller diamonds, alternating with small prongs that secure the gemstone, and set on an 18k white gold band
It’s one of the most celebrated rings in history, previously owned by Princess Diana. The original design is taken from the heirloom sapphire brooch of Queen Victoria that Queen Elizabeth II inherited. It also broke royal tradition because it’s publicly available from the catalog of its designer, Garrard and Co., instead of being bespoke, and Princess Di chose it on her own.
5. Blake Lively
Blake Lively’s engagement ring from hubby Ryan Reynolds features a massive 12-carat oval-cut light pink diamond secured with 4 prongs on a rose gold micro-pavé ring. It’s a unique and stunning ring fit for the hot actress. According to her, it’s her favorite piece of jewelry.
Top celebrity jewelry designer Lorraine Schwartz crafted this gorgeous ring. Jewelry specialists value this amazing ring at more than $2 million.
6. Lana Condor
Lovely actress Lana Condor owns a beautiful engagement ring from her hubby, Anthony De La Torre. It features a 3-carat oval-cut diamond with smaller pear-shaped side and round diamonds on its yellow gold band.
Vietnamese-Canadian jewelry company Paris Jewellers created this special ring in collaboration with Paris Jewellers. Jewelry specialists place its value at $100,000.
7. Kaitlyn Bristowe
Hot The Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe is the proud owner of a beautiful engagement ring from her now ex-hubby Jason Tartick. The ring features a 5-carat oval-shaped diamond secured with 4 prongs on a 14-karat pavé rose gold band.
Chau Lui from Paris Jewellers designed the ring when Jason called them to commission a special ring to win her love’s ultimate yes for marriage. Its estimated price assessed by experts is $500,000.
8. Bindi Irwin
Australian conservationist and Australia Zoo CEO Bindi Irwin belongs to the oval-cut diamond club. Hers is a unique ring, featuring a 2-carat oval-cut lab-grown and sustainable diamond. It has a looped motif basket undergallery, set on a twisted recycled rose gold pavé band.
Her hubby Chandler Powell proposed to her with this unique ring on her 21st birthday on July 14, 2019.
9. Olivia Culpo
When Olivia Culpo accepted hubby Chris McCaffrey’s proposal, she said a resounding yes to his love and a gorgeous engagement ring. It has an 8-carat, oval-cut central diamond, with epaulette side diamonds on each side. Platinum prongs secure the 3-stone ensemble, all set on a yellow gold band.
Chris collaborated with Ring Concierge to bring this ring to life. The clustered look of all 3 diamonds makes it massive, creating another oval horizontal silhouette.
Jewelry experts place its value at over $600,000.
10. Simone Biles
How do you propose to the most decorated gymnast in the world and Olympic champion? Simone Biles’ hubby, Jonathan Owens, proposed to her on Valentine’s Day 2022 with a lovely engagement ring.
Her ring has a 3-carat oval-cut diamond, secured with 4 prongs, with an underhalo bedecked with smaller diamonds, all set on a pavé platinum ring. The diamond is high-quality, with an F color rating or totally colorless and a VVS2 clarity level, meaning it’s nearly flawless.
Jewelry experts place its value at a cool $300,000.
11. Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa Hudgens said yes to former baseball player Cole Tucker in November 2022 in the ultra-romantic city of Paris, France, in front of the Eiffel Tower. He proposed with a ring that has this stunning 7-carat oval-cut diamond with 4 prongs securing the large diamond, set on a yellow gold band.
This beauteous diamond ring is perfect for the lovely actress and costs $250,000.
12. Alex Cooper
Lovely Call Her Daddy podcaster Alex Cooper got engaged to producer Matt Kaplan with an equally lovely engagement ring. It features a 5-carat antique 1920s oval-cut diamond secured by 4 platinum prongs and set on a gold band.
Its design and placement sit very low and almost flush with the ring, making it good for normal, everyday wear.
Jewelry specialists value this Jenna Blake creation at $500,000.
13. Melissa Benoist
The beautiful Glee and Supergirl star Melissa Benoist accepted her hubby Chris Wood’s proposal with an equally beautiful ring. It features a 3-carat oval cut diamond with a halo of small round diamonds set on pave platinum ring. Jewelry specialists value this custom piece from Jennifer Meyer at a cool $200,000.
14. Salma Hayek
The beautiful Salma Hayek said yes to her hubby, French billionaire and CEO Francois-Henri Pinault’s proposal on March 9, 2007. Salma’s engagement ring features a 5-carat oval-cut center stone with two trillion diamond accents on its platinum band, with wide shank sides that taper around the back.
15. Kirsten Dunst
For Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons, life does imitate art. Playing married high school sweethearts Peggy and Ed in the FX series Fargo soon made them fall in love.
Jesse proposed to Kirsten with a beautiful 3-carat, oval-cut diamond joined by baguette side stones on a vintage styled yellow gold band. Jewelry specialists place its value at $80,000.
Key Features and Characteristics of Oval-Cut Diamond Engagement Rings
Oval cut diamonds also have 58 facets, the same as a round brilliant cut. Professional jewel cutters achieve its elongated shape by starting with a raw diamond using the bruting technique before applying its facets, carefully shaping it into an oval.
The oval cut comes in various length-to-width ratios, ranging from a more elongated shape to a nearly round, “fatter” oval shape. Its preferred length-to-width ratio for oval cut diamonds is the 1.30 to 1.50 range.
The ratio of 1.40 to 1.50 are often the most popular styles. It gives a more elongated oval silhouette that looks proportional and flatters the finger without a balanced shape, not to wide, and not too narrow.
Oval cut diamonds have exceptional brilliance and fire, making them a popular choice for most types of simple to elegant jewelry. The brilliant cut facets maximize the reflection of light, creating flashes of color and brilliance as the diamond moves.
Oval diamonds also have excellent weight distribution. This makes diamonds look larger than other shapes of the same carat weight, instead of the weight getting hidden in its depth.
Important Things to Consider
Oval cut diamonds are versatile and look great a variety of ring styles. Some of the well known settings we presented are solitaire, halo, three-stone, and vintage-inspired designs.
However, take note of considerations in color and clarity. The longer oval cut shape of the diamond hides certain inclusions or color tints. They will often look eye clean than other diamonds.
You can get the diamond inspected to know its level of clarity and color grade, and its actual value. Knowing these details can help you understand its pricing and value hierarchy even if they all look eye clean.
One of the common issues in oval cut diamonds is the the Bowtie Effect. The elongated shape and composition can often create this light and shadow effect. It is a dark shadow or bowtie-shaped darker area in the center of the diamond. Some diamond buyers like it, and some avoid it.
