Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement: A more in-depth have a look at her $550K diamond ring

Pop sensation Taylor Swift and NFL star tight finish Travis Kelce have made it official: they’re engaged to be married, and the ring Kelce purchased is the focal point. 

Taylor Swift’s engagement ring  was designed by Kindred Lubeck, a New York City–primarily based jewellery designer and founding father of Artifex Fine Jewelry, a model recognized for its vintage-inspired, handcrafted items.

Ronny Seliktar, CEO of Simone I Smith, a jewellery firm based by designer Simone I. Smith, informed FOX Business that should you did not know Lubeck’s title yesterday, “the whole world knows it today.” 

This wasn’t solely a “life-changing event” for Lubeck and her firm, however one which may also affect trade traits from right here on out, in keeping with Seliktar. 

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Swift’s ring is an vintage, elongated previous mine cushion lower, in keeping with Seliktar. While it’s tough to appraise with out analyzing it in individual, he estimated the diamond seems to be between eight and fifteen carats.

The previous mine cuts are designed to glitter beneath low gentle, like candlelight, in keeping with Seliktar. The stone is not meant to be flashy however extra of a romantic Victorian-inspired lower that was initially widespread between the 1850s and Nineteen Twenties.

Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce (87) stroll off the sector after the trophy ceremony following the Chiefs 32-29 victory over the Buffalo Bills within the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead S (Emily Curiel/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service by way of Getty Images) / Getty Images)

As for the stone itself, Seliktar famous that Kansas City tight finish Travis Kelce selected pure diamonds, that are aged between one billion and three and a half billion years, symbolizing a really lasting love.

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“I’m impressed with Travis Kelce’s taste level…it’s a sign of old world values where true love really meant forever,” he mentioned. The pure diamond is not disposable. They’re actually a witness to life itself.” 

Following Swift’s Instagram post showing the private moment between the Kansas City tight end and the pop star, Seliktar said that “each designer on earth has pencil to paper, designing their Victorian-inspired assortment for 2026…that’s how influential this couple is.”

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In fact, he credited the famed couple with setting a new tone in the fashion world “that type of brings again that previous world glamor.” 

“I believe trend’s been lacking this. And we would have liked a catalyst to spark the motion again to high-end aspirational glamor,” he mentioned. 

Travis Kelce, left, and Taylor Swift react as the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers play during the first period in Game Four of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 12, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Get (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images / Getty Images)

The ring itself will never be replicated as it is an incredibly rare old world stone to begin with. 

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Instead, designers will be rolling out vintage-inspired collections. As an example, Seliktar noted that when Princess Diana married with a blue sapphire ring, every jewelry store in the bridal business sold a blue-sapphire version of her engagement ring.

“I assure you that everybody goes to have a vintage-inspired assortment for subsequent season due to this ring,” he mentioned.