Taylor Swift's Engagement Ring: Price, Carats and How to Get the Look

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement on August 26, 2025, in a joint Instagram post captioned "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married." The ring in those photos became one of the most talked-about engagement rings of the decade within hours. Here is what is actually known about it, what is estimated, and how to get a similar look for far less.

The confirmed details

Newsweek confirmed with sources that the ring is an old mine brilliant cut diamond from designer Kindred Lubeck. Old mine cut was the most common diamond cut from the early 18th century to the late 19th century, through the Georgian and Victorian eras. It has a square shape with rounded corners, a high crown, a small table and 58 facets, and it reads softer and more candlelit than a modern round brilliant.

The announcement photos show the stone in a yellow gold setting with delicate, vintage-style detailing, which fits Swift's long-standing romantic, antique-leaning style.

The expert estimates

Swift has not publicly confirmed any specifications, so treat the numbers as professional estimates, not facts. Benjamin Khordipour, an estate jewellery specialist quoted by Brides, estimates the centre stone is an elongated antique cushion cut of approximately 8 carats, F colour and VS1 clarity, handcrafted in 18k yellow gold with needle-point prongs, smaller diamonds and hand engraving along the shoulders.

The same expert estimates the ring's value at around $550,000. Other estimates in the press have run higher. None are confirmed, and the real figure is known only to the couple and the designer.

Why the old mine cut matters

The choice of an antique cut is the story here. Old mine cuts were shaped by hand, so no two are identical, and their broad facets produce a warm, chunky sparkle quite different from the precise light show of a modern cut. An engagement ring in an antique style signals that the wearer values character and history over textbook perfection.

That is also why the look is so achievable today. You do not need a museum-grade 19th-century stone to get the same feel.

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Getting the look for less

A vintage-inspired ring in this style is one of the most requestable designs in custom jewellery:

• Antique-style lab-grown diamonds. Lab-grown diamonds can be cut in old mine and antique cushion styles, giving the same soft, hand-cut character at a fraction of the cost of a mined antique stone. A lab-grown antique cushion of 2 to 3 carats in yellow gold delivers the same visual language for roughly $2,000 to $6,000 depending on the stone and setting, against a six-figure estimate for the original.
• 18k yellow gold with hand engraving. The warm gold and engraved shoulders do most of the styling work. These are craft choices, not rare materials.
• Elongated cushion proportions. Ask for an elongated antique cushion rather than a square one to match the silhouette in the announcement photos.

If you love the ring, the honest path is a custom piece inspired by it, built to your own budget.

Create a vintage-inspired ring with Shewah

Send us a photo or a description of the ring you love, and we will prepare a made-to-order antique-style design in lab-grown diamonds and 18k gold, quoted before work begins. You bring the reference, we bring the bench.

Explore Shewah's jewellery or contact us on WhatsApp at +91 96622 66360 to design your own version.

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Sources

• Taylor Swift Announces Engagement: What We Know About Her Ring - Newsweek
• Everything to Know About Taylor Swift's $550,000 Vintage-Inspired 8-Carat Engagement Ring - Brides