While pink diamonds are also rare, they are not as rare as green diamonds (or red diamonds, which are absolute rarest in the world).īen and J.Lo at the 2003 ‘Daredevil’ premiere. They are found only in certain mines (primarily Australian), and theories point to “stress” and “strain” from the Earth’s mantle that leads to the lattice of the diamond being distorted - therefore making them pink, per Amanda Smith. While scientists know that irradiation causes diamonds to become green, pink diamonds remain a mystery to gemologists. Jennifer Lopez wears her engagement ring from Ben Affleck to the premiere of his movie Daredevil on Feb. The new ring also appears to have trapezoid diamonds and a platinum band, which many fans assuming the style was intentional to represent their past and future. The original pink diamond, set in 18K pink gold, was a radiant cut flanked with two trapezoid white diamond sides stones mounted in platinum. The ring was reported to be worth $2.5 million at the time, but with inflation, is estimated closer to $4 million now. The Pink Diamond Ringīen Affleck got down one knee the first time at his mom Christopher Anne Boldt‘s Boston home in November 2002 with that 6.1 carat Harry Winston pink diamond.

The couple’s engagement comes one year after rekindling their romance - and nearly 20 years after Ben proposed the first time. Also of note, green Peridot is also the birthstone for both Jen and Ben, who are also both Leos per the Zodiac charts. “ has to be irradiated by beta or gamma waves for long enough to turn the stone green for long enough to turn the stone green - the color is from irradiation and it’s incredibly rare,” says geologist and luxury jewelers salesperson Amanda Smith. The diamond gets its rare green color thanks to nature: the result comes from irradiation thanks to uranium. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez hold hands in Venice, Italy in Sept. Green color synchronizes Nature & tranquility and represent life, health and associates with luck & prosperity,” he also wrote. Notably, Ilan managed the Harry Winston boutique for years in Beverly Hills, which is where Ben got the pink diamond engagement ring back in 2002.Ī post shared by benn.ifer💍💚 fancy-color diamonds, natural-color green stones with saturated hues are some of the rarest and most sought after. The rare 8.5 carat stone, estimated to be worth over $5 million (possibly up to $10 million), was sourced by Ilan Portugali of Beverly Hills Diamonds.

“I have a really exciting and special story to share,” she began, pushing fans to her OnTheJLo newsletter where she confirmed the news with a short video of the spectacular and rare green diamond. Jennifer teased her engagement news via Instagram on April 8. So, how do these two legendary stones compare? Find out right here. Although the diamond was green, the shape and style of the ring harkened back to the 2002 pink Harry Winston diamond that Ben proposed with in 2002 - nearly twenty years ago. Jennifer Lopez has had some of the most spectacular engagement rings in history - none more unique than the very rare green diamond that fiancé Ben Affleck just proposed with! The “Dear Ben” singer, 52, confirmed the exciting news via her OnTheJLo fan newsletter on April 8, giving fans a sneak peek at the 8.5 carat ring, estimated to be worth over $5 million and possibly up to $10 million. Image Credit: ETTORE FERRARI/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

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