Gwyneth Paltrow's Engagement Ring

Capture the Essence! of Gwyneth Paltrow's engagement ring with this Asscher Cut Diamond Engagement Ring from the 1920s. Photo ©2014 EraGem Jewelry. The dual ache of sorrow and beauty are staples in this life. Few know this as surely as Gwyneth Paltrow, who with her ten-year partner Chris Martin of Coldplay, this past March, shared news of their "conscious uncoupling." This follows a ten-year partnership which was marked publicly in 2003 by Ms. Paltrow's engagement ring. The gorgeous ring features a large Asscher-cut diamond surrounded by a delicate halo set with micro diamonds. The cathedral-style setting upon which this gorgeous jewel rests is also intricately designed and encrusted with teeny-tiny diamonds. This is about all that's known about the Ms. Paltrow's engagement ring. When asked by a reporter for the Telegraph, Gwyneth admitted, "I should know - but I didn't ask" how many carats her diamond weighs. The minimalist style seems to mirror the privately held lives of these two very public figures. In a secret wedding on December 5, 2003, the actress added a delicate diamond-paved band to the ensemble on her left ring finger. Two children and ten years later, Chris and Gwyneth have decided they are better separate. "While we love each other very much we will remain separate," they co-wrote on Gwyneth's Goop blog. As in all things involving their private life, this is as much as they want us to know: "We are, however, and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been. ... We have always conducted our relationship privately, and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and coparent, we will be able to continue in the same manner." Yes, a life marked by sadness and beauty is one worth living. Relationships are complicated, but love is always beautiful.