Every Bachelor Engagement Ring Throughout the Years

The Ring

This 3.5-carat stunner features three diamonds — two distinct bullet-shaped stones flanking a centerpiece emerald — on a band with a platinum top and gold shank, a combination of metals that represents their unity.

Grant Ellis and Juliana Pasquarosa: The Ring

According to jewelry designer Neil Lane, Grant Ellis was having a hard time nailing down a ring, but the design of this sparkler just kept calling him. “He ended up with this because he felt that was the one for her," Lane told PEOPLE.

"Her personality, she's very bubbly, strong, compassionate and has a sense of style about herself. He was also looking at the style of the ring and the wearability of it,” he says. 

Ultimately, he went with a ring that not only reflected his fiancé, Juliana Pasquarosa's personality, but was also emblematic of how much their relationship has grown.

"The ring just speaks to our relationship," Ellis shared. "It's funky, it's unique, it's fresh, but it also symbolizes love and commitment, and it's possible to have both. ... Love doesn't look a certain way, so I feel like that's why I picked the most unique ring that I could."

The Ring

The 4-carat Art Deco-inspired diamond sparkler that this Bachelor chose features an emerald-cut diamond flanked by two shield-shaped diamonds that jewelry designer Neil Lane says represent the protection the couple provides for each other.

Joey and Kelsey: The Ring

Joey Graziadei told PEOPLE that he and Kelsey Anderson actually discussed rings before he sat down with Neil Lane to pick out which engagement ring he'd put on her finger in the season 28 finale.

“She's explained that because she thinks that she has longer fingers, which I think are beautiful, she likes the more elongated cut, because she thinks it looks more feminine on her hand," Joey said. “I think she could wear anything on her hand, and it would look beautiful.” 

Lane told PEOPLE that Joey told him that he wanted a ring to embody “Kelsey's radiance, uniqueness, joy and sentimental nature," especially because he "lit up" just when talking about how special his fiancée is.

The Ring

This "vintage-inspired" princess-cut ring, with a total of 3.15 carats of diamonds, was a "profound" and perfect choice for the winner of this season, according to jeweler Neil Lane.

Gerry and Theresa: The Ring

Gerry Turner got down on one knee to present the ring to an overjoyed Theresa Nist, and Lane explained why the sparkler Turner picked was a perfect choice for the winner of the first Golden Bachelor: "It's not simple, but it looks at first very elegantly simple on the top. But then when you hold it to the side you see how complex it gets,” Lane tells PEOPLE. "[Turner] remarked that's the way he saw Theresa ... I wouldn't say simple, but easy. But then when you get closer, there's such depth. There's such warmth. There's so much in the ring. There's so much in her life. There was so much detail. I think that's what he really was attracted to, the amount of detail and attention.”

The Ring

This "huge disco ball" of a ring (featuring more than 3 carats of diamonds) was an immediate pick for the Bachelor who chose it for his fiancée; jeweler Neil Lane said "it was the oval with all its brilliance and sparkle that [he] felt best represented [her]."

Zach and Kaity: The Ring

Zach Shallcross was excited to present the ring to Kaity Biggar because it was a knockout, but in the end, he said, it was more important to him what the ring symbolized: "It's not about the ring, really. It's about committing to each other for the rest of our lives."

The Ring

Pear-shaped diamonds were very in vogue when this winner was presented with a 3.27-carat ring by her smitten Bachelor. As Lane recalled, "From everything he said to me, he had found the girl he loved and wanted to be with forever."

Peter and Hannah Ann: The Ring

Not long after proposing to Hannah Ann Sluss in his season finale, Peter Weber informed her he had unresolved feelings for contestant Madison Prewett. Sluss returned the ring and while Weber tried to reconcile with Prewett ahead of the After the Final Rose special, the two weren't able to rekindle the spark.

"Peter is a really nice guy and I hope he finds the love he has obviously been looking for for a long time," Lane told PEOPLE at the time. "They all deserve love!"

The Ring

The Bachelor who selected this 3-carat oval was "very indecisive," Lane recalled.

Arie and Becca: The Ring

That indecision wasn't just limited to rings: After proposing to Becca Kufrin in the show's finale, Arie Luyendyk Jr. realized he still had feelings for runner-up Lauren Burnham and dumped Kufrin in an excruciating televised moment. He then proposed to Burnham, who accepted (and to whom he is now married with twins).

The Ring

Jeweler Neil Lane said this 3.5+-carat ring was a "wow ring" with "lots of personality," which the Bachelor picked out for the recipient from the beginning.

Arie and Lauren: The Ring

One complication: He ended up proposing to a different girl with a different ring first. But after Arie Luyendyk, Jr. broke up with Becca Kufrin and decided to propose to runner-up Lauren Burnham on the After the Final Rose special, "he ended up picking the same one for Lauren that so intrigued him in the first place," Lane said.

The Ring

The 3.75-carat round-cut diamond, set in a halo and flanked by two baguettes, was described by jeweler Neil Lane as "a classical look ... but also something modern and fashionable."

Nick and Vanessa: The Ring

Nick Viall chose this ring for Vanessa Grimaldi by trusting his gut: "I just closed my eyes and just envisioned her beautiful face. I knew immediately which one was perfect for her," he told PEOPLE. (They broke up five months later.)

The Ring

The 4.25-carat Art Deco-style ring set with a central radiant-cut diamond and surrounded by over 240 round and baguette cut diamonds was the largest to have been given in the history of the franchise.

Ben and Lauren: The Ring

The size wasn't the only thing extreme about it: In the middle of selecting it for Lauren Bushnell, "suddenly, without saying anything, [Ben Higgins] just stood up and left," jeweler Neil Lane tells PEOPLE. "It was very intense. That never happened before."

Despite starring in a reality show about their courtship, the two couldn't make it last, and split in May 2017.

The Ring

This 4-carat Neil Lane design was the show's biggest ever at the time, with an estimated value of $92,000.

Chris and Whitney: The Ring

Chris Soules gave Whitney Bischoff this giant sparkler in season 19, but the ring – and the girl – weren't quite cut out for the farm, and the couple split six months later.

The Ring

This 3.15-carat, $75,000 Neil Lane ring had extra sparkle thanks to the 164 pavé diamonds inset on a split-shank band.

Sean and Catherine: The Ring

Sean Lowe delivered the jewelry to a very enthusiastic Catherine Giudici, who eventually also returned the favor with a Neil Lane band on their wedding day.

The Ring

This 3-carat cushion-cut Neil Lane number had a romantic leaf pattern in the design.

Ben and Courtney: The Ring

Lane hoped the nature motifs in Ben Flajnik's $50,000 ring for Courtney Robertson would help their love "bloom," but Robertson called things off and returned it to the show after about six months.

The Ring

Lots and lots of bling accented this $50,000, 3-carat Neil Lane ring, which was chosen so that "no matter how she bent her finger, there would be sparkles everywhere you looked," Lane says.

Brad and Emily: The Ring

Brad Womack gave Emily Maynard the glittery gem, but it was "no fairytale" – the couple called it off, a decision that Brad says was "completely my fault."

The Ring

The Bachelor who picked this 2.72-carat princess-cut ring also had the honor of being dubbed "the most indecisive" about the choice by Lane.

Jake and Vienna: The Ring

Perhaps that indecision reflected an inability to commit: Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi parted ways three months after he placed this custom ring (which was reportedly returned to the show) on her finger.

The Ring

This Bachelor proposed with a 3.18-carat ring with a unique sideways-set Marquise diamond.

Jason and Melissa: The Ring

Not only did Jason Mesnick and Melissa Rycroft not make it, he dumped her (while she was wearing the ring!) on the After the Final Rose special. (His new bride, the season's runner-up Molly Malaney, got her own Neil Lane ring years later.)

The Ring

This 3.5-carat Tacori stunner packs a punch – quite literally, the Bachelor found out.

Byron and Mary: The Ring

Mary Delgado reportedly was wearing the ring when she walloped fiancé Byron Velvick after a dispute about a Bachelor TV special. The two did not stay together.

The Ring

This Chopard solitaire was 2+ carats and conflict-free (not to mention noticeably less ornate than many of the other rings distributed on the show).

Andrew and Tessa: The Ring

Andrew Baldwin and Tessa Horst got the Officer and a Gentleman sendoff – but not the happy ending: The two called it quits after a few months.

The Ring

This 2.85-carat Tacori sparkler had some of the more ornate scrollwork and diamond settings ever given on the show.

Matt and Shayne: The Ring

All that bling may explain why Shayne Lamas wanted to keep the ring from her ex, Matt Grant, "in a glass box like a glass slipper." Matt was not into that.

The Ring

This 1.2-carat promise ring from Tacori is set in a three-stone style traditionally meant to symbolize past, present and future.

Charlie and Sarah: The Ring

Unfortunately, Charlie O'Connell and Sarah Brice's future ended up being shorter than their past and present, and when they split, she put the ring on eBay.