Working in the jewelry industry gives me a front-row view of how engagement ring preferences are changing in Peru.
As a co-founder of ADRIA, I see these decisions every day: natural or lab-grown diamond, round or oval, yellow or white gold, classic solitaire or a completely personalized design.
Interestingly, many of the trends I’m seeing among our customers in Peru are also appearing in international engagement ring data.
Oval diamonds are everywhere
One of the clearest trends I’ve noticed at ADRIA is the growing preference for oval diamonds. In fact, oval is currently one of the shapes we are asked for most often.
And this isn’t happening only in Peru.
According to The Knot’s 2026 Real Weddings Study in the USA, round remains the most popular engagement ring shape at 26%, but oval is almost tied at 25%.
For comparison, oval represented only 2% of engagement rings in 2015.
That evolution is remarkable and very similar to what I’m seeing with our own customers in Peru.
Yellow gold is back
Another trend that is impossible for me to ignore is yellow gold.
At ADRIA, we are seeing a strong preference for engagement rings made in 18K yellow gold, particularly when paired with elongated diamond shapes.
According to The Knot’s 2026 study in the USA, 39% of engagement rings were yellow gold, while white gold has continued to decline.
Yellow gold’s share has increased by around 140% over the past five years.
For something that was often considered the more traditional choice, yellow gold suddenly feels very modern again.
Lab-Grown is changing carat expectations
This is probably the shift I find most interesting.
At ADRIA, I’ve noticed that lab-grown diamonds become particularly relevant when customers start looking above the one carat mark.
According to The Knot’s 2026 Real Weddings Study in the USA, 61% of engagement ring purchases featured a lab-grown center stone.
While this data reflects the U.S. market, I find the pattern particularly interesting because it mirrors something I’m also seeing among the customers we work with in Peru: lab-grown diamonds become increasingly relevant when customers start looking for center stones above one carat.
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