Engagement Ring Buying Guide

LET’s Break Down Your Options:

Step: 1 The setting: PRONG

Designed for single stone or solitaire rings, prongs act like a claw, holding a diamond in place in a visually unobtrusive way. Prongs are like small wires that bind the stone; they are welded to the band to ensure the diamond’s safety. Prongs suspend the stone high enough off of the band to show its size and detail.

In simple terms, a prong is a small metal claw that holds the centre loose diamond in place on the ring. Prongs vary — from rounded or flat to V-shaped — but their sole purpose is to keep the most important piece of your ring in place.

CATHEDRAL

Designed rings feature a band that slopes up to around the same level as the girdle or edge of the centre diamond. … Pros: Cathedral style engagement rings have a certain elegance to them that is a result of the extra detail you can incorporate into the gallery/underside of the centre diamond.

BEZEL

The bezel is a wider, and usually thicker, section of the hoop of a ring, which may contain a flat surface (usually with an engraved design, as in a signet ring), or a gem. The ring is normally worn to display the bezel on the upper or outer side of the finger. … The sloping face of a chisel is known as a bezel.

TENSION

A tension setting is a classic setting that holds a centre stone in place through metal compression. This causes the diamond or gemstone to give the illusion that it’s floating between two pieces of metal or the band itself.

Step: 2 The Style

What is a solitaire? A Solitaire diamond is a single diamond. This popular term refers to jewellery set with a single diamond. To clarify, “Solitaire” refers to any piece of jewellery set with one gemstone. Furthermore, the term refers to earrings and pendants.

SPLIT SHANK

The ring shank, or what is commonly referred to as the band, is the portion of the ring that encircles the finger. The shank is an important design element affecting both the appearance of the ring and how it feels to the wearer.

Pavé ring

A pavé setting is a type of engagement ring setting in which the shank of the ring is lined with small diamonds. These diamonds are held in place with metal prongs or beads, creating the appearance of a line of continuous small diamonds. … Diamonds are pavé set when they’re as small as.

ACCENT STONE

What are Diamond Accents? Diamond Accents refer to the small diamonds that are placed beside a larger stone in a jewellery piece. They are designed to enhance the overall beauty and brilliance of the piece of jewellery. They add style, elegance and personality to a wide range of Diamond Shapes and ring settings.

Step: 3 The Details: HALO

The halo ring is a setting that encircles a centre gemstone in a collection of round pavé or micro-pavé diamonds (or faceted colour gemstones). … A high-carat centre diamond looks enormous in a halo setting. And a quarter-, third- or half-carat diamond can look, by some estimates, as much as a half a carat larger.

MILGRAIN

Often described as “tiny dots” along the edges of a piece, milgrain is a jewellery design technique where small beads of metal are used to create borders. Always connected with unique details, skilled craftsmanship and precise design, milgrain has held steady as a popular look for engagement rings.

FILIGREE

What Are Filigree Rings? Filigree engagement and wedding rings are a romantic style of design that can give a brand new ring a vintage and classic feel. Filigree is a delicate kind of jewellery metalwork made with tiny beads and threads of precious metal to create intricate, delicate designs.