The Full Guide To Diamond Rings

There are many different types of diamond ring designs, each suited to a different taste. Perhaps the only challenge in buying a diamond ring is, given the extensive range of styles, deciding which style best appeals to you. This is a “good” challenge that many people would love to have.

The following is a guide to some of the more popular types of rings with a brief description that, we hope, will make your decision-making process a little easier.

Solitaire

Solitaire engagement rings are a classic, elegant design comprised of a band and one solitary diamond. A Solitaire ring represents "one" – one eternal love for the one woman in your life.

As the Solitaire diamond ring is ostensibly comprised of two components and the interplay between them, it is that which determines whether the ring will be demure or flamboyant. For example, a narrower band can make a smaller diamond look larger, and a wider band gives more options in the way of settings.

The metal of the band and setting of the diamond also play major parts on the impact of a solitaire ring. When dealing with a fancy color diamond, the correct combination of band color and diamond color is essential. Solitaire diamond rings can be set with any shape in the diamond family.

Solitaire Accent (Side Stones)

A close relation of the Solitaire ring, the Solitaire Accent (Side Stones) engagement ring is a solitaire ring with side stones that flank the center diamond. The side stones add brilliance to the center stone, adding an enriched appearance to the diamond ring.

Most diamond shapes are suitable for the center diamond of a Solitaire Accent ring. However, the most common are Radiant, Cushion, Emerald, Asscher, Princess, and Round cut stones. The shape of the accent stones depends on the shape of the center stone in the ring. The most common side stone shapes are Triangle, Taper, Half-Moon and Trapezoids.

A Solitaire Accent ring is best suited for those seeking a Solitaire ring but with a bit more flamboyance. Solitaire rings are designed for people who prefer a simple, yet elegant look that concentrates only on the center stone.

Solitaire Diamond rings with Side stones

3 Stones

Three Stone engagement rings comprise of a center stone flanked by a diamonds of the same shape on each side. The three stones have come to represent the past, present, and future of a couple’s love for each other.
As with the Solitaire Accent ring, the most popular choices for a center stone of a Three Stone diamond ring is most commonly set with Round-cut diamonds, but can be set with many other different shapes. The center stone is usually prong-set or basket-set to accentuate the center diamond from its ‘partners.’

Solitaire Pavé

A solitaire Pavé diamond ring is the same as a basic solitaire ring, only the shank contains melees (small diamonds) set with little beads to create a look of a constant surface of diamonds. The Pavé setting can be a full Pavé around the entire circumference of the shank or half Pavé only around the top half of the ring. The Pavé setting itself can be “open Pavé” or “closed Pavé,” which defines how enclosed the diamonds are set within the metal.
The colors of the Pavé set diamonds can be any color, as long as the design allows for the color combination.

Halo (Pave)

A Halo (Pave) diamond ring is one where the band has been encrusted with tiny diamonds to give the impression that the band is actually comprised of diamonds and not metal and they surround the center stone as well.

There are numerous combinations available for this style of setting that includes a regular single shank, a split shank, and even a triple shank ring. The surrounding Halo can be a single Halo, a double Halo, or even a triple Halo setting with all possible color combinations.

A Pave ring may be full pave or half pave depending on whether the diamonds are set around the whole band or half the band.

Diamond EducationGALIT RAIMANJanuary 21, 2020