Five Trendy Engagement Ring Settings

When it comes to engagement ring settings there are a vast amount of design options, not including custom made settings for the individual future bride. Here are 5 of the most conventional variations.

Prong Setting

First developed in 1886 this is the most typical choice for the bride to be. This design resembles a woven container the diamond itself is fastened by 3 metal points. Allowing a greater amount of light to penetrate the stone thus promoting the diamonds brilliance.

The prong setting is a good choice for securing larger stones but when it comes to smaller ones the metal points tend to dominate the view of the stone, a draw back to this design is the metal points in the design they can get entangled in long hair and garments. That may damage or loosen the stone fastened by the setting.

Bezel Setting

These settings are acknowledged for their stable design and protection of the stone.

This ring setting is a good choice for a small stone as the design augments the size of the stone to the casual observer. The only draw back to this design setting is if the stone is fasted the wrong way it can get loose from the setting and fall off.

Pave Setting

This settings grace and tasteful charm make it an ever more popular choice for the bride to be. This design setting encompasses the piece with stone secured within the ring itself or utilizing miniscule prongs. Obviously this design can be one of the most high priced of engagement ring settings as a result of the number of stones used in the design.

Tension Setting

A design that calls for a ring made of a durable alloy (like platinum) so the diamond can be set in the body of the ring. Tiny depressions are etched at the extremity of the piece where the ring comes together to bring about the affect of a floating stone. This can be a pretty expensive choice for an engagement ring design and once made the ring, can't be refitted without losing significant integrity needed to shelter the stone.

Invisible Setting

The final design we'll be going over is the invisible setting where the diamond is attached to the ring in an obscured fashion. There is a mount in the middle of the band attached by prongs to the body of the engagement ring. It gives the impression of a floating stone like the Tension Setting.

Now you're probably wondering where you can and purchase the fabulous designs aforementioned above in this article, where here are 3 retailers you can find them.

amazon.com

Has a vast selection of merchants to choose from and a good place to start your search for that perfect engagement ring.

tiffany.com

The reputation of this retailer is legendary for diamonds.

bluenile.com

This retailer is an impressive online store that I would not mind ordering from.

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Initial Author: Beverly

Recent Contributors: Mayntz, Ann M.

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