Invisible Set Diamond Designs Offer an Astonishingly Marvelous Shine
Invisible Set Diamond styles, like pave, are popular because they enable jewelry designers to create diamond pieces which dazzle. Invisible Diamond Setting designs especially well when set into white metal, such as silver, white gold or platinum, because this further enhances the effect of the whole of the Invisible Set Rings jewelry being crafted from diamonds.
When asked what an engagement ring looks like, most people will probably describe a prong set round brilliant cut diamond. And that is not surprising because the traditional diamond solitaire has become synonymous with engagement.
This means that the work is very labor intensive. But not all settings suit all sizes and cuts of diamond. The term pave (pronounced “pa vay”) is derived from the word pavement, which means the laying of stones close together.
A stand of precious metal totally encircles and protects the gemstone, giving it an antique yet contemporary look. The gemstones are held in place with invisible or unobtrusive settings.
Channel Settings are another very comfortable setting which will not snag on clothing. In a finished pave set ring, the diamonds should sit next to each other with no obvious metal in between in order to achieve the effect of a carpet of diamonds across the whole ring. Because they are held by their girdles, this setting requires very precise and well cut stones.
Channel setting suits smaller diamonds and colored gemstones which have straight sides, such as Baguettes, Square, Rectangular or Princess Cuts. In these cases, the metal cannot be seen between the individual diamonds and the illusion is of an uninterrupted channel of diamonds floating between precious metal tracks!
Tension set diamonds are integral to the band of the ring, and actually complete the circle of the band. This setting has become popular with newer designs of engagement ring and it is very striking. For this reason pave setting is usually combined with other gemstone settings, such as a diamond solitaire, to improve the effect and beauty of a small diamond.
Furthermore the ring cannot be easily resized once it has been completed so if you want to propose with a tension set diamond engagement ring, make sure you know the size of her finger first! The cluster setting is extremely good for large numbers of small clean diamonds which can be set close together to give the illusion of a much larger stone. This is an affordable alternative to a single large carat diamond. It is a gorgeous setting is often used to enhance the shoulders of a ring.
