AT 1.40 MM, A PRONG IS NOT A WIRE
On a large stone a prong is a piece of metal attached to the setting and bent over the girdle. At the scale this ring works at, that is not possible. The prongs holding these diamonds are raised out of the band's own surface with a graver — metal displaced, not added — and then pushed over the stone. The setter works under magnification, and every one is cut by hand.
The Dawn asks for that one hundred and eight times. Seventy-two diamonds at 1.40 mm and thirty-six at 1.60 mm, 1.51 carats in total, across a band carrying under two and a half grams of gold in 14K.
THE SETTING
Working at this size removes the margin twice over. The stones are small enough that a seat cut a fraction deep drops one below its neighbours, and the metal raised to hold them is small enough that over-cutting simply removes it. There is no second attempt on a raised prong: the material is gone.
The two diameters are what give the field depth. A single size across the whole band would read flat; the larger stones catch light a moment before the smaller ones do, and the surface moves rather than glitters.
SPECIFICATIONS
Diamonds — 36 round brilliant, 1.60 mm, 0.018 ct each (0.65 ct); 72 round brilliant, 1.40 mm, 0.012 ct each (0.86 ct). 108 stones, 1.51 ct total.
Certification — these are melee diamonds and are not individually certified, which is standard practice at this size.
Setting — Prong, raised from the band.
Metal — 14K or 18K gold, in yellow, white or rose. 2.44 g at 14K, 2.87 g at 18K.
Diamond origin — natural or lab-grown, to preference.
Made to order. Two to three weeks from order to dispatch.
Because the diamonds encircle the entire band, an eternity ring cannot be resized once it has been produced. Please size carefully before ordering.
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