Pave Rings
It seems that today’s flavor had shifted to everything that’s superfluous in garnishes and frills. Just looking at all those Bling-bling and you’ll understand. While in the past such couture would be dismissed, shoved aside and buried in a compost pit (frankly, I’d do that – after I have saved the diamonds, of course) for being overly gaudy and pompous, today’s flavor had deeply enveloped such concepts with arms wide open.
The pave settings rings setting became the next sensation in reflection of that for rings, partly due to the existing public’s preference for gaudiness and ostentations. But thank god, rings with pave setting are nowhere near gaudy or excessive.
The fact is pave rings have successfully become even more elegant.
Frankly, I think they extracted it from the word pave (as in pavement), then speak it French, as expected of the guys that also founded the word ‘couture’. Pave rings (you pronounce it as Pa – vay) uses a setting that feature the ring’s band covered with diamonds (real or synthetic). The diamonds used are normally small and smaller to fit the band’s width, though on larger width as much as three diamonds are abreast. Because the effect is to produce an illusion of one continuous diamond face, the diamonds are set closely side by side. The small stones are secured in place by very minute prongs, though some really minuscule stones are set in bezel And to further enhance the effect, white metals, such as white gold, platinum and silver are used, though on some pave ring designs, yellow gold are used to effect a traditional feel and elegance.
As you can obviously see, the design of pave rings is already a dead giveaway of its humongous price tag. When a cost of a singular diamond is enough to make a jeweled ring expensive, having several of them lined to pave the ring’s band with diamonds is more than enough to make a monster price tag. No, you won’t just gag at the price; it will make your heart skip a beat. And that’s not all, pave diamond rings also accompany a larger diamond as centerpiece while all those pave diamonds serving as accents! Yes, only as accents.
There had been several cost cutting measures for pave rings, so that it can be availed to a wider consumer market. Though not all some pave diamond engagement ring uses ‘surplus’ diamonds, diamonds that are chipped away from larger pieces during cutting then are cut on their own, or else those diamonds that are inferior in quality. These low quality diamonds fill up most of the bulk of the diamonds to be used on pave rings. When used in junction with a high quality, high gleam metal like platinum, the effect will still be marvelous, while becoming cheaper. Of course, there are also those pave rings that use synthetic diamonds and diamond stimulants to fill in these less conspicuous elements in favor to a real, high quality diamond as the centerpiece. This is especially on rings that require centerpiece stones, such as cocktail rings and solitaire rings, where the stone is always a subject for study. Cocktail and Solitaire Pave rings then use lesser quality material for the filler stone, sometimes forgoing entirely diamonds in favor to a cheaper substitute.
Including those mentioned above, pave rings have the facility to slot in easily on multitudes of designs. One common design of pave setting engagement rings is simplistic: consisting of one thin band covered with diamonds, unlike channel ring design since it totally encompass the entire circumference.
Do you have fondness for audacity? Try pave rings. Yes, it might cost more than contemporary diamond ring designs, but at as an assurance, it’s almost certain that the recipient will be liking your gift.