Solitaire Rings
“Diamonds Are Forever”
That was the legendary ad line that catapulted the De Beers Group into world renown and diamond solitaire rings as the only everlasting substantiation of undying love, a love that’s given freely with a promise of forever. It was easy, efficient, and nothing could be as fitting. Diamonds, for what they are: durable, hard wearing, and beautiful, becomes the perfect token for such.
Solitaire rings are gem mounted rings, called ‘solitaire’ simply for the fact that it carries a single gemstone. Solitaire rings are objects of scrutiny, moreso than any other rings –not because they offer enough intricacy to interest but because a solitaire ring’s best feature, the ring’s “front act”, is usually made of only the finest. The diamond in a diamond solitaire ring for instance, they say on the finest piece you can get lost by looking at its depths.
De Beers Signature
Not only the cliché “A Diamond is Forever” is spearheaded by them, they are also the world’s foremost diamond crafters. And in general, the gem stone solitaire ring you’d get with a De Beers signature is a guarantee that you are buying only the finest cut, first class diamond. There are several features considered on a diamond, known as the 4 C’s (carat, clarity, color and cut). And while any diamond mine in the basins of South Africa can produce any diamond of the outstanding carat, color and clarity, the cut is only value that can be added and determine the overall likeability of the solitaire ring.
For solitaire diamond wedding ring, I highly recommend you look first with De Beers.
Forever Two
Diamond Engagement Ring In Platinum
Forever Two by De Beers is from the round solitaire rings selection. The Forever Two is a platinum diamond ring in a bar/end setting, the diamond is beautifully cut with facets that are so numerous that not only it sparkles with light; the diamond bursts with vibrant specks of light.
In tradition, promise rings (engagement and wedding rings) are silver or gold solitaire rings with one mount diamond. Over the years, the choice of stone still remained but the ring material had expanded to include several other materials, not less costly but more lightweight and more resilient to damage. Platinum and titanium are even more expensive than gold, much more durable but to some discredit is not as readily identifiable as gold and silver.
While diamonds still remain the quintessence of solitaire rings, cheaper substitute do exist like Moissanite and Cubic Zirconia. And I only recommend Moissanite solitaire rings, since these materials are the closest to the real thing except perhaps cultured diamonds. Frankly, you need very specialized spotting techniques to detect a Moissanite solitaire ring from a diamond solitaire ring.
Solitaire rings do come with other stone types, aside from diamond. Topaz, Emerald, Amethyst and Ruby, though not as pricey as a diamond, these precious stone also command a fair price in the market, sometimes with a price more expensive than what you see normally on a diamond ring. Here’s an item I find very interesting on Jewelry Central.
14k White Gold Blue Topaz Solitaire Ring
Mounts: Emerald Cut Blue Topaz (9x7mm) With Accents Of Four Round Cut Diamonds Price: $325
Okay, it has diamonds. But the centerpiece, the large blue topaz that is flanked by four round diamonds brings attention to the solitaire ring. It still has the rudiments that make an exquisite solitaire ring, although it has a topaz stone instead of the usual diamond.
Solitaire rings have been an age long concept, with a long standing tradition following faithfully throughout the years. Though no other ring design aside from solitaire rings has overtaken the material manifest of the cliché “A Diamond is Forever” since 1947, solitaire rings can now be anything, diamonds notwithstanding.