Cathedral Diamond Engagement Ring Solitaire Setting

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Cathedral diamond engagement ring solitaire setting.

The cathedral setting adds height and elegance to an engagement ring. Designer cathedral solitaire engagement ring settings if you are looking for one of a kind designs a designer diamond ring may just be what you need. Cathedral settings are beautiful engagement rings with unique characteristics and classic lines. Cathedral shank and delicate petal prong details.

Cathedral engagement rings are some of the most elegantly designed engagement rings on the market. With more room to work with you are able to include additional pave diamonds or metal work to the ring to give it some extra flair and appeal see oval engagement ring to the left. Engagement ring setting types such as the tension setting or the traditional bezel setting both hold the diamond in a sturdy grip that goes up to its girdle but they don t resemble a cathedral s arches. While the round brilliant diamond is the most popular stone for solitaire engagement rings any diamond shape is a beautiful centerpiece in this classic setting.

While they tend to be more expensive because of brand premiums designer rings often feature trademarked elements which cannot be replicated easily. A cathedral setting is a type of engagement ring setting that when viewed from the side has arches like a classic cathedral. From a stunning solitaire cathedral ring to a cathedral channel set a variety of designs are available choose a cathedral ring that matches the style of your fiancé to be. The cathedral setting is one of the most elegant classic and popular engagement ring settings.

The ring in the photo above two tone metal with pear shape diamond learn more about mixed metal engagement rings here is a classic tension setting while the one underneath is a tension style setting. A cathedral engagement ring is widely known as a ring style for solitaire settings. But most importantly we recommend purchasing your ring from a reputable vendor. A popular engagement ring style is to mimic a tension style setting like you see above but in fact the diamond or gemstone is set in the band typically as a bezel setting.

Cathedral style engagement rings have a certain elegance to them that is a result of the extra detail you can incorporate into the gallery underside of the center diamond. 18kt yellow gold 1 2 ctw diamond accent cathedral setting for 1 ct diamond. Similar to the cathedral arches it uses arches of metal to support and securely hold the center diamond or colored gemstone the center stone can be set with prongs bezel tension or basket design and it can sit low or high above the arches.