What you cannot in a diamond and what you can in a diamond setting

Buying diamond jewelry is not similar to buying vegetables; a lot of patience and a lot of attention need to be given to every detail. While purchasing a diamond, what is generally observed is that, often people end up giving full attention to the types of diamond, the 4Cs of a diamond - namely color, cut, carat and clarity, and the place to buy. What people miss out on is the diamond setting, which is actually equally important if not more than the previously mentioned factors for choosing engagement rings .

There are many types of diamond ring settings; Pave settings is one such type. In pave diamond settings, we have a collection of gems (generally diamonds) placed closely together that have been separated by tiny beads of the setting metal. With the gems closely set to each other, what we finally get is a continuous surface that makes the diamond look bigger that what it really is. This type of setting gives the ring a more expensive affair and also makes it seem as if more diamonds have been placed than what it actually has.

Bezel Setting is another type of diamond ring setting that makes the ring appear bigger than its actual size. It’s a type of setting wherein we have a metal rim that’s encircling the diamond on the sides.

Prong Setting which is also known as claw setting, is the setting that’s commonly used, and is considered to be the most popular of all for diamond engagement rings setting. The prong that’s used is of a small size thereby making the diamond look bigger than its actual size. It’s also very easy to clean the diamond in this type of setting.

The best part about settings is that, you could change them as and when you feel like, unlike diamonds. So now if you unfortunately end up with a diamond that’s been set on a damaged or an undesirable setting, you could change the setting without much effort being put in. Moreover whenever you get bored of the diamond setting, you could change it and give the ring a whole new look.

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