It’s time for another rousing rendition of engagement ring eye candy! And today I’ve rounded up a nice mix of unsigned beauties and some new Uneek engagement rings. I wanted desperately to show off this beauty today, but it sold the instant we put it on the showroom floor.
But no worries, RLJ has ple-henty more gorgeous rings to knock your socks off. Starting, as I like to do, with some new fancy yellow engagement rings.
This cut cornered square radiant cut diamond is a beauty, with a Fancy Yellow VS1 grade from EGL and weighing in at 1.64 carats. It’s surrounded by 1.06ctw of Round Brilliant diamonds and Princess Cut Diamonds, G/H in color and VS1-VS2 in clarity. The mounting itself is super Deco, with bold lines, chunky 18kt white gold borders, and a delicate yellow gold mil grain border on the yellow center stone. This one also boasts diamonds just about everywhere your eye can see, so no angle is left un-blinged.
Another ring in a very similar style shows off a .96 carat square radiant cut, also Fancy Yellow but VS2 in clarity. This setting is a lovely mix of round brilliant accent diamonds on a soft octagonal halo and two heft trillion cut diamonds. The trillions weigh a combined .62 carats total and show off lovely G/H color and VS1-SI1 clarity grades. They’re nestled snugly in between the split shank of the ring, and the diamonds trail halfway around the finger before the ring turns into 18kt white gold with intricate etchings.
This emerald cut halo is just perfection. Let’s chat about this GIA certified center stone: it weighs 1.79 carats, but it looks way bigger in this setting. It’s a J in color, which you know is my favorite budget-friendly color grade. And it looks a lot closer to G/H in real life, not just in this photo. It’s a beautiful VS1 in clarity, which is as high on the clarity scale you should really venture with a step cut. This one’s internal characteristics are blended impeccably with the cut, so it’s super eye-clean. This diamond looks a lot more expensive than it is, and that’s before we even discuss this setting. I love LOVE the juxtaposition of the sharp, clean lines of the emerald cut and the rounded micropave halo. The shank has three rows of round brilliants that curve beautifully around the platinum and stop half way down your finger. This way you’re not a) paying for diamonds you can’t see and b) Getting micropave dirty all day erry day. The halo is a sloped double row of micropave with the outer row going up just a smudge in diamond size. The added weight from the accents is approximately .85ctw. Yum.
Up next, another double halo, this time compliments of (and to) Uneek. Same concept, totally different look.This mounting is ready made for a cushion cut, and the large halo will boost any stone you put in there, so it’s perfect for the bigger is better camp The double halo on this mounting is two tiered, rather than gently sloped, and the double shank shows off one row of diamonds per shank. It’s not quite a split shank, not quite a stacked shank, but the two sides of the ring slope gently in and out to “kiss” halfway around the finger. The diamonds stop a little ways down. Uneek’s rings have this gorgeous, molten metal edge finish that makes it look like the liquid gold was poured onto your finger and molded to you. It’s very beautiful, elegant, and modern. The gallery of this ring is also spare, with a simple “u” of diamonds supporting the “floating” center stone.
This gives you a better idea of what I’m rambling about.
Finally, this Uneek ring shows another angle of that “kissing” shank style. It’s a clean and chic diamond pave setting with a beautiful, subtle halo for a round brilliant. This mounting shows off .58 carats total of round brilliant accent diamonds set in 14 karat white gold.