Pave Diamond Ring – do’s and don’ts

A pave diamond ring is basically a very wide band, with a multitude of very small diamonds spread over the surface. When you consider such a piece of jewelery, you should be aware of a few things that will make your decision a better and more informed one.

Diamonds in a white gold setting should be color J or avove. Any color below that will show some yellow in the diamonds. In a yellow gold setting, you can get away with a color all the way down to M-N, since the yellow gold will mask the yellow tint in the stones and therefore the stones in the pave diamond ring will still look white.

Be sure to only buy from a reputable jeweler online or offline. This is very imortant, since the workmanship of a piece like that will have to come with a guarantee. This is vital, since there is a chance of a stone / stones falling out. This is not nesecarily the fault of the jeweler, but simply a drawback of the way the stones are set. Since you want the diamonds set closely together, prongs will not work, since they take up too much space. Instead, the stones are pushed into the gold and than some of the metal is pushed over the side to keep the diamonds in place, making the pave diamond ring a little harder to care for than some other jewelry. For the same reason, cleaning will also have to be done with the utmost care.

Make sure the ring fits, right from the start. Because of the way the stones are set (as described above), you want to make sure, that the ring does not have to be sized. While making the ring smaller / bigger, the jeweler would have to move the entire ring ever so slightly, which can cause the stones to loosen.
These tips will make your life a happier one in the long run and insure that you enjoy your Pave Diamond Ring.