Platinum 950 Antique Style Ring Setting
From the quiet earth where mineral veins sleep for millennia, to the patient hands that coax fire and life into faceted light, this custom made ring setting is a story of transformation, and of promises. Choose your metal and watch the tale change color, choose 14K rose gold for a warm blush, choose 14K white gold or 18K white gold for a modern cool gleam, choose 14K yellow gold or 18K yellow gold for a sunlit glow, choose platinum 950 for enduring strength, choose silver for approachable elegance, or choose our two tone options in 14K white and yellow, or 18K white and yellow for a design that balances contrast and harmony. Each option begins as raw metal and ore, smelted and refined, then shaped into the pair of bands that form the wedding set, the engagement ring and the matching band that sit together for a seamless, unified look. The center stone choices read like a poem of color and meaning, sapphire for fidelity and deep blue devotion, ruby for passion and courage, emerald for renewal and timeless green, or select from other fine gemstones to reflect a personal story. Side stones are set as round brilliant accents, placed with care to frame the center and to catch the light, creating a ring that is both heirloom and everyday companion.
The Lady Diana style within this collection channels refined royalty and gentle strength, most often imagined with a stunning oval center gemstone, yet not limited to that silhouette. Across cultures the oval shape has signified continuity and balance, and here it finds company in a substantial halo of prong set diamonds that encircle the central gem like a crown. This halo style is a statement of amplification, the center stone magnified by a ring of smaller stones, each round stone prong set to maximize brilliance and to create depth and motion. The result is an eye catching effect that reads both classic and bold, a nod to antique detailing with modern precision. The halo may sit atop a delicate gallery of milgrain and vintage inspired metalwork, or it may rest on a clean contemporary band, yet always it centers the gaze and the meaning. Our wedding set design ensures that the engagement ring and the wedding band complement each other, aligning etched grooves and mirroring curves so that they lock together as partners, for a look that is seamless, unified, and made to be worn as a single statement of devotion.
Imagine the jeweler at the bench, the scene quiet but for the soft ticking of time and the whisper of files, as the gem arrives in a leather wrapped box bearing the name of its mine. The stone has its own history, perhaps pulled from river beds, perhaps from a deep earth deposit, each inclusion and hue recording a unique origin, and the jeweler studies it as one would read a face. He places it under a loupe, turns it against the light, maps the angles and decides the prong height that will both protect and reveal the heart of the gem. The halo is assembled first, each round side diamond chosen for consistent size and fire, each prong placed and tightened with a practiced thumb, then the center setting is prepared. With a steady hand the jeweler seats the oval or chosen center stone into its bed, bends the prongs around it with rhythmic taps, checks that the stone sits level and that it breathes with the band beneath it. The wedding band is fitted, the pairs aligned so that when they nestle together there is no gap, only continuity. Finally the piece is polished until the metal tells the story of light, every curve smoothed, every facet singing. What arrives at your hand is not merely a ring, but a journey from earth to artistry, a matched set that holds both the geology of the world and the quiet devotion of a craftsman, ready to begin its life as your bond. If you wish to customize metal, center gem, or halo scale, I am here to guide you through the choices, and to ensure that this ring carries your name and your story.
