April 29, 2010

A Variety of Engagement Rings

Diamond Engagement ring rank among the most popular classes of jewelry, and represent the bread and butter of many a jeweler. These rings can be found in the widest variety of styles, with many an ingenious design, though for the last 50 years those featuring diamonds have been the bestsellers of all. Traditional diamond engagement rings are called solitaire rings because they feature one single diamond, but they can be had in good range of different prong settings with any number of band styles.

The one diamond is meant to represent the one love, enduring as a diamond, but another well-liked kind of diamond engagement ring is the trinity ring, sometimes called a trilogy ring, that consists of 3 matching diamonds set horizontally in a row symbolizing the couple’s past, present, and future together. Religious importance can be translated by some with this sort of a style, which regularly features a larger stone set in the middle of the 3.

Another major class of engagement rings are those offering side stones,eg those offering a larger diamond set in the middle while smaller ones accompany it on the side. Then there are whole sets, called a wedding set or a bridal set, which includes an engagement ring and a matching wedding band. These two rings are sometimes designed to seem like halves of each other and can appear “unfinished ” except when assembled or displayed in the presence of the other.

Still other styles in this category of rings are worn stacked, although either piece can still look appropriate enough when worn separately. In some cases, the two pieces, which are sold together, are designed to be welded together after the wedding, for clear symbolical purposes as well as simpler ones – specifically to prevent losing one or the other!

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