A cushion cut is a square with the corners rounded off, and it behaves differently from a round brilliant. Bigger facets, slower flashes of light, a softer look on the hand. People who choose it usually do so because they've seen one next to a round and preferred it. Blake gives that stone a basket setting that lifts it clear of the finger and lets light in from underneath.
Seven metals, one design
Blake is made in 14ct and 18ct white gold, yellow gold and rose gold, and in 950 platinum. 14ct is harder and costs less. 18ct carries more colour, which shows most in yellow and rose. Platinum is the heaviest on the hand, and it's naturally white rather than plated white, so it doesn't fade.
Whichever band colour you choose, the setting holding your centre diamond is white gold or platinum. White metal disappears against a colourless stone, so the diamond looks whiter and larger than it would in yellow claws.
The centre diamond is yours to choose
The centre stone isn't included in this price, and that's deliberate. You choose it at the next step. Blake takes a cushion, emerald, radiant, round or oval cut, all hand-selected against our light-performance standard. Natural stones come GIA certified, lab grown come IGI certified, and every one is graded Excellent or Ideal for cut. Nothing below that gets into a Monroe Yorke ring.
The band
Twenty-four round brilliants run along the band, 0.24 carats in total, micro claw set so there's as little metal as possible standing between them and the light. You can have these in natural or lab grown. Natural sits at F to G colour, lab grown at D to E, both VS clarity.
Made to order in our Australian workshop
We don't keep Blake on a shelf. Each one is made to order and hand-finished by our master jeweller. It arrives with our Lifetime Warranty and free insured shipping anywhere in Australia.
Specifications
- Centre stone: cushion, emerald, radiant, round or oval, not included, chosen separately at Step 2
- Centre certification: GIA for natural, IGI for lab grown, Excellent or Ideal cut only
- Band diamonds: 0.24ct total, 24 round brilliants, micro claw set
- Accent quality: natural F/G colour, lab grown D/E colour, VS clarity
- Metals: 14ct and 18ct white, yellow or rose gold, or 950 platinum
- Setting: basket, in white gold or platinum whatever the band colour
- Made: to order, hand-finished in our Australian workshop
- Warranty: Lifetime Warranty included
- Shipping: free insured shipping Australia wide
