An oval already looks bigger than a round of the same weight, because the shape spreads the stone along the finger instead of down into it. Put a halo around it and the effect compounds. Laurel does that, then runs diamonds up the sweep of the band so the whole ring catches light rather than just the top of it.
Seven metals, one design
Laurel 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 halo and setting are white gold or platinum. White metal disappears against a colourless stone, so the halo reads as light rather than metal, and the centre diamond looks whiter and larger.
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. Laurel takes an oval, round, cushion or pear 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, because cut is what decides whether a diamond gives the light back or lets it fall through the bottom.
A halo suits a smaller centre stone particularly well, so this is a design where your budget can go further than you'd expect.
The halo and the band
Between them, the halo and the sweep-up band carry 0.40 to 0.50 carats of round brilliants across 30 to 40 stones, 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 Laurel 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: oval, round, cushion or pear, not included, chosen separately at Step 2
- Centre certification: GIA for natural, IGI for lab grown, Excellent or Ideal cut only
- Halo and band: 0.40 to 0.50ct total, 30 to 40 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: oval halo on a diamond-set sweep-up band, in white gold or platinum whatever the band colour
- Approximate metal weight: 5.0g in 18ct gold
- Made: to order, hand-finished in our Australian workshop
- Warranty: Lifetime Warranty included
- Shipping: free insured shipping Australia wide
