{"id":24421,"date":"2018-07-26T10:05:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T14:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=24421"},"modified":"2018-07-26T10:05:34","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T14:05:34","slug":"solitaires-look-small","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/solitaires-look-small\/","title":{"rendered":"SOLITAIRES LOOK SMALL"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Diamond<\/div>\n

The #1 diamond engagement ring<\/strong> is the solitaire.<\/p>\n

Hands down!<\/h2>\n

\nA solitaire is a plain slim band<\/strong> that holds a single diamond.<\/p>\n

\nWhether it be in white <\/strong>gold, yellow <\/strong>gold or rose <\/strong>gold, this style of ring shows off a diamond better than any other mounting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nIt sticks a diamond up, raises it high, and says “look at me!<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

The problem is…<\/h2>\n

\nIf that diamond is not a large diamond, it can actually make an engagement ring look small<\/strong> (and some may say cheap<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

\nThis is because the average diamond sold for an engagement ring is just 1\/3 carat<\/strong>. Smaller than that looks really tiny (like 10-20 points). And even going up to a half carat<\/strong> can still look insignificant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\"Solitaire<\/p>\n

\nOnly when you get into a decent size, like 3\/4 carat and up<\/strong>, does the stone actually stand out and look balanced on the mounting and her finger.<\/p>\n

\nLike these one carat diamond solitaires<\/strong> below…<\/p>\n

\n\"1<\/p>\n

\nOne carat is the “dream” carat weight<\/strong>, but of course, not everyone can afford<\/strong> such a huge stone (diamonds running between $2,700 – $8,000+ on James Allen<\/a>)…<\/p>\n

So what can you do?<\/h2>\n

\nWhat can be done to make a single stone engagement ring look larger?<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Set the diamond into a halo mounting<\/h2>\n

\nPutting a ring of diamonds<\/strong> around the center stone (which is putting the stone into a different style of mounting), makes the whole diamond ring look bigger<\/strong>. Like these two different versions shown below, one with pave-set diamonds<\/a>, and the other with a bezel of beautiful diamonds<\/a>…<\/p>\n

\n\"Put<\/a><\/p>\n

Bigger and Bolder<\/h2>\n

\nHalo mountings start around $540 and up<\/a>, depending on the carat weight and style<\/strong> of the ring.<\/p>\n

2) Go for a longer diamond<\/h2>\n

\nIf you change shape<\/strong> and go for a fancy cut diamond, like the marquise<\/strong>, emerald <\/strong>cut, radiant<\/strong>, princess <\/strong>cut, oval<\/strong>… The diamond will look bigger<\/strong> on her finger.<\/p>\n

\n\"Fancy<\/p>\n

\nAll these fancy cuts tends to look bigger because of their elongated shapes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

3) Break the carat weight up<\/h2>\n

\nIf you break up the weight of the entire ring (not buying one stone<\/strong>, but buying multiple stones<\/strong>), then the ring will appear larger, and most of the time be cheaper too!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\"Break<\/p>\n

\nOr, you can always wait until you get a wedding band<\/strong> as well. Bands add width and bling to a ring.<\/p>\n

Bands, enhancers, jackets, inserts…<\/h2>\n

\nThese types of wedding bands<\/strong> will all make a single diamond engagement ring<\/a> look bigger (But that doesn’t get added until the wedding<\/strong>)!<\/p>\n

So there you go…<\/h2>\n

\n3 easy ways<\/strong> to turn a smaller stone (and a smaller budget<\/strong>) into a magnificent masterpiece<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nCheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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