It Stands Alone

Your love, you feel in your heart, stands alone. So should your engagement ring. You feel that in your heart, too. In addition, that is why you want to consider the simple, singular elegance of solitaire rings.

“It is said,” says solitairerings.org, “that a solitaire ring is the best engagement ring. It represents eternal love and it is timeless and no matter how much carat the solitaire ring is, it is always accepted very well by the new bride.”

The solitaire can hoist any size or shape of stone, and it wears well no matter how crazily fashion trends switch. Chosen and designed right, it never looks improper or overdone. You may have more flexibility picking the central stone with a solitaire than another style. In addition, if you are willing to be patient, it is going to be the ring that most evokes your singular love.

The name does not equal limited emphasis. It is your choice whether you want to emphasize the stone or the whole package. However, its simple band amplifies your stone regardless of your stone’s size. A small stone on a thin band highlights the stone and treats a slender finger kindly. The stone’s size should not be the prime factor, and the solitaire supports the whole stone, in all its finery.

Nor does the name equal limited style or appearance. You are not limited to standard yellow gold, though it has its singular elegance. A two-toned band offers a little extra elegance, and you do not even have to keep to a single element—copper, brass, or rose gold, designed properly, give you simple style and more individuality.

In addition, no single stone setting is the single most appropriate. You have options. There is no single stone shape; there is no single setting style. In fact, there is no single setting style within the style. By far the most popular remains the classic prong, but that is where the commonality ends. The shape of your stone can tell you the shape of the setting you should consider, but the prong itself can involve anywhere from two to six prongs, and they all look proper depending on the stone.

Even the prong’s shape varies. The arch, the bezel (think of a pair of waves curling opposite to join each other), and the tension (the ring appears open, and the stone is set between the ends, though this is often done without prongs) remain popular options, and they are rarely of a single appearance. Sometimes they combine beautifully. The arch prongs hoisted by tension supports on either side of the stone offer just one classic example.

The stone itself is the biggest challenge. The band is comparatively simple. However, you will want an elementary knowledge of stone cutting, shaping, clarity, and coloring, and you want the best you can afford. Your seller can teach you the basics about those, and all you have to do is ask. Those basics are simpler than you think, and they are easy to remember once you feel comfortable. Regardless of whatever ring style you finally choose. You know you want the stone that matches best to your chosen band, with the least flaws, discoloration, and cloudiness.

However, what you really want, after all, is the ring that says, “Our love stands alone.” That is the solitaire ring.