Is there a more romantic and sung city than Venice? On one of the bridges, on St. Mark’s Square, while riding the gondola. There are plenty of possibilities. If you have already decided to live together, you can prepare the most beautiful awakening for your chosen one. The sun rises slowly, its rays fall on the bed, exactly where the open box with the ring is located, through the diamond of which the sun’s rays are refracted. That’s when you come in with breakfast and a rose on a tray. The Black Diamond Ring is the best option to propose there.
From a sketch to a finished item
Although you can find a really large offer of engagement rings in jewelry stores, often even that is not enough. You want something new, different, and unique.
Then one needs to find a master goldsmith in the full sense of the word. A master who is at the same time a goldsmith, a designer and a good draftsman when you find it, which is not an easy task, you are halfway to your perfect ring.
Start with arrangements: the first step is to make sketches according to your ideas. Make sure the sketches are from multiple angles so that you can solve most of the doubts now, before you start making them.
Only when you are completely satisfied with the sketch will the master start working. The first stage of production is a roughly made ring with the basic contours from the sketch. This rough version is subject to various corrections. The next stage is the details. We must emphasize that it is recommended to be in contact with the master as often as possible and to sleep through each transition to the next phase.
In the final phase, the surface treatment is chosen, the stone is mounted and arrangements are made for the possible engraving of the dedication. The most important, final step is up to you: handing over the rings.
Ring shape
An engagement ring should, if we follow tradition, be a simple form, a solitaire, a ring consisting of a ring and a stone seat that rises above the ring. But this tradition, like many others, has changed and engagement rings come in a variety of forms. To make it easier for you, we will list the basic shapes with illustrations:
Stone seats: plain socket, double socket, double socket with backlash, with four carp, with six carp, with eight carp, square, navette, heart, baquett, on cornices, various variations of stone in the air attached at only two points…
Rings (rails): beaten rails, low oval, high oval, various variations with built-in stones, in two levels, triangular.
In any case, the choice is large, with the remark that each model has its own sub-models. You should not save too much on the thickness of the ring, because this ring has been worn for years, or rather a lifetime. As an engagement ring, models are also bought that have stones laid all the way around. They are quite expensive and not everyone can afford them, but it must be admitted that they are really attractive.
Surface treatments on the ring
Most often, the engagement ring is polished to a high gloss, regardless of the color of the gold. This ensures his longevity. But some models, especially those with a larger rail surface, can be treated with some other form of surface treatment, Sandblasting, matting, diamonding, hatching, embossing, etc. With such processing, we especially emphasize the stone. But the downside is that most of these treatments come off relatively quickly, and the ring looks pretty messy after that. Of course, any processing can be renewed, but this removes a certain amount of material.
Gold color
For those who like a departure from the classics and traditions, we must note that in recent years we often work with red gold or a combination of red and white gold, which is a real refreshment in the classic palette of rings offered on the market.
When choosing a gold color, you should pay attention to the color of the jewelry worn by your chosen one, so that it can match the engagement ring. But you don’t have to worry too much about it either, because it is a special ring, unique, one that is worn forever and does not necessarily have to be in line with other jewelry that is subject to current fashion trends.
Since a diamond or its replica zircon is mostly embedded on the engagement ring, our recommendation will always be white gold. In this way, the ring almost merges with the stone, and the stone looks bigger.
Of course, if the darling insists on yellow gold, you won’t go wrong, but even in that case we have a backup option. Make the ring in yellow gold, and the stone seat in white, thus harmonizing all wishes.
Why a white gold ring turns yellow
Lately, we see more and more often white gold jewelry that turns yellow after a while. Of course, we first wonder if that ring is made of gold at all. But there is no fear. The technology of jewelry processing is changing, and the colors of the alloy and their composition are changing accordingly, some because of the harmonization with the legal regulations, and some because of the easier and faster production of jewelry.
Namely, in some jewelry stores they still work in the traditional way, so they achieve high gloss on the object by mechanical processing, i.e. sanding and polishing in at least five degrees, while, on the other hand, industrial objects after a certain level of processing are additionally gilded with a layer called rhodium. . Such finishing is called rhodium plating.
The rhodium-plated item looks flawless and has a shade that is much whiter than the natural color of gold obtained by polishing. But there is another side to that flawless splendor; this layer of gilding wears off relatively quickly, within about a year, and the ring begins to take on a slightly yellowish hue.
Expert opinion is that it is better to stick to the finishing option that does not involve gilding to get the final shine of the item.
