Oval Engagement Rings
An oval looks bigger than a round diamond of the same weight. The stone is cut longer than it is wide, so more of its surface faces up — usually eight to ten per cent more spread per carat. It lengthens the finger too, which is the reason most people give when they choose one.
The thing to check is the bow-tie: a dark band across the waist of the stone, caused by the facets shadowing each other. Every oval has one to some degree. On a well-cut stone you have to look for it; on a badly cut one you cannot stop seeing it. We will show you the diamond face-up in normal light before you commit, because no certificate grades this.
Thirty-three of our settings take an oval centre. Five are built for nothing else — the Stella, the Dolores, the Cristina, the Alicia and the Olivia — which means the seat and the claws are cut to an oval's outline rather than compromised to fit any shape. Those five sit the stone lower and hold it more securely than a universal setting can.
Every one is made and hallmarked in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, in 9k, 14k or 18k gold, or 950 platinum. Choose the setting first and we will source a certified natural or lab-grown oval to go in it.
