Pear Engagement Rings

A pear is a directional stone: it has a rounded belly at one end and a point at the other, and it has to be set with that in mind. Worn with the point towards the fingertip, which is the convention, it lengthens the hand as much as an oval does and costs less per carat than a round of the same weight.

The point is the weakness. It is the thinnest part of the diamond and the part most likely to chip, so it wants metal over it rather than beside it. That is the entire reason two of our settings are shaped the way they are: the Marina curves gently to cradle the stone, and the Carlotta curves harder and lifts it further off the finger, which suits a larger pear.

Thirty-two of our settings take a pear. Four are built for nothing else — the Marisol, the Marina, the Carlotta and the Graziella. Pears also show a bow-tie across the waist like ovals do, and the only way to judge it is to look at the stone face-up, which we will always do with you before setting anything.

Made and hallmarked in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, in 9k to 18k gold or 950 platinum.