Pave engagement rings

Pave engagement rings are rings that use a pave' style of setting small diamonds as accents alongside a single major stone which most often is also a diamond. Pave’ is the most commonly used term even though it is a French word whose English equivalent is pave (like a road paved with bricks). One can think of a Pave engagement ring as a ring whose metal is paved with small stones. These small stones can be of any variety, but more often than not are white diamonds.

For this reason,this style is usually cast in white gold or platinum, because the white metal blends in very well with the white diamonds. Pave rings can also be cast in yellow gold but may feel this is not as nice a look especially when diamonds are being used.

When pave’ setting is done, the stones are set so close together that when one looks down on the ring all one sees is the gemstone, and the tips of the material that is needed to hold it in place. It has a very elegant, soft and feminine look. The style has been in fashion for a long time and its appeal continues to be undiminished. In fact, its popularity is as great now, and possibly greater than it has ever been.

Labor costs are a greater component of price with pave settings, because of the cost of stone setting. As more and more rings are being made overseas in India and China where labor costs are low, these rings have become more affordable then they may have otherwise been. For this reason, people may discover that pave engagement rings are more affordable when bought off the shelf then having one custom made.

One way to minimize the cost is to complete the sides, or even the top or face of the shank with engraving, which goes well with pave.