PAVE SETTING

Significant surfaces of the ring setting can be covered or paved in diamonds. The pave set style attempts to cover the surface with tiny diamonds, creating what appears to be a coating of sparkling diamonds.

Tiny diamonds are placed in small holes that have been drilled out of the ring shank. Pave set diamonds are usually very uniform in size, evenly spaced and set in uniform rows. The more precisely cut the diamonds, the better the ring setting will look when it is finished.

Brilliant cut round diamonds are generally used for pave rings settings since they provide the most sparkle. After it is positioned in its hole, tiny bits of metal from the surface of the shank are pushed over the edge of each diamond, forming tiny beads to hold the diamond in place.

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