The diamond on your ring is embedded with the help of a very important factor known as ‘Setting’ which can have a huge impact on the appearance of the diamond. It may help the diamond to look larger or may even make it appear much smaller than its actual deservingness.
But by doing a good study of settings, you can actually make the diamond on the engagement ring look larger. Here are a few settings and their effects on the diamond’s appearance you should know before you do your engagement ring shopping.
Pave Setting of diamonds is like a wide surface of many small diamonds that make the surface sparkle but actually lie side by side costing you much lesser than one huge diamond or many diamonds in any other setting.
Prong setting is recommended for maximum security and brilliance as it makes the diamond appear deeper and lets maximum light enter inside, though it is not advised for making the diamonds look larger.
Illusion setting is basically a ring-like flat plate that surrounds the girdle of the diamond along with prongs, but it appears like the girdle is wide and makes the diamond appear larger with more brilliance if it’s a sparkling plate around.
Bezel setting is where rim thoroughly encircles the diamond hiding its side surface. But the magic of making it look larger is created by the metal rim beside.
It is also suggested to look for shallow cut diamonds as well as fancy shapes except round and princess that look larger on a ring, mostly elongated shapes like marquise, oval and pear.
