{"product_id":"asscher-cut-moissanite-lotus-petal-halo-ring-16","title":"Asscher Cut Moissanite Lotus Petal Halo Ring in Silver, 10K, 14K and 18K Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn asscher cut moissanite surrounded by a halo of pointed metal petals, each petal holding a single brilliant round and radiating outward from the centre so the outline of the ring becomes a star rather than a square. The band is a plain polished split shank with no stones on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe make it to order in our workshop in Surat, India. Family run, every ring finished and checked by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA halo that changes the shape of the ring\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery other halo we make follows the outline of the stone. A square stone gets a square frame, and the ring stays square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one does not. Each accent sits inside its own pointed petal of metal, and those petals radiate outward at different lengths, so the silhouette becomes a lotus or a sunburst. From a distance you do not read a square ring at all. You read a flower with a bright square at its centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is a genuinely unusual thing to do with an asscher, and it is the reason to choose this ring. It takes the most rigidly geometric stone in jewellery and puts it inside the least geometric setting we make. The contrast is the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow this compares with our other halo asscher rings\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pave Halo ring is a flat, delicate micropave frame on a plain band. Square outline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cluster Halo ring is large claw set rounds, heavy and substantial. Square outline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bezel Halo ring puts pave outside a bezel rim. Square outline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the only one of the five that changes the silhouette. If you have looked at halo rings and found them all rather similar, that is because they mostly are, and this one is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe petals\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach petal is a pointed oval of metal, closed at the tip and open enough at the centre to let its stone show fully. The petals alternate in length around the halo, longer at the four sides and shorter at the corners, which is what produces the radiating rhythm rather than a flat ring of identical shapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe metal is doing as much work as the stones here. On a pave halo the metal is hidden deliberately; on this one it is the pattern, and the stones punctuate it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractically, a petal encloses its stone on all sides, which makes these accents better protected than beaded pave and means there is nothing to catch on knitwear despite the elaborate outline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe plain split shank\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band divides into two smooth polished strands as it approaches the head, and carries no stones at all. That is deliberate restraint. The halo is doing a great deal, and a paved band underneath it would tip the ring from striking into cluttered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe stone\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn asscher is a square step cut with cropped corners, so its outline is an octagon that reads as a square. The facets are cut in concentric squares that draw the eye down into the stone, an effect jewellers call the hall of mirrors. It flashes in broad blocks rather than sparkling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSitting a still, hard edged stone at the centre of a radiating flower is what makes both halves read clearly. The petals are soft and moving, the centre is sharp and still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery centre stone is Colorless in body colour and VVS in clarity, and every petal stone is Colorless and VVS too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoissanite has a higher refractive index than diamond, which in a step cut shows as depth rather than fire, and at 9.25 on the Mohs scale it stands up to daily wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose the centre from 2 carat up to 5 carat. The petals scale with the centre. At 2 carat this is a pretty, flower sized ring; at 4 or 5 carat it becomes a genuine statement piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMetals\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose 925 sterling silver, or 10K, 14K or 18K gold in yellow, rose or white. Shown in yellow gold, and this design more than any other we make depends on it. The petals are metal, and metal is only legible as a shape when it has colour to distinguish it from the white stones it holds. In yellow gold you see a gold flower set with white stones. In white gold you see a slightly odd shaped halo, because petals and stones read as one material. Rose gold works nearly as well as yellow and suits the botanical idea. Silver is the most affordable and reads between the two. 10K is the hardest, 14K is the everyday balance, 18K is the richest but softest. White gold is rhodium plated and needs replating every one to two years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade to order\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing is taken off a shelf. We form each petal, set its stone, assemble the halo so the alternating lengths stay symmetrical, then set the centre and polish for your metal, centre size and finger size after your order arrives. Symmetry is everything on a radiating design: one petal slightly out of line is visible immediately. That is how we offer twenty one ring sizes and forty combinations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarm water, a drop of mild washing up liquid and a soft toothbrush worked between the petals from above and below. The gaps between petals collect more than a flat halo does. Clean under the centre too, since a step cut shows anything trapped below. Rinse and dry with a soft cloth. Take it off for the gym, gardening and swimming pools, and keep it away from bleach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions we are asked\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill a wedding band sit flush?\u003c\/strong\u003e No, and we would rather say so plainly. The petals extend outward and downward past the shank, so a straight band cannot sit against it. A contoured band shaped around the petals is the only good answer, and most people wear this ring on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan it be resized?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, reasonably. There are no stones in the shank at all, so we have plain metal to work with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo the points catch?\u003c\/strong\u003e Less than you would expect. Each petal tip is rounded and polished rather than sharp, and the stones sit inside the metal rather than proud of it. It is not a snag free ring in the way a bezel is, but it is far better behaved than its outline suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill inclusions show in a step cut?\u003c\/strong\u003e Not at VVS. 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