{"product_id":"asscher-cut-moissanite-pave-bezel-hidden-halo-ring-23","title":"Asscher Cut Moissanite Pave Bezel Ring with Hidden Halo in Silver, 10K, 14K and 18K Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn asscher cut moissanite held in a full bezel whose outer wall is itself set with a row of micropave, bordered above and below with fine milgrain, with a hidden halo beneath the stone and a tall plain split shank. The stones are set into the side of the setting, not around 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\u003ePave in the bezel wall\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an unusual piece of construction and it is worth explaining, because from directly above the ring looks like a plain bezel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a normal bezel the rim is a solid wall of metal. On this one that wall has been made deep enough to carry a row of small stones set into its vertical face, running the whole way round the octagon, with a line of milgrain beading along the top edge and another along the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook down at it and you see a clean square bezel. Look at it from any angle off vertical and the rim lights up. It is a ring that changes considerably depending on where you are standing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSetting stones into a vertical surface that turns eight corners is genuinely difficult work. Each stone has to sit at the same depth in a wall that is curving away, and the two milgrain lines have to stay parallel around every corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe hidden halo as well\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeneath the stone, around the basket, sits a second ring of small stones facing outward. Between that and the paved rim, this ring has two separate bands of light below the level of the centre stone and none above it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the whole idea. All the decoration is at or below the girdle, so the top surface stays as clean as a plain bezel while the profile is as elaborate as a halo ring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow this compares with our other bezel asscher rings\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe make six bezels in this shape and no two are alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Smooth Bezel has a plain rim and a flat plain band. The most minimal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Milgrain Bezel has a beaded rim, no stones. Antique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Double Rail Eternity has a plain rim and a wide band with a full circle of channel pave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bezel Halo puts a pave halo outside the rim, so you see the halo from above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is the only bezel with stones set into the rim itself. If you want a bezel that reads as plain from above but is not plain at all, this is the one, and none of the others do that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a bezel suits a step cut\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClaws sit on the straight edges of a square stone and interrupt the lines that make the shape read as square. A bezel repeats the outline instead, and it protects the corners, which are the weak point of any square cut. Nothing catches and nothing bends.\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\u003eEvery centre stone is Colorless in body colour and VVS in clarity, and every accent in the rim and the hidden halo 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. A bezel covers the outer edge of the stone, so a bezel set asscher looks slightly smaller than the same stone in claws. If you are between sizes, take the larger.\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, which suits this design particularly well because the two milgrain lines and the solid top edge of the rim all read clearly against the white stones set between them. That layering is the point of the ring. White gold is cleaner and more modern but the rim detail becomes very subtle. Rose gold is warm and unusual. Silver is the most affordable route. 10K is the hardest and keeps both the beading and the fine rim setting crisp longest. 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 build the deep bezel, set the row of stones into its outer wall, raise milgrain along both edges, set the hidden halo around the basket, then close the bezel to your stone and polish for your metal, centre size and finger size. This is one of the slowest settings we make, almost entirely because of the rim. 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. Brush around the rim horizontally and underneath the stone, because both the rim pave and the hidden halo sit where hand cream collects and both stop working once dulled. Rinse and dry with a soft cloth. Do not use abrasive polish, which flattens milgrain. Take it off for the gym, gardening and swimming pools, and keep it away from bleach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAlso in this family\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther bezel designs we make, so you can see the whole choice in one place:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHigh Set Bezel\u003c\/strong\u003e, a plain bezel lifted on a rounded open arch, the most architectural\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther designs with a hidden halo we make, so you can see the whole choice in one place:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwisted Vine Hidden Halo\u003c\/strong\u003e, one strand paved and one plain, shoulder length, with a hidden halo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Pave Hidden Halo\u003c\/strong\u003e, half coverage scalloped pave on an ultra fine band with a hidden halo, the lightest and easiest to resize\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFull Eternity Pave\u003c\/strong\u003e, pave the whole way round plus a hidden halo, the most sparkle but barely resizable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree Quarter Pave\u003c\/strong\u003e, pave around three quarters of the band with a hidden halo collar, the middle option\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlain Band Hidden Halo\u003c\/strong\u003e, a plain rounded band with the hidden halo as the only decoration, the cheapest way into one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe would rather point you to a different ring of ours than sell you the wrong one. If none of these is quite right, tell us what you are after and we will say so plainly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eQuestions we are asked\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill a wedding band sit flush?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, well. The shank is plain and the setting does not spread sideways at the base, so a straight band meets it cleanly. The setting sits high, which actually helps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan it be resized?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, comfortably. There are no stones in the shank at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy put stones where they are hard to see?\u003c\/strong\u003e Because the ring is seen by other people from the side far more often than you see it from above. It is the same reasoning behind a hidden halo, applied to the rim as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill inclusions show in a step cut?\u003c\/strong\u003e Not at VVS. 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