{"product_id":"asscher-cut-moissanite-tapered-wheat-engraved-ring-34","title":"Asscher Cut Moissanite Tapered Wheat Engraved Ring in Silver, 10K, 14K and 18K Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn asscher cut moissanite in four claws on a band that tapers toward the head, engraved along each shoulder with a flowing wheat and scroll pattern and bordered with fine milgrain. There are no accent stones. The band narrows as it approaches the stone, which is the detail that separates this from our other engraved designs.\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 tapered engraved band\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur other engraved rings use bands of even width. This one is wider at the shoulders and narrows as it reaches the setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat does two things. It gives the engraver more room where the pattern is actually seen, at the sides of the ring, and it slims the metal exactly where it meets the stone, so the centre is not crowded by a thick band running up to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a quietly practical shape as well. A band that narrows at the top and widens at the sides distributes metal where a ring takes knocks and keeps it light where it does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlease read this if you are comparing our engraved bands\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe make six asscher rings with engraved or worked metal. They look similar in a thumbnail and are not the same ring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngraved Leaf\u003c\/strong\u003e slim knife edge, simple leaf motif, shoulders only, no stones. The lightest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelicate Vine\u003c\/strong\u003e slim rounded band, small sparse twig with two or three tiny flush set stones, mostly plain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDense Acanthus\u003c\/strong\u003e flowing engraving over the whole band with no plain ground anywhere, no stones. The densest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen Scroll\u003c\/strong\u003e larger separated C scrolls with plain ground between them, heavy milgrain rails, no stones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngraved Vine with Diamonds\u003c\/strong\u003e wide flat band with stones flush set into the pattern itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis one\u003c\/strong\u003e a tapered band with a wheat and scroll pattern on the shoulders and fine milgrain edges, no stones. The only engraved design of the six with a tapering profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWheat and scroll\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern is a running wheat sheaf motif interlaced with small scrolls, cut so the ears of wheat lie along the direction of the band. It is a harvest motif, common in Edwardian engraving, and it suits a tapering shoulder because the pattern can narrow with the metal rather than being cut off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA geometric pattern on a tapering band looks compressed at the narrow end. A botanical one simply grows smaller, which is why this motif and this shape belong together.\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 clean blocks rather than sparkling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery centre stone is Colorless in body colour and VVS in clarity. With no accents anywhere, the centre carries the ring and a step cut hides nothing.\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 taper means the band never crowds the stone, so this design suits a smaller centre better than our wider engraved bands do.\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 every engraved ring wants, because the pattern is visible only through the shadow inside each cut line and gold gives the deepest shadow. White gold flattens fine engraving considerably. Rose gold suits a harvest motif particularly well. Silver is the most affordable route and engraves cleanly. 10K is the hardest and keeps the cut lines crisp longest. 14K is the everyday balance. 18K is the richest but softest and will soften soonest. 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 the tapered band, cut the wheat and scroll by hand so the pattern narrows correctly with the metal, raise the milgrain along both edges, set the stone, then polish for your metal, centre size and finger size. Engraving a pattern that has to change scale as it travels is harder than engraving one that repeats evenly. 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, brushed across the cut lines rather than along them. Engraving filled with hand cream loses its shadow and stops reading. Rinse and dry with a soft cloth. Never use abrasive polish, which rounds the cut edges permanently. 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 Yes, well. The band is widest at the sides, where a second ring meets it, and the milgrain edges are fine rather than raised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan it be resized?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, comfortably, and more easily than our fully engraved acanthus band, because the pattern is confined to the shoulders and the base of the shank is plain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the engraving wear off?\u003c\/strong\u003e The high points soften over many years. It can be recut. 10K or 14K slows it considerably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill inclusions show in a step cut?\u003c\/strong\u003e Not at VVS. 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