Elongated Cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond Ring on a Whisper Thin Band with Sparse Accents

Elongated Cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond Ring on a Whisper Thin Band with Sparse Accents

An elongated cushion cut lab grown diamond on a band drawn as fine as the workshop will make it, with a handful of very small accents set at wide intervals along the shoulders. There is more plain metal than stone on the band, and far more skin than metal on the finger.

This is the least jewellery that can carry a stone of this size, and the argument for it is longevity rather than looks. Every set stone in a ring is a point of maintenance: a seat that can wear, a bead that can loosen, a place where dirt collects and where a knock is transmitted into the metal. A pave shank carrying sixty accents has sixty of those points, and over twenty years of daily wear a proportion of them will need attention. A band with six accents has six. Nothing else about the ring changes, but the amount of it that can go wrong falls by an order of magnitude, and the plain metal between the stones can be polished back to new indefinitely in a way a densely set surface cannot. The visual consequence follows from the same fact: with almost nothing on the band, the centre stone has no competition at all.

Center stone details

• Stone type: lab grown diamond
• Shape: elongated cushion cut
• Carat weight: 2, 3, 4 or 5 carat, selected at checkout
• Color grade: E
• Clarity grade: VVS2
• Cut and polish: excellent
• Symmetry: excellent
• Setting: four claws on a low open basket

Accent stone details

• Stone type: lab grown diamond
• Shape: round brilliant, very small
• Placement: a few accents set at wide intervals along each shoulder
• Color grade: E to F
• Clarity grade: VS or better

Band details

The shank is drawn to the finest section we will build under a stone of this weight, thickened slightly where it meets the head and tapering below. For four and five carat centre stones we recommend 14K or 18K gold rather than sterling silver.

Metal options

Choose 925 sterling silver, or 10K, 14K or 18K gold in yellow, rose or white. Every metal is fully hallmarked. The photographs show a warm gold, which on a band this fine reads as a line of light rather than as a ring.

Ring size

The ring is made to your finger size. Select your size at checkout. If you are unsure, we will send you a printable size guide before we begin work, and we position the accents so the spacing looks right at any size in our range.

Custom orders

We can change the carat weight, the length to width ratio of the cushion, add more accents or remove them entirely for a bare band. Write to us through https://mapplegems.com/pages/contact and our workshop will prepare a quotation and a rendering before any metal is cut.

Frequently asked questions

Is a lab grown diamond a real diamond
Yes. It is carbon in the same crystal structure as a mined diamond, with the same hardness and the same optical properties, graded on the same scales.

Does the ring come with a certificate
Yes. An IGI certificate for the center stone is included at no extra charge.

Why so few accents
Every set stone is a point that can wear or loosen over decades. A band with six accents has a fraction of the maintenance of one with sixty, and the plain metal between them can be polished back indefinitely.

Is a band this fine strong enough
Yes, when the metal is placed correctly. We thicken the shank where it meets the head, which is where a thin band actually fails, and recommend gold over silver for the largest carat weights.

What is an elongated cushion
A cushion cut with a length to width ratio above about 1.20, so it reads as a soft cornered rectangle and covers more of the finger than a square cushion of the same weight.

Can this ring be resized
Yes, easily. Most of the band is plain metal.

How long does the ring take to make
Each ring is made to order. Production usually takes ten to fourteen working days before dispatch.

Why buy a lab grown diamond

A lab grown diamond gives you a larger stone and a higher colour and clarity grade for the same budget, with a traceable origin and no mining. On a ring that spends nothing on its band, all of that saving goes into the one stone the design is about.

Our services

• IGI certificate for the center stone included at no extra cost
• Made to order in any size in our range
• Free resizing within the first year
• Insured worldwide shipping
• Lifetime cleaning and polishing
• Custom design service for changes to any element of this ring

About Mapple Gems

Mapple Gems is a jewellery workshop in Surat, India, the city where a large share of the world's diamonds are cut and polished. We grow, cut, grade and set in one place, which is why we can offer certified stones in fully hallmarked gold at workshop prices.

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