While your conscience wants you to pick the best diamond for your budget, your betrothed expects a ring to gaze at for a lifetime, so it’s worth spending time thinking about the right setting.

Start with the anatomy of a ring—so you understand the lingo—then consider the style.

• The key parts of an engagement ring’s anatomy are the head, the shank, accent diamonds, shoulder and depending on the ring, cathedral setting.

• Ring styles include solitaire, side stone, gemstone, vintage, three-stone, and halo. Of the six, only the solitaire features one main diamond. The other styles have more than one stone, including those along the shank.

• We also carry rings designed exclusively for us by trend setting designers Zac Posen, Monique Lhuillier, and Colin Cowie.

• Fine jewelry, including engagement rings are only set in platinum or gold. Gold can be yellow, white or rose, depending on which metal alloy it has been mixed with.

• Most engagement rings have one of five prong types: four prong, six prong, east/west prong, double prong, bezel, and semi-bezel

• .A shank can be smooth, or be set with smaller diamonds in a variety of setting styles including channel, shared prong, bar, and pavé.

Four prongs wrapping around the diamond’s crown like a claw to hold it in place.

A secure setting that accentuates the shape of round diamonds.

A bezel is a circular setting with a rim that  surrounds the diamond's girdle

A partial bezel that leaves some parts of the diamond's girdle exposed.

There are a lot of choices when it comes to engagement rings. But when you break it all down, there are really just a few basic styles to choose from.

Of the many metals used in jewelry only platinum and gold are strong enough to set with precious gemstones like diamonds.

Your personal color preference and budget are things to consider when choosing the right metal for your ring.

Select each ring part to view each part in detail..

The name of this highly prized and strong element comes from the Spanish word patina, which means little silver, a reference to its lustrous grayish-white color.

Most commonly yellow, gold can also be white or rose-colored when mixed with different alloys like nickel or copper.

Rings with stones along the shank come in a variety of styles. The main differences between them lies in how the smaller stones are mounted.

The four prongs set in a north, south, east, west orientation.

Two, rather than one, prong per set.

Prongs hold the stones in place and can be pointed, round, flat

or shaped like a V.

We also offer a selection of exclusive rings designed for us by trendsetters and designers, Zac Posen and Monique Lhuillier and Colin Cowie, along with rings from our own Blue Nile Studio.

Which comes first, the diamond or the ring?

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Four Prong

Six Prong

Double Prong

East West

Bezel

Semi Bezel