Choosing a setting
The setting holds the stone and decides how the ring wears. Here is what separates one from another.
What a setting has to do
Two jobs. It holds the diamond securely, and it decides what the ring looks like from the side and on the hand. Every Venera setting is made to order around the stone you choose, in the metal and size you choose.
A setting is built for a range of shapes and carat weights, because the head has to physically fit the stone. Those limits are printed on every setting page, and the configurator enforces them: if a pairing cannot be manufactured, it is disabled and tells you why.
The settings we make
Classic Solitaire Setting
Solitaire
Takes round, oval, emerald, cushion, pear, princess, radiant, marquise, asscher and heart, 0.30–10.00ct.
2.5 mm band · No side stones · arrives in 12 days
Hidden Halo Setting
Hidden Halo
Takes round, oval, emerald, princess, pear, cushion, radiant, asscher, marquise and heart, 0.50–10.00ct.
2.5 mm band · 0.15ct of side stones · arrives in 12 days
Metal
We work in three golds. All are 18 carat, so they wear alike and cost the same. The choice is colour, and colour is easiest judged from the photographs on each setting page, where the same ring is shown in each metal.
18K Yellow Gold
Gold alloyed to 75% pure. The warmest of the three, and the most forgiving of a stone in the G to J colour range.
18K White Gold
The same 75% gold, alloyed with white metals and finished with rhodium plating for a bright white surface. The plating wears with daily use and is re-applied when the ring is re-polished.
18K Rose Gold
75% gold with a higher proportion of copper, which gives the colour. The copper also makes it the hardest-wearing of the three.
One practical note. White metal shows warmth in a stone sooner than yellow or rose does, so if you are choosing white gold it is worth protecting the colour grade. The 4Cs covers that trade-off.
What decides how a ring wears
- Band width. A narrow band makes the centre stone look larger. A wider band is more robust and sits more firmly. Bands of 6 mm and above fit more tightly for the same size, so order one size up.
- Side stones. They add sparkle and apparent width across the finger. They also add surface that needs cleaning, and each is a small stone that can in principle be knocked loose.
- Setting height. A stone held high catches more light and catches more clothing. A lower profile is the practical choice for hands-on work, and for anyone who wears gloves.
- Corners and points. Princess, marquise, pear and heart shapes have vulnerable tips. Those shapes are best in a setting that covers them.
- Wedding band fit. A ring with stones running down the shoulders may not sit flush against a straight band later. If that matters, it is easier to consider now than to solve afterwards.
How long it takes
Settings are made to order. Allow 12 days from placing the order to the ring arriving — that figure covers making it and delivering it, and each setting above lists its own. If you have a date to meet, tell us before you order and we will say honestly whether it is achievable.
You can start from either end. Pick the setting first and we will show you the stones that fit it, or pick the stone and we will show you the settings that take it.