Antique Cuts in Modern Settings

We work with a lot of antique diamonds. Old European Cuts have higher crowns and broader facets than modern round brilliants. They were cut by hand, and each one has its own character. In a 14k yellow gold setting, they throw broader, warmer flashes of light. A 1.10-carat Old European Cut in a yellow gold bezel with VS2 clarity is a good example of how we pair these stones with a setting that lets them do what they do best.

Old Mine Cuts are cushion-shaped, with open culets and soft, rounded proportions. They predate Old European Cuts and have a feel that’s distinct from anything being cut today. Rose cuts are flat on the bottom with a faceted dome on top. They glow rather than sparkle. A 1.00-carat rose cut in a yellow gold bezel with VS2 clarity shows that soft light well.

Transitional cuts sit right between old and modern cutting styles. We have a 1.50-carat transitional cut with Old European Cut accent diamonds in 14k yellow gold. The center stone has the proportions of a diamond cut during that shift, and the accent stones around it are hand-cut OECs. It’s a ring with a lot of history in the materials.

Kite, Hexagon, Portrait, and Other Unusual Shapes

Some of the most interesting rings in the collection use diamond cuts with shapes you don’t see in a traditional engagement ring lineup. Kite-shaped diamonds are elongated with sharp points and a clean geometric profile. Portrait cuts are thin and flat, almost like a window into the stone. The faceting is minimal, so what you see is the diamond’s color and internal character rather than sparkle. Hexagon portrait cuts combine that flat, window-like quality with a six-sided outline.

A 2.08-carat hexagon portrait cut with fancy yellow color and VS1 clarity in 14k yellow gold is one of the pieces that shows what this kind of cut can do. The yellow of the diamond and the yellow of the gold work together. The stone is large, but the flat cut keeps the ring’s profile low and wearable.

Shield cuts combine straight edges with subtle curves, and lozenge cuts offer a rhombus shape with clean symmetry. We choose settings based on what the specific diamond needs. The curation and experience behind pairing these cuts with the right mountings is where our decades of handling vintage and estate pieces comes through.

Solitaires, Three-Stone, and Classic Designs

The collection includes a full range of classic configurations. Solitaires with clean bands and a single diamond. Three-stone rings with a center stone flanked by two accent diamonds. Rings with hand-engraved bands, hand-applied milgrain edging, and gallery work underneath that you’d have to look for to notice.

A 1.51-carat round brilliant in 14k yellow gold with G color and SI2 clarity is a classic solitaire. The setting is simple and the diamond is the focus. We build a lot of rings like this because the form works. It has worked for a hundred years, and the proportions we use come from studying the best examples we’ve handled across that span.

Classic doesn’t mean basic. The details in the metalwork, the proportions of the band, the way the stone sits in the setting are all informed by what we’ve seen work on vintage and estate rings. These are pieces you can wear every day for a long time.

Fancy Color and Gemstone Rings

Fancy brown diamonds appear throughout the collection. In yellow gold, a brown diamond looks warm and intentional. We select these stones for that quality. A brown diamond in a white metal setting looks different than a brown diamond in yellow gold, and we tend to prefer the way they pair with warm metal.

Fancy yellow diamonds show up in the collection too, often in cuts and settings where the color becomes part of the design. Colored gemstones, sapphires and other stones, bring a different kind of presence to an engagement ring. We carry gemstone engagement rings for the same reason we carry unusual diamond cuts: the collection is broad because people have different taste, and we like having options to show.