Tiffany Engagement Rings & Settings
One of the highest jewelry standards in the world comes in a little blue box, tied with a silver ribbon -- a Tiffany engagement ring. For many women, Tiffany rings represent only the best quality and commitment to perfection that mirrors the joy and promise of love.
What is a Tiffany Engagement Ring?
This company created the famed tiffany setting: a six-prong arrangement that raises the stone above the ring’s band, allowing the maximum amount of light into the diamond to enhance its brilliance. This holds the diamond in a secure setting but offers it a place of honor, respect, and dignity suitable to its symbolism. Today, tiffany settings are one of the most popular choices for ring settings.
Size
Many people equate the carat size of a diamond with its value, but Tiffany diamonds are selected not for exterior size, but for interior quality. When cutting stones, Tiffany gemologists take great care to remove every possible flaw. While this may result in a smaller stone, the exceptional quality makes it a far more valuable diamond than a larger, less precisely cut gem.
Quality
Tiffany diamonds are never enhanced or heat treated, and only the best stones are accepted by the company to be made into superior engagement rings. For example, of the eleven grades of clarity, Tiffany only accepts the top six ratings, all of which appear flawless to the naked eye. In terms of color, only diamonds rated I or better are accepted. Because of these rigorous standards, Tiffany rejects many stones with very minor flaws, inclusions, or imperfections that may be acceptable to other jewelers.
Only at Tiffany
In addition to the four Cs of diamond quality, Tiffany & Co. also enforces their own guidelines of precision, symmetry, and polish. Precision refers to the exact dimensions of every facet on the stone: every angle, every surface, every plane must be perfectly proportioned for maximum brilliance. The symmetry of the stone is also vital, because a poorly cut stone will appear lopsided and have less sparkle. A stone’s polish greatly enhances its natural beauty, and only the best stones appear in Tiffany’s blue boxes.
Tiffany Engagement Ring Qualities
Every Tiffany piece is hand-finished and hand-polished for the maximum brilliance that can only be wrought by an experienced professional. All rings are set in either platinum or 18 karat gold for versatility and durability, and no matter what metal the band is fashioned of, every diamond is carefully set in platinum prongs to maintain the white integrity of the stone’s appearance.