Choosing the right setting is fundamental when choosing a ring or other jewellery. It does not only determine the style of your jewellery, but also how it is worn and the amount of looking after it needs. Do you have an elegant style, and are you looking for jewellery with several diamonds next to one other? Then the pavé setting, with small stones set next to one another, is right for you. It also matches well with other settings. BAUNAT explains why you should choose a pavé setting for your engagement ring.
In a pavé setting (pronounced pah-vay), smaller diamonds are placed closely together and secured by tiny prongs that resemble beads. These prongs are designed to be barely noticeable, allowing the brilliance of the diamonds to take centre stage. Typically, our clients opt for a white gold band to minimise the visibility of the metal, ensuring a seamless look where the diamonds appear to float. This type of setting can also be called a "bead" setting, and when the stones are particularly small—usually less than .01 carats—it’s referred to as a micro-pavé setting. The stones may cover either part of the ring or wrap around it entirely, as seen in eternity rings, which feature diamonds all around, fully integrated into the design.
“A diamond ring with pavé setting guarantees an amazing look”
With a pavé setting, the precious metal used in the ring for the setting is hardly visible. This makes the ring look like one big diamond. No matter which way you turn it, the ring will always sparkle. The term comes from the French "pavé", meaning "paved". The whole is indeed reminiscent of a paved street, hence the name.
Choosing a pavé setting for your diamond engagement ring offers numerous benefits that enhance both aesthetic appeal and practical considerations.
The pavé ring setting can be effortlessly combined with other diamond settings for the central diamond. Wondering what other settings BAUNAT offers? Find out more below.
Pave stands for a style of jewellery setting in which numerous small diamonds are mounted close together to create a glistening diamond crust that covers the whole piece of jewellery and obscures the metal under it. This can either be a single row, as a plurality of rows side by side. In this way, this looks like a continuous surface of sparkling diamonds. Because these diamonds are placed close together, it looks like the ring is totally made out of diamonds. Putting small diamonds in pave requires meticulous handiwork. A gem can exist of either entirely tiny pave diamonds, or is also often used in the binder of a solitaire ring.
The pavé setting positions the gemstones very closely together, so barely any precious metal is visible on the ring and is mostly used with small diamonds in a row. The row of diamonds and the tiny precious metal prongs that keep them in place result in a brilliant shine.
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French pave is a style of setting small diamonds into a ring that features small, V-shaped cutouts underneath each diamond. This design allows more light to reach the stones while minimizing the visibility of the metal, creating the appearance of a solid diamond ring. The diamond setter hand cuts these V or U shapes into the metal to achieve this look.