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Certified Centre Stones: Two GIA Solitaires And A Ceylon Sapphire
Three published pieces are built around a stone bought on paper: a GIA 2.01 ct round brilliant, a GIA 1.50 ct E VS2 round, and a GIA certified Sri Lankan blue sapphire in a baguette and round halo.
The Challenge
When the stone is chosen from a report, every remaining decision is in the mount, and the two that matter are height and weight. A high cathedral head levers the stone every time the hand catches something. A mount cast too light flexes, and flexing is what loosens prongs.
Customer Pain Points
- Certified stones set into mounts lighter than the stone deserves
- High settings that snag on knitwear and gloves
- Rings supplied in a fixed size to a customer who ordered at distance
What Was Specified
The 2.01 ct is built in 750 solid gold with a deliberately low profile head, listed at size 6 with complimentary resizing to fit. The 1.50 ct E VS2 is set in 18K white gold on an engraved shank, with production stated at 10 days or less. The sapphire halo mixes baguettes with rounds so flat planes bounce light back into the centre stone.
The Result
All three are photographed as finished pieces, two of them against a black ground where the mount cannot hide. The reports themselves are the document that matters; confirm at order stage that the physical certificate travels with the ring.
Client name, contract value and quantity are not published by the source site and are not invented here.
How Work Like This Is Built
Report
The stone is chosen on paper.
Carat, colour, clarity and cut are fixed before anything is made.
Verification
Inscription checked against the certificate.
Done before setting, when a mismatch is still recoverable.
Mount
Low profile and full weight.
Head height and shank section chosen for daily wear rather than for the photograph.
Sizing
Finished to fit.
Resizing offered on the listed solitaire; the finished size is given with the order.
Products From The Families Involved
GIA 2.01ct Round Brilliant Engagement Ring
A vintage-styled solitaire carrying a GIA certified 2.01 carat round brilliant cut natural diamond, crafted in 750 solid 18K gold with a low profile shank.
See the specification
GIA 1.5 Carat Round Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
A GIA certified 1.50 ct round cut diamond at E colour and VS2 clarity, set in 18K white gold, with production in 10 days or less.
See the specification
Blue Sapphire And Diamond Halo Engagement Ring
An emerald-cut Ceylon blue sapphire inside a halo of baguette and round diamonds, set in 18K white gold, with the sapphire GIA certified.
See the specificationProduct Families On This Page
Planning A Scheme Like This
Send a photograph of the position, the mounting available and the quantity you are planning. A drawing and a quotation come back by email.