Personalizing Your Solitaire Setting

Difficult decision

Everyone wants the engagement ring of their dreams, and everyone deserves a ring that lives up to their wildest expectations. Browsing through hundreds of gorgeous images of engagement rings with solitaire settings on a website, you will usually find the ring that steals your heart. But sometimes, nothing you see is quite perfect. “What if this ring was yellow gold instead of white?” you might think, “or what if the head of this stone came on a more intricate shank?” Short of commissioning a custom ring, you might think your options are limited to the rings you see on the screen. With a solitaire settings, the beauty is in the simplicity, but sometimes you want to put a personal touch on the setting.

But at Whiteflash, engagement rings, even the simplest solitaire setting, are built to order for each customer.  Even if you don’t opt for a custom ring, you can customize certain portions of the ring design to suit your tastes and budget. For example, take the Swan by Vatche. Vatche is an extraordinarily talented and in-demand jewelry craftsman. The old-world craftsmanship that makes a Design by Vatche so unique is evident in the care and master skills that go into making every ring—and that is what makes personalization possible. A master craftsman can create a ring that suits your unique specifications, modifying design details or elements when necessary.

Gorgeous and classic design

Here is the Swan by Vatche. A gorgeous but classic design, the solitaire setting features an eye-catching head that features small melee stones and prongs that curve gracefully like a swan’s neck. The six prongs are elegant and secure, and the shank is classic platinum. The center stone, in this sample image a Whiteflash A Cut Above stone of a little more than one carat, is the clear and vivid focal point.

 In this side profile view, you can see the melee stones that adorn the head more clearly, as well as the graceful nest of prongs that holds and shows off the center stone. In short, it is a classic solitaire setting with a unique modern twist—a classic Vatche design.

One customer saw this solitaire setting and instantly fell in love. The dramatic swoop of the prongs, the  fun surprise of the side profile melee stones, and the arrangement of the prongs seemed perfect. But she also wanted something a little more flashy and feminine.

Custom design -  is something truly unique and personal

After consultation with a Whiteflash solitaire setting expert, she came up with a personalization that made the Swan truly her own. In her version, the center stone is replaced with a gorgeous aqua colored gemstone, fulfilling her wish for a solitaire setting that was classic but still a little “out of the box”. The choice of a gemstone instead of a diamond also allowed her to choose a carat weight that would have been out of her price range had the stone been a diamond. Additionally, she loved the soothing color and the way it peeped through and contrasted with the prongs of the setting. And although she loved the boldness of the classic solitaire setting head, she wanted just a bit more flash on the shank. Since she loved the pavé melee she’d seen on other engagement rings, the choice was made to add a few extra stones running along the band on either side of the head. The result, while not as time-consuming or expensive as a completely custom design, is something truly unique and personal.