1.5cttw Diamond Three-Tier Cluster Ring with Open Split Sides in 10k Yellow Gold

A round diamond cluster built in three tiers: one larger round diamond in a white-metal prong head at the centre, ringed by two tiers of smaller round diamonds in white-metal prong settings that step down from the middle, so the head rises to a dome. The diamonds total 1.5 carats. The shank divides into three polished wires on each shoulder, leaving open space under the head. 9.80 grams of 10k yellow gold.

Most clusters are a plate of stones. This one is built upward — three steps to the centre stone — so light reaches the diamonds from the sides as well as the top, and the ring reads as a dome of light rather than a flat disc of it. The split wires at the shoulders lift the head and keep the gold where it shows. A carat and a half in a shape that moves on the hand — isn’t that the point of a cocktail ring?