2.5cttw Round Diamond Three-Row Raised Cluster Ring in 10k Yellow Gold

A raised cluster of round diamonds in three staggered rows — a wider middle row with a row above and below, the ends tapering to a point so the head reads as a long oval across the finger. Twenty-three diamonds, every one prong set, and the head stands well above the band so light reaches them from the sides. The diamonds total 2.5 carats. 6.70 grams of 10k yellow gold.

This is the cocktail cluster at full size: two and a half carats laid across the whole width of the finger, built up rather than flat so the stones catch light from every direction a hand moves through. Twenty-three prong heads and no metal plate under them — the diamonds are the ring. A carat count that reads from across a room — isn’t that the point of a cocktail ring?