.25ct Diamond Freeform Swirl Ring with Diamond Accented Leaves in 14k Yellow Gold

A round diamond of .25 carat in a white-metal head at the centre of this ring, set inside a wide swirl of brushed cross-hatch gold that curls under the stone and ends in a small polished scroll. Four teardrop leaves fan up and away from the centre, each tipped with a small round diamond, for .29 carat in all. The shank splits as it rises to the head. 3.90 grams of 14k yellow gold.

This is a ring drawn rather than assembled: the swirl under the stone and the leaves fanning off it put the diamond in motion, so a quarter carat reads as the centre of something happening instead of a stone in a holder. The brushed gold keeps the shine where it belongs — on the diamond — and the whole head sits low enough to wear every day. Nobody makes this shape any more. Why settle for a catalog ring everyone owns?