Lab Grown 3/4cttw Nick Set Diamond Band with Milgrain Edges in 10k White Gold

A single row of round brilliant lab grown diamonds runs across the front of this band, and the way they are held is worth a look: small square prongs rise between one stone and the next, each one gripping two stones at a time, top and bottom. The trade calls that a nick set. A fine milgrain line borders the row along both sides, the wide fields either side of it are left with a soft brushed finish, and the outer edges step up to a narrow polished rim. The band is domed rather than flat. Three quarters of a carat total weight in 6.30 grams of 10k white gold.

Three quarters of a carat is a lot of stone to run across the front of a band, and choosing lab grown is what buys it at this width. What matters is where the saving went — not into a thinner ring. This one is 6.30 grams, which is heavy enough to carry a stepped polished rim, a milgrain line on each side of the row and a brushed field in between without any of it looking crowded or fragile. That counts for more on a wedding band than on anything else in the case, because this is the one piece of jewelry that gets worn every day for decades — through work, through dishes, through everything else. Thin bands go out of round. Heavy ones do not. Where would you rather the weight went?