Oval Ruby Ring with .38cttw Double Diamond Halo in 14k Yellow Gold

An oval ruby, a deep purplish red, held in four prongs at the centre of this ring inside a double row of round diamonds: a full inner ring close around the stone, and a second, partial row at each shoulder that widens the head across the finger. The diamonds total .38 carat. The shank is plain and polished. 4.20 grams of 14k yellow gold.

A single halo frames a stone. A second row does something else: set only at the shoulders, it turns a modest oval into a wide head that reads across a table as a much larger ring than it is, without adding weight to the hand. That is the whole trick of this design, and it is why a ruby of this size can carry a fortieth or a fifteenth anniversary on its own — the stone says the occasion, the diamonds say it loudly enough to be heard. You’ve already got a date in mind for it, haven’t you?