Pave diamonds add a luxurious look and sparkle to any jewelry piece, whether that is macrame bracelets or your special forever ring. But those tiny prongs can often bump against granite counters or catch on clothing over time, requiring frequent repairs and loosening of stones.
There are various sub-styles of pave that can help minimize metal’s visibility; here are a few for consideration:
Bright Cut Pave
Bright cut pave is the traditional form of pave setting. It is distinguished by metal walls that frame melee diamonds to create an eye-catching visual effect and increase durability by shielding their sides from being exposed, thus decreasing risk of accidental stone damage.
There are various sub-styles of pave, each differing in terms of how much metal separates melee diamonds. For instance, two bead bright cut pave uses two beads securing one stone at each corner while four bead bright cut pave uses four beads securing four stones at all four corners for one melee diamond.
Bright cut pave settings have experienced a resurgence in popularity thanks to their vintage aesthetic and craftsmanship requirements of this style of setting. Each bead must be set carefully.
An expert jeweler is key in ensuring any ring setting will stand the test of time, but this is particularly crucial with pave settings. These settings involve drilling holes into rings and then filling those spaces with small prongs in order to support and secure diamonds inside, so their creation must be handled carefully and accurately for best results.
Royal Pave
Pave engagement rings and wedding bands have long been a beloved choice, as their unique design creates a stunning halo around a central diamond while providing an eye-catching profile view. Royal Pave uses similar beads but with closer spacing between beads creating an intricate weaving pattern.
Both pave and micro pave jewelry pieces involve hand setting small stones closely together to produce a sparkling effect, similar to what diamonds do when they catch and reflect light. As these delicate stones capture and reflect light to give an illusion of larger diamond surfaces. While this look can be stunningly classic and beautiful, when treating pave or micro pave pieces as delicate jewelry items they should always be treated as delicate items as improper care can easily result in losing stones from falling off of them and onto another piece.
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Four Bead Pave
Pave jewelry setting style uses diamond or cubic zirconia beads to cover an entire surface of jewelry with sparkling, delicate diamond or cubic zirconia beads – often called pave diamonds – in a delicate yet sparkly design, producing a beautiful and eye-catching halo effect around any central gemstone and providing a shimmery, stunning surface texture for stunning engagement rings and wedding bands. It has quickly become one of the most desired styles among brides-to-be.
PAVE may be the most widely known jewelry setting style, yet there are numerous variations within this technique. Each variation differs according to how diamonds or CZs are set into metal; overall, though, for best results when setting melee is used consistently and precisely; so when creating micro pave jewelry it’s crucial that quality diamond suppliers with consistent sizes be utilized.
One of the most widely used modern pave techniques is called U-cut pave, and is one of its more durable forms, thanks to a shallower cut that does not remove as much diamond from metal surfaces. Furthermore, this style produces an even and crisp diamond surface for greater wearability.
Four bead pave is another variation on this jewelry making technique known as bright cut pave; however, instead of two beads being used to secure each melee stone corner at its corners like bright cut pave, four prominent beads are utilized instead.
Millgrain
Milgrain jewelry detailing adds texture and definition to intricate designs, first made famous during Art Deco era but now making a comeback more recently. Milgrain was originally popular during Art Deco but has made a comeback. Milgrain works particularly well when creating Edwardian-inspired engagement rings featuring intricate and delicate borders such as Edwardian-inspired engagement rings with ornate or delicate borders, outlining each diamond or adding life to floral halos with delicate petals, making these designs more beautiful by augmenting them naturally.
Bright cut pave settings utilize metal prongs to hold stones securely in place for a seamless appearance, often called micro pave due to the smaller diamonds used for this style of setting. Not only does this style add more sparkle but these diamonds also reduce any chances for inadvertent damage during wear-and-tear testing.
While some prefer bright cut pave without millgrain, others appreciate its additional aesthetic. While the difference may seem minor, in many instances the decision depends on whether or not you want a specific type of look; we recommend exploring our bright cut pave collection for inspiration if that’s your goal.
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