Pave Engagement Rings that Dazzle

For women whose take on diamonds is "the more, the merrier," nothing beats a pave design. Pave engagement rings feature dozens of small diamonds all placed in tightly arranged clusters, offering the appearance of a solid diamond surface. The dazzling impression that these rings make is nothing short of astonishing, so you can imagine how it must feel to be the recipient of such a ring!

The diamond term "pave" (pronounced pah-vay) is French and means to pave, as one would pave a street or sidewalk. The intent with pave style engagement rings is therefore to literally pave the band surface with diamonds. This jewelry design and manufacturing technique has been around for a very long time, but as you’ll read below, modern technology has helped today’s jewelers make pave rings even better.

The traditional manufacturing process for a pave rings involves gouging tiny V-shaped openings in the band surface; one for each pave diamond. The tiny diamonds used in pave style engagement rings are then individually matched by size and shape to fit into each small crevice. As it was very difficult to precisely control the size and shape of such small gouges, craftsmen must take great care to make the overall appearance of each pave band to be perfectly uniform.

Pave-style engagement rings shine and sparkle like no other, so you definitely want to keep yours well maintained to maximize the dazzling effect. Cleaning pave engagement rings is not difficult, but does require a few simple steps.