Aludra Art Deco Ring Guard with Milgrain, 14 Diamonds, 18ct Gold or Platinum

A ring guard is a band designed to be worn with a solitaire rather than on its own. Aludra is a split design, which means it is made as a double band with a gap running between the two halves.

Your solitaire sits in that gap, so the centre stone is held between the two rows of diamonds and the three rings read as one piece on the finger. It is a way of adding diamonds either side of a solitaire without replacing or altering the original ring.

What distinguishes Aludra is the milgrain. Milgrain is a row of tiny beads worked into the edge of the metal, cut by hand with a small wheeled tool, and here it runs along all four edges of the two bands.

The effect is a soft textured line rather than a hard polished edge, which catches light differently from the flat surfaces either side of it.

Milgrain was a signature of Art Deco jewellery in the 1920s and 1930s, and it is the main reason this guard reads as a period design rather than a modern one.

Fourteen natural round white diamonds are set across it in four sizes, from 1mm through 1.30mm and 1.50mm to a pair at 2mm, coming to approximately 0.16ct in total.

Graduating the stones this way lets the guard frame the solitaire rather than compete with it.

The diamonds are graded G for colour and VS for clarity, meaning they read as white to the eye and any inclusions need magnification to see.

Each is claw set, held by small metal prongs at its edges, which leaves the sides open so light reaches them from more directions.

The shank measures 7.6mm at the base, which accounts for the double band.

Choose 18ct yellow gold, 18ct white gold, 18ct rose gold or platinum, hallmarked so the metal content is independently verified.

Made by hand in our own workshop at The Pantiles in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, which is also where the milgrain is worked.

Because a guard has to fit the ring it will sit with as well as the finger, it is worth bringing your solitaire in so we can check the two work together, and we can adjust it for you if needed.

Check your size with our ring sizing guide, and see the rest of the range in our wedding ring collection. If your size is not listed, or you would like the design matched to a particular solitaire, please get in touch.

Design & Materials

• 4 natural round white diamonds, 1mm
• 4 natural round white diamonds, 1.30mm
• 4 natural round white diamonds, 1.50mm
• 2 natural round white diamonds, 2mm
• 14 diamonds in total
• Approx 0.16ct total
• G colour, VS clarity
• Claw set
• Milgrain edging on all four band edges
• Split double band, 7.6mm shank base
• 18ct yellow, white or rose gold, or platinum
• Hallmarked
• Made in our Royal Tunbridge Wells workshop