1.06ct Oval Lab Grown Diamond Solitaire, D VS1, 18ct Yellow Gold

A 1.06ct oval cut lab grown diamond sits at the centre of this ring, graded D for colour and VS1 for clarity.

D is the highest colour grade a diamond can be given, meaning it is completely colourless, and VS1 means any inclusions need magnification to find.

Those are strong grades and they are the reason the stone looks the way it does against yellow gold, which tends to show colour in a whiter stone.

What makes this ring different is the claws. On almost every solitaire the claws are plain metal, doing a job and nothing more. Here they are set with lab grown melee diamonds totalling 0.12ct, so the four points holding the centre stone sparkle in their own right.

Setting stones into something that small takes real patience at the bench, because each claw still has to hold the centre diamond securely once the seats are cut into it.

Seen from the side, where a plain solitaire shows bare metal, this one carries light all the way round the head.

Total diamond weight comes to 1.18ct. Both the centre stone and the accent diamonds are lab grown.

Our guide to lab grown and natural diamonds explains the difference between the two, and our guide to diamond quality factors explains how colour, clarity, cut and carat are assessed.

The band is 18ct yellow gold.

Made by hand in our own workshop at The Pantiles in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, so we can size it for you and look after it in future rather than sending it away.

You are welcome to come and see it in person before you decide. At this size an oval reads noticeably larger on the finger than a round stone of the same weight, and that is easier to judge in the hand than on a screen.

Check your size with our ring sizing guide, and see the rest of the range in our engagement ring collection.

To arrange a viewing or discuss changes to the design, please get in touch.

Design & Materials

• 1.06ct oval cut lab grown diamond
• D colour, VS1 clarity
• Diamond set claws, 0.12ct lab grown melee diamonds
• 1.18ct total diamond weight
• 18ct yellow gold
• Made in our Royal Tunbridge Wells workshop