How to Design an Engagement Ring

Video Transcript

"Today, we're going to discuss how to design an engagement ring. The design of an engagement ring, first of all, comes from somebody's idea. So a lot of people will either bring me a picture of what they have in mind of their dream ring or the gal will come in and she'll sketch out on a piece of paper kind of her idea -- just a rough sketch -- of what she has in mind. Shape of stone, whether there's going to be side stones or not, or solitaire, and how that relates to her design. After we receive her design and go over the thickness of the ring, the metal that's going to be used, then we create a wax of her sketch, and that's a three-dimensional piece that is either hand-carved or generated by CAD/CAM by computer nowadays. Upon her seeing the three-dimensional aspect of the ring she's designed, then we go ahead and cast that ring into the metal of her choice. This happens to be yellow gold set with a ruby, and that's the finished product of her sketch. Also, there's other styles available that would require other detail -- other small diamonds, etc. So it just depends on how complex her engagement ring is, whether she wants to have a ring that requires a band is another option in design. And there are some designs that require a custom-made band. Obviously, this one that has some contour to it would have to be custom-made to fit up next to that band, as opposed to a straight design. So these are some of the things to consider in designing an engagement band."