Marquise Shape Semi-Mount Diamond Engagement Ring

At real scale a marquise commands the hand entirely, and this two-tone semi-mount engagement ring is built to support that, its center seat open for a stone of 4.50 Ctw to 5.50 Ctw. Through the shoulders and gallery, 28 round cut diamonds are prong set, the higher count keeping the band from looking bare beneath so long a center. Each stone is held open on all sides so light enters from below as well as above. The higher stone count is not decoration but proportion, since a band that stayed sparse beneath a center this long would leave the ring looking unfinished at the shoulders. Crafted in 14 karat yellow and white gold, the white gold given a rhodium finish, the ring closes with a total weight of 1/6 Ctw.