The document summarizes different types of rings including wedding rings, engagement rings, promise rings, eternity rings, signet rings, and styles of metal bands. It describes the symbolism and traditions associated with wedding and engagement rings. Additionally, it outlines various gemstone settings used in rings such as solitaire, cluster, pave, and bezel settings.

1. Rings

2. Gold rings
Yellow gold White gold Rose gold
Yellow ,white and rose gold

3. Platinum rings

4. Titanium rings

5. Silver rings

6. Tungsten carbide rings

7. Stainless steel rings

8. Types of rings

9. Wedding rings
“I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and
faithfulness. As I place it on your finger, I
commit my heart and soul to you. I ask you to
wear this ring as a reminder of the vows we
have spoken today, our wedding day.”
The wedding rings embody the continuous
flow of love, a circle that symbolizes eternity
where there is no beginning and no end. More
importantly, an engagement ring is given to
the lady before the wedding ring. the wedding
ring should compliment the engagement ring,
rather than take attention away from it. This
means that a lady must choose a wedding ring
The ring with the 3 smaller diamonds is the that will flatter their engagement ring’s design
wedding ring the other is the engagement ring

10. Engagement rings
An engagement ring is a ring that shows the
person wearing it is engaged to be married. an
engagement ring is traditionally worn only by
the women and most often have big diamonds
and other gemstones set in them. Compared
to the wedding band it is the more bold ring.
This is a wedding band set, the
engagement ring is the ring with the largest
diamond.

11. Promise ring
A promise ring symbolizes a promise or
commitment between two people. Promise
rings can be given for any type of promise
made not only promises of engagement or
marriage. Nowadays many young people wear
promise rings to symbolise and promise that
they will stay pure until marriage.

12. Eternity ring
It is believed that the concept of the eternity
ring was developed more than 2000 years. The
idea of the band is to have a continuous circle
of precious metal that can never be broken, a
symbol of everlasting love and the strengths it
endures. They can be given as a anniversary
gift, for the birth of a child or just a gift to
show deep feelings to a precious

13. Signet ring
Signet rings are worn by both men and
women. They are usually made of gold or silver
and they are often incised with the family coat-
of-arms. Some rings are etched with the
owners initials and others bear fraternal lodge
emblems or school symbols.

14. Styles of rings

15. Knife edge band

16. Triangular, square & round shank
Round shank
Triangular shank
Square shank

17. Half round band

18. Flat band

19. Oval signet

20. Solitaire ring
Solitaire rings are rings with only one stone set
in them.

21. Box ring

22. Beveled ring

23. Components of
a ring

24. Shoulder
Double shoulder
Single shoulder

25. Setting in rings

26. Engraved rings

27. Gallery in rings

28. Settings

29. Cluster
With the cluster
setting, several
smaller stones
are grouped
together, often
surrounding a
larger centre
stone, to give
the illusion of
one large stone

30. Solitaire
A solitaire ring is one featuring a
single stone set into a metal band.
In the case of engagement rings,
the stone is often, but not always,
a diamond.

31. Swiss
The stones are
embedded into
the band of a flush
setting, giving the
ring a
contemporary feel.
Flush-set stones
are protected
since they are level
with the band.

32. Channel
In a channel
setting, the stones
are set into a
groove in the band
of the ring. Channel
set stones have no
metal separating
them, which adds
to their radiance.

33. Tube
This is a type
of setting
where the
stone is set
inside a tube.

34. Pave
Pavé settings are
made up of lots of
small gemstones,
often diamonds, set
closely together. The
gems are separated
and held in place by
little beads of the
setting metal. The
result is what looks
like a continuous
surface of diamonds
or other gems.

35. Tension
Since the stone
appears to float
between the
metal holding it
in place, a
tension setting
shows off the
stone to
perfection. These
rings can’t be
easily resized.

36. Claw
The most common and
popular type of setting,
with either 4 or 6 claws.
The high position of the
diamond allows
maximum exposure to
the light from top to
bottom. This type of
setting can be used for
all kinds of faceted
stones.

37. Bezel
A bezel-set
stone is
completely
surrounded by
metal and is,
therefore,
very secure.
An alternative
is a half-bezel
where only
two sides of
the stone are
surrounded

38. Bar
In this setting, the
stones are set between
bars. The diamonds are
nested in grooves and
overlapped by metal
using a special
hammering tool. This
type of setting is used
for gems with a
hardness of 9 and up.

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