Custom Antique and Old Cut Diamond Ring

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This is your chance to design your own ethical natural diamond engagement ring. Most of these are new diamonds of Indonesian origin, mined by artisanal miners in South Kalimantan, and polished by hand by independent local diamond cutters. 

Now the design...

Choose a diamond that speaks to you and let's get started!

Diamond settings:

• Classic bezel setting with gold all the way around the diamond
• Open bezel setting, which goes around the girdle (edges) of the sapphire, but exposes the culet (the bottom) of the stone
• Prongs
  • Prongs only; The prongs rise up from the base of the ring, without any additional support or security.
  • Wire basket prongs; The prongs rise up from the base of the ring, with a thin wire around halfway at the pavillion (underside) of the stone for extra support.
  • Basket prongs; The prongs rise up from a base or 'basket' into which the gemstone or diamond is set. This offers more security, but can look bulkier than prongs only, especially when the stone has a higher profile.
  • 4 prongs compass, positioned North, East, South and West
  • 4 prongs in the corners

Our white gold is rhodium plated, and the rhodium plating tends to wear off the prongs. So white gold prongs need more care and maintenance. Because the rhodium plating is done by one of our partners, this takes an extra week. 

For stones over 3.5 mm deep, we recommend an open bezel setting rather than a regular bezel setting. This will avoid the bezel setting looking too "chunky" considering the stone has a high profile.

The diamond can be positioned vertically (North to South) or horizontally (East to West).

Band shape:

• Half round band, flat on the inside and rounded on the outside, for a comfortable fit. Around 1.6 mm wide. Can be engraved. 
• Round band, this band tends to spin more and is not recommend if your knuckles are wider than the part of your finger where the ring sits. Around 1.2 mm wide. No engraving possible. 

Additional small stones in the band:

• Plain band, no additional diamonds
• Small sparkling white Canadian diamonds (G-H color, SI clarity) - you choose how many
• Small salt and pepper diamonds from Botswana (you choose how many)

Engraving is on us!

We offer complimentary hand engraving up to 24 characters on the inside of your gold diamond ring to personalize it even more. This is only possible for half round bands, as the round bands are too dainty, and can be selected in the dropdown menu.

Our signature ethical gold

We use 18 karat eco-gold, which is mined and processed with traditional, mercury-free low-impact practices by indigenous Dayak women in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, who receive fair pay. Our white gold is rhodium plated.

We're making this for you, from scratch

Your custom diamond ring will bemade to order with the antique cut or old cut diamond of your choice inaround 8 to 12 weeks. You'll receive a photo before we ship it out. The price is for one finished ring in 18 karat eco gold.

Since your ring will be made especially for you, we don’t accept returns on custom orders. Want some guidance on the design, or a mock-up before taking the plunge?

If you have any questions, smart or stupid, hit up info@GardensoftheSun.com.

Need some more help?

Our customer happiness team is pretty awesome! Email them or use the chat box. 

Diamonds:

• AOC01 - 0.38 ct. measures 5.1 x 3.6 x 2.7 mm.
  
• AOC02 - 0.41 ct. measures 4.6 x 4.3 x 2.9 mm.
• AOC03 - 0.48 ct. measures 4.7 x 4.3 x 3.4 mm.
• AOC04 - 0.72 ct. measures 4.9 x 5.1 x 3.4 mm.

The diamonds used in this ring have been purchased from legitimate sources not involved in funding conflict and in compliance with United Nations resolutions. These diamonds are conflict free, based on personal knowledge and/or written guarantees provided by the supplier of these diamonds. My supplier guarantees that they are conflict free and mined in accordance with the Kimberley Process. 

Is this for an engagement ring? Ask us about wedding band options, or to keep the exact measurements of your stone, so we can make a nested wedding band that fits perfectly around your ring.