{"product_id":"1-5ct-oval-hidden-halo-pave-band-lab-grown-diamond-engagement-ring-14k-gold","title":"1.5ct Oval Hidden Halo Pavé Band Engagement Ring – 14K Gold","description":"\u003ch2\u003e1.5 Carat Oval Hidden Halo Pavé Band Lab-Grown Diamond Engagement Ring\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 1.5ct oval Lab-Grown Diamond, D–F color, VS+ clarity, IGI certified, held above a hidden halo of pavé diamonds, on a band set with pavé down both shoulders in solid 14K gold. From above it reads as a clean stone on a diamond band. Turn the hand and the halo appears underneath. Made to order in 7 to 10 business days on my bench in Woodside, Queens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is a hidden halo?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ring of small diamonds set around the outside of the basket, below the center stone, facing outward rather than up. From directly above you do not see it. From the side, and every time her hand moves, a band of light appears underneath the stone. It is a detail for the wearer rather than something announced across a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere does the pavé stop and the halo begin?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn oval halo is built as an elongated ring rather than a stretched circle, and it is at its widest exactly where the shoulders arrive. I grade the shoulder stones down as they approach that point so the eye travels inward toward the center stone. Graded the other way, or not graded at all, the shoulders compete with the halo and the stone in the middle looks smaller than it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDoes a hidden halo make sense at 1.5 carats?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is where it does the most work. At one and a half carats the center stone has real presence but there is still room underneath for the halo to add depth to the side profile, and the pavé shoulders carry light down the finger so the ring reads as a whole rather than a stone on a plain band. Of the three weights I build this one, this is the one I would pick myself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs the halo shaped to the oval or stretched from a round?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShaped to the oval. This is the commonest flaw in mass-produced oval halos: a round halo pulled long, which leaves the accent stones crowded at the ends and gapped along the sides. Built properly the spacing stays even the whole way around, which is what you are actually paying a bench for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow much pavé is on the band?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shoulders carry hand-set pavé Lab-Grown Diamonds down roughly half the shank, bead set and bright cut so the metal between the stones still throws light rather than going flat. Half coverage rather than full is deliberate: the underside stays plain gold, which is easier to resize, more comfortable against the next finger, and does not wear stones against a desk all day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDoes it make the diamond look bigger?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. A traditional halo surrounds the stone face-up and enlarges the outline. A hidden halo sits underneath, so face-up you see exactly what this stone gives you. What the halo adds is depth in the side profile, and what the pavé adds is light along the finger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDoes it sit higher than a solitaire?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlightly. The halo needs room beneath the stone, so the head sits a touch taller than the plain solitaire in the same shape. On most hands the difference is not noticeable in wear. If she works with her hands or has asked for a low profile, the plain solitaire is the better ring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat color and clarity is the center diamond?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eD through F, the colorless range, and VS+ clarity, eye-clean at any angle. Color matching matters more here than on a solitaire because the halo sits directly against the center and the pavé runs away from it down the shoulders. A warm halo under a colorless stone is the most common tell of a cheaply built ring, and it shows from exactly the angle the halo is meant to be seen from. The IGI report for the center stone ships with the ring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich wedding band fits it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA contoured band. There is a second gallery under the head — an extra rail of gold beneath the basket that carries the stone’s weight and stops the prongs flexing over years of wear — and the hidden halo sits on top of it. A straight band meets the gallery rather than the shank and stands off. A curved band dips at the center, clears both and nests flush. I make both to order — or start with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/curved-wedding-band-plain-contour\"\u003eplain contour band\u003c\/a\u003e or the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/curved-diamond-wedding-band-contour\"\u003epavé contour\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow long does it take, and can it be resized?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade to order in 7 to 10 business days, sizes 4 through 9 including halves. Resizing is complimentary within 60 days of delivery, craftsmanship carries a lifetime warranty, and you have 14 days to return it if it is not right and you have not had it engraved. It ships fully insured in our signature suede pouch with the IGI report.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWant it without the pavé, or in another weight?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe same hidden halo runs on a plain band, and both versions come at 1.5ct, 2ct and 2.5ct in every shape I cut. To compare shapes, start with the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/diamond-shape-guide\"\u003ediamond shape guide\u003c\/a\u003e. Anything not on the site, I build custom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho makes it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI do. One bench, one pair of hands, in a workshop in Woodside, Queens. Nothing here sits in a case waiting for a buyer — yours is cast, set and finished after you order it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Pearl of Queens INC","offers":[{"title":"4 \/ 14K Yellow Gold","offer_id":50249571827850,"sku":"BPQ-OVLHHP-150-YG-040","price":2399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4.5 \/ 14K Yellow Gold","offer_id":50249571860618,"sku":"BPQ-OVLHHP-150-YG-045","price":2399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 \/ 14K Yellow Gold","offer_id":50249571893386,"sku":"BPQ-OVLHHP-150-YG-050","price":2399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5.5 \/ 14K Yellow Gold","offer_id":50249571926154,"sku":"BPQ-OVLHHP-150-YG-055","price":2399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 \/ 14K Yellow Gold","offer_id":50249571958922,"sku":"BPQ-OVLHHP-150-YG-060","price":2399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6.5 \/ 14K Yellow 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