Her slim ring or his heavy one, natural or lab-grown, and the size and setting to ask for
Start with whose hand it is for. The rings for her are slim, most near 3 grams, set with small diamonds or one big center stone. The men's rings are heavy statement pieces, nearly all over 12 grams. A baguette flashes in long lines instead of sparkling in points, and its corners sit safest under gold. Ask the live chat which sizes ship from stock.
Baguette cut: what a baguette diamond is and how it shines
A baguette is a long, narrow diamond with straight sides and step facets that run parallel to its edges. Baguettes usually line up in a row or flank a bigger stone, and a few rings here group them in the center. Step facets let you see deeper into the stone, so clarity matters more than on a round. An emerald cut is the wider cousin with clipped corners, and three lab-grown rings here use it.
For her: baguette engagement rings, wedding bands and eternity bands
Engagement rings took about four in five of the rings sold here in the year. Eight of them carry natural diamonds, from 0.24 to about 1 carat in all. They weigh 2.3 to 4.9 grams, slim enough to wear beside a band. The Clara breaks the pattern with one 3 carat lab-grown emerald cut in the middle, and it sold most in the year. For a band, choose by how the stones sit. A channel band holds baguettes between two walls of gold and lies smooth against an engagement ring. An eternity band carries stones all the way round.
For him: men's baguette diamond rings, crosses and heavy gold
The men's rings are statement pieces. All but one weigh 12 to 23 grams, and nearly all are 14K gold. They carry 2.4 to 6.7 carats in all, natural on every one except a lab-grown cluster band. Beside the plain baguette rings stand two cross rings, a hamza, a Cuban link ring and a mouth ring. Most list sizes 8 to 12, halves included. A wide band covers more finger and fits tighter, so go a half size above his everyday ring. More are on men's diamond rings.
Diamonds and gold: natural or lab-grown, 14K or 18K
Natural diamonds are in 35 of the 40 rings, and the five lab-grown rings say so in their titles. On the natural stones, color mostly runs G to H and clarity SI to VS2. The lab-grown ones that state a grade list E to F and VS or better. Take 14K for a ring worn daily, since it is the harder gold, and about three rings in four here use it. Most listings offer white and yellow gold, and half add rose. White gold is plated, and the plating is renewed every year or two.
Size and setting: ring size, channel settings and resizing
Measure a ring that fits the same finger, then order that size. Most rings for her offer each size from 5 up to 8, with the half sizes between. Two eternity bands list size 7 alone, so ask before you order another. A baguette's corners are its weak point, so a channel, a bezel or a prong at each corner should cover them. Eternity and channel-set bands cannot be resized. Each size's listing says In stock or Made to order, so ask the live chat for the wait, or call or text 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET.