The "Illusion Setting" explained
Many of our diamond rings at ViridianGold.com are made with a special type of mounting for the diamond, called an illusion setting . This type of setting was created to enhance the appearance of the diamond mounted within it. The diamond is surrounded by a white gold "platter" which contains ridges to catch and scatter the light into and out of the diamond. The prongs of the setting may be spaced to hold the platter as if it were a larger stone (with the diamond mounted on another set of prongs within the platter), or the prongs may support the diamond within the platter as shown at left. The first type is used in our Diamond Solitaire Engagement Rings #1229 illustrated below. The intention of such a design is to highlight the beauty of the diamond--a poor-quality stone will actually look worse in an illusion setting! Diamond pricing is directly proportional to the quality of the diamond , that is, its color, cut, and any impurities embedded within it (called in