Diamond Jewelry Styles

Sparkling solo or brighter together, explore our solitaire diamond and pavé diamond styles.

Woman wearing diamond earrings, necklace and bracelet

Choosing diamonds and how you want to wear them is a personal process. One carat, or solitaire diamond, styles have a timeless simplicity. On the other hand, two carat and multi-carat diamond pavé pieces can be real showstoppers. Get to know the design behind solitaire and pavé diamond jewelry that makes them both spectacular.

Round solitaire diamond jewelry earrings & necklace

What Are Solitaire Diamonds

Solitaire diamond jewelry styles are centered around one solo gemstone. No extra side stones, just a solitary setting that highlights the beauty of your diamond. Solitaire diamonds are a very popular choice for diamond engagement rings, but they also shine in necklace, earring, and bracelet styles.

Solitaire styles make the diamond the focal point, so diamond size and shape impacts overall the jewelry design.

Solitaire Diamond Size

Are you going for a minimalistic aesthetic, or something made for the bold? A larger diamond is great for when you want your gemstone to be the star of a diamond ring, stud-style diamond earrings, or pendant necklace. In contrast a lot of contemporary jewelry styles opt for smaller, more delicate diamonds for chain diamond necklaces, drop earrings, and bolo bracelets.

Solitaire Diamond Shape

For solitaire diamond jewelry, setting styles and metal work is secondary to the gemstone itself. A diamond’s shape does the work to give your jewelry its personality. Express yourself with Round and Oval cuts for a classic feel, try curved and elegant Marquise or Pear cuts, or make it modern with Princess or Radiant cuts. It’s all up to you!

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Solitaire diamond earrings set in yellow gold.

Solitaire Earrings

Solitaire Rings

Solitaire Necklaces

What Are Pavé Diamonds?

If you’re someone who can never get enough sparkle, pavé diamond jewelry may be just the style for you. Pavé, which means “paving” in French, is a jewelry style featuring rows of diamonds in a setting. Although it uses smaller cut gemstones, together this field of sparkling diamonds is quite a stunning effect in necklace, earring, bracelet, and ring styles.

The shape and size of pavé diamonds can scale up the shimmer factor on all kinds of jewelry.

Pavé Diamond Size

We weren’t kidding when we said pavé diamonds are on the small side. Pavé diamonds are usually no more than 1 to 2 mm diameter. To make up for their small size, diamonds are strategically set to enhance their sparkle. Pavé diamonds also use a prong setting that’s positioned higher on the ring to catch more light.

Pavé Diamond Shape

Because pavé diamonds are so small, they need to be cut just right to maximize their brilliance. For this reason, pavé diamond almost always use a round cut. Round cut diamonds are heavily faceted to captured as much light as possible, which is what makes a diamond sparkle.