Understanding This Piece
About Garnet
Garnet is a family of related minerals occurring in nearly every color — most commonly deep red (almandine and pyrope) but also bright green (tsavorite), orange (spessartine), and color-changing varieties. Garnet scores 6.5–7.5 on Mohs (durable for daily wear) and has been used in jewelry since ancient Egypt. It's the January birthstone and 2nd-anniversary gem. Red garnet often displays a deeper, more wine-toned red than ruby and offers a meaningful price advantage.
About 14K Yellow Gold
14K yellow gold is 58.3% pure gold blended with copper and silver — the most popular fine-jewelry karat in the US for good reason. It delivers a rich, recognizably warm yellow tone while remaining hard enough for daily wear, holding diamonds and gemstones securely without wearing thin. 14K resizes cleanly and refinishes easily, and it carries strong heirloom value. For most clients balancing color depth, durability, and price, 14K yellow is the right answer.
About the Solitaire Setting
The solitaire is the most enduring engagement-ring silhouette — a single center diamond held by 4 or 6 prongs on a clean band, with no side stones to compete for attention. The classic six-prong 'Tiffany Setting' was introduced in 1886 and remains the reference design for solitaires today. A solitaire puts 100% of the visual focus on the center stone's cut, color, and clarity, which makes diamond quality particularly important. Solitaires pair cleanly with any wedding band style and are the most resizing-friendly setting category.