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About 18K Yellow Gold
18K yellow gold is 75% pure gold — the karat preferred by high-end European houses for its deeper, richer yellow tone and substantial heirloom value. It feels weightier in hand than 14K and carries the unmistakable warmth that buyers associate with luxury fine jewelry. The trade-off is softness: 18K scratches more readily than 14K and 10K, making it best suited for occasion pieces, statement rings, and special-event jewelry rather than daily-wear bands subject to heavy abrasion.
About Channel Settings
A channel setting holds accent diamonds in a continuous metal track — typically along the top of a wedding band or eternity band — without individual prongs between stones. The smooth, snag-free profile is ideal for daily wear and gives the band a clean architectural line. Channel-set diamonds are particularly secure (held by the channel walls themselves) and require less maintenance than pavé or shared-prong settings.