18k White Gold Amethyst and 3.00ctw Diamond Pavé Cocktail Ring
This striking 18k white gold amethyst and diamond pavé cocktail ring is in excellent pre-owned condition and ready to ship!
| Style |
18k White Gold Amethyst Center Stone Pavé Diamond Cocktail Ring |
| Material |
18k White Gold |
| Center Stone |
Natural Amethyst, Oval Cut |
| Accent Diamonds |
Approximately 3.00ctw Natural Round Brilliant Diamonds, Pavé Set |
| Ring Size |
7.5 |
| Total Weight |
26.1g (16.8 dwt) |
| Condition |
Pre-Owned · Excellent |
| Additional Details |
This item comes with a Diamonds by Raymond Lee Presentation Box! |
| SKU |
R6957 |
At 26.1 grams of 18k white gold, this cocktail ring has a presence on the hand that photographs cannot fully convey. The natural oval amethyst at the center commands attention in its own right, a deeply saturated purple stone that catches incandescent light with warmth and directional color shift. Surrounding it, approximately 3.00 carats of round brilliant diamonds in G color and VS2 clarity are set in a continuous pavé arrangement across the ring's face and shoulders. G color sits firmly in the near-colorless range, meaning these diamonds face up white against the white gold mount and let the amethyst's violet hue read cleanly without color competition. VS2 clarity puts every stone well inside eye-clean territory.
The cocktail ring format has a long and specific history. It emerged in the United States during the Prohibition era, when wearing an oversized, jeweled ring to illicit cocktail parties became its own quiet act of defiance and glamour. The format never really left. A well-made cocktail ring is a fashion piece that exists outside trends, not tied to an engagement narrative or a wedding occasion, free to function as pure ornament. This one earns its category. The pavé work is dense and even, with no visible gaps or uneven spacing across the curved surface. The open gallery construction, visible from the underside, keeps the total weight manageable for the size while allowing maximum light into the amethyst from below.
Amethyst, the purple variety of quartz, has been prized in fine jewelry since antiquity. Historically classified alongside ruby, sapphire, and emerald as one of the precious gemstones, it held that rank until large deposits were discovered in Brazil in the nineteenth century. What it lost in rarity it kept in beauty: few stones deliver a comparable depth of purple at accessible price points, and at larger carat sizes the color saturation becomes genuinely striking. Set against 3 carats of near-colorless pavé diamonds and held in a high-polish white gold mount, the amethyst here reads luxurious and bold. This ring is sized at 7.5 and arrives fully inspected.
Each piece is fully inspected and authenticated by Diamonds by Raymond Lee in Boca Raton.
