How do you select the perfect wedding band set for you and your partner?
Here are several strong reasons why a ring featuring many smaller diamonds (a “cluster” setting) may be a good value option: With a cluster design you can often get more total sparkle / visual size for less money than buying one large diamond. As one jewellery-education site explains: “Because of their rarity, large diamonds command a premium … a 2.00 ct diamond will have a much higher per-carat price than a 1.00 ct diamond.” As the article from “Diamond101” notes: “Because the CTTW (combined total carat weight of multiple diamonds) is split among numerous diamonds, cluster rings are less costly than solitaires.” Other sites explicitly list “cost-effectiveness” or “affordability” as a pro of cluster settings. They also allow design flexibility: you can get interesting shapes, more stones, vintage effects, etc., while staying within a moderate budget. If budget is a major constraint (e.g., you want a ring with “big effect” but don’t want to pay huge money for a massive...