Round Lab-Grown Diamond Milgrain Solitaire Engagement Ring

Look straight down and you see one clean lab-grown diamond on a slim band. Tilt your hand and the basket underneath comes alive: a collar of milgrain, tiny beads worked into the ring's own metal, running right around the head where most settings leave a plain wall.

Be clear on what that collar is, because a photograph will not tell you. It is metal, not diamond: yellow beads on the yellow gold, rose on the rose. Besides the center, the only stones on this ring are two 1.30 mm natural pinpoints set into the gallery, 0.02 ct between them. It is beadwork and a whisper of sparkle, not a second row of stones, and we would rather say so plainly than let a close-up imply otherwise.

A round brilliant is the cut that throws light back hardest, and a decorated basket lifts it without widening the ring. The shank stays narrow enough to sit flush against a wedding band, so this reads as easily at a desk on a Tuesday as it does under restaurant light.

As a gift it is the gentlest way into a vintage look: the silhouette from above is the classic single stone almost everyone says yes to, and the milgrain is what she finds when she looks closer. We can size it, hold it for a date, and ship it to you or straight to her.

The honest catch is that a milgrain basket collects hand cream and dust faster than a plain head. Warm water, a soft brush, two minutes a month. That is the entire maintenance story.

Choose your metal and center weight below. Each ring is set and sized to order at our bench.

Stone mix, stated plainly: the center is a lab-grown diamond. The accents are natural diamonds, two 1.30 mm pinpoints in the milgrain gallery, 0.02 ct tw. This ring is not entirely lab-grown, and we would rather you knew that here than found it out later.

Center options, each set to order:

• 0.50 ct lab-grown round diamond, D color, VVS1 clarity, Ideal cut, IGI-graded (report LG776670022), 5.18 mm
• 0.75 ct lab-grown round diamond, D color, VVS1 clarity, Ideal cut, IGI-graded (report LG777616554), 5.82 mm
• 1.00 ct lab-grown round diamond, D color, VVS1 clarity, Ideal cut, IGI-graded (report LG772644326), 6.37 mm
• 1.25 ct lab-grown round diamond, D color, VVS2 clarity, Ideal cut, IGI-graded (report LG625407469), 6.84 mm

Prices shown are the complete ring: mounting, center and any accents, in the metal you choose. Want a different center? Contact our concierge and we will hand-select one and quote the whole ring honestly.

Every order ships free and fully insured by UPS Ground; orders of $500 or more ship by complimentary UPS Express, signature required on delivery (a $50 upgrade below that). The ship estimate for your selection is shown beside the price.

Rings are final sale. Every ring is made or sized to your ring size, and engagement rings are set with the center stone you choose, so a ring can’t be returned or exchanged for a refund or another size. Please confirm your size before you order; our concierge is glad to help. If a ring arrives damaged, defective or not as ordered, tell us within 7 days and we’ll make it right, and every piece carries our free lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects.