The Tiffany Setting

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The Tiffany setting was introduced in 1886 by the world renowned jewellers Tiffany & Co.  The six claws of the Tiffany setting, made from Platinum, secured the diamond and protected the facets. Platinum was a rare and expensive metal even then, but its whiteness and resistance to wear made it the perfect precious metal for the tiffany setting. This style of setting became more and more popular since it offered security for the diamond and allowed sufficient light to enter the stone. In the tiffany setting, the diamond is raised above the finger allowing more light to enter the stone.  Both the tiffany setting and the use of Platinum were universally adopted for diamond engagement rings and both have become the ultimate setting for a diamond, providing a simple yet highly effective method of securing the stone.

       Tiffany & Co creators of the Tiffany setting.                     New for 2008 R1D037 along with our very popular setting R1D007 (actual rings)

There are many alternative designs all variations of the Tiffany setting. Some go one step further towards contemporary minimalism by reducing the number of claws to four. Other designs provide more elaborate shoulders or further detail incorporated into the setting itself. The reasoning behind the arrangement of the claws was for a secure way of holding the diamond which was in harmony with the arrangement of the claws. Because symmetry is such a crucial aspect of the polished diamond, the positioning of the claws when viewed from above is an evenly spaced arrangement of claws that come into contact with the diamond at the girdle and which are pushed over the diamond very slightly so that they do not obscure the diamond.

At Serendipity Diamonds, we provide many different engagement rings that are all variations of the Tiffany setting. Each one has its own unique features and provides security for the diamond within its claws. We can even provide styles that incorporate a "wedding ring fit." By lifting the setting away from the finger slightly, a wedding ring can fit flush against the engagement ring with no space between. Above all this style makes perfect use of the concept of simplifying the ring to allow focus to be on the diamond itself. This is afterall the most expensive part of the ring.

As with the original Tiffany setting, we provide the option of Platinum for the whole ring, or if you are looking for Yellow Gold, we can make the setting in Platinum, depending on which style of ring you choose. As a modern, more affordable alternative, we can supply any Tiffany style rings in 18ct White Gold, with a highly polished, very white finish.

Princess Tiffany setting style              Alternative Tiffany style          Lucida style version of theTiffany setting

The Tiffany setting as we have learned takes simplicity as its design inspiration and incorporates protection for the diamond. With other cuts of diamond, this has been applied in a similar fashion. Princess cuts are not suitable for this same arrangement of six claws due to the shape being square. It is for this reason that a Tiffany style princess cut setting has been devised. Again, many variations exist, but, stripped down to a simple, elegant mount with the same styling as the Tiffany setting, we see something similar to the designs above. The final image above is of one of our rings which incorporates a wider ring shank and is styled with crossover shanks. This is similar to one of the more modern of the Tiffany settings, again simple, elegant and perfectly formed.