18K White Gold Halo Pendant Setting

From the earth to your skin, this custom made pendant setting begins as a story of mineral birth and human care. Deep within crystalline pockets, sapphires, rubies, emeralds and other gemstones form over millennia, each one carrying a signature of pressure, heat and time. Miners and gem cutters honor that signature by selecting rough stones with color and clarity that promise life and presence. The chosen center stone is then shaped to an oval or custom outline and set into a ring of metal that can be chosen from 14K rose gold, 14K white gold, 18K white gold, 14K yellow gold, 18K yellow gold, or platinum 950, each metal bringing its own warmth and light to the finished piece. Craftsmen hand finish the pendant with a delicate bail and an open gallery that allows the gemstone to breathe, while a halo of round brilliant diamonds circles the central void, creating a frame that evokes both vintage grace and modern precision.

Every detail in this setting is designed to coax light into a performance that magnifies brilliance, color and fire. The diamonds are placed in individual prong seats that lift them slightly above the halo ring, so each round stone acts as a tiny mirror catching side light, reflecting it back into the center and amplifying the hue of the chosen gemstone. The open basket under the center allows light to enter from the bottom and sides, preventing light from being trapped or lost, while the scalloped inner rim creates repeated facets of metal that bounce light toward the girdle and crown of the stone. Metal choice influences contrast and reflection, rose gold warming the palette and enhancing red and pink tones, yellow gold adding depth to warm stones, white gold and platinum offering a cool reflective backdrop that sharpens the sparkle of diamonds and intensifies the apparent whiteness of the halo. Final polishing and careful prong profiling minimize metal obstruction, so more light reaches the pavillion and returns as scintillation. The result is a pendant that feels like a small sun, born in the earth and shaped by hands, designed to let each gem speak with maximum brilliance and timeless presence.