White gold or any white metal like sterling silver or palladium is more flattering to the preferred bluish green hue of fine quality emerald and the more light sea foam blue of fine quality aquamarine. In yellow gold both these hues tend not to be well rendered to the eye. The bold green in emerald takes on a yellowish cast when set in yellow gold and the soft pastel sea blue of aquamarine takes a back seat to the bold yellow in either the 14 karat or 18 karat versions. With a white metal backdrop both these gemstone colors come across with no distractions and in their purest hue. This is especially of concern when investing in a high quality emerald costing upwards of $3000 per carat or a high quality aquamarine costing upwards of $300 per carat.

This is important for women purchasing an emerald engagement ring or an aquamarine engagement ring in lieu of the traditional diamond engagement ring. They always want to invest in the best color when it comes to the center stone for such an important piece of jewelry and the best way to preserve this investment is by setting it in a white metal that takes nothing away from the color. Both these gemstones look great with accent diamonds in the setting and there is no better metal to set white diamonds in than white gold or any other white metal. There are many mounting styles available that incorporate accent diamonds in many setting types like pave, channel and prong.

Pave diamond settings are usually preferred when choosing a mounting for an important aquamarine gemstone. Most women want to preserve the theme of delicacy when it comes to these gemstones since they are usually selected in five carat and greater sizes. Pave diamonds are great for creating that delicate look out of an otherwise bulky looking aquamarine ring by utilizing narrow channels of small half-point diamonds in open metal work like you would commonly see in a split shank mounting.

Emerald and diamond rings on the other hand can incorporate many different styles of accent diamond settings including channel, flush and bezel in addition to the settings used for aquamarine. This is because fine quality emerald is typically purchased in sizes under three to four carats. These gemstones can get costly very quickly as you go up in clarity grade and color grade. Nevertheless both of these varieties of beryl have become popular center stone choices for a variety of diamond ring styles.

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