3.26cttw Moissanite Ring, GRA Certified in 925 Silver

The 3.26 carats here is a total weight carried across several stones rather than one centre stone, and that difference is worth understanding. Spread across a cluster or a flanked setting, the same carat weight sits lower on the finger, covers more width, and catches light from more directions at once. It is the design to choose if you want visible scale without a tall stone that snags on pockets, gloves and hair. It also reads wider in a photograph than the number suggests.

All of the stones are D colour, VVS clarity moissanite, and the ring is GRA certified. On a multi stone ring consistent grading is the thing that separates good work from bad, because stones sit side by side and the eye compares them instantly. One warm or cloudy stone in the group drags the whole ring down. Hardness helps as well. At 9.25 on the Mohs scale the small accent stones keep their edges rather than rounding off.

Two finishes are offered and the choice is mostly about skin tone and what else you wear. White gold plating keeps everything cool and makes the stones read whiter, which is the usual pick for an engagement or wedding ring. Yellow gold warms the setting and flatters olive and deeper skin, and it hides wear on the plating better over time. Both are plated over 925 sterling silver. Ring sizes begin at 4 and run upward in half steps.

• Stone: moissanite, D colour, VVS clarity, GRA certified
• Total weight: 3.26ct across the setting
• Metal: 925 sterling silver, 18k gold plated
• Finish: white gold or yellow gold
• Ring sizes: from 4 upward in half steps
• Setting: claw set multi stone