Men's Long Van Lab-Grown Diamond Ring, 14K White Gold

A wide men's 14K white gold ring with a round lab-grown diamond set on four tall prongs. Both sides of the band flare wide, covered in accent stones — both round stones and baguettes of several sizes — arranged in strips running along it.

The neck beneath the setting is cut out as openwork — a detail only seen from the side, but it's what keeps the ring from being too heavy.

A tall setting on an openwork neck

The center stone is held by four prongs and set clearly higher than the band. The supporting neck beneath isn't cast solid but cut out in a pattern. There's a practical reason: it reduces the gold where no one looks, so the weight sits in the face and shoulders — where a solid feel really matters.

The open space beneath the setting also lets light rise from below the center stone. With a round stone this is a visible difference: the stone shines far brighter than on a solid gold base.

From the setting, both sides of the band flare gradually wider before narrowing at the bottom. This flare creates the area for the accent stones below, and makes the face look wider from above than the actual band width.

The shoulders: baguettes alternating with round stones

The middle of each shoulder is a strip of baguettes set tightly together. Baguettes have long, flat facets, so they flash in panels rather than tiny twinkles — from afar, the strip reads as one continuous line of light.

Running alongside the baguette strip are rows of smaller round stones. They catch light in countless points, the opposite of the continuous panel in the middle. Placing the two side by side is how a fully set face still has layers, instead of becoming one even mass of light with no focal point. The stones also graduate smaller away from the center, following the narrowing of the band.

Three things to check when you hold it

14K white gold and lab-grown diamonds

14K gold is harder than higher-karat gold, so it holds the prongs firmly and keeps the straight gaps between baguettes crisp — for designs with many small stones, the hardness of the metal decides durability over the years. White gold is rhodium-plated for a bright white color; the plating wears gradually with use, and when it starts to tint, a trip to the store for re-plating restores it.

Both the center stone and the accent stones are lab-grown diamonds — real diamonds in structure, differing only in being grown in a lab rather than mined, and in price. For a ring needing more than a hundred stones, that price difference is what makes this design feasible.

Care and sizing

The dirtiest spots are the gaps between the baguettes and the openwork pattern beneath the neck. Soaking in warm water with a little dish soap, brushing gently with a soft brush and drying is enough each week. Take the ring off for weightlifting, gardening or using cleaning chemicals.

On sizing: a wide band fits tighter than a slim band of the same number, so you usually need about half a size to a full size larger. Measure in the afternoon when your hand is most expanded, and use a proper wide-band sizer. Fully stone-set designs are hard to resize after completion.

Men's ring advice at Thảo Linh Jewelry

You can try it on in person at the Thảo Linh Jewelry showroom, 120 Pham Thi Tanh, Chanh Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, or call 0945 006 001 for sizing advice and to see the design in person.