Ten years of marriage deserves more than a dinner reservation. For Stephanie, it called for a complete reimagining of the ring she'd worn every day since her wedding - a piece that honoured where she and John had started, and reflected everything they'd built since.
When Stephanie first reached out to Micheli, she had a general direction in mind: an oval centre stone, a trilogy setting, and something that felt more her than her original engagement ring. What she didn't yet have was the clarity on exactly how to get there.
That's where Naomi came in.
The Brief
Stephanie and John's original set was a classic - a gypsy-set platinum solitaire, elegant in its simplicity. But a decade on, Stephanie was ready for something with a little more presence. She wanted an oval lab grown diamond as the centrepiece, with shoulder stones that felt unusual but not fussy, and a setting that kept the ring low and wearable for everyday life.
The crescent cut, sometimes called a half moon, caught Naomi's eye as the perfect complement to an oval. Two mirrored crescent diamonds flanking the centre stone would echo its curves without competing, creating a continuous, fluid line from one side of the ring to the other.
From there, the decision to run a single, unbroken bezel around the outer edges of all three stones came naturally. No claws, no interruption, just a clean ribbon of platinum 950 holding the stones in place, wrapping the ring in a quietly architectural silhouette.
The Stones
At the heart of the ring sits a 2.26ct oval lab grown diamond, graded E colour and VS1 clarity - a stone with exceptional whiteness and the kind of transparency that makes an oval really sing under light. At 10.76 x 7.29mm, it has real presence without tipping into overwhelming.
The two shoulder stones were custom-sourced to mirror each other precisely: a matched pair of 0.50ct crescent cut lab grown diamonds, graded D-E colour, VS clarity. Finding well-matched crescent cuts takes patience. The shape is rarer than round or oval, and symmetry matters enormously in a trilogy setting. Naomi sourced stones that sit flush against the oval with barely a whisper of space between them.
All three stones are lab grown, offering the same optical and physical properties as mined diamonds with a significantly reduced environmental footprint - an increasingly important consideration for couples who care about where their fine jewellery comes from.
The Design
The ring is set in platinum 950, chosen for its durability, its cool white tone (a perfect match for high-colour diamonds), and its hypoallergenic properties. Unlike white gold, platinum doesn't need rhodium plating to maintain its colour, it simply stays white, year after year.
The defining feature of the design is the continuous outer bezel - a single, uninterrupted frame of platinum that wraps the outer edges of all three stones without touching the insides where they meet. The effect is modern and architectural, but also quietly protective: bezel settings hold stones more securely than claw settings, making this as practical a choice as it is a beautiful one.
The setting height was kept as low as possible - Stephanie wanted something she could wear alongside a future wedding band without the ring catching or sitting proud. The band itself is a slender 1.80mm throughout, with a comfort-fit inner profile that makes even a slim band feel soft against the finger.
The result is a ring that moves the way its wearer moves - continuous, confident, quietly extraordinary.
A Note on Lab Grown Diamonds
For Stephanie and John, choosing lab grown diamonds was a straightforward decision. Grown in controlled environments that replicate the conditions deep within the earth, lab grown diamonds are chemically, physically, and optically identical to their mined counterparts. They carry the same IGI and GIA certifications, the same grading scales, and the same brilliance, at a fraction of the cost, which freed up budget for a larger, higher-quality centre stone than would otherwise have been possible.
At Micheli, we work with both mined and lab grown diamonds across all our custom pieces. What matters most is finding the right stone for the right brief — and for this ring, lab grown was the clear choice.
The Outcome
What began as a vague idea - something with an oval, something that feels like an upgrade - became a ring with genuine design intention behind it. The continuous bezel, the crescent shoulders, the low profile: none of those details happened by accident. They came from a conversation, from listening, and from a designer who understood that a 10th anniversary piece needed to carry some weight.
Stephanie's new ring isn't just a replacement for the old one. It's a reflection of the person she is now, and the relationship that's grown with her.
Interested in creating a custom piece for a milestone occasion? Book a consultation with Naomi at our Malvern boutique.
Ring specifications: Platinum 950 trilogy engagement ring | Continuous outer bezel setting | 2.26ct E VS1 oval lab grown diamond | 2 × 0.50ct D-E VS crescent cut lab grown diamonds | IGI certified
