Some rings are an argument. Vivienne is a decision. A single oval stone is set high on four fine claws above a plain polished band of 18-carat gold. Nothing surrounds it and nothing competes with it. The oval draws the eye along the finger rather than stopping it, and given the whole hand to itself, it needs no arrangement to hold attention. The restraint is the design. A solitaire cannot be improved by addition, only diluted — what remains is proportion, symmetry and the quality of one stone, which is a far harder thing to get right than any cluster. This is a ring for the woman who was never going to be persuaded by ornament. Worn every day, it becomes so familiar that its absence is noticed before its presence. Worn long enough, it becomes the ring a daughter recognises in photographs before she is old enough to ask about it. Given quietly, and kept for a very long time. Materials and craftsmanship Solid 18-carat yellow gold, hand-polished Centre stone: oval brilliant cut Four-claw setting, raised to carry light through the full depth of the stone Plain shank, hand-finished within for comfort in daily wear Resizable Made individually to order. Production takes up to six weeks from the day the specification is confirmed, and insured delivery follows completion
