What Drew Us To This Stone
We've handled a lot of diamonds at Rustic and Gold. Rough ones, polished ones, salt and pepper stones, dark ones, pale ones. But every once in a while, a stone comes through that genuinely stops the room.
We call it a Galaxy diamond because that's genuinely what it looks like. Hold it up to the light, and the inside of this stone looks like something NASA photographed. A soft, misty grey body with natural inclusions scattered through it like stars sitting in a pale sky.
No two Galaxy diamonds look alike, and this one in particular carries a pattern we haven't seen repeated in anything else that's come through our studio.
We knew immediately it was going straight into a solitaire. Nothing else around it. Nothing competing. Just the stone, six prongs, and a band that gets out of the way and lets it breathe.
The Stone Itself
Light grey, round brilliant cut, 1.88 carats, measuring 7 x 7mm.
The round brilliant cut was our choice here because it works with the Galaxy pattern in a way that other cuts don't. The facets move light through the stone evenly, which means the misty grey interior stays visible from every angle rather than hiding in shadow. You see the galaxy inside it, whether you're looking straight down at it or catching it from the side.
At 1.88 carats, it sits with real presence on the finger — substantial without being overwhelming. The 7 x 7mm diameter means. It fills the eye naturally, the kind of stone you notice immediately, but that also wears comfortably day to day.
If you want to know more about Galaxy Diamonds, you can explore the Ultimate Guide to Unique Diamonds, which covers different prong settings to choose from.
Ring Specifications
- Centre stone — Light grey round brilliant Galaxy diamond, 1.88 CT, 7x7mm
- Setting — 14k yellow gold, 6-prong, handcrafted
- Band — Yellow gold, smooth polished, 2mm
- Sourcing — Ethically sourced natural diamond, recycled gold
Our 6-Prong Setting
At Rustic and Gold, we keep coming back to the 6-prong solitaire for stones like this one, and here's why.
Six prongs distribute their hold evenly around a round stone. Each prong sits at a consistent interval around the girdle, which means no single point of the stone takes more pressure than another. The stone sits level, secure, and completely open above the prongs — every millimetre of that grey galaxy facing upward, catching light, doing exactly what it should.
We set this in 14k yellow gold because the warmth of yellow gold does something specific against a cool grey stone. It grounds it. The contrast between the soft grey diamond and the warm gold beneath it gives the ring a depth that white gold simply doesn't produce here. We tried both. Yellow gold won easily.
Handcrafted At Rustic and Gold
Every ring passes through our craftsmen's hands from start to finish.
We shape the band, polish it, set the prongs, seat the stone, check everything, adjust what needs adjusting, and check again. Setting a round brilliant into a 6-prong solitaire sounds straightforward — and in some ways it is — but getting the stone to sit perfectly level, perfectly centred, with all six prongs holding at the same height takes patience and a trained eye. Our artisans have both.
Ethically Sourced, Always
We use natural, ethically sourced diamonds and recycled gold across everything we make. That's been true since we started Rustic and Gold, and it hasn't changed. The full story behind every ring we sell holds up — not just the part you can see on your finger.
Make It Yours
We offer a wide range of exclusive, hand-selected gold options and designs across rusticandgold.com for you to choose from.
Want this ring in white gold or rose gold? We can do that. Different stone size, heavier band, bezel instead of prongs, a different Galaxy diamond with a darker or lighter matrix? Come talk to us. We source stones regularly, and we'll find one that fits exactly what you're imagining. Reach out through rusticandgold.com, and we'll start from there.