Classic Engagement Ring

At the family dinner where two cousins nearly came to blows over politics, she was the one who got the table laughing again before dessert.

You've watched her do it for years, smoothing out the room without ever losing her own edge. A hard-cornered stone wouldn't sit right on that hand. So the center diamond here is cushion cut, corners rounded soft, cut for fire underneath. Forty-six round diamonds back it up, the way she's always backed up everyone else.

A cushion-cut diamond sits at the center, approx. 1.15 ct, F in color, SI2 in clarity. Forty-six round diamonds accent the setting, G/H in color, I1 in clarity, 0.31 ct total weight. The ring is crafted in polished 14-karat white gold.

Give her a diamond with the corners already softened. She's spent enough years doing that job herself.

• Center stone: one cushion-cut diamond, approx. 1.15 ct, F color, SI2 clarity
• Accent stones: 46 round diamonds, G/H color, I1 clarity, 0.31 ct total weight
• Metal: 14-karat white gold, polished
• Setting: cushion-cut center with round diamond accents
• Warranty: covered by the Greatest Warranty On The Planet.