Tension-set moissanite rings — 3 designs where the stone appears suspended between the band walls, held by pressure rather than prongs or bezel.
In a tension setting, the stone isn't held by claws or a bezel — the band itself is engineered to grip the stone at precise contact points using the spring tension of the metal. The result is a stone that appears to float between the two ends of the band, visible from above, below, and the sides simultaneously. No metal covers the face of the stone and no bezel surrounds the girdle.
This maximises light entry from every direction. With no prongs above the stone and no bezel around the girdle, light can enter from more angles than in any other setting type. Moissanite's refractive index of 2.65 amplifies what that additional light access produces — more fire, observable from more angles. A tension-set moissanite in natural light returns brilliance that a prong-set stone of the same carat weight simply cannot match.
Tension settings require precise engineering. The band must be machined to exacting tolerances to hold the stone securely while leaving it visually unsupported. The three tension designs in this collection demonstrate that precision: a round brilliant 3ct tension solitaire available in multiple carat weights, a tension solitaire in yellow gold, and a combined tension-and-twisted-shank design.
D color, VVS1 clarity, lab-created and conflict-free.