Contrary to what many of us imagine, pear shaped engagement rings are not a very new creation. Indeed, in jewellery circles, the style that produces these pear shaped engagement rings is considered a ‘classic configuration.’ Nonetheless, it is only in recent days that pear shaped engagement rings have become very popular. Their popularity is mainly attributed to their unique look – and to what are virtually ‘celebrity endorsements:’ where several opinion leaders have opted for the pear shape in their engagement rings. In what has been termed as a ‘celebrity obsessed culture’ as ours, anything that these opinion leaders endorse by way of wearing instantly becomes fashion. Yet this is not to depreciate the true beauty of pear shaped engagement rings, because truth be told, even without celebrity endorsements, they would still eventually have come to be liked as people came to learn about them.
At their core, pear shaped engagement rings can be seen as being the progeny of two other popular shapes: the marquise and the oval shapes (which combine to make the overall ‘pear shape).
Naturally brilliant stones work best in making the pear shaped engagement rings. Diamond is the default stone, out of which pear shaped engagement rings are made.
There are many settings in which pear shaped engagement rings can be made: mainly depending on the preferences of the people shopping for them.
Most opt for the solitaire setting, as it is arguably the setting that best brings out the simple elegance of the pear shaped engagement rings.
Still, pear shaped engagement rings are also available as bridal sets, accented settings or cluster settings.
Due to the pear shape (which is pointed on one end, and round at the other), the person buying a pear shaped engagement ring has the option of either wearing it with the sharp end of the pear point toward the hand or away from the hand. Going with either is a matter of personal preference, though wearing it point away from the hand has the effect of visually elongating the finger; a good thing for some wearers.
