Small designers, on the other hand, have not yet gained widespread reputations, though their work is no less beautiful. Designer rings are any customized, individually designed pieces rather than those mass produced from a single pattern or template. While the most well-known designers are often among the priciest, such as tiffany jewelry or Harry Winston, that notoriety is due more because of the quality of the stones and metals they use rather than the actual designing of the ring.
The key is that the designer rings are created with a unique sense of flair and unusual style that quickly becomes a hallmark for that individual designer. Designer rings represent exceptional quality and individualized workmanship, characteristics that many couples strive to capture when choosing a symbol of their relationship. Whether from an international company with patented unique designs or a local artist with a flair for tiffany jewelry expression, designer engagement rings are elegant, breathtaking, and, with a little research, far more attainable than many people first assume.
Most small designers work either with wholesale gems they have purchased, or with stones their customers provide to set in semi mount diamond rings. They may provide a limited number of pieces to local Tiffany jewellery stores to showcase their work, or their reputation is spread by word-of-mouth among couples shopping for unique, designer wedding bands and engagement rings. Small designers may also have a limited range of styles: only creating three stone engagement rings or working exclusively with titanium, for example, though most will work with several styles and the associated wedding and anniversary Tiffany jewellery.