Modernist 14K 0.40ct Emerald-Cut Diamond Cathedral Solitaire

The emerald cut has always been architecture's diamond—those clean step facets read like blueprints, all parallel lines and controlled light. This ring takes that geometric logic further, setting the stone between two gold pillars that rise like modernist columns from the band. The DDI hallmark remains unidentified, likely a small workshop from the late 20th century when this particular interpretation of the cathedral setting—angular rather than curved, geometric rather than ornate—found its moment. The precision of the angles suggests the 1980s-90s, when cathedral settings shifted from their traditional curved arches to these sharper, more architectural forms. You'd wear this to a Tadao Ando retrospective, a dissertation defense on Bauhaus principles, or that dinner where you finally tell them you're leaving corporate law for architecture school.

A cathedral where light is the only religion.

• METAL: 14K yellow gold
• WEIGHT: 6.0 grams
• SIZE: 7.00 US
• RESIZING: Possible but limited due to cathedral shoulders—maximum 1 size up or down
• HALLMARKS: 14K DDI