Cocktail Ring
An oversized ring built around one dominant stone or cluster, worn as a single statement.
The name dates to Prohibition-era America, where a large ring drew attention to a glass held illegally.
It is deliberately larger than a ring meant for daily wear, and it is worn alone on the hand.
Pearl cocktail rings use a single large baroque, South Sea or coin pearl, often with a halo of small stones.
When you are buying
Check the ring's height as well as its width. A tall setting catches on clothing and turns on the finger when the weight sits above the band.
Pearl rings
A few from the collection, from ₹1,200.
Finger Ring
A ring set with a pearl, usually a single dome-backed or button pearl in a protective setting.
Statement Piece
A single piece large or distinctive enough to carry an outfit by itself.
Baroque
Any pearl with no axis of symmetry. Once treated as a reject, now the shape most associated with contemporary pearl design.
Bezel Setting
A metal rim wrapped around the edge of a stone or pearl to hold it. The most protective setting there is.