’Tis the season for color, and a vibrant ring from Ray Griffiths offers a bedazzling serving of it, with interestingly contrasting gemstones and an old-meets-new design. Anyone in the market for a spring and summer statement should be powerless to resist.

We’ll start at the center: A pink topaz that Barbie would long for sits in a gold four-prong setting, just above a wide rounded bed of diamonds and sapphires. The diamonds go in concentric circles around the pink topaz, as if someone dropped it into a lake and its ripples came in the form of sparkling gems.

Encircling the diamonds, a row of deep blue sapphires—stunning in their hue—provides the most contrast. Both the diamonds and sapphires are set in oxidized sterling silver, a detail that one might not take in immediately but that’s important for infusing coolness for standout color.

“The sapphires are from Sri Lanka, a beautiful color with the separation from the pink topaz, which gives a very vibrant feel with a blanket of diamonds that bring the whole ring to life,” Griffiths, designer for his eponymous brand, tells JCK. “British Regency is where the shape of this ring comes from, which was the inspiration—I think it was 1810 to 1820-ish. The link oval curves onto the finger, and the shank arches up over the webbing between your fingers so it sits closer to your top knuckle. That’s my impression of rings of that time period.”

And what Ray Griffiths ring would be complete without the jeweler’s trademarked Crownwork, a crosshatch-like grid of gold used in all the designer’s pieces? Here it’s featured in a graduated shank, narrowing as it goes to the back of the finger. You can see how the ring looks on the hand on the brand’s website, a further demonstration of its beauty.

Top: Regency ring in 18k yellow gold and oxidized silver with 3.25 ct. pink topaz, 1.6 cts. t.w. sapphires, and 0.72 ct. t.w. diamonds, $9,450; Ray Griffiths

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