"This design achieves a 'holy grail' in its industry by celebrating the diamond in an almost magical way, with a form that elevates and complements the floating effect of the mounting system."
- 2024 Best Design Awards judges' comments
Rewriting the Rules of Jewelry Design
The Floeting® Diamond Platform —praised by Forbes as a ‘revolutionary setting’ and hailed by Idex as the ‘impossible new diamond setting’—delivers what no one thought possible: true floating diamonds that appear to defy gravity.
Proven Strength, Brilliance and Durability
Specialist Titanium and Precious Metals
After extensive research and rigorous testing, The Floeting® Diamond setting was perfected using a specialist space-age titanium alloy purpose built at one of the world’s premier micro engineering facilities where aerospace, surgical-grade heart stent and other specialized components are made. Titanium offers seven times the strength of platinum, which is the strongest of traditional precious metals, with only one third of the weight.
Unmatched Sparkle
The Floeting® Diamond patented cut and setting enables the diamond to visually float above the jewelry in a secure setting to create a hovering effect. With over 50% more facets compared to a standard round brilliant cut diamond, light return is maximized so the diamond can shine more brightly - creating unmatched scintillation and sparkle.
Secure
The Floeting® Diamond has undergone rigorous testing by Callaghan Innovation, a leading science and engineering institute, and is scientifically proven to be incredibly strong and robust.
Ethically Sourced and Certified
Ethically Sourced
Floeting® Diamonds are sourced from one of the world’s largest, Responsible Jewelry Council-certified diamond cutting facilities. The diamonds are meticulously tracked from mine to finished jewelry and guaranteed to be ethically sourced and fully compliant with The Kimberley Process.
Certified
A design as pure and clean as this leaves no room for imperfection. Precision-engineered to a micron level, each individual Floeting® Diamond larger than 0.50ct is assigned a unique and traceable serial number. The Floeting® Diamond has achieved the coveted “Ideal Cut” certification from the Gem Certification & Assurance Lab (GCAL) and the GIA’s Triple Excellent (ExExEx) grading. Additionally, it also achieved AGSL’s Ideal Cut grade prior to its merger with GIA. The cut grade evaluates Light Performance (optical brilliance and optical symmetry), Finish (polish and external symmetry), and Cut Proportions (table size, depth %, crown angle, pavilion angle, and girdle thickness).
About the Inventors
Ian Douglas has heard customers around the world constantly ask “can you set the diamond without showing the prongs?” Of course, under traditional manufacturing processes, that’s not possible. But with a team refusing to be bound by convention and driven by curiosity and a deep understanding and respect for the craft, there is now a way to do exactly that.
