A skilled jeweler can make a diamond look like a spherical bead. In order to give a diamond a bead-like appearance, a jeweler must cut the diamond in a symmetrical fashion. In that way, the jeweler can give the diamond an optical symmetry (a bead-like symmetry).

If the jeweler then places that jewel in a mens diamond wedding band, he or she has created a bead set wedding band. In such a wedding band, the facet of each bead-like diamond has been aligned with each of the gem’s other facets. That increases the diamond’s brilliance in subtle or indirect light.

When a man or woman wears a bead set wedding band, he or she can send out sparkles of light in a room with only minimal lighting. Suppose, for example, that someone wearing a bead such as this dines at a restaurant, one where candlelight is the primary light source. The candle’s subtle light will be reflected in the bead like diamonds of the wedding band.

This type of ring is not a new wedding band style. Japanese jewelers introduced the bead set wedding band back in the 1980s. By the mid-1990s, jewelry manufacturers in the United States had begun to produce such wedding bands. The production of this type of jewelry requires the use of several different manufacturing techniques.

The manufacturer must design the molds into which the molten metal can be poured. Such a procedure is called casting. The shape of the mold dictates the shape of the metal in the wedding band, including the metal that will hold the diamond “beads.”

The manufacturer must also have burnishing equipment. Once cast, a metal band must be burnished. A special tool needs to be rubbed on the cast metal, allowing that metal to acquire the desired smoothness.

In many cases, the cast metal is later engraved. Many couples want to have the wedding date engraved on the wedding bands. Some couples choose to have their initials engraved on each wedding band.

Finally, the wedding band must be fabricated so as to permit creation of small spaces, spaces for the diamond “beads.” Sometimes wires are twisted to make a tiny “cradle” for each bead. Fabrication completes the list of design components of concern to the maker of bead set wedding bands.

Only a manufacturer who can produce all four components can hope to make a band with bead-like diamonds. Such a manufacturer can produce a wedding band that will reflect the light of a glowing, restaurant candle.

Jen Carter is owner of My Wedding Blog, a free wedding planning guide designed to assist people develop ideas to plan a wedding.