Brilliant Earth Lab Engagement Rings: We'd Pick the Peyton
We read Brilliant Earth's lab diamond engagement ring listings for price by metal and band width. The platinum Peyton is the setting we'd buy, and here's why.
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Of Brilliant Earth's lab diamond engagement rings, we'd buy the Lab Grown Platinum Peyton Floating Diamond Solitaire Ring at $1,690. It's platinum, its listing mentions no accent stones to lose, and Brilliant Earth gives its band as 4mm, nearly double the next widest of the ten rings we picked out. It also lists below the median of everything we read, which leaves more of your money for the part that matters: the center stone.
Our figures come from 88 lab diamond engagement ring listings that Brilliant Earth's product feed returned when we looked on 26 October: a sample of the range rather than the whole catalog, and listed prices rather than what anyone paid.
Get one thing straight before you read any price. The Elena and Peyton listings say the setting holds a separately selected center stone, so those prices buy the setting and the diamond is extra. The other eight don't say either way.
Key takeaways
- •The median of the 88 Brilliant Earth lab engagement ring listings we read on 26 October was $1,790. The lowest was $1,250 and the highest $4,450.
- •Platinum made up 62 of the 88 listings, and its median of $1,790 matched the overall median. The 14k white gold listings had the lowest median, at $1,450.
- •Eight of the ten rings we looked at closely list a band under 2mm. Only the Peyton (4mm) and the Jacqueline (2.1mm) clear it.
- •Our pick is the platinum Peyton solitaire: widest band, no listed accent stones, below the median. It sits high, so skip it if you work with your hands.
- •Skip the Luxe Dawn. A hidden halo, cathedral arches, 46 accent diamonds and a 1.4mm band put every wear risk in one ring.
What these rings list for, metal by metal
The median of the 88 listings was $1,790. The lowest we read was $1,250, the Elena in 14k yellow gold, and the highest was $4,450, the Grand Nadia in platinum. That top figure is an outlier: the next most expensive of the ten we picked out, the Valentina, lists at $2,490.
Platinum is most of the range. Sixty-two of the 88 listings were platinum, with a median of $1,790, the same as the overall figure.
| Metal | Listings we read | Median listed price |
|---|---|---|
| Platinum | 62 | $1,790 |
| 18k yellow gold | 6 | $1,990 |
| 18k white gold | 4 | $1,870 |
| 14k rose gold | 5 | $1,690 |
| 14k yellow gold | 6 | $1,540 |
| 14k white gold | 5 | $1,450 |
Treat the gold medians as rough, since each rests on four to six listings. They also aren't the same designs priced in two metals. The gap between 14k white gold and platinum shows where those particular listings fell, not a metal surcharge.
Our view on metal hasn't changed: platinum earns its price in the prongs and head that hold the stone, and 14k white gold is fine for a band most people will never inspect. Platinum vs. White Gold: Which Metal is Best for Rings? covers that trade properly. If you're still weighing lab against natural, start with Lab-Grown Diamonds 2026: A Guide to Pricing & Value.
Eight of ten bands are under 2mm
Of the ten rings we picked out across the price range, eight list a band under 2mm. That's the number we kept coming back to. A band under about two millimeters bends over years of wear, and we'd rather have a plain band with some metal in it than a wafer carrying pavé.
| Ring | Metal | Band width (as listed) | Listed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elena | 14k yellow gold | 1.5mm, tapered | $1,250 |
| Nouveau | 14k white gold | 1.4mm | $1,390 |
| Nadia | Platinum | 1.8mm | $1,550 |
| Melody | 18k white gold | 1.5mm | $1,650 |
| Peyton | Platinum | 4mm | $1,690 |
| Luxe Dawn | Platinum | 1.4mm | $1,850 |
| Jacqueline | 14k yellow gold | 2.1mm | $1,990 |
| Primrose | 18k white gold | 1.7mm | $2,190 |
| Valentina | 14k rose gold | 1.8mm | $2,490 |
| Grand Nadia | Platinum | 1.8mm | $4,450 |
The two thinnest, the Nouveau and the Luxe Dawn at 1.4mm, are also two of the busiest, carrying 22 and 46 accent diamonds by Brilliant Earth's count. That's the wrong way round. And all ten listings describe claw or prong settings, so if you wanted a bezel, it isn't here.
Why the Peyton, and who should pass on it
Brilliant Earth describes the Peyton as a solitaire with "a floating center setting raised above an open gallery", four claw prongs and a 4mm band, and says the raised gallery lets it "stack flush with wedding bands". In platinum at $1,690, it lists below the $1,790 median. Remember that's a setting price: the listing says it takes a separately selected center stone.
The catch is height. Raised settings catch on sweaters, gloves and hair, and they look taller in photos than they feel on a hand. Under a carat, the lift helps the stone look bigger. Over a carat, the stone carries itself and the height is just height.
- metal:
- Platinum
👍 Pros
- ✓Platinum, including the prongs that hold the stone
- ✓4mm band, the widest of the ten we read
- ✓No accent stones mentioned in the listing, so nothing small to lose
- ✓Listed below the median of the 88 rings we read
👎 Cons
- ✗The raised floating head sits high and will catch on knits and gloves
- ✗A wide band is a look, and it won't suit someone who wants a slim ring
- ✗The center diamond is extra, so the listed price is half the bill
If you work with your hands, pass on it and go for something lower. For more plain settings to hold up against it, see our look at Brilliant Earth solitaire settings by price.
If you want the stone sitting low: Nadia or Melody
The Platinum Nadia at $1,550 is our second choice, and the lowest-priced platinum ring of the ten. Brilliant Earth lists a 1.8mm band, hand-engraved detailing, marquise and round accents prong-set at the gallery, and a "low-profile fit" that puts the center stone close to the band. The listing also calls it a "Most Loved piece" that "displays the best and brightest in fashion and design", which could sit under any ring on the site and tells you nothing about this one.
- metal:
- Platinum
- diamond weight (per feed):
- 0.05 ct tw
The 18k White Gold Melody at $1,650 is a cluster: six round accent diamonds shared-prong set around the center gem, an open gallery, a low-profile setting and a 1.5mm band, per Brilliant Earth. Low is good. A cluster head on a 1.5mm band is the pairing we like least of the ten.
- metal:
- 18k White Gold
- diamond weight (per feed):
- 0.11 ct tw
Pavé, halos and clusters: what all those accent stones cost you
Five of the ten get their character from accent diamonds. That's a style choice with a maintenance bill attached: more small stones to catch, chip and lose.
For something nobody else at the table is wearing, it's the 14k White Gold Nouveau at $1,390. Brilliant Earth describes a scalloped pavé band of 22 round diamonds and a pear-shaped side stone prong set beside the center for asymmetry. All of it rides on a 1.4mm band.
- metal:
- 14k White Gold
- diamond weight (per feed):
- 6 ct tw
Skip the Platinum Luxe Dawn at $1,850, pretty as it is. Brilliant Earth lists a hidden halo, cathedral arches, 46 round accent diamonds and a 1.4mm band. That's everything on our list of things that snag, chip or bend, in one setting.
- metal:
- Platinum
- diamond weight (per feed):
- 4 ct tw
The 18k White Gold Primrose at $2,190 is the ornate one, and ornate gets paid for in upkeep. Brilliant Earth lists cathedral-style shoulders, two marquise and two pear diamonds, and 26 round French pavé diamonds along a 1.7mm shank.
- metal:
- 18k White Gold
- diamond weight (per feed):
- 0.23 ct tw
The 14k Yellow Gold Jacqueline at $1,990 breaks the pattern with a 2.1mm band. Brilliant Earth calls it Art Deco-inspired, with marquise, pear and round accents and a four-prong center. It lists above the $1,540 median for 14k yellow gold, but yellow gold earns some of that back in the stone. In yellow, an I or J color looks white and costs less than the G or H you'd want in white metal.
- metal:
- 14k Yellow Gold
- diamond weight (per feed):
- 5 ct tw
- setting:
- prong
At $4,450, the Platinum Grand Nadia was the most expensive of the 88 listings, well over double the median. Brilliant Earth lists 34 accent diamonds (six pear, 14 marquise, 14 round) tracing the setting, plus an accented gallery, on a 1.8mm band. Think of it as the engraved Nadia turned into a garden of stones. If you love it, fine. If you're choosing on budget, the plain Nadia leaves far more for the center diamond.
- metal:
- Platinum
- diamond weight (per feed):
- 8 ct tw
The Elena, lowest-priced of the 88 we read, and the rose gold Valentina
The 14k Yellow Gold Elena at $1,250 was the lowest of the 88 we read, and its listing says the setting holds a separately selected center stone, so that's the setting alone. Brilliant Earth lists a tapered 1.5mm band, a petal-like claw setting and 24 round pavé diamonds in a scalloped pattern. It's a fair way into a Brilliant Earth setting, with our usual worry about a thin band carrying pavé.
- metal:
- 14k Yellow Gold
- diamond weight (per feed):
- 0.12 ct tw
If engraving is what draws you, put two rings side by side. The 14k Rose Gold Valentina lists at $2,490, well above the $1,690 median for 14k rose gold. Brilliant Earth calls it a three-stone ring, with two round diamonds prong set along hand-engraved shoulders and a 1.8mm band. The platinum Nadia has hand engraving and the same band width too, for $1,550. Unless rose gold is the point, take the Nadia.
- metal:
- 14k Rose Gold
- diamond weight (per feed):
- 0.05 ct tw
What could still change the math: stone, band width, returns
- Check whether a ring's price includes a center diamond, since only the Elena and Peyton listings say the stone is chosen separately.
- If you love a design listed under 2mm, ask which band widths it comes in.
- Read the return window and resizing terms on Brilliant Earth's own policy page, which we couldn't verify for this piece.
Our plan: Peyton in platinum, then spend on the stone
We'd buy the Peyton in platinum and put everything else into the stone. If the height would bother you, the Nadia is the low, engraved alternative in the same metal, for less.
Then the stone. Buy just under a magic weight: a 0.9 looks like a 1.0 and prices like a 0.9. Don't buy anything over a carat without magnified video of that exact stone, because a grading report tells you what the stone is, not whether it's pretty. And don't stretch for size. Lab prices keep falling, so stopping a grade short saves real money, while the stone you overpaid for is worth less next year. Our 2026 Price Chart: Lab-Grown vs. Natural Diamond Trends tracks that slide.
For how Brilliant Earth stacks up as a retailer overall, read our Brilliant Earth Review 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Does Brilliant Earth's listed price include the lab diamond center stone?
For the Elena and Peyton, no: both listings say the setting holds a separately selected center stone, so those prices are the setting alone. The other listings we read don't say either way, so don't treat any listed price as a total until you know.
How much does a Brilliant Earth lab diamond engagement ring cost?
Of the 88 lab engagement ring listings we read on 26 October, the median was $1,790, the lowest $1,250 and the highest $4,450. Those are listed prices, and where the center stone is sold separately, it comes on top.
Is platinum worth paying for on a Brilliant Earth lab ring?
For the prongs and head, we think so. Platinum listings had a median of $1,790 against $1,450 for the five 14k white gold listings, though those were different designs. Our pick, the Peyton, is platinum.
Which Brilliant Earth lab engagement ring has the widest band?
Of the ten we looked at closely, the Peyton at 4mm, then the Jacqueline at 2.1mm. The other eight list bands between 1.4mm and 1.8mm, thinner than we'd like for daily wear.
Should I get a hidden halo on a lab diamond ring?
It's pretty, and it's more small stones to catch, chip and lose. On a thin band like the Luxe Dawn's 1.4mm, we'd skip it and spend the difference on the center stone.
Sources and dates checked
Every figure in this article comes from one of these pages, read on the date shown. Check the retailer before you buy.
- Brilliant Earth listed price of Lab Grown 14K Yellow Gold Elena Diamond Ring: $1,250. Lab Grown 14K Yellow Gold Elena Diamond Ring at Brilliant Earth, checked .
- Brilliant Earth listed price of Lab Grown 14K White Gold Nouveau Diamond Ring: $1,390. Lab Grown 14K White Gold Nouveau Diamond Ring at Brilliant Earth, checked .
- Brilliant Earth listed price of Lab Grown Platinum Nadia Diamond Ring: $1,550. Lab Grown Platinum Nadia Diamond Ring at Brilliant Earth, checked .
- Brilliant Earth listed price of Lab Grown 18K White Gold Melody Diamond Ring: $1,650. Lab Grown 18K White Gold Melody Diamond Ring at Brilliant Earth, checked .
- Brilliant Earth listed price of Lab Grown Platinum Peyton Floating Diamond Solitaire Ring: $1,690. Lab Grown Platinum Peyton Floating Diamond Solitaire Ring at Brilliant Earth, checked .
- Brilliant Earth listed price of Lab Grown Platinum Luxe Dawn Diamond Ring: $1,850. Lab Grown Platinum Luxe Dawn Diamond Ring at Brilliant Earth, checked .
- Brilliant Earth listed price of Lab Grown 14K Yellow Gold Jacqueline Diamond Ring: $1,990. Lab Grown 14K Yellow Gold Jacqueline Diamond Ring at Brilliant Earth, checked .
- Brilliant Earth listed price of Lab Grown 18K White Gold Primrose Diamond Ring: $2,190. Lab Grown 18K White Gold Primrose Diamond Ring at Brilliant Earth, checked .
- Brilliant Earth listed price of Lab Grown 14K Rose Gold Valentina Diamond Ring: $2,490. Lab Grown 14K Rose Gold Valentina Diamond Ring at Brilliant Earth, checked .
- Brilliant Earth listed price of Lab Grown Platinum Grand Nadia Diamond Ring: $4,450. Lab Grown Platinum Grand Nadia Diamond Ring at Brilliant Earth, checked .
- Brilliant Earth Lab diamond engagement rings: lowest listed price in the sample: $1,250. Brilliant Earth product feed (via Impact), checked .
- Brilliant Earth Lab diamond engagement rings: median listed price in the sample: $1,790. Brilliant Earth product feed (via Impact), checked .
- Brilliant Earth Lab diamond engagement rings: highest listed price in the sample: $4,450. Brilliant Earth product feed (via Impact), checked .
- Brilliant Earth Lab diamond engagement rings: median listed price in the sample (Platinum): $1,790. Brilliant Earth product feed (via Impact), checked .
- Brilliant Earth Lab diamond engagement rings: median listed price in the sample (14k Yellow Gold): $1,540. Brilliant Earth product feed (via Impact), checked .
- Brilliant Earth Lab diamond engagement rings: median listed price in the sample (18k Yellow Gold): $1,990. Brilliant Earth product feed (via Impact), checked .
- Brilliant Earth Lab diamond engagement rings: median listed price in the sample (18k White Gold): $1,870. Brilliant Earth product feed (via Impact), checked .
- Brilliant Earth Lab diamond engagement rings: median listed price in the sample (14k Rose Gold): $1,690. Brilliant Earth product feed (via Impact), checked .
- Brilliant Earth Lab diamond engagement rings: median listed price in the sample (14k White Gold): $1,450. Brilliant Earth product feed (via Impact), checked .