A beautiful and unique design is the swirl engagement ring. The design combines a bypass shank with a round-cut center stone to create a fluid effect. Because it looks like the two ends of the shank don’t uniformly meet the stone, it seems as though the metal is swirling or flowing around it. The setting can also look like two hands cupping the center stone. As a result, the swirl engagement ring is often said to symbolize two halves becoming whole. A ring of this type has an intriguing movement to it that’s not common in other rings and makes it stand out from the crowd.