I recently have been contacting a few jewelers in my area to inquire about their custom and pre-made options for an oval sapphire I would like set into a ring. I don't have a custom design in mind so much (really just a simple solitaire setting), and the dimensions for this stone seem quite standard - about 9.6x7.1 for around 2.3cts.
One of the responses I got back told me "If we want the stone to fit securely in a ring the ring typically would be made to the exact dimensions of the sapphire. On occasion there may be a ring that will accommodate the stone, but this is not always the case. Sapphire are heavier than diamond so a 2ct sapphire will have measurements that are slight smaller than a 2ct diamond"
Does the weight to size ratio genuinely matter here? Even a two different 2ct diamond ovals can be cut differently and face up larger / smaller than each other, so I guess I'm failing to understand why I would specifically need to run a custom route.
I've lurked in these threads forever and it does sound like most PS-ers have their stones set in custom settings, but I'd love some education as to if I'm missing something or if this jeweler is trying to push me towards a needlessly expensive route!
One of the responses I got back told me "If we want the stone to fit securely in a ring the ring typically would be made to the exact dimensions of the sapphire. On occasion there may be a ring that will accommodate the stone, but this is not always the case. Sapphire are heavier than diamond so a 2ct sapphire will have measurements that are slight smaller than a 2ct diamond"
Does the weight to size ratio genuinely matter here? Even a two different 2ct diamond ovals can be cut differently and face up larger / smaller than each other, so I guess I'm failing to understand why I would specifically need to run a custom route.
I've lurked in these threads forever and it does sound like most PS-ers have their stones set in custom settings, but I'd love some education as to if I'm missing something or if this jeweler is trying to push me towards a needlessly expensive route!