LOL, yes that was the general consensus!!! People would gasp irl and it did command much attention, especially in Australia where I live. I found myself turning it around all the time because I was aware that it had too much impact. Sometimes you just want to be invisible iykwIm.Date: 10/11/2008 6:24:50 PM
Author: radiantquest
honestly i love it just the way it is. i gasped when i saw it, but i can understand what you are saying that you dont have space on your finger for something so large. we change our minds. i cant wait to see what you do though. please keep updating.
Thanks April, the lady was actually making a `funny` witty joke by calling my setting menapausal due to its old age. I swear she must have had menopaus on her own mind & was probably telling us more than she thought about herself!!!!Date: 10/11/2008 6:18:06 PM
Author: AprilBaby
I LOVE your ''menopausal'' round! Your princess is stunning but the setting is too bulky. Can''t wait to see reset pics!
Thank you, you are very kind. I cant believe that the design is still very current and I see variations in the shops all the time. I have had this ring for over 15 years now and its never given me a reason to get sick of it. I did change the color years ago to white gold and then forever had to keep this up.Date: 10/11/2008 6:14:26 PM
Author: Lady_Disdain
Off topic, but I really like your round as well. Stunning ring.
Thanks Little Grey Kitten, (are you as sweet as your name????)LOL,Date: 10/13/2008 8:29:30 PM
Author: LittleGreyKitten
Hey SharonThat''s fabulous that you are getting the setting of your dreams for your lovely stone. Honestly the stone looks so beautiful, and I bet IRL it is just amazing... you have no reason to feel like it isn''t a truly amazing stone! No rock is perfect... or darn few anyway
I don''t think your original setting here is actually so bad of an idea; it looks more like it just wasn''t executed as well as it could have been, is all. Like it was made by a jeweler who''d never done an ornate setting before, ykwim? I don''t think your idea of what you wanted in the setting- split shank, halo etc- was the problem really. Like that lady who had a thread on trying to get a Tiffany ornate Legacy reproduced- the first jeweler just didn''t make it anything remotely as delicate as it should have been, but the second one made by a different jeweler was just incredibly beautiful and feminine and delicate. Same design but night and day in terms of beauty and wearability (the first one looked painful to wear like you say yours is!) I suspect another jeweler, who specializes in ornate antique styles (Maytal Hannah for example) could make the same design look just incredible and comfy to wear too.
But, I do hear ya that sometimes a big rock just wants to be all by itself with no extras! I have a ring that came preset in a very ornate halo setting with a big center stone, and I''ve wanted to get it reset into something a lot less OTT, too, so I can definitely relate
Can''t wait to see the new home for your lovely princess!
Shoff, thanks for your vote of confidence. The thing that worried me was that my diamond does not perform as well as a good cut and that is a fact. It also sometimes looks like smashed ice which is a nice effect that I dont mind.....but not an effect that is meant to be in a princess!!!! Sometimes to me I feel like I am waering a radiant!!! So the setting was in part a bag of tricks to try to make the diamond look better.Date: 10/13/2008 10:06:20 PM
Author: shoff
OOOooooh Sharon!! Wow! I love, love your princess, it''s just gorgeous and is going to look SO good standing out on it''s own! I''m really excited to see yours and more princess love in general on PS. The arrows on a round are hypnotic but the princesses aren''t too shabby imo!
I understand completely about the first halo setting. I love a good halo and they are ALL OVER the celebs these days. I think it''s Phoenix who has that shockingly beautiful pear w/halo...I drooled over that post for half a day I swear. I thought about a halo myself but decided they look best on pears, asschers, cushions etc. There''s something amazing about a princess outline, it''s very modern all by itself. It''s a less-is-more cut to me.
I can also relate to the sales people headaches, I''m sure a lot of us found Pricescope out of desperation rather than luck. I did. I''d gone to see a ton of jewelers and B&M stores just feeling like everyone who looked at me saw a big dollar sign but didn''t understand what I wanted in a stone OR a setting. I''m glad you found someone! I think it''s just great that you''re keeping the original setting to use on a gemstone in the future. I''m sure your hubby will be happy for you that you fixed something that bothered you and figured out a way to keep the setting! Hey from one PC lover to another, what did you do about the corner dilemma? Are you going with V-caps too or did you opt for regular prongs?
I''m super excited to see what you do with yours, I''ll be checking back for news!
Oh..I can think of worse problems to have!! lolDate: 10/14/2008 9:32:26 AM
Author: Sharon101
Ok, absolute last one!!!! This is with my 40th bday present watch!!!!! The ring was so heavy it always tilted and the sharp sides would be cutting into the other finger against it!!!!!