From a round brilliant solitaire to a RB with pear sides

[SandyCheeks]

A few years ago I had my diamond set in a 18k white gold vatche swan solitaire. I loved that setting but when I would glance down at my hand I would get underwhelmed and my infatuation for the ring would deflate. I love how solitaires look on other others but when I studied my own solitaire on my hand I didn't get that certain feeling of satisfaction and admiration. However, I sat tight and tried on many types of rings and decided that I longed for a more ornate setting with side stones.
After reaching out to a couple PS vendors and not getting much feedback in terms of sourcing side stones I contacted David Klass and he found many matching sets of pears to choose from. The center stone is a 3.0 RB GIA-N color so we decided the pears should be in the J-K range. I wanted the setting to be in rose gold with a white gold basket, with engraving and milgrain as well.
Now when I look down at new my ring I'm enchanted by it. I love it from every angle and the color of the 14k rose gold is striking with my lower color diamond, I'm very pleased with the size and shape of the prongs. David/Amy are both very easy to work with and took every suggestion and request I had seriously and masterfully put my ideas into a beautiful ring to enjoy for a lifetime. I had some loose diamonds from another ring that DK made into a RG engraved band, the other band pictured is an IDjewelry baguette round eternity.

 

[Victoria10]

I really liked your solitaire and band stack, but I love your new setting and new stack. the metal color matches so much better with diamond and phenomenal finger coverage! To me the diamond pops more too, not sure maybe accented better. can we get a side view of detail of setting please.

 

[SandyCheeks]

DK's engraving is sharp, crisp yet so detailed and delicate.

 

[SandyCheeks]

I think DK nailed the prongs, I wanted slightly chubby yet pointed prongs.

 

[Victoria10]

guess i was to quick to post. wow that is stunning work. beautiful!

 

[Acinom]

What an amazing ring and set!! Congrats with your reset. The set looks beautiful on your hand. I love the RG with your stone. And the engraving is top notch. I love DK's engraving.
Enjoy wearing your rings and enjoy looking at the elegant details.

 

[arkieb1]

Your rings are all gorgeous!!!! And it is one of those rare times where you centre RB actually looks bigger now than it did in the solitaire setting, congrats I think it looks wonderful.

 

[SparklySoprano]

I love this ring! I'm a fan of this combo (3-stone RB with pear sides), but yours is exquisite with the detailed band and mixed metal, plus the milgrain around the pears. Stunning work and it looks fabulous on your hand.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Oh wow, the size and proportion of your pears is perfect!!! The whole ring and whole set is beautiful! He really angled the pears just right! What size are the pears??? I love the size.

 

[misskittycat]

What a stunning reset. I love the proportions, they are gorgeous! And I agree with arkie - it definitely makes your centre stone look bigger. Like you, I really really wanted to love the solitaire, but on me I just couldn't.

 

[lknvrb4]

Wow, what a change! Your diamond looks fantastic in this setting and I love it paired with those bands.

 

[Siameseroo]

Absolutely stunning! The proportions of the pears are perfect- do you have their size/dimensions?

 

[missy]

I love this ring on you. It's gorgeous. A wonderful upgrade and the proportions are perfect. Amazing! Please post more pics.

 

[kathley]

Classic and beautiful!

 

[MissGotRocks]

Beautiful rendition of a timeless classic. I love the way appropriately sized side stone balance out a large center stone on the finger.

I love a beautiful solitaire too but somehow they never look quite right on my finger hence my three stone ring!

 

[njblinger]

Wow your new setting is just amazing. Really makes the center stone pop and the design work is exquisite! I would also like to know the size of the side pears.

 

[baby monster]

Gorgeous reset. Love the proportion of side stones to the center and engraving.

 

[Sundial]

Your new setting is absolutely exquisite! it has so many pretty details and the pears are perfectly proportioned.

 

[bbziggy]

Love love your new setting! Still my favorite 3 stone combo setting. Enjoy it. It looks so beautiful on your hand.

 

[derbygal]

I really, really love this. Thanks for sharing!

 

[athenaworth]

OMG I love that! I've always dreamed of having pear side stones like that. The proportions are perfection too!

 

[Rockinruby]

Your previous setting was lovely, but the new look is just stunning! The proportions & details are perfect! I love it with the bands too!

 

[SandyCheeks]

Thank you for all the kind comments, your words of affirmation mean so much. I love the ring but it feels great to get PS'ers stamp of approval as well.
I haven't had a good chunk of time to take more pictures but I thought I'd share the CADs DK sent me. I don't think he would mind, this isn't an exclusive design but definitely a twist on a classic.
The ring itself is size 4.25 (all these years I thought I was size 4.5 but my rings always spun and I can't stand that) 14kt rose and white gold. I was hesitant about the size of the pears, I was hoping for bigger but David knows of what he speaks and gave me reassurance.
The pears are .68 cts and are around J/K in color.

 

[SandyCheeks]

I really liked your solitaire and band stack, but I love your new setting and new stack. the metal color matches so much better with diamond and phenomenal finger coverage! To me the diamond pops more too, not sure maybe accented better. can we get a side view of detail of setting please.

Thank you Victoria10, I agree the metal color really compliments the low color of the center stone. I'm definitely a RG convert.

 

[SandyCheeks]

What an amazing ring and set!! Congrats with your reset. The set looks beautiful on your hand. I love the RG with your stone. And the engraving is top notch. I love DK's engraving.
Enjoy wearing your rings and enjoy looking at the elegant details.

Thank you Anicom! I enjoy the ring from every angle and the bad part is I don't want to take it off when I get home and cook or clean.

 

[SandyCheeks]

Your rings are all gorgeous!!!! And it is one of those rare times where you centre RB actually looks bigger now than it did in the solitaire setting, congrats I think it looks wonderful.

Thank you arkieb1! Isn't it interesting how a different setting sets of the center stone, I hadn't set out to get a larger impact on the center stone but in the end it kind of does look bigger.

 

[SandyCheeks]

I love this ring! I'm a fan of this combo (3-stone RB with pear sides), but yours is exquisite with the detailed band and mixed metal, plus the milgrain around the pears. Stunning work and it looks fabulous on your hand.

Thank you SparklySoprano! I don't think I've ever seen a RB with pear sides outside of PS in real life but I've always admired it too.

 

[SandyCheeks]

Oh wow, the size and proportion of your pears is perfect!!! The whole ring and whole set is beautiful! He really angled the pears just right! What size are the pears??? I love the size.

Thank you Diamondseeker2006! I was very concerned with the .68ct size of the pears, I mean .34 per pear seemed tiny but worked out I think the angle sets them off just right.

 

[SandyCheeks]

What a stunning reset. I love the proportions, they are gorgeous! And I agree with arkie - it definitely makes your centre stone look bigger. Like you, I really really wanted to love the solitaire, but on me I just couldn't.

Thank you misskittycat! I love the look of solitaires especially in real life when I'm out and about and see a simple solitaire. But when it came to my own hand I couldn't love it either.

 

[SandyCheeks]

Wow, what a change! Your diamond looks fantastic in this setting and I love it paired with those bands.

Thank you lknvrb4! I'm enjoying the bands too, I don't think I could go much larger in terms of mm size of the bands or it might throw the balance of the look off.