stargurl78
Ideal_Rock
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So I ordered these jackets on the assumption that they might be too large for my studs. Well I think they might be but let me know what you guys think. The jackets are from IDJ and they are made with 3 pointers, F/G color, SI clarity. They come in stock sizes for 0.5ctw, 1.0ctw, etc studs, increasing in 1/2 ctw increments. Since mine are 0.62ctw I had to go up to the jackets made for 1ctw studs because the smaller size would be too small. Otherwise I would have to go custom. Luann thought that these might work because my settings are the 8-prong ones so the prongs would help to fill up some of that airline space. My studs are about 4.35mm around and with the prongs they measure anywhere from 5.04-5.3mm. I think that the airline is too much though. One option would be to upgrade my studs but I'm not sure if its worth the cost. My current studs are BGD Signature stones, F SI1. Even if I go down to G or H in color, it looks like an upgrade is going to cost me around $1K at least (including the cost of the setting) and I'm only getting about a 0.5mm increase on each diamond. Besides, I just bought these studs last year and really didn't want to upgrade just yet. And the $225 that I spent on my current 8-prong settings would go to waste. I do have a 0.47ct diamond from JA that I was thinking of putting in a pendant so if I found a match for that, I could use those as studs and sell my current BGD studs. My only concern with that is the loss that I might end up taking on my studs.
These jackets do look great with my pearl earrings but I'm not sure they're worth keeping just to wear with the pearls, since I don't wear them nearly as much as my diamond studs... Either way they're not going back because my mom already told me if I don't want them, she'll take them off my hands and if I decide to keep them then she wants me to order her a pair I'm such a bad influence
So these are my options, please vote!
1. Keep the jackets and wear them with my current studs, the airline is no big thang.
2. Keep the jackets and wear them with the pearls once in a while. Worry about upgrading the studs later.
3. Spend $1000-$1100 to upgrade my studs to 0.84ctw - 0.90ctw (based on what BGD has available).
4. Keep the jackets, sell my current studs, and find a match for my JA stone. I'll probably have to spend about $1K for the stone + the cost of the setting but at least the studs will be close to 1ctw and fill the jackets nicely. Might make more sense just to go for option 2 in this case.
5. Don't keep the jackets and just be happy with my current studs and upgrade at a later time. It doesn't make sense to spend that much to only upgrade a little bit right now.
6. Have custom jackets made for my 0.62ctw studs (not sure of the cost for this yet). Maybe not the best idea if I plan to upgrade in the future.
7. Give me a different suggestion!
Ok, sorry for all that rambling, here are the pics:
These jackets do look great with my pearl earrings but I'm not sure they're worth keeping just to wear with the pearls, since I don't wear them nearly as much as my diamond studs... Either way they're not going back because my mom already told me if I don't want them, she'll take them off my hands and if I decide to keep them then she wants me to order her a pair I'm such a bad influence
So these are my options, please vote!
1. Keep the jackets and wear them with my current studs, the airline is no big thang.
2. Keep the jackets and wear them with the pearls once in a while. Worry about upgrading the studs later.
3. Spend $1000-$1100 to upgrade my studs to 0.84ctw - 0.90ctw (based on what BGD has available).
4. Keep the jackets, sell my current studs, and find a match for my JA stone. I'll probably have to spend about $1K for the stone + the cost of the setting but at least the studs will be close to 1ctw and fill the jackets nicely. Might make more sense just to go for option 2 in this case.
5. Don't keep the jackets and just be happy with my current studs and upgrade at a later time. It doesn't make sense to spend that much to only upgrade a little bit right now.
6. Have custom jackets made for my 0.62ctw studs (not sure of the cost for this yet). Maybe not the best idea if I plan to upgrade in the future.
7. Give me a different suggestion!
Ok, sorry for all that rambling, here are the pics: