SOS Save This Setting!

[Efleon]

So I was visiting my favorite jeweler yesterday and the most beautiful colored 1.4 carat minor oil emerald jumped out at me. I loved it flanked with the pear sapphires.
However, the setting is most unfortunate. My guys readily admit it did not turn out how they expected.
Simply put.
It’s jewelry malpractice.
So my question is, can I buy this piece for the stellar stones and somehow tweak the platinum setting.
I’m trying to rescue it!
The setting is lovely and substantial and beautiful quality up to the point of that awful peghead plopped in the center.
Does anyone have an inkling if this can be tweaked or would it need an entire reset from scratch?

 

[icy_jade]

Emeralds are fragile. They can chip when being removed from the setting for resizing etc. I’ll proceed with caution. If something happens to the stone during resetting, who will bear the cost?

 

[Efleon]

Emeralds are fragile. They can chip when being removed from the setting for resizing etc. I’ll proceed with caution. If something happens to the stone during resetting, who will bear the cost?

No. My guys would be responsible they are super great that way and I’m not too concerned about that because the truth is it really MUST be reset!
I’m just wondering if it’s a tweak or a total reset????

 

[icy_jade]

Can you check if they can add a panel/strip to hide the side of the peg head (both sides)? Then either add engraving or diamonds to the panels like the rest of the ring.

 

[Efleon]

Can you check if they can add a panel/strip to hide the side of the peg head (both sides)? Then either add engraving or diamonds to the panels like the rest of the ring.

Ahhh. That is brilliant.
I’m checking…

 

[Efleon]

While I’m checking do you guys even like this ring????
I liked it on my hand yesterday…..

 

[Rfisher]

Like this?
it probably would change top down view
as well, maybe less so than below

 

[icy_jade]

While I’m checking do you guys even like this ring????
I liked it on my hand yesterday…..

I’m neutral about it. But if u like it go for it.
I mean, there is always a diff between photo and irl right? Maybe irl it was glowing at you and not visible in pics. Maybe the stone just has a strong affinity with you (I’ve met some stones like that).

Like this?
it probably would change top down view
as well, maybe less so than below

In awe of your PS skills as usual!! Luckily I didn’t actually try to scribble a strip over the photo using the photo edit function. You will so laugh at my effort

 

[Efleon]

Like this?
it probably would change top down view
as well, maybe less so than below

@Rfisher i was SO hoping you would walk by and wave your magic wand!!!
I love this.
And guys listen, the emerald is really really nice.
@icy_jade I guarantee you would like it in real life. So glowey!

 

[nutellakitty]

What is wrong with the setting? It does not look very bad to me.

 

[Efleon]

What is wrong with the setting? It does not look very bad to me.

Hi @nutellakitty
So it looks great from the top down.
But viewed from the side it’s just not cohesive.
Those lovely sloping shoulders with nice pave halo the sapphires.
Then an “off the rack” peg head is just plopped in there with weird air gaps in between.
It’s like two different ring styles smashed together!

 

[adlgel]

I'm not a fan of the wide halo around the pears with no halo around the emerald. I feel like it's just too much bulk around the pears. So for me this would require more than just a tweaking to be something I'd enjoy wearing.

 

[voce]

Just not a fan of how the sapphires have been set. When it's prongs I always want light to be able to reach the stone so it doesn't go too dark (unless the stone was medium to light to begin with). Who made the setting in this way? I would ask for a full refund.

 

[lovedogs]

to be honest, it overall isn't my taste because I feel like the halo around the sapphires just looks like it doesn't fit (not to mention the weirdness of the peg head). I personally wouldn't want to buy it and then spend more re-working it.

 

[Efleon]

Ok Team.
I agree that it’s not worth the pain and expense of resetting so I’m passing.
I had not actually purchased.
So no harm no foul.
My search for the perfect colored gemstone rhr continues unabated.
Thank you All!!!!

 

[fussykiki]

How about take them apart and use the sapphire for a pair of earrings?

 

[fussykiki]

Ok Team.
I agree that it’s not worth the pain and expense of resetting so I’m passing.
I had not actually purchased.
So no harm no foul.
My search for the perfect colored gemstone rhr continues unabated.
Thank you All!!!!

How about getting a nice loose stone and set it into a setting you like? Most of my stuffs are custom made as I am very picky.