--- I am going to reach out to a few that I contacted previously, and to some others that I hadn't. See where it takes me.Gypsy|1476244409|4086007 said:I'm not surprised, I'm sorry to say.
I don't feel comfortable suggesting any vendors to you at this point. Maybe Caysie Van Bebber?
--- At this point, she likes anything and everything as long as a ring gets placed upon that finger of hers haha. She would be okay with a stock setting, I am not. The reasons of me not liking the rings being produced is not because the ring I designed/shown on the CAD is not agreeing with my eye, it seems to always be on the vendors end of not doing what is shown. May that be big or small discrepancies, I have a zero tolerance for any discrepancy when it comes after the final rendering.rubybeth|1476279811|4086103 said:Oh dear. I also don't know what to suggest, other than perhaps finding a stock setting.
I do have one question: has the intended wearer seen the ring? If so, did she like it well enough? Or would she be okay with a stock setting? I ask because you mentioned you didn't like the version of what they created, but if she's wearing it and liked it, then I'd say just go with it.
--- I will post some tomorrow after my errands are run.tyty333|1476289789|4086167 said:I agree about finding a stock setting so you know what you're getting. Can you post pics of the finished ring with comments
that show what was not done the way you asked?
--- I refuse to accept this because I have seen the kind of work vendors are capable of. Ever since the start of the purchase of the center stone, the ball has been dropped in more ways than one. Jewelers dropping, chipping, scratching my gem, vendors doing other than CAD designs, vendor not using the correct style of paving etc. This was technically the 3rd vendor I dealt with, which only further helps your view pointdistracts|1476294730|4086213 said:Yeah, I too agree with finding a stock setting. At this point you have had two custom ring fully made and not liked either of them. Custom just might not be a good fit for you.
--- I did look into DK previously but was unable to find any halo work that was similar to what I was wanting created. I will now do my due diligence to obtain that from this point forward.Skhii|1476315123|4086386 said:From reading PS threads, it seems David Klass is willing to work with his client until he/she is satisfied, so DK is probably your best bet.
You could also try Erica Derout of Love Affair Diamonds. I don't know if ID Jewelry works with outside stones and anything that is not a diamond. There's also Ilya of Diamond Zone.
hathalove|1476334419|4086502 said:I think you should do 18k rose and use VC. This is the quality you are looking for and perhaps switching to 18k would be a small sacrifice in comparison to the beautiful outcome you would receive. That and I would contact SK again To be sure he won't work with your sapphire. I thought he sets outside stones is that a recent change?
Mailin|1476332808|4086492 said:May that be big or small discrepancies, I have a zero tolerance for any discrepancy when it comes after the final rendering.
Mailin|1476332808|4086492 said:This was technically the 3rd vendor I dealt with, which only further helps your view point
--- First vendor dropped the center stone, chipping the culet and scratching the side. Second vendor (which I wrote the review on) ignored me for like a month straight, never sent final designs, etc upon etc and created a ring missing one of the key point features of the gallery (I would have had them re create the ring in the proper way if that would have just been offered off the bat, but they attempted to make me at fault - If that was their intention or not). Third vendor (current one I am picking the center stone up from) used a paving style I specifically asked not to be done, changed band thickness, and a few other things.distracts|1476335937|4086510 said:Mailin|1476332808|4086492 said:May that be big or small discrepancies, I have a zero tolerance for any discrepancy when it comes after the final rendering.
This is why I think custom isn't really for you. In my experience, there is always some slippage in terms of the final product, and that needs to be taken into account in your expectations.
Mailin|1476332808|4086492 said:This was technically the 3rd vendor I dealt with, which only further helps your view point
The third!?
Look, it takes two to tango. With this many problems, I find it extremely hard to believe it is all the fault of the vendor. You're the common denominator here.
Honestly, I would feel bad foisting you on another jeweler when I can be pretty sure you're going to make them do a lot of work and then not be satisfied. That's why I'm not making any recommendations. If you do get another ring entirely made, I would pick ONLY things you have seen that vendor make exactly, so there are as few surprises as possible.
distracts|1476733398|4087997 said:I'm not seeing the problem? It looks exactly like what I would expect it to look like based on the CAD images you approved. I understand the setting of the melee isn't what you ideally wanted but it is exactly as represented in the CAD.
lovedogs|1476734056|4088004 said:distracts|1476733398|4087997 said:I'm not seeing the problem? It looks exactly like what I would expect it to look like based on the CAD images you approved. I understand the setting of the melee isn't what you ideally wanted but it is exactly as represented in the CAD.
I have to agree with this--I think it's gorgeous and not entirely sure what the problem is since it looks exactly as I would expect given the CAD.
EDIT: could you explain what you don't like about this version?
distracts|1476739257|4088026 said:Like, if you did not pay for this ring in full I think that is actively unfair to the jeweler when you approved a CAD that looks exactly like what you got. This is why I did not recommend any other custom vendors - I thought your communication with BE was unclear enough to be questionable (it was MORE their fault since they went ahead multiple times without your approval, and absolutely appropriate that you not pay for that setting, but there were many things you could have done or said to clarify that you did not, and at no point have you seemed to recognize that) and now that I've seen this ring you definitely got exactly what the CAD showed - I just don't want to send you to someone else when, at this point, I am almost positive you will make someone do the work and then not want it. Which is why I recommend a stock setting - you can see exactly what you get and depending on the manufacturer if you don't like it you can probably return it for a full refund (I would recommend ONLY looking at settings that you can get full refunds on).
--- After forwarding images to my close friends and her close friends (one of them who is friends with the 3rd vendor/how I was introduced to the vendor). After lengthy discussions with them, I then decided to show it to my significant other the ring. She also did not like the changes from my original request.canuk-gal|1476739014|4088024 said:HI:
It is possible that your intended would love the ring as it? Why don't you present the ring (without any prefacing or qualifications) and go from there?
cheers--Sharon
--- No wedding planned, no rush here in relation to that. Family and friends, I guess would consider us an engaged/a basically married couple. Have been together for 7.5~ years at this moment. Nothing is on hold due to not being engaged, except her being able to brag to her friends and family that I finally did it.MollyMalone|1476760575|4088124 said:**I would go more into depth, the way I did with the vendor but at this point there is no reason. I already have met up with the vendor and picked up the stone.**
Mailin, let me ask you something: have you two started planning a wedding, do your circles of family and friends consider you to be an engaged couple? Or does the absence of an e-ring ring mean that moving forward to a life together as husband and wife is on hold until a formal proposal with e-ring takes place?
Mailin|1476770768|4088142 said:Thank you all for your feedback. I would like to reiterate that with up close scrutiny, the ring is unacceptable. I have seen BE's work with my the previous ring (that looked great for what it was), and saw VC's work in person from a friend who had him create their ring. My expectations are 100% obtainable, I am sure of that.
MollyMalone|1476760575|4088124 said:I'm guessing his # 5 -- Some of the cutouts around halo were crooked/non symmetrical to the others -- refers to the petals in the gallery. But because those aren't cut-outs (and I wouldn't describe them as being "around the halo"), I may be mistaken.
distracts|1476775198|4088147 said:Mailin|1476770768|4088142 said:Thank you all for your feedback. I would like to reiterate that with up close scrutiny, the ring is unacceptable. I have seen BE's work with my the previous ring (that looked great for what it was), and saw VC's work in person from a friend who had him create their ring. My expectations are 100% obtainable, I am sure of that.
Both BE and VC are a different level of manufacture than most jewelers. There is often a large difference between "obtainable by someone" (and in VC's case, "obtainable by handforging") and "obtainable by your specific jeweler," and, yes, that has to be taken into account in your expectations. Having correct expectations and choosing the right vendor to execute what you want is part of being a good customer. If you thought you could go to any jeweler and get something like VC... no. That is a wildly unrealistic expectation. Consider that the people on this forum, who are all over the world, know literally half a dozen jewelers who can get you that level of work. There are probably more than that who we don't know, but even with looking, that's as many as we can scrape up. Your ring is average to above average for a cast halo by a regular jeweler. The CADs clearly showed that the prongs would be cast in rather than cut out afterwards (as in BE's halo, which I imagine is why you liked the quality of work more), and casting them in gets you exactly the look you got. It's not outstanding, we can all agree on that, but you didn't go to someone who could give you outstanding, and you got exactly what you agreed on when you approved the CAD. This is why we're telling you your expectations are unrealistic. I don't kno