D''Vatche - X Prong Setting vs. NEW Royal X Prong
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by fountainfairfax » March 1st, 2005, 7:30 am
the royal crown really does look like a crown
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here is the beautiful x prong
Remember every day the importance of "Be Here Now." Don't just show up, don't dwell on the past or worry needlessly about the future. Instead, be present in the moment and make your time count.
In loving memory of BLN....gone at 36, we know you'd give anything to be here with us now and we all promise to live as you would have: balls to the wall & full speed ahead! |
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and here is the new royal x prong
Remember every day the importance of "Be Here Now." Don't just show up, don't dwell on the past or worry needlessly about the future. Instead, be present in the moment and make your time count.
In loving memory of BLN....gone at 36, we know you'd give anything to be here with us now and we all promise to live as you would have: balls to the wall & full speed ahead! |
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forgive me if I''m wrong but it looks like the Royal x prong has a similar band to the crown, similar transitions to the prong setting as the crown but has the side profile of the x prong...
Remember every day the importance of "Be Here Now." Don't just show up, don't dwell on the past or worry needlessly about the future. Instead, be present in the moment and make your time count.
In loving memory of BLN....gone at 36, we know you'd give anything to be here with us now and we all promise to live as you would have: balls to the wall & full speed ahead! |
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The shank is the sides of the ring. So by saying tapered, one end of tha band is thinner than the other. Example: its thinner right next to the diamond than the part of the band that is on the palm-side of the finger (underside).
This may just be another way of saying what FountainFairfax said, but it appears that the royal x-prong is the x-prong head (where the diamond sits) with the band of the royal crown. It is also set at a height that is between the x-prong and royal crown. |
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The effect of blending the styles is quite nice, I think. The slimmer, tapered Royal Crown band makes the new Royal x-prong look more feminine and more elegant. And the higher set head makes it look less sort of squashed.
The orginal x-prong did look a bit broad and clumpy compared to the Royal crown. I've never like the bar across the diamond that you get with the x-prong. I have a version of the x-prong (not from DVatche) without the bar and it looks much better. I guess it's there for strength? Personally, I prefer the overall look of the Royal crown, but the head's too high for my taste. If they lowered the head to a medium position, I'd be much happier. |
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To be honest, I have no idea who made it. I bought it second hand from a girl on another forum some time ago. Sorry.
I''m sure there are quite a few jewellers out there though who would make you something similar, especially as you don''t actually want a straight copy of the original but something inspired by it. No ethical problems there that I can see. I''ve seen a lot of generic rings around that were similar, if not exactly the same as the x-prong. It seems to be becoming an accepted style like the Tiffany 6 or 4 prong setting. |
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I couldn't find a pic of the single stone ring I have, but I did find a pic of a QVC ring I bought which is a sterling silver 3 stone x-prong which doesn't have the bars across. You can see the stones much better without the bars, but I don't know how safe a setting this would be for a diamond. Maybe if the prongs themselves were thicker it would be OK.
Edited to say - Sorry, I just realised that this was a pic of the 5 stone ring I had which did have the bars and which I returned - d'oh  I'll see if I can find a pic of the 3 stone one.
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You will find a ton of X-prong look alikes under the name "Lucida-style" or simply "Lucida" setting. The name reffers to the crossed prongs under the stone - Vatche''s model is just a better known and branded version of the breed.
There are generic versions any jeweler can source off catalogs for you. Custom is probably quite safe as well by now, with so many versions around. |
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here''s Blue Nile''s version (I''m still lusting for the standard x-prong solitaire and the matching pave 1/2 eternity band shown on Whiteflash)
Remember every day the importance of "Be Here Now." Don't just show up, don't dwell on the past or worry needlessly about the future. Instead, be present in the moment and make your time count.
In loving memory of BLN....gone at 36, we know you'd give anything to be here with us now and we all promise to live as you would have: balls to the wall & full speed ahead! |