ANY THOUGHTS ON SINGLE VS. DOUBLE PRONGS

[windowshopper]

Regarding my stone below --EC with somewhat elongated shoulders--double vs. single claws???? Thoughts?


MY NEW DIAMOND AFTER A LONG AND PAINFUL SEARCH: MANY THANKS TO DIRT CHEAP DIAMONDS-- JIM AND JOSH FOR PATIENCE, HUMOR, EFFORT, MORE PATIENCE, MORE HUMOR, AND MORE EFFORT.................



Carat Weight: 3.18
Color: D
Clarity: VS2
Shape: Emerald
Depth: 61.9%
Table: 59%
Polish: VG
Symmetry: GD
Culet: S
Girdle: VT-STK
Fluorescence: Faint
Measurements: 10.14x7.51x4.65
Crown: 17%





Window Shopper

 

[windowshopper]

ana are you out there?

 

[valeria101]

Yes Sir!

I was actually looking for an examole, but it just didn''t happen in time. Let''s see if words will do...

Assuming "double prongs" mean real doubles not a wide cast prong that was cut at the tip

, I''d go for them for two reason:

- the gripping tips of the double prongs can be smaller, just because there are two of them
- the double prong covers the cut corner of an EC. A single prong cannot fit the shape of the diamon''s corner and stay small. IMO, the closer the lines of the setting get to the stone''s the better.

Hope I can find those darn pics!

 

[windowshopper]

so true double is separate platinum wires coming up from the base?

 

[chantal990]

Double prongs are usually thinner and so they look really nice and dainty. I think they''d look great on an EC.

 

[madarski]

I totally agree. I am a huge fan of the double claw prongs.

 

[valeria101]

Date: 12/5/2004 11:52:40 PM
Author: windowshopper
so true double is separate platinum wires coming up from the base?

This is what I meant, just IMO.

And here''s the picture...

 

[windowshopper]

hmmmmmmmmm--dont like the singles very much

 

[hoorray]

I''m a big fan of the double claw prongs. If the prong is a thcker style, 1 prong is fine, but the double claw prongs are really a great look.

 

[windowshopper]

what about the flat prongs?

 

[Kamuelamom]

Double prongs have won me over. Yup, I''m biased now.

 

[windowshopper]

dilemma on double prongs: they look like stapler wire. any pix of something thick and deco yet double????????

 

[reena]

i''m not sure what qualifies as thick in your book but here are a few different examples from artofplatinum.com. i''d also check out dahneandweinstein.com.

 

[Hest88]

Window, most prongs are thicker than that. Few have the real claw-like effect of the Art of Platinum double claws. This icestore.com creation is more typical.

 

[windowshopper]

hest
what do you like better? i think our stones have a similar shape

 

[Hest88]

When I first saw the Art of Platinum claw prongs I didn''t like them. They just seemed too much like animal claws. I''ve come around, though, to appreciating how delicate they are. Most double prongs hide the stone a bit too much, but the claw prongs seem just secure enough to hold yet slender enough to highlight the stone. If you can get them, I''d much prefer the thinner double claw prongs. I just don''t know who else makes them as finely, though.

 

[windowshopper]

Hest, Reena Chrono et al:

would you have the prongs split from the base, up the corner of the stone and over OR solid til right after the girdle then split?????????

 

[Hest88]

If safety is your main consideration, I suspect that having the prongs split as late as possible is best, so after the girdle.

 

[windowshopper]

yes plus it doesnt look so spindly

 

[valeria101]

Date: 12/6/2004 3:57:26 PM
Author: windowshopper
Hest, Reena Chrono et al:

would you have the prongs split from the base, up the corner of the stone and over OR solid til right after the girdle then split?????????

Well, this is basically a Q for the jeweler, but with these cutout prongs, one has less freedom of movement to fashion the two tips to look identical. If the cut is not perfect from the beginning (and this is not to be taken for granted, as far as I''ve seen), then there is virtually no way to make adjustments without damaging the other "half" and having to change all other prongs'' tips to match. So the settings with double prongs made of two pieces have better chances to look perfectly finished, IMO.

Platinum Smith could take this Q from authority... this is all I know.

 

[valeria101]

And they don''t have to be "spindly", of course... just even and straight !

 

[Kamuelamom]

A good jeweler could make it however thick, however split (from bottom up), however delicate you would like it. I highly recommend Michael E, though he is extremely busy. He re-did my dvatche and I am still sooo in love with them.

I''ve linked you to the thread on my ring so you can see a glimpse of Michael''s craftsmanship. Please note though, that in his pictures (the first few in the thread) the photos seem to give the impression that the prongs are thicker than they actually are in real life. The photos in the collage that I took later in the thread seem to have a truer depiction of the actual delicacy of the prongs, but the magnification still make them appear "bigger" than they really are. They are actually sooo delicate and feminine, yet strong enough, that I will love them for a very long time.

I guess what I''m getting at is that they can be done however you want them if you are working with a custom jeweler. If you are getting a stock setting, well that might be a different story.

Good luck with your decision and do keep us posted.

~kmom

 

[windowshopper]

Ana:
What are those type of prongs called? (on the large EC from dahne and weinstein)

 

[fire&ice]

I vote 2

 

[Hest88]

Window, I think they''re called ribbon prongs. The prongs on my e-ring are similar, though I didn''t realize at the time that they weren''t flatter dot prongs!

 

[windowshopper]

Fire and Ice --why 2?

 

[windowshopper]

HEST

CAN YOU POST A PICTURE OF YOUR RING AGAIN PLEASE

 

[Hest88]

Here you go:

 

[windowshopper]

thanks hest-----------Its to die for. One of the more interesting yet classical rings ive ever seen. i like your prongs too

 

[cushioncut]

oooooohhhhhh HEST! I never saw your set! It''s absolutely beautiful!