Help! Which setting? (I''m going to get this right yet!)

[Kerbear560]

I started to veer off topic in this thread: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/more-aca-pics.33221/, so I decided to start a new one! Like I said in the previous thread, I have pretty much decided on the Vatche channel set X-Prong setting. I have always loved it! Even if I see another setting that I like, I always end up coming back to this one! I plan to have a straight channel set wedding band custom made to match (Vatche makes a matching band, but it is curved so that there isn''t a gap between the two rings). I don''t mind the small gap. My concern is that I have read here that channel set side stones are becoming a dated look .

Another option that I like is the platinum X-prong and a Signed Pieces eternity band. I like the wider engagement ring band paired with the thinner sparkly wedding ring. I wonder though if the X-Prong setting itself will become a dated look...

The third and final option is a custom made Cartier inspired setting and wedding band. Although, I wonder how it would look with a round diamond? I have only seen it pictured with a cushion.

I know that I should just go with my gut and get the Vatche channel set X-Prong, but I want a setting (and wedding band) that will remain timeless, as I don''t ever plan on upgrading my diamond or changing my setting. Which setting and wedding band combo do you think will remain timeless?

Pictures to follow!

 

[Kerbear560]

Finally! Sorry about that guys (it's my first poll).

Here are the pictures:

option 1 (photo from Nice Ice's website)

 

[Kerbear560]

Option 2

(Photo is of Buster_DL''s wife''s set): https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/finally-got-a-decent-pic-of-her-rings.29993/=

 

[Kerbear560]

Option 3

 

[Jelly]

They all have a timeless look, but I personally love #3.

Enjoy your selection process!

Stephanie

 

[tawn]

I concur...definitely #3!

 

[pspaniac]

My vote is for #3 as well--but they are all beautiful!

 

[Shay37]

I love #3 as well. They are all pretty, but that one just looks timeless.

Shay

 

[jellybean]

I agree with the others - #3 looks more classic than the other two.

A lot of my friends have a version of #1 - -channel set rounds with a matching band. Although I think that look is also pretty, it just doesn''t wow me.

Someone recently had a Cartier one custom made....if I can remember I''ll post it -- MrsSalvo is really good at remembering those things - maybe she''ll chime in!

 

[VuittonGal]

I vote for #2!

 

[jaz464]

Love option #3!

 

[mrssalvo]

Date: 9/9/2005 8:04:07 AM
Author: jellybean
I agree with the others - #3 looks more classic than the other two.


A lot of my friends have a version of #1 - -channel set rounds with a matching band. Although I think that look is also pretty, it just doesn't wow me.


Someone recently had a Cartier one custom made....if I can remember I'll post it -- MrsSalvo is really good at remembering those things - maybe she'll chime in!

i'm not sure if that's a good thing

anyway, here's buenomota's inspired cartier. original thread

 

[jellybean]

Hehe...I KNEW you would remember it!

I like buenomota''s but I would like to see the shank thinner. More delicate maybe.

I do have a solitaire kind of like buster''s wife''s (although mine is not an x-prong) and I get compliments on it all the time when I wear it with my eternity band.

 

[Angel7]

I vote #3 as well.

 

[decodelighted]

Welllllll. Which I prefer is actually different from which I think is most timeless.

Timeless: #2, no doubt. you can't go wrong with this combo
Personal pick: #3, no doubt. this is fluid & elegant & so, uh, Cartier

Caveat: I've never really enjoyed round stones channel set, because the space around the stones bothers me. My sister has round channel set hoops and they do nothing for me. Her round stone eternity wedding band, as in photo 2, looks AWESOME to me.

ETA: Have you considered the style of the Tiffany Deco ring? That's actually my fave for round center stones, and would be my pick if I wasn't Asscher crazy!

 

[FireGoddess]

I agree with decodelighted. I prefer #3, but I think that #2 is the most timeless. There is middle ground between timeless and trendy though!!! It''s not black and white! What I''m saying is, don''t only pick something that is timeless...pick something that is YOU.

 

[vsylvia]

i''d pick #3 too, but you can''t go wrong with any of those choices. they''re all beautiful!
you''re a lucky gal!!!!

 

[decodelighted]

Pix of Tiffany''s Deco-inspired ring. Your current pix reminded me of this ring ... don''t mean to confuse the issue even more!!

 

[E B]

I vote #2. With all the diamonds in the channel-set bands (in #1 and #3), the solitaire won''t take center stage like it should (imo). I do love the look of a diamond wedding band, though.

 

[Kerbear560]

Thank you for your input so far guys!

I also want to thank Leonid for deleting my first two attempts at a poll thread for me. Sorry for cluttering up the board there for awhile. I probably should''ve waited until morning to try it, not at 1am when I was tired.

 

[Mara]

#3 of course, that Cartier is to DIE for !

 

[Laralooblue]

I chose #3.

 

[curlygirl]

I went with #3. It''s absolutely gorgeous and you can''t go wrong with Cartier--always a timeless classic.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I would choose #3.

 

[Odilia]

I also like #3 best!

 

[Giangi]

I like n.3 as well. It''s timeless and less ''''already-seen''''.

 

[jcrow]

3! 3! 3! where did you find that?? that''s my vote. classy and elegant.

 

[Kerbear560]

Date: 9/9/2005 6:24:46 PM
Author: jcrow
3! 3! 3! where did you find that?? that''s my vote. classy and elegant.

I found the picture here on Pricescope!

 

[dazedland]

I vote #3!!! I agree that #2 is the most classic, but I think that #3 is still classic, but with a little different look. Plus extra bonus...MORE SPARKLE!!!

 

[Kerbear560]

Well...so far it seems that the overwhelming majority of you prefer the custom Cartier inspired set. This is the only option that I have not tried on yet (just saw a picture of it and thought WOW)! So, my boyfriend and I are off to Cartier tomorrow to see if they have it!

I wonder how it would look with a round center stone. Part of what I like about the setting is that the head is squarish (I think it might lose that). The other thing that I''m not sure about is the band width. In pictures I LOVE the way a thin band looks. It just makes the center stone pop. But, when I tried one on (a Ritani), in person it just didn''t seem substantial enough on my finger (in my opinion). I guess if your going custom you can make the band as wide as you want, but I wonder if that would also make it lose something...