Is it possible to reset the stone higher?
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When your diamond is set the prongs are cut with a seat to hold the diamond. It is not possible to fill in the seat and cut a new one with the same prongs, you would need a new head to do what you want. If your ring will not take a new head then it will not be possible to set the stone higher. Sorry.
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ImpatientOne and Wink, thank you for your reply.
OK, it sounds that only options I have are: ask them if they could make a new head or I should be happy with the current setting. If I look at the ring from the top, I just love it and if I consider the overall ring''s height, it''s not too low. it is just the stone is set, kind of sunken in the prongs. And if I look from the side, the prongs are little shorter than my preference and I just REGRET, REGRET, REGRET. I should have said nothing, then it must have been perfect. I should have totally leave it to the setter  . I am posting some photos. Please tell me what you think.
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Thank you, Upgradable.
I may be just too picky. The stone was just set little lower than my previous setting, so prongs look little too short and diamond looks "sunken" in the prongs in my eyes. I may be get used to it. My local jeweler is just wonderful, so I may ask what they can do…., but probably I have to just leave it as it is. |
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That's a pretty ring.
I must say that this looks like a reasonable height to me and, as has been mentioned, it’s darned difficult to make prongs longer. It may help what you’re seeing as a look of ‘sunkenness’ if he/she reshapes the tips a little bit above the crown. Neil Beaty GG(GIA) ICGA(AGS) NAJA Professional Jewelry Appraisals in Denver |
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For what it''s worth, the ring is magnificent, and, to my taste, at least, set just right: you can see the beauty of the stone in its entirety, but it''s not set dangerously high (and avoids the "diamond on tip-toes" effect that extremely high-set stones sometimes get). Filing the prongs down as per Neil''s suggestion to minimize their head-on effect sounds doable, and might give you the effect you''re wanting ....
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IMHO any higher would be "too high". I think its perfect. Give yourself a couple of weeks at least to adjust to the new look. How we imagine something in our minds beforehand is often very different than reality. It''s the clash of reality to expectations is the shock to our systems --- not somethings "rightness" or "wrongness" NECESSARILY. You may come to LOVE it in a couple more DAYS.
Also -- stop telling yourself that it would have def. been higher or different if you hadn''t said anything to the jeweler. Honestly, I think the setters have an aesthetic sense of where stones should be and where it is looks "right" to me. Don''t beat yourself up! 
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Thank you all! Your comment really made me feel better
 . I did not realize about the thick prong tips effected to my eyes until Neil suggested reshaping. Thank you, Neal! I compared the new setting to my old setting. My new ring''s prongs are much thicker than my old one, maybe which made me feel as if my diamond is placed in the "aluminum cupcake cups". I am sending some pictures of my old ring. |
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Gorgeous ring! I think adjusting the prong tips will definitely help. Also, it may seem a little lower to you because you have side stones competing with your line of vision. The old solitaire setting only had the center stone to focus on. Just an opinion. I really like the new setting though! Try slimming the tips and see if that helps. I am ditto''ing the above advice that as you become adjusted to the new look, it won''t seem so drastically lower. If after the prong slimming/couple weeks adjustment time it still looks off, certainly take it back. I know from experience that if you are truly bothered by it, you will only get more frustrated until it''s fixed.
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