Ladies...Please help me decide

[pajj]

I''m trying to decide on a setting for a round 1.76 carat, H color diamond I picked out. My girlfriend''s ring size is approximately 5.25. I''ve attached some pictures, below, of the settings I am considering.

Which setting would you pick? Your opinions are most appreciated.

#1 - Scott Kay

 

[outlander]

Well, so far, I like number 1

 

[pajj]

#1 Scott Kay - different angle

 

[pajj]

#2 Custom setting

 

[pajj]

#3 Another Scott Kay setting but with channel diamonds.

 

[outlander]

Oh, I thought this was going to be easy! Those are all really pretty. I think I still like #1.

 

[pajj]

#4 Custom setting

 

[KBerly]

i love teebee's and slammie's ring, so i say #2 & #4

 

[pajj]

#4 A different angle

 

[outlander]

Pajj, is there a diamond on both sides of the SK, or just one?

 

[pajj]

Erin,

There is a diamond on both sides of the two types of Scott Kay settings I posted. He calls it a "surprise diamond."

 

[outlander]

I really like the style, but I am wondering where you would put the wedding band? I guess it would have to be custom made, so it wouldn''t hide the diamond? Oh, but if it''s a "surprise" diamond, then maybe it''s supposed to be hidden by the wedding band!? Anyway, I still like it.

 

[Cath]

Wow, three stone setting vs. solitaire...a lot of this boils down to personal preference. Do you know if your girlfriend likes one over the other?

Of the three stones, I like #1. Of the solitaires, I like #2. I am a solitaire kind of girl, so my personal favorite is #2 (love Teebee''s ring!!)

 

[NyssaLynne]

I think #1 is your best choice for a small size finger. I also like the Scott Kay version with the channel set diamonds but I think it would be just too much for a finger that small.

Doesn''t SK make matching wedding bands for that style?

 

[mkbat]

#2

 

[sahmama]

#3 or #4 get my vote.

 

[valeria101]

SK looks like a very high setting better suited to small diamonds. If the proportions remains the same for you stone, I bet that will be hovering 1cm or so above the finger and that''s quite allot for any ring, let alone a small ring size. High settings are not the most confortable - some like them so, but one needs to really like the type to adjust.

The others designs seem more likely to be easily adjusted to any size of stone and ring, IMO.

 

[sharonb]

Like #1, LOVE #4. The detail is beautiful. May I ask who the designer is?

 

[Libster]

I have a 3 stone that I personally love, but my center stone is much smaller than your stone. That said, you have a very large stone that can hold it''s own and I can only imagine it would look amazing in a setting like Slammie''s, which I LOVE

Good luck and please post pics of your stone and your final choice, we''d love to see it

 

[fortheloveofdiamonds]

Date: 1/19/2005 9

1:49 PM
Author: sharonb
Like #1, LOVE #4. The detail is beautiful. May I ask who the designer is?

#4 is slammie''s ring. It was custom designed you can find the link to her post here !

 

[windowshopper]

Date: 1/19/2005 5:21:48 PM
Author: pajj
#4 A different angle

#4 is the only one ................................heads and shoulders above the others.

 

[headlight]

No question... #4, without a doubt!

 

[chantal990]

#1 without a doubt it''s stunning

 

[lindsaylou]

i love #4!!! I think it really shows the diamond off well.

 

[mrssalvo]

i vote for #4. all are very pretty but #4...WOW!!

 

[Kaleigh]

They are all very pretty, but if pressed I''d go with #4!!

 

[rosy]

# 4 gets my vote. It''s gorgeous! Makes me jealous, my ring is a plain solitaire band close in size to your diamond. One of these days I might reset......

 

[allan creates]

#1 Classic standard well proportioned.

#2 No good… nothing to look at… it’s just an eternity blank with a peg setting.

#3 Okay a little more umff than # 1… same category.

#4 No good… too many do dads… trying to be something it can’t.

These are the opinions of an old master at design and quality.

Allan Creates
http://www.ringlock.com
P.F.F. Ring Clasps

 

[windowshopper]

Date: 1/19/2005 11:52:48 PM
Author: allan creates
#1 Classic standard well proportioned.

#2 No good… nothing to look at… it’s just an eternity blank with a peg setting.

#3 Okay a little more umff than # 1… same category.

#4 No good… too many do dads… trying to be something it can’t.

These are the opinions of an old master at design and quality.

Allan Creates
http://www.ringlock.com
P.F.F. Ring Clasps

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[valeria101]

Date: 1/19/2005 11:52:48 PM
Author: allan creates

#4 No good… too many do dads… trying to be something it can’t.

These are the opinions of an old master at design and quality.

Allan Creates
http://www.ringlock.com
P.F.F. Ring Clasps

Ok... it is all a matter of taste and I can''t say I do not understand the comments. The last one is a bit puzzling: what is left to be disired by the fourth design ? No blatant faux pas comes to mind