Silly question....maybe?
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RE: Prongs getting caught
Yes - it is a POSSIBILTY but will it happen?
No one can predict this. A lot depends on how it''s worn.
The best answer/advice I can give you is to make sure that if it does, that you''re properly insured.
Additionally, have it checked frequently to make sure of the integrity of the setting work. If it does get loose easily then you should have it checked more often.
Rockdoc
Yes - it is a POSSIBILTY but will it happen?
No one can predict this. A lot depends on how it''s worn.
The best answer/advice I can give you is to make sure that if it does, that you''re properly insured.
Additionally, have it checked frequently to make sure of the integrity of the setting work. If it does get loose easily then you should have it checked more often.
Rockdoc
MichelleCarmen
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My diamond is set low and even so, my prongs do catch on my gloves. Usually, I wear soft cashmere gloves so the threading isn't strong enough to do damage. . .the worst that occures is cute little fluffy lint balls around the prongs
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That x-prong is pretty low. Low vs. high is really a personal thing. I think mine is high, but in reality i think its more of a medium height.
Over the winter, I would occasionally catch my ring or my prongs would get some fuzzies, but like Michelle said, nothing that couldnt be pulled off easily. I also noticed my ring would turn so the diamond was laying on my pinky finger, allowing it to lay flatter. For christmas i got a nice pair of suede gloves and the lining was a thin fleece... that never got caught! So, i wouldnt worry too much about gloves. She will be able to find something that works!
Over the winter, I would occasionally catch my ring or my prongs would get some fuzzies, but like Michelle said, nothing that couldnt be pulled off easily. I also noticed my ring would turn so the diamond was laying on my pinky finger, allowing it to lay flatter. For christmas i got a nice pair of suede gloves and the lining was a thin fleece... that never got caught! So, i wouldnt worry too much about gloves. She will be able to find something that works!
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When a diamond is set higher, allowing more open "space" in the setting underneath the stone, it does give a stone a different appearance, IMO. Whether it makes the stone look "better", is a matter of opnion, I suppose. I guess I would have to say that it probably does, but I just am not one for high settings and so my setting is a low basket with the stone set as low as possible, just short of the stone''s culet (point) touching my skin.
With that said, I think that the Vatche'' x-prong (like the Tiffany Lucida setting) is a low setting. However, anything with prongs is going to "catch" on something if it is a knitted "fabric" (like a sweater knit) that lines the gloves. As was stated above, it isn''t (shouldn''t) compromise the prongs, but might leave a little sweater "fuzz" in the prongs that she can easily pull out, no harm done.
As suggested, the only way to avoid any of this is to go for a bezel setting, and you either love them or you hate them, so I''d be sure that your girl likes bezels before you drop $$$ into a bezel setting.
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With that said, I think that the Vatche'' x-prong (like the Tiffany Lucida setting) is a low setting. However, anything with prongs is going to "catch" on something if it is a knitted "fabric" (like a sweater knit) that lines the gloves. As was stated above, it isn''t (shouldn''t) compromise the prongs, but might leave a little sweater "fuzz" in the prongs that she can easily pull out, no harm done.
As suggested, the only way to avoid any of this is to go for a bezel setting, and you either love them or you hate them, so I''d be sure that your girl likes bezels before you drop $$$ into a bezel setting.
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