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Which of these 3 ring design do you prefer?

P: 8/29/2005 3:45:45 PM
99atlantic Rough Rock Total Posts: 8 Last Post: 8/30/2005 Member Since: 8/21/2005	Which of these designs do you prefer the most. All of them are 22K yellow gold mount, with a 14mm ruby attached in the center. Here are the variations: A) it has a 23k white gold band going around the outer edge, and 2 23k white gold V mounts at the top. 5 diamonds are on each side of the ring, arrayed into a V. B) Same concept as above, except the diamonds are now bead set into the white gold C) I removed the diamonds and instead of using white gold, i'm using platinum as the offset (so platinum around the band, as well as platinum Vs on top).....I removed the diamonds because I couldn't decide if they were too 'frilly' for a man's ring. I keep rotating my preference between A and C. THe problem with A is that sometimes i get the feeling the diamonds make it more feminine, and C looks cleaner and more masculine. Thoughts?
Posted: 8/29/2005 3:45:45 PM

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P: 8/29/2005 7:27:04 PM
Platinumsmith Ideal Rock Total Posts: 667 Last Post: 9/22/2005 Member Since: 11/26/2004	They all look masculine to me. I like the channel set version more, but the second photo (I call it rubbed over, some call it hammer set, bead setting usually has tiny beads) looks more masculine. Great photoshopping! 23K W/G?
Posted: 8/29/2005 7:27:04 PM

P: 8/29/2005 7:47:08 PM
99atlantic Rough Rock Total Posts: 8 Last Post: 8/30/2005 Member Since: 8/21/2005	yea, 23k - she said that if i go white/yellow gold, the white gold part should be 1k more than the gold. Why, i dunno, maybe she just wants to make more money off me, haha ;) I can' take all the credit though; I had a design artist friend help me out with the photoshops to try to get the renderings to what I wanted so I have an actual picture of my ideas..........now I just have ot decide which one to go with, heh.
Posted: 8/29/2005 7:47:08 PM

P: 8/29/2005 11:05:40 PM
movie zombie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,217 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 1/20/2005	personally, i don't care for 'b' at all. but 'a' and 'c' are both extremely well designed and good looking. i think, though, i lean toward the clean lines of 'c' and the contrast between the cool and warm metals showing how really clean the design is. but 'a' has its merits...... peace, movie zombie "I don't feel enjoyment watching films that evoke passivity. If you need that kind of comfort, I don't understand why you wouldn't go to a spa." Chan-wook Park
Posted: 8/29/2005 11:05:40 PM

P: 8/30/2005 12:43:32 AM
JulieN Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,148 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/25/2005	B or C
Posted: 8/30/2005 12:43:32 AM

P: 8/30/2005 1:49:49 AM
belle Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,287 Last Post: 4/3/2008 Member Since: 11/19/2004	none of them look too 'frilly' to me. i like a or c. (.¸(`.¸¸.´)¸.) ¨`.¸ belle¸. ´¨ (¸.(¸.´ `.¸).¸)
Posted: 8/30/2005 1:49:49 AM

P: 8/30/2005 9:38:28 AM
canuk-gal Ideal Rock Total Posts: 9,195 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 4/19/2004	HI: Door #3. cheers--Sharon "People who possess great qualities, do not need to show off".
Posted: 8/30/2005 9:38:28 AM

P: 8/30/2005 9:48:15 AM
Diamonds4Me Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,192 Last Post: 8/14/2007 Member Since: 10/22/2004	I like (A) the best..second in line would be (C). ____________________________________________________ "Be more concerned with your character, because your character is what you really are your reputation is merely what others think you are." "Life was perfect when the marshmallow was the size of your hand..." Weinberg's Second Law: If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would have destroyed civilization.
Posted: 8/30/2005 9:48:15 AM

P: 8/30/2005 10:12:23 AM
Platinumsmith Ideal Rock Total Posts: 667 Last Post: 9/22/2005 Member Since: 11/26/2004	I think if B was done in real life the diamonds would come out better. I like the chanel setting more - perhaps it is a question of having the d's side by side. In the chanel setting version you may do better with a thin strip of W/G on the inside. I don't think W/G can be 23k. An alloy with, 1/24th of anything won't make gold look white. Where is the bling version? I wanna see pave' all over . Do it in coloured stones (nothing too fruity) and we are talking real mans jewellery... joking. ..but black diamonds? P
Posted: 8/30/2005 10:12:23 AM

P: 8/30/2005 10:20:10 AM
Platinumsmith Ideal Rock Total Posts: 667 Last Post: 9/22/2005 Member Since: 11/26/2004	Next try. If the ruby in B was also rubbed over, then more people would like it. Given the design shape, the claws/prongs of the centre stone are in an odd place, IMO. A pave selection actually would go well, perhaps the best. Bead set/grain set is pave', except pave' is French for path and bead refers to the little beads that are used in pave'.
Posted: 8/30/2005 10:20:10 AM

P: 8/30/2005 10:39:45 AM
DiamondLil Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,405 Last Post: 6/1/2006 Member Since: 6/8/2003	I like them all and do think they are masculine. Choice A is more blingy to me. I like Platinumsmith's idea of the ruby being rubbed over if you go with B. If you going for a ring that can be worn daily, maybe no diamonds at all would be best. Geez, I'm no help . . . Love the 2-tone look. It's my understanding that it costs much more for it because the ring will need to be made in pieces and put together as opposed to cast in 1 piece if you go with all yellow. DiamondLil ________________ "Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs."
Posted: 8/30/2005 10:39:45 AM

P: 8/30/2005 5:19:41 PM
99atlantic Rough Rock Total Posts: 8 Last Post: 8/30/2005 Member Since: 8/21/2005	thanks for all the opinions guys, they diffenately give me more food for thought as to 23k white gold, I'll check back with my designer - it's quite possible that I mis-heard/mis-interpreteted what she said (he's built a lot of my previous jewelry and has done an excellent job, so he definately knows his stuff)
Posted: 8/30/2005 5:19:41 PM

P: 8/30/2005 8:16:39 PM
FireGoddess Ideal Rock Total Posts: 12,145 Last Post: 3/23/2009 Member Since: 1/25/2005	I like A far better than any of the other options!!!!! Definitely a masculine design no matter which you end up picking.
Posted: 8/30/2005 8:16:39 PM

P: 8/30/2005 8:20:14 PM
valeria101 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,048 Last Post: 4/30/2006 Member Since: 8/29/2003	Not sure what to say, except... why not try a version with the ruby set somehow without prongs and channel set princess cuts so there are no gaps between the diamonds There is a smaller ring along these lines which I happen to like allot. Of course, this does not mean that you have to like it at all. HERE it is: Ana "The greatest experts are only as good as the sum total of what they have seen." [Souren Melikian]
Posted: 8/30/2005 8:20:14 PM

P: 8/30/2005 9:56:54 PM
blingdiva Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,026 Last Post: 7/17/2008 Member Since: 6/17/2005	~~IMO, A looks the best!! Good luck!!! ~~All I see are diamonds...~~
Posted: 8/30/2005 9:56:54 PM

P: 8/31/2005 6:38:49 AM
Platinumsmith Ideal Rock Total Posts: 667 Last Post: 9/22/2005 Member Since: 11/26/2004	If the W/G accents are not exposed and if your budget is tight, you could go rhodium plate the yellow gold. That may help.
Posted: 8/31/2005 6:38:49 AM

P: 9/3/2005 1:48:18 AM
mrsfrk Ideal Rock Total Posts: 648 Last Post: 10/17/2006 Member Since: 4/20/2004	I absolutely adore C. Great design.
Posted: 9/3/2005 1:48:18 AM

P: 9/3/2005 3:50:14 AM
tonysgeko Cut Rock Total Posts: 294 Last Post: 6/3/2009 Member Since: 6/26/2001	99atlantic, in example C instead of prongs , how about using the y brackets to hold the ruby like this 1st pic? Another option would be to incorporate the prongs so that they don't protrude like this 2nd pic.
Posted: 9/3/2005 3:50:14 AM

P: 9/3/2005 2:15:48 PM
ccuheartnurse Ideal Rock Total Posts: 709 Last Post: 11/27/2007 Member Since: 5/22/2002	I like A the best. I always like the idea of a few diamonds beside a coloured stone. They seem to help the colour pop a bit better. I like the idea of removing those prongs altogether. What about just bezel setting them? A lot of man's ring actually dont have prongs now that I think about it. Judy :-) P.S....I am now going through this dilemma as I want to buy a ring for my husband. LOL And make it manly looking to boot.
Posted: 9/3/2005 2:15:48 PM

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