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Is this a good price for a custom setting? |
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| P: 2/27/2006 1:53:18 PM | |
M00C0W25 Rough Rock Total Posts: 15 Last Post: 3/14/2006 Member Since: 2/27/2006 |
Hello, I am trying to have a custom platinum setting made to look like the Cartier 1895 setting. This is a solitaire for a diamond around .90cts. I was quoted $2400 and wanted to see if you thought this price is high/low/just right. Thanks! Matt 
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| Posted: 2/27/2006 1:53:18 PM | |
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| P: 2/27/2006 2:26:05 PM | |
jasontb Cut Rock Total Posts: 226 Last Post: 5/14/2009 Member Since: 2/10/2006 |
I don't know how much a custom ring should cost, but it doesn't seem much more than the 1895 reproduction I found after a quick google search: http://www.betterthandiamond.com/diamonds/jewelry/rings/cartier1895.php
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| Posted: 2/27/2006 2:26:05 PM | |
| P: 2/27/2006 3:02:14 PM | |
Scintillating Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,128 Last Post: 7/24/2009 Member Since: 8/10/2005 |
With pave or without? Scintillating...
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| Posted: 2/27/2006 3:02:14 PM | |
| P: 2/27/2006 7:31:10 PM | |
LadyluvsLuxury Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,264 Last Post: 1/21/2009 Member Since: 5/22/2005 |
Jasontb - I might be mistaken but isn't your link to a diamond simulant site? I would imagine the price would be lower than having real diamonds. 
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| Posted: 2/27/2006 7:31:10 PM | |
| P: 2/27/2006 8:02:53 PM | |
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jasontb Cut Rock Total Posts: 226 Last Post: 5/14/2009 Member Since: 2/10/2006 |
Date: 2/27/2006 7:31:10 PM Author: LadyluvsLuxury Jasontb - I might be mistaken but isn't your link to a diamond simulant site? I would imagine the price would be lower than having real diamonds. Haha, I didn't even notice that. I just wonder what that setting looked like, threw it in google, and that popped up. I guess it is a simulant site. *BUT* the ring is priced at $1500 for platinum with 0.45-ct of *natural* diamonds, without a center stone. ...and if the diamonds were in fact simulants, that would have made the OP's custom ring an even better deal.
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| Posted: 2/27/2006 8:02:53 PM | |
| P: 2/28/2006 2:55:46 PM | |
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M00C0W25 Rough Rock Total Posts: 15 Last Post: 3/14/2006 Member Since: 2/27/2006 |
This ring would NOT have the Pave Diamonds. It is just solid platinum, made for a single round diamond. Thanks! Matt
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| Posted: 2/28/2006 2:55:46 PM | |
| P: 2/28/2006 3:00:48 PM | |
EBree Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,656 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 8/31/2005 |
I'm not sure how intricate a setting the Cartier is, but that seems like an awful lot for just platinum. We had my setting custom made, with pave, and it was much, much less than your quote.
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| Posted: 2/28/2006 3:00:48 PM | |
| P: 2/28/2006 3:00:58 PM | |
atroop711 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,225 Last Post: 9/19/2009 Member Since: 8/31/2005 |
Hi...I had a custom HALO setting made with almost 1ct of ACA diamonds in white gold. It was not platinum but I did have intricate engraving + diamonds. I had 55 pts of aca and another 40pts of emerald cut (2 of them) diamonds. My cost was $2500.00. Hope this gives you an idea
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| Posted: 2/28/2006 3:00:58 PM | |
| P: 2/28/2006 3:04:57 PM | |
finerthings Cut Rock Total Posts: 202 Last Post: 3/12/2007 Member Since: 3/4/2004 |
Depending on the designer, that price may not be out of the question.
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| Posted: 2/28/2006 3:04:57 PM | |
| P: 3/1/2006 7:40:37 AM | |
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M00C0W25 Rough Rock Total Posts: 15 Last Post: 3/14/2006 Member Since: 2/27/2006 |
I was quoted the price by one of the well known vendors on the forum. It seems high to me since there are no engravings and no side/pave stones. I have attached some pictures below.
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| Posted: 3/1/2006 7:40:37 AM | |
| P: 3/1/2006 7:44:20 AM | |
prv Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,231 Last Post: 10/24/2006 Member Since: 10/6/2005 |
Custom work quotes varied for me quite a bit on my e-ring reset. I called many different vendors PS and local to give you an idea quotes ranged from below 2k to almost 5k (yowch!)
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| Posted: 3/1/2006 7:44:20 AM | |
| P: 3/1/2006 7:58:01 AM | |
pinkflamingo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 507 Last Post: 10/18/2009 Member Since: 3/25/2004 |
$2500 for a plain plat band seems like a lot... I would try to get some quotes from reputable places here to see if they can beat that price.
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| Posted: 3/1/2006 7:58:01 AM | |
| P: 3/1/2006 8:00:56 AM | |
strmrdr Ideal Rock Total Posts: 23,296 Last Post: 10/9/2009 Member Since: 11/1/2003 |
Depends on the quality level and who did it. For a top end peice the price seems right. For the average custom the price seems too high. edit: no pave the price is way high imho unless its MM or someone else that level. ........... Karl has joined the diamond trade and is now posting as Karl_K |
| Posted: 3/1/2006 8:00:56 AM | |
| P: 3/1/2006 8:03:41 AM | |
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pinkflamingo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 507 Last Post: 10/18/2009 Member Since: 3/25/2004 |
whiteflash someone just posted this setting in another thread. what do you think of this setting? it looks very close for $549.
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| Posted: 3/1/2006 8:03:41 AM | |
| P: 3/1/2006 8:04:59 AM | |
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pinkflamingo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 507 Last Post: 10/18/2009 Member Since: 3/25/2004 |
oops, i have no idea why that came up as anonymous. sorry
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| Posted: 3/1/2006 8:04:59 AM | |
| P: 3/1/2006 8:18:39 AM | |
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M00C0W25 Rough Rock Total Posts: 15 Last Post: 3/14/2006 Member Since: 2/27/2006 |
There is one on WhiteFlash that looks almost exactly like it, but I am worried about the quality of it compared to the actual Cartier. I figured custom made would be better than this one, which appears to be cast. I contacted WF about a custom quote and details about this ring, but it has been over a week and I still haven't heard from them. http://www.whiteflash.com/Engagement-Rings/Fine-Line-Platinum-Solitaire-by-Le_691.htm#
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| Posted: 3/1/2006 8:18:39 AM | |
| P: 3/1/2006 8:23:49 AM | |
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atroop711 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,225 Last Post: 9/19/2009 Member Since: 8/31/2005 |
I would call WF. They are very busy and sometimes the email service is not that reliable. I had them make me something and it is beautiful. I dealt with Denise. She was great. GL
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| Posted: 3/1/2006 8:23:49 AM | |
| P: 3/1/2006 8:24:27 AM | |
valeria101 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,048 Last Post: 4/30/2006 Member Since: 8/29/2003 |
Date: 3/1/2006 8:18:39 AM Author: M00C0W25 I figured custom made would be better than this one, which appears to be cast. Handmade... I would have expected something around 2k... just because there aren't so many places doing such stuff. I would be the last person on Earth to say 'it isn't worth it'. If lower cost is feasible... maybe, but probably not by much unless you find someone at the other end of the Planet to do it. My 2c Just curious... was the quote related to... THIS There isn't much guesswork involved - only two or three sources of fabricated settings are mentioned around here with any frequency. Maybe every seller can provide the service, but there's little trace of it. Ana "The greatest experts are only as good as the sum total of what they have seen." [Souren Melikian] |
| Posted: 3/1/2006 8:24:27 AM | |
| P: 3/1/2006 8:26:13 AM | |
marriahlyn Cut Rock Total Posts: 468 Last Post: 6/29/2008 Member Since: 7/23/2003 |
ANYTHING you get from Whiteflash will be top quality!! I think your price quote is ridiculously high.
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| Posted: 3/1/2006 8:26:13 AM | |
| P: 3/1/2006 8:37:40 AM | |
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M00C0W25 Rough Rock Total Posts: 15 Last Post: 3/14/2006 Member Since: 2/27/2006 |
valeria101 - I had not seen that thread before, I was basing my assumption on price and the pictures provided. I may send the pictures to PlatinumSmith and see how much they would charge. Can anyone reccomend other places to request quotes from? Thanks!
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| Posted: 3/1/2006 8:37:40 AM | |
| P: 3/1/2006 9:52:01 AM | |
tiger007g Cut Rock Total Posts: 129 Last Post: 1/9/2007 Member Since: 2/15/2005 |
$2,500 for a simple platinum setting does seem like quite a lot! Did you try Leon Mege? When I talked to him several weeks ago, he quoted me about $1,800 for a simple platinum setting with no pave.
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| Posted: 3/1/2006 9:52:01 AM | |
| P: 3/2/2006 7:57:05 AM | |
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M00C0W25 Rough Rock Total Posts: 15 Last Post: 3/14/2006 Member Since: 2/27/2006 |
tiger007g - Thanks for the tip, I just sent a quote request! So far I have sent requests to GoodOldGold, White Flash, PlatinumSmith, and Leon Mege; any other suggestions? Thanks!
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| Posted: 3/2/2006 7:57:05 AM | |
| P: 3/2/2006 8:27:20 AM | |
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,860 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005 |
Mark Morrell here's the link to kberly's Mark Morrell ring similar to what you want.  
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| Posted: 3/2/2006 8:27:20 AM | |
| P: 3/2/2006 10:56:45 AM | |
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Boom Cut Rock Total Posts: 247 Last Post: 10/13/2009 Member Since: 4/28/2003 |
I second Mark! His craftsmanship is the absolute best, very clean and elegant lines. I got mine some time ago, but when I checked with him last year how much the same setting would cost now, it was quite a bit more than what I'd paid! Still it was a few hundred dollars less than your quote, and mine has a few tiny side diamonds. Good luck!
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| Posted: 3/2/2006 10:56:45 AM | |
| P: 3/2/2006 2:38:27 PM | |
Virginia Ideal Rock Total Posts: 999 Last Post: 7/14/2006 Member Since: 6/8/2005 |
Dont forget about Quest!  they did a beautiful plain platinum set for Jadie Jewel (although it was a tiffany knife edge replica) and it was georgeous! The polish looked amazing...you might be able to find the thread somewhere....
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| Posted: 3/2/2006 2:38:27 PM | |
| P: 3/3/2006 7:03:15 AM | |
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M00C0W25 Rough Rock Total Posts: 15 Last Post: 3/14/2006 Member Since: 2/27/2006 |
Virginia - Do you have a link to the Quest website?
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| Posted: 3/3/2006 7:03:15 AM | |
| P: 3/3/2006 10:23:18 AM | |
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Virginia Ideal Rock Total Posts: 999 Last Post: 7/14/2006 Member Since: 6/8/2005 |
sure! Ask for Pete....he is great! Then again, everyone is super friendly. http://www.questjewelers.com/ I am soooo lucky I love close to them, I am going tomorrow to design a pendant. So excited! Good Luck! and here is Jadies ring....there is a whole thread somewhere but just to give you an idea (Jade, I hope you dont mind me re-posting!) 
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| Posted: 3/3/2006 10:23:18 AM | |
| P: 3/6/2006 7:33:49 AM | |
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M00C0W25 Rough Rock Total Posts: 15 Last Post: 3/14/2006 Member Since: 2/27/2006 |
Thank you all for your help thus far! I have sent out quote requests and the best prices have been from Leon Mege and Phillip Schmidt at PlatinumSmith, both of which were around $1200-$1400. GoG and Mike Morrell both quoted between $2000-$2500 and I have not recieved any information back from Quest or WF. Of these who would do you think would be best? Thanks Again! Matt
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| Posted: 3/6/2006 7:33:49 AM | |
| P: 3/6/2006 7:37:41 AM | |
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prv Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,231 Last Post: 10/24/2006 Member Since: 10/6/2005 |
I would vote Quest but then again I'm biased . If you haven't heard anything back from Quest, you should give them a call. I was just in there Saturday and Pete was saying he was rather swamped with emails and thinking that he might hire someone just to answer emails. I really love looking at Mark Morrell's and LM's work though. 
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| Posted: 3/6/2006 7:37:41 AM | |
| P: 3/6/2006 7:45:54 AM | |
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BrownEyes Cut Rock Total Posts: 294 Last Post: 8/11/2006 Member Since: 12/4/2005 |
I've read nothing but great things about PlatinumSmith on this Forum, however, why don't you order the similar design by Le off the Whiteflash website first to see if you like it? I believe you could always return the setting if it didn't meet your standards, but you may be surprised with the quality of the Whiteflash/Le design, in which case the savings to you would be substantial. Just a thought ... |
| Posted: 3/6/2006 7:45:54 AM | |
| P: 3/6/2006 10:36:58 AM | |
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tiger007g Cut Rock Total Posts: 129 Last Post: 1/9/2007 Member Since: 2/15/2005 |
Leon Mege's work is gorgeous - he is working on a ring for me at the moment!! The only concern may be if you are on a tight timeframe. He seems to take longer than other jewelers I spoke with...
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| Posted: 3/6/2006 10:36:58 AM | |
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