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First thing you could try is rotating the diamond 90° so the chips are East-West. I suspect they might become a lot less obvious.
@prs, that's a pretty good idea!
First thing you could try is rotating the diamond 90° so the chips are East-West. I suspect they might become a lot less obvious.
@ringo865 thanks for weighing in! Lower in the head because the height of the ring currently concerns you because it heightens the chance of further damage?
Now can any Sholdt experts tell me how they work? Is it like Stuller where you order through a jeweler and what price range am I looking at for a semi bezel? I think I could get down with one of those.
Oh hey! Just saw this now.
It was my favorite yellow gold semi bezel setting ever however I have since sold it and have a different ring. I can give you some insight I ran across while wearing it.
- sat up a little high (for me) to accommodate band to sit flush.
-very comfortable to your point substantial yet delicate looking
-although very secure the problem I ran into is that N/S the diamond girdle is very exposed vs having prongs at N/S. I upgraded my diamond sent it back to whiteflash and during inspection had an abrasion that they fixed. I remember hitting my washer and that could have been the culprit.
-I don’t regret getting it. I now prefer more of a N/S semi bezel. But oh so love the look of the regular semi bezel and my heart skips a beat every time I see one. I think for a diamond with thick girdle I wouldn’t hesitate but again it is very exposed N/S and prone to damage. I’ve had way too many settings so I tend to think of worse case scenario and how I would wear it.
Hope this helps!
Yes it’s at FedEx and I’m stuck without a car..no friends available to take me there...I was picking up my son a half hour north of my house last night idling in the parking lot...waiting for him to come out..and the car got a weird message saying “Chassis malfunction”. I inched my car up and then it said no driving while parking brake was engaged and it wasn’t! I called my husband who was an hour and a half south of me..who had to drive to get us and drive my car to the dealer..All I could think about was OH NO MY DIAMOND IS DUE AT FEDEX TOMORROW! I just got the text saying it’s there and I can pick it up..Pure torture! I do have my unmentionable pendant from China coming today from DHL so that should make me feel a little better!@Mamabean, I know I really need to get over this whole bezel thing because it really needs to be what's best for the diamond so I'm going to spend this year looking at different settings online and in person to figure out exactly what I want to do with it. Another issue is I don't want to ship it anywhere because it's not insured, I don't even know if insurance companies will insure a chipped diamond. So the larger jewelry store in town has an in-house goldsmith and they will insure stones they work on and I plan on talking to them about it.
I've been waffling about a recut but I don't think I'm going to recut it, I'd rather bezel it and have a larger size diamond than to have it lose any weight.
Today is the day for your cushion from BN right? So excited for you!!
There’s no public transportation here..I’m in Pa in an area without buses or trains to take..I could take Uber but I’ve never done that...and really don’t plan to..I’m chicken..@Mamabean two words...Public Transportation!
ETA I also hope that your car troubles are nothing major, car repairs stink, so here is hoping you are up and running again soon and without huge expense!
Thanks! I’m so anxious to see it!@Mamabean, I hear you about Uber, I did take one with my SIL in NYC but I wouldn't be brave enough to take one alone. Bad enough last month my alternator went on my car in the morning and I had to get my son to school so we called a taxi! Cost me like $48 just to get him to school that morning.
We will just wait patiently to see your new amazing treasure, I'm sure it will be worth the wait, the video is amazing!
There’s no public transportation here..I’m in Pa in an area without buses or trains to take..I could take Uber but I’ve never done that...and really don’t plan to..I’m chicken..
Yup! All of the above is why I’m not taking Uber! I tend to smile and talk to everyone...so it kind of invites people to be a little more personal and share things I shouldn’t be knowing! I would have felt REALLY creeped out by your drivers.I've used Uber solo and with others. I can understand females not wanting to use this method solo.
Most have been very nice and even helpful if you are in a new city. I took a few when in Vegas last year because I was staying on the strip and it was just more convenient.
Most awkward solo trip was close to 2 hours away. An ex girlfriend got mad and took off with my vehicle, and I had to retrieve. Costs a little over $100 one way. Guy was super nice, but also just weird and socially creepy. I can imagine how a female would have felt very uncomfortable.
By far the worst involved the same ex-GF. She had gotten me some tickets to the Chiefs/Steelers game. Go Steelers! Great seats. Second row back, on the 50. I could have reached up and slapped players on the helmet had I wanted. Anyhow, from the hotel to the game decided to Uber and got a total whack-o. It felt bad from the start, then he started driving through the ghetto. I'm not familiar with KC so I started paying extra attention to our location. I whispered to ex-GF to pay attention to her surroundings and reiterated street names to her. Put a plan together. Essentially, if the SHTF I was going to lay a beat down on the driver and she was to run back a certain direction and alert authorities. Guess he noticed we were very alert and aware as he started getting shifty and frequently checking the rear view mirror. Not long afterwards we left the ghetto and arrived at the ballpark with no harm.
Next worst part of the journey was the Steelers losing the game. Followed by a 5 year old heckling the me the entire way out of the stadium back to the front where we met another Uber driver. The kid was relentless. Had he been an adult I would have shoved him in a trash can, lol.
The lady Uber driver that tooks us back to the hotel was a saint. Super sweet retired lady that was a total chatty Kathy.
Thanks @StephanieLynn..I’m hoping it’s a simple fuse..computer thing and they can reset it..@Mamabean two words...Public Transportation!
ETA I also hope that your car troubles are nothing major, car repairs stink, so here is hoping you are up and running again soon and without huge expense!
ooh so pretty bezel like wrapSomething like this to cover the chip?