Hey Everyone,
This is my first post. I've been stalking the forms for a few months now and today I'm going to my first store to look touch and feel diamonds and settings in real life. If any of you have the time then please review my post, even if you could respond to just a piece of it I'd greatly appreciate it!
Thanks!
Setting: The setting can be for a round cut, but I'm mainly looking at emerald cut settings with three stones with diamonds on the band. The band diamonds need to be supported by a delicate band where only the diamonds are visible. So no channel. Shared prong works and I've seen many pave settings work as long as the metal is thin enough on the side. One of my favorites so far has been the Tacori 2628 EC. The prices I've seen are for the setting with the center stone at 1.3 carat and up, but it's likely that I'll be in the 1-1.2 carat weight and would be using the smaller version of the setting.
picture of ring - http://www.tacori.com/news/2007/12/my-dream-tacori-ring-is-2628-ec-p/
video of ring in round cut - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHXtbbfe9pM
Are there comparable settings by other designers that anyone owns or has seen? It's likely that I will go custom and I'm wanting to find multiple examples so that I can create my own diagram or list of features that are most valued and support it with examples.
Center Diamond:
Here are my current specs for a emerald cut of what I feel best fits with what I find valuable. Your input is greatly valued. I haven't given much though to looking at the cut angles. If there are any emerald owners I'd like to know what things you found important in selecting a center stone.
ratio: 1.3~
table & depth: 58%-69%
color: G
clarity: vs1
cut: very good
girdle: thin to thick
Plan: My plan thus far has been to research and review as much information about diamonds as I could so that I felt educated prior to visiting a store. Today I'll visit my first store. I want to find a setting in a store or have it custom designed locally so that I can put my hands on it. I have had many friends use the same custom designer and I am going to speak with him after I have a clear cut idea of what I'm looking to design.
I want to kindly request the experience of the pricescope members and the store/designer I purchase the band from to help me in finding a center stone. I believe that to purchase it online would give me a cheaper price and better value based upon the large volume to choose from. Also prices seem to be going up everywhere so saving money where I can is important.
Focusing on the setting first will allow me to get the center stone closer to the date that I would propose and thereby allow me to get what I want as I am actively saving towards the goal. I do not plan to do financing. If I did anything it would be a 6-12 month 0% interest card that had a good points/rewards system and I'd pay it off with tax return money + bonus if I were to propose prior to march.
Thanks in advance!!!
This is my first post. I've been stalking the forms for a few months now and today I'm going to my first store to look touch and feel diamonds and settings in real life. If any of you have the time then please review my post, even if you could respond to just a piece of it I'd greatly appreciate it!
Thanks!
Setting: The setting can be for a round cut, but I'm mainly looking at emerald cut settings with three stones with diamonds on the band. The band diamonds need to be supported by a delicate band where only the diamonds are visible. So no channel. Shared prong works and I've seen many pave settings work as long as the metal is thin enough on the side. One of my favorites so far has been the Tacori 2628 EC. The prices I've seen are for the setting with the center stone at 1.3 carat and up, but it's likely that I'll be in the 1-1.2 carat weight and would be using the smaller version of the setting.
picture of ring - http://www.tacori.com/news/2007/12/my-dream-tacori-ring-is-2628-ec-p/
video of ring in round cut - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHXtbbfe9pM
Are there comparable settings by other designers that anyone owns or has seen? It's likely that I will go custom and I'm wanting to find multiple examples so that I can create my own diagram or list of features that are most valued and support it with examples.
Center Diamond:
Here are my current specs for a emerald cut of what I feel best fits with what I find valuable. Your input is greatly valued. I haven't given much though to looking at the cut angles. If there are any emerald owners I'd like to know what things you found important in selecting a center stone.
ratio: 1.3~
table & depth: 58%-69%
color: G
clarity: vs1
cut: very good
girdle: thin to thick
Plan: My plan thus far has been to research and review as much information about diamonds as I could so that I felt educated prior to visiting a store. Today I'll visit my first store. I want to find a setting in a store or have it custom designed locally so that I can put my hands on it. I have had many friends use the same custom designer and I am going to speak with him after I have a clear cut idea of what I'm looking to design.
I want to kindly request the experience of the pricescope members and the store/designer I purchase the band from to help me in finding a center stone. I believe that to purchase it online would give me a cheaper price and better value based upon the large volume to choose from. Also prices seem to be going up everywhere so saving money where I can is important.
Focusing on the setting first will allow me to get the center stone closer to the date that I would propose and thereby allow me to get what I want as I am actively saving towards the goal. I do not plan to do financing. If I did anything it would be a 6-12 month 0% interest card that had a good points/rewards system and I'd pay it off with tax return money + bonus if I were to propose prior to march.
Thanks in advance!!!