Patty
Ideal_Rock
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Hi guys. So...I took this ring to my local jeweler. I knew I wouldn''t wear it after getting my new ring. It always bothered me that the sapphires were so dark although I liked the setting.
I had him take this ring apart and salvage the 12 3-point diamonds. He was to put the diamonds into an anniversary style band for me. Instead of going custom, we ordered two Stuller semi-mounts...each that would hold 6 3-pointers with the plan to make one ring holding all 12 diamonds. (We couldn''t find a semi-mount that would hold 12 stones this size.)
I called today to check on the ring. The owner (who I know) is out of town. I knew I was in trouble when the gal said, "Your rings are almost ready, they just need to be polished." I said, "Rings?" Oops! They set the diamonds in the two rings separately. I told her that before they changed it and made just one ring, I wanted to see the two rings...maybe I''d like them like that!
Well, no, I decided that I want just one ring. With only 6 3-pointers on a ring, it''s just not enough. I know I could stack the rings, but that''s not what I want. I just want a little sparkly band to wear with my wedding ring or my new 3-stone ring. So they now are making them into one ring for me. The diamonds will go around about 2/3s of the way. (Ring is a size 5.)
My doubts, though, have to do with the size of the stones. The rings just looked like a lot of setting. The stones are prong set...not shared prongs. I felt like I couldn''t pick out the diamonds from the setting...the diamonds are just too tiny! I wonder if they would look better channel set. Of course, the light in there is so bright, it''s hard to tell what is what.
When I get the ring, I''ll post pictures. I keep thinking that Mara''s e-ring band is made of 3 pointers and I''ve seen other pictures of anniversary bands of 2 and 3 pointers and they look great and you can see the stones. Maybe I''m spoiled by the macro photography that makes everything look so big!
So, I guess I''m nervous about this and hoping that it turns out okay. It''s not a cheap ring considering that they are using MY diamonds...The settings and labor will come to over $400. I keep thinking of cheaper anniversary bands that I could get on eBay for $400 but then I''d still have this ring that I really don''t need! I like the idea of not wasting a ring but I''m wondering if I was stupid to do this.
I had him take this ring apart and salvage the 12 3-point diamonds. He was to put the diamonds into an anniversary style band for me. Instead of going custom, we ordered two Stuller semi-mounts...each that would hold 6 3-pointers with the plan to make one ring holding all 12 diamonds. (We couldn''t find a semi-mount that would hold 12 stones this size.)
I called today to check on the ring. The owner (who I know) is out of town. I knew I was in trouble when the gal said, "Your rings are almost ready, they just need to be polished." I said, "Rings?" Oops! They set the diamonds in the two rings separately. I told her that before they changed it and made just one ring, I wanted to see the two rings...maybe I''d like them like that!
Well, no, I decided that I want just one ring. With only 6 3-pointers on a ring, it''s just not enough. I know I could stack the rings, but that''s not what I want. I just want a little sparkly band to wear with my wedding ring or my new 3-stone ring. So they now are making them into one ring for me. The diamonds will go around about 2/3s of the way. (Ring is a size 5.)
My doubts, though, have to do with the size of the stones. The rings just looked like a lot of setting. The stones are prong set...not shared prongs. I felt like I couldn''t pick out the diamonds from the setting...the diamonds are just too tiny! I wonder if they would look better channel set. Of course, the light in there is so bright, it''s hard to tell what is what.
When I get the ring, I''ll post pictures. I keep thinking that Mara''s e-ring band is made of 3 pointers and I''ve seen other pictures of anniversary bands of 2 and 3 pointers and they look great and you can see the stones. Maybe I''m spoiled by the macro photography that makes everything look so big!
So, I guess I''m nervous about this and hoping that it turns out okay. It''s not a cheap ring considering that they are using MY diamonds...The settings and labor will come to over $400. I keep thinking of cheaper anniversary bands that I could get on eBay for $400 but then I''d still have this ring that I really don''t need! I like the idea of not wasting a ring but I''m wondering if I was stupid to do this.
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