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If you like the look of three stones then please help!!!

We are upgrading our e-ring, i have selected the final two stones for the center stone from one of our lovely pricescope vendors, and on the way home from the doctor (lovely winter bugs here in Australia!!), popped in to the local maull jewellers next door (yes, the diamond ring search is a bit addictive even when sick!) and tried to visualise what the ring would look like and cheer me up
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the maull jeweller said that getting a .92 or 1.1 carat center with .20 sidestones (they are from my original e-ring and we want to re-use them for sentemantality) would not work - the look would be all wrong
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OK, so I havnt seen any with those proportions, but the market is fairly limited here in australia, I have a photo sent to me by my lovely vendor showing how the center stone would look with .20's on either side - so does it look OK, any problems, I dont mind the center having the attention and the sides being smaller - more like a solitaire with sidestones
- but then I dont want my DH to spend money and for it to look silly. We were thinking of a simple trellis or tiffany like 6 prong setting.

Please have a look at the stones? What do you think? any setting suggestions that would help visually? or should I just ignore her? I am really getting a bit worried now - I will talk to my vendor as well and get feedback, but the more ideas and feedback the merrier.

Thanks again, I know I have been posting a lot lately, but for us this is our one and only upgrade, and we want to get it right, whilst keeping the sentementality of parts of the original e-ring.

Oh and feel free to be harsh, I would rather hear it now when I can still change the proportions if needed
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I think it looks nice!
 
That looks very nicely proportioned IMO!

Don''t know what the SA was talking about
 
I think the maul jeweler must have been smoking something. That is a very nice combo IMO.
 
Date: 8/12/2009 2:18:14 AM
Author: neatfreak
I think the maul jeweler must have been smoking something. That is a very nice combo IMO.
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Ditto
 
Thritto.
 
I think that the sidestones are too small (or the centre stone too large).
I think that sidestones look best when they're about 3/4 the diameter of the centre stone (which tend to be about half the weight).
1ct (6.5mm) centre stone with a pair of 0.4-0.5ct (4.9mm) sidestones - for example.
Or from another simplified perspective; the combined weight of the sidestones should be almost as much as the weight of the main stone.
But each to their own.......
 
Count me in as another who thinks they look great together. And, I might add, I would trust Brian and Lesley''s taste over the opinion of most maul clerks any day!
 
Date: 8/12/2009 8:00:31 AM
Author: sarap333
Count me in as another who thinks they look great together. And, I might add, I would trust Brian and Lesley''s taste over the opinion of most maul clerks any day!
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Um, yes.
 
Date: 8/12/2009 1:58:21 AM
Author:D2B
OK

If you like the look of three stones then please help!!!

We are upgrading our e-ring, i have selected the final two stones for the center stone from one of our lovely pricescope vendors, and on the way home from the doctor (lovely winter bugs here in Australia!!), popped in to the local maull jewellers next door (yes, the diamond ring search is a bit addictive even when sick!) and tried to visualise what the ring would look like and cheer me up
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the maull jeweller said that getting a .92 or 1.1 carat center with .20 sidestones (they are from my original e-ring and we want to re-use them for sentemantality) would not work - the look would be all wrong
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OK, so I havnt seen any with those proportions, but the market is fairly limited here in australia, I have a photo sent to me by my lovely vendor showing how the center stone would look with .20''s on either side - so does it look OK, any problems, I dont mind the center having the attention and the sides being smaller - more like a solitaire with sidestones
- but then I dont want my DH to spend money and for it to look silly. We were thinking of a simple trellis or tiffany like 6 prong setting.

Please have a look at the stones? What do you think? any setting suggestions that would help visually? or should I just ignore her? I am really getting a bit worried now - I will talk to my vendor as well and get feedback, but the more ideas and feedback the merrier.

Thanks again, I know I have been posting a lot lately, but for us this is our one and only upgrade, and we want to get it right, whilst keeping the sentementality of parts of the original e-ring.

Oh and feel free to be harsh, I would rather hear it now when I can still change the proportions if needed
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, or recommend a setting
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I just got my three stone ring. I LOVE three stone rings and always wanted one. I have a 1 carat center with .30 on each side (all round). The picture you were sent looks more like my work up, not .20s. Maybe that''s just because the pic is so enlarged. You definitely need to see an actual size picture. I think it will look beautiful regardless. The proportions will be fine, but I don''t think the pic we''re looking at gives you a good idea (based on the three stones with smaller sides that I have looked at over the last several months). I personally did not like the look of the 1 carat in the center with .50s on the sides. I felt it took away a little too much from the size of the center - yet still is gorgeous.
 
Date: 8/12/2009 8:13:42 AM
Author: toozy929

I just got my three stone ring. I LOVE three stone rings and always wanted one. I have a 1 carat center with .30 on each side (all round). The picture you were sent looks more like my work up, not .20s. Maybe that''s just because the pic is so enlarged. You definitely need to see an actual size picture. I think it will look beautiful regardless. The proportions will be fine, but I don''t think the pic we''re looking at gives you a good idea (based on the three stones with smaller sides that I have looked at over the last several months). I personally did not like the look of the 1 carat in the center with .50s on the sides. I felt it took away a little too much from the size of the center - yet still is gorgeous.
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Not an actual pic, but much more lifelike.

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Ellen thanks for the resizing, that really helps. D2B, what''s important is what you like and want and I can see that this ring would have great emotional significance to you.

That said, based on Ellen''s resizing, if I were to pick two sidestones of any size for a simple setting, I would probably pick ones that were slightly larger, or a lot smaller. Someone on PS here has a 3 stone RB ring which has small sidestones in haloes that really set off the center stone, and I love it! I can''t remember what the setting is or who it belongs to so I can''t find photos for you
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I think your combo could look great with the right setting. Like if these are all going in halos, I think it could change how the stones look together. If you bezeled the three together, it might look slightly awkward, or not, depending on if it''s two tone or what. If it''s a simple setting, then it depends on the thickness and type of band. I''m thinking a band that is about the same width as the sidestones but knife edge might rock.

Maybe if your vendor would let you place your stones into some empty settings for comparison, that would help.
 
What''s wrong with that? Answer: Nothing. There is no "right" or "wrong." To me, the combination looks lovely, and is most special because the sides are meaningful to you. THAT is what is most important. I''d imagine, more than anything else, that the setting you choose and the quality of craftsmanship will have more to do with how the sides in the finished ring will appear next to the new center diamond. A skilled setter can make these three diamonds SING! And, what fun you''ll have planning the PERFECT setting for these special diamonds... heck, you can mount the .20s in the shoulders of the shank, you can add more, you can bezel them...or, stick with a traditional three-stone style... the door is wide open. Think outside of the box for awhile, you may surprise yourself. At the very least, you''ll come to appreciate your original ideas. And, if you come to decide that you''d like to do something else, that''s ok. Forget about the salesperson and the "perfect" proportions. If you want to use your .20s, there are many, many ways it can be done... and beautifully.
 
I think that is absolutely a fantastic proportion. your jeweler is nuts
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and the Look is not silly. This proportion will accent your center quite well, and still have its own presence. Here is a picture from Emmeline that shows her .90 with a sidestones of about .23 each. Close to yours about... I see it a great look

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nothing is wrong with these proportions - what comes to play in this case is how they will be set.
 
Any proportions will work--you just have to find a jeweler who can design a setting that uses them well.

Sounds like that''s probably not the jeweler who told you they''re the wrong size.
 
Date: 8/12/2009 5:54:39 AM
Author: Lorelei

Date: 8/12/2009 2:18:14 AM
Author: neatfreak
I think the maul jeweler must have been smoking something. That is a very nice combo IMO.
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Ditto
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It does look nice. That''s your queue to step away from the maul jeweler slowly and look elsewhere for you opinions and jewelry decisions.
 
I love the proportions. Don''t spend ANY time worry about what they said. I have a 1.50 emerald cut with .22ct (each) traps. It isn''t a "traditional" 3-stone, but gives the effect, and I love it.
 
Well, I''ve been here for the past hour trying to figure out how to upload a pic of my ring, but nothing''s working. Size is right, it''s a jpg file, etc. Frustrating!
 
Date: 8/12/2009 12:15:01 PM
Author: toozy929
Well, I''ve been here for the past hour trying to figure out how to upload a pic of my ring, but nothing''s working. Size is right, it''s a jpg file, etc. Frustrating!
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Maybe something in here might help? Have you given it a good/unique file name?
 
OMGoodness! I think it worked! Depending on how this looks I might try to send another.

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D2B, I''ve have to heartily disagree with your local jeweler. That combination is lovely together, and I say this as one who wears pretty much the same thing.

Here''s a link to my thread during my consumer days that shows my 1.24 ring with .30 sides.......the same look proportionally. https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/my-custom-rings-from-whiteflash-woo-hoo.16838/

I expressly didn''t want larger stones because I didn''t want my e-ring to look like a traditional "3-stone" ring; it''s an engagement ring and I wanted the sides to showcase the center stone, not compete with it.

At the time, a jewelry designer who considered my design said something similar to me as well; he told me my ''3-stone'' ring wouldn''t look right with those proportions. In my opinion, he was wrong.
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There is no ''right'' or ''wrong''; it all boils down to preference. I think the look you''ve chosen is lovely; please don''t let another''s closed-minded ''it has to be THIS way'' view trump what you prefer.
 
Again, it''s a 1.00carat center (it doesn''t have the biggest face up spread
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OK. Last one. I think I just got carried away that I finally got the pics to work. Thanks so much for the link, btw! My set looks very similar to Emmeline''s. My band is yellow gold, however, and was my grandmother''s ring.

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toozy, I think your ring looks lovely! And you''re very welcome.
 
Your jeweler is CRAZY! I think it is a stunning combination!
 
Thank you everybody for your replies - it is sooo appreciated.

This will have to be a quick one as it is morning here in australia and I need to get my son ready for kindergarten and am battling a horrid virus.

The combinations and settings everyone has posted have been brilliant to see, I agree the setting will be important so I will have to work with my vendors to see what they suggest (I hadnt really thought too much of it as I assumed I would just use the same setting, maybey not). FB , Litebrite- I really appreciate your feedback - it is something that has worried me, Ideally I would have gone for slightly larger sidestones, but for us not using the sidestones is not an option as that makes a part of the original e-ring live on - corny I know
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amyjokerett, cindygenit, neatfreak, Lorelei, Stone-cold11 ,rockit, amethyste,glitterata, Diva043, UCLA Belle, April Baby thanks for your moral boosting support - i think the key now will be working with Brian and Lesley to get the right setting ( arghhh and I thought deciding on the stone was difficult on - line !!)

Sarap33 - I havnt as yet discussed the proportions or gotten feedback from lesely or brian on them, so far it has been selecting a stone and telling them I would like to use my current sidestones they have sent me a mock up to see how it would roughly look, so I will now need to get their feedback on this as well.

toozy929 - great ring, what size are your sidestones?

allison D - thanks for posting your ring, our rings are very similiar, my current 3 stone is the same sort of setting but with 6 prongs, and yg and wg, just smaller stones .20 .30 .20
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D&T , Lucyandroger- thank you so much for finding those rings to look at - great to see other beautiful settings and rings

So, now I guess it is working a bit more closely on the setting and seeing what size band etc will work best with it, also the type of prongs

thank you so much for all your feedback and links , I feel part of a wonderful on-line community and it is good to get ideas and feedback.

I will try and find some setting ideas and float them past you all
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