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My partner got me a 3.1 carat G VVS1 RB for my e-ring, and right now I am trying to narrow down the setting and side stones.
We have both decided to go with the 3 stone route: either
1) round with pears, or
2) round with tapered baguettes.
In theory, I like the understated aesthetics of baguettes. But having owned a baguette 3 stone, I dislike the baguette sides as it just generally looks pretty flat. I don't know if having larger and fatter baguettes (my old ring the tapered baguettes were 0.2 each, 0.4 ctw, and were long and thin) would help make it look more sparkly, or the flatness is just an aesthetic of baguettes itself. Anyone have any thoughts on this or are familiar with baguettes please chime in!
For round with pears, I like the look and am trying to decide the size of the pear side stones. I am liking the proportions of this round with pears from Joe Escobar (I believe these pics are of the same ring):
These are the proportions of two sets of pears I am considering and how it looks against the dimensions of my stone.
Would set 1 (the bigger pair) or set 2 go better to create the proportion I am looking for? I feel like the smaller pair looks more like what I am trying to create, but given that the pears will be angled downwards a bit after setting, will the smaller pair appear even smaller, given that they are in the "background", so to speak? Or should I try my luck with baguettes? Thoughts welcome!
We have both decided to go with the 3 stone route: either
1) round with pears, or
2) round with tapered baguettes.
In theory, I like the understated aesthetics of baguettes. But having owned a baguette 3 stone, I dislike the baguette sides as it just generally looks pretty flat. I don't know if having larger and fatter baguettes (my old ring the tapered baguettes were 0.2 each, 0.4 ctw, and were long and thin) would help make it look more sparkly, or the flatness is just an aesthetic of baguettes itself. Anyone have any thoughts on this or are familiar with baguettes please chime in!
For round with pears, I like the look and am trying to decide the size of the pear side stones. I am liking the proportions of this round with pears from Joe Escobar (I believe these pics are of the same ring):
These are the proportions of two sets of pears I am considering and how it looks against the dimensions of my stone.
Would set 1 (the bigger pair) or set 2 go better to create the proportion I am looking for? I feel like the smaller pair looks more like what I am trying to create, but given that the pears will be angled downwards a bit after setting, will the smaller pair appear even smaller, given that they are in the "background", so to speak? Or should I try my luck with baguettes? Thoughts welcome!