.45 ct. round - tiffany style - 4 or 6 prong? opinions?

[mechinyun]

Hello everyone, my first post here on pricescope.

I am in the process of purchasing a ring for my special lady. This place is so great! So much good advice. I am purchasing from a well known and recommended vendor here. Hopefully everything will go smooth.

I have picked out the stone, a .45 H&A Round. I am going for a classic tiffany setting. Im on the fence about the prongs though. I am leaning towards the 6 prong because I like the look. However, I dont want the stone overpowered by too much metal, as the stone is a bit smaller. The four prong also can make the stone look square-ish, which i totally dont like either. hMMmmm

Whats your opinion?

 

[valeria101]

Just ask to have the tips of all those 6 prongs nicely shaped after setting - they shouldn't be all that HUGE !

There are lots of kinds of those generic 6-prong settings, some beter suited than others to address this issue and accomodate the respective stone.

If the seller of the diamond does the setting, I would just ask the same as you did in this post.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Hi,

My ring is a .42 and personally, I like the four prong better because it allows more light to enter my stone AND less of the stone is covered from view by prongs so it's easier to clean and play with under the loop

. . . but as you said, just having four prongs can create more of a squarish look, but for me this isn't a problem as my stone still has the brillance of a round and doesn't have the distinct look of the facets of a princess cut or typical square stone.

Mostly the choice between four and six prongs comes down to the preference of the lady wearing the ring. Does she have any other jewelery which may help indicate which style she prefers?

Michelle

 

[Giangi]

I would go with a 4 prongs setting. I feel that 6 prongs would be too outpowering and may cover a large portion of the stone.

 

[hoorray]

I prefer the round look that 6 prongs gives a stone. I agree with Valeria -- when you have it set ask the jeweler to make sure the prong are not overly large and overpowering.

 

[sluke]

It comes down to personal preference. I have a tiffany style ring and I chose four prongs for a cleaner look.

 

[WinkHPD]

As a jeweler I strongly recommend the six prong setting. You bought a H&A cut stone so the vast majority of the light you will be seeing is light that enters into the top of the stone, very little if any is coming from the sides, so there is not much visible performance change, if any, from the four prong to the six prong.

The human eye does not like jagged edges, it tends to smooth out irregularities if they are minor, so the six prong will have the effect of actually making the stone appear slightly larger. This can be readily observed if you have the opportunity to look at two identically sized stones by diameter measurements that are also equally well cut, one in four and the other in six prongs, both prongs being identicle in size of the prongs and the stones well set. (I know, a lot of parameters, but one must make a fair observation.)

But the real reason I like six prongs is security. If you loose one prong on a four prong ring the stone will most likely be gone with it. In a six prong you must loose or bend at least two prongs for the stone to be lost, and you could conceiveably loose three prongs and still have the stone if you lost every other prong. (Unlikely to be sure!)

If this is the engagement ring, the sentiment involved is HUGE. If you go for only four prongs please be sure that you use a heavy platinum head, not a light weight or gold head. Insurance can replace the stone, but it is hard to replace the feelings that are associated with that stone!

Wink

 

[mechinyun]

Thanks for all the input everyone!!

I have decided to go with the six prong, WE went in person to see some samples, and the six in my opinion was the clear winner!

Once I get the ring etc.. ill be sure to post pix and specs!!

Thanks again!