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wishmeluck

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Sorry for the novel here but im in a bind.

So my gf told me she had a grandmothers diamond to use for an engagement ring. I also have a grandmothers. Was gonna buy a bigger center and ad the two grandmothers for a three stone ring. A romantic yours, mine, and ours kinda thing. Well, my mother sent me my grandmothers ring in the mail today and i held the two together and unfortunately her is looking like its about a 1+ carat diamond. My grandmothers on the other hand is a half with two 1/4s on the sides. Since i cant afford to buy another 1+ followed by an even bigger middle stone i was thinking i would use them all and buy another 1/2 for a 5 stone ring. Her stone and my 3 stones are actually quite similar in color, clarity. At least to the naked eye. To make a long story short, would this look good? .25, .5, 1, .5, .25, or should I just go with 3?
 
Hi Wishme!

I really like your idea and the sentimental value of using all of the diamonds. I would say it''s all in the design and what she likes etc. Are you planning to surprise her? If not, then I would get some recommendations for someone who the two of you could sit down with to come up with a design.

Congrats on your engagement!
 
What do these rings look like? Are they stylish/vintage/in good condition? Can you post pics?

I guess what I am getting at is that I don''t know that you should disassemble the rings. Lets look at them first. And your girlfriend might have an opinion. If one of them will work as-is, there is nothing wrong with that and, if you have the desire to shower your future wife with jewels, you could always buy her some wedding jewelry as a nice gift later on. I would try to figure out what she would prefer - might be a 5 stone ring, maybe some other combination of stones in a new setting.
 
Hi Wishmeluck,

I think that sounds like a wonderful idea!
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I also think it would be a great experience for you and your GF to design the ring together. I think she would probably really appreciate being in on the process, especially since she knows the engagement is coming.

Good luck!
 
Her diamond is actually sitting in a pendant and my grandmothers ring is pretty blah. That and its gold and i know she wants platinum. So its gonna have to come a part. Actually she doesnt know its coming. My plan originally was to get a really really cheap setting and leave a vacancy for her stone and then let her pick out what she wants. but i dont think i want to get down on one knee with an empty center stone. Maybe ill just use grandma''s blah ring as a stand in and explain when i give it to her.
 
HI:

Use the larger stone in an ER and the smaller ones (you can add to) for a diamond wedding band.

cheers--Sharon
 
Here''s a pic of some 5 stone rings I found...

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Thank you very much. I was looking for a while and didnt see anything. Not sure i love the side view, but from the top the one on the left i believe is what it would look like scale wise. obviously these stones are a bit bigger. I actually think I like the symetry of a 5 stones better than most of the 3 sets ive seen. It looks like i should prob. leave this one up to her. Call me traditional, but i would love to have something ready on the big day. Grandma''s blah ring would get the job done, but i just know shes gonna have that split second of "oooh i dont like this", before i can tell her were going shopping.
 
I''m not trying to be flashy by the way, i would just love, and i know my grandmother would love, to make a beautiful ring out of the stones that I have. But at the same time feel like im contributing to it too. :)
 
You''re very welcome!

I think you can make the proposal work if you explain that the ring you are giving her is a place holder before you even open the ring box. Then you won''t have that moment of disappointment. Will your grandmother''s ring fit her so that she can at least wear it right after the proposal?

Another idea would be to just get a pretty silver band or cz ring to give her until she can wear THE ring...
 
Ohhh, I really like that trellis setting! I think your idea of using all the stones together is great. Are the stones you have modern cuts, or would you have to find some antique ones to go with them?
 
I think it''s a great idea and I really like the settings that lucyandroger posted. If it leaves you with some extra money you can get her some diamond studs for a wedding gift.
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Yeah, the more i look at it the more i like it. Thanks again for the picture. The stones all look like fairly modern brilliant cuts. I held hers next to mine and I think they would pair together nicely. Even if they arnt perfect her single stone would be in the center, so to make the ring symetric i think the most important part is matching my grandmothers stones. I''m proposing to her in the city on valentines day, so we could spend the next morn window shopping for settings. I''m extrordinarily lucky with this whole situation because i was planning on financing this thing, but the way its going it looks like ill just need to get a .5 carat. I have the opportunity to give her a gorgeous and sentimental ring, and we dont have to eat mac and cheese every night once we get hitched. I should probably say IF we get hitched, but with the way this ring thing is shaping up i think its meant to be.
 
Date: 1/14/2009 9:27:20 AM
Author: wishmeluck
Yeah, the more i look at it the more i like it. Thanks again for the picture. The stones all look like fairly modern brilliant cuts. I held hers next to mine and I think they would pair together nicely. Even if they arnt perfect her single stone would be in the center, so to make the ring symetric i think the most important part is matching my grandmothers stones. I''m proposing to her in the city on valentines day, so we could spend the next morn window shopping for settings. I''m extrordinarily lucky with this whole situation because i was planning on financing this thing, but the way its going it looks like ill just need to get a .5 carat. I have the opportunity to give her a gorgeous and sentimental ring, and we dont have to eat mac and cheese every night once we get hitched. I should probably say IF we get hitched, but with the way this ring thing is shaping up i think its meant to be.
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That sounds perfect, she''ll love that!
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Anyone else know of any good looking 5 stone settings?
 
I think this sounds like a great idea and will be a gorgeous ring - can''t wait to see pics of the finished product, and what wonderful significance it will have.

I love that trellis setting that was posted too - I think that will be really elegant with this kind of ring.
 
Such a sweet post.

While I like using all the stones I would love a 1ct ish solitaire
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. With the other stones forming the WB.

But you cannot go wrong no matter what option you choose.
 
I think your plan sounds great, please keep us updated
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I like the sound of it...could you maybe photoshop or ask someone to photoshop what it might look like?
 
ALL of those rings posted are lovely. I would be thrilled to receive a ring like that, even more so with the sentiment and history attached to the diamonds.
 
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