Need help with design ideas for a .42 carat marquise diamond

[Boston1990]

The stone is a .42 carat F VVS2 certified by IGI. While marquise is far from my favorite shape, I picked the stone up for $165. I figured at that price, I could find something fun to do with it. It's been sitting around for a few months now and all I can come up with is a super simple bezel setting on a very thin shank as an everyday right hand ring or a bezel set east west pendant.

I tend to wear my jewelry everyday and already have a .4 carat round brilliant pendant, so I'm worried making this into a pendant would be a bit pointless.

Looking to keep the price under $1000 for whatever I end up doing.

Does anyone have any good ideas for a small marquise like this? It's a pretty stone and I'd hate to see it just sit in a box forever.

 

[bludiva]

It's kind of trendy but a delicate cluster ring or mixed shape band (check out bario neal) could be nice and i think should be doable for less than 1k

 

[Indylady]

I'd do a halo with a plain shank. You can definitely have an Ebay vendor make one for a few hundred dollars, or a custom halo by someone like Northway Studio on Etsy (that's just one vendor I remember with a $1k custom halo). I think James Allen also has some affordable settings that are higher quality than the Ebay vendor settings, but less so than going fully custom. I have given my mom a small marquise and a bigger marquise, both halo'd, and I just love them. I want to borrow one next time I go home .

 

[Matilda]

When you mentioned you have a pendant already I thought perhaps y0ou could make it into a two diamond necklace, one on top of the other. And the marquise could drop second and be detachable according to you mood. For instance:

https://www.bluenile.com/two-stone-diamond-pendant-14k-white-gold_66305

http://www.thejewelleryeditor.com/j...mond-jewellery-new-drops-of-light-collection/. (the first necklace but marquise instead of pear)

and both images above where the marquise could be removed at your will.

 

[Matilda]

I like the ideas posted above about marquise. I am going to add some more ideas I saw. It seems marquise is back in fashion so quite a few more unique settings:

https://www.ceremony.us/products/signet-marquis

https://www.rachelboston.co.uk/products/ara-ring

https://shahlakarimi.com/products/marquise-v-ring I think this is beautiful and different!

https://anitako.com/collections/rings/products/marquis-cut-diamond-ring-1

https://www.diamondnexus.com/east-west-accent-marquise-engagement-ring.html

https://norakogan.com/collections/rings/products/misia-ring. this one has a 0.42ct marquise in the photo

 

[tyty333]

Did you look around on etsy?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/552838...ng&ref=sr_gallery-1-37&organic_search_click=1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/529896...=sr_gallery-1-47&organic_search_click=1&frs=1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/614183...ing&ref=sr_gallery-2-3&organic_search_click=1

 

[Matilda]

Etsy is great! There are some setting designers that come up that look okay: Petragems, IVYandROSE, love rings design.....

If you like and get good vibe from reviews may be able to do a setting cheaper than a local jeweller for instance.

 

[Boston1990]

I love the Etsy idea! I’ve just never had a stone set that way. How does the process work? How do I know who to trust?

Did you look around on etsy?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/552838...ng&ref=sr_gallery-1-37&organic_search_click=1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/529896...=sr_gallery-1-47&organic_search_click=1&frs=1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/614183...ing&ref=sr_gallery-2-3&organic_search_click=1