A question of prongs...

[nebe]

So, does one prong style beat another?

Are claw prongs safer than regular straight prongs? What about the WF heart shaped prong? I want my diamond to be set with four, not six, but I want it to be safe... what''s the way to go?

My RHR has four straight prongs, but it''s set in a halo, so it seems safer to me; am I daft or is that true? Oh, and the prongs on my RHR are also constantly catching lint that I need tweezers or a spray air can (think keyboard cleaning) to remove, should I go to the jeweler and have them fixed or is that normal? The stone''s not loose or anything, but it bothers me. Thoughts?

 

[mrssalvo]

choose the prongs you want and just have your ring checked every 6 months or so to make sure nothing is loose...

oh and make sure you have insurance...anything can happen to any ring no matter how *safe* it's supposed to be. One gal recently had her stone come out of a bezel setting which is supposed to be the safest.

 

[beau13]

I had a ring with double prongs (claw-like) and one broke off after wearing it for 2 days! You can see pics of it on some of my other posts.