Advice on turning my ering into a pendant

[OECsareforLovers]

Hello all!

Long story short, my sapphire engagement ring is no longer functional as a ring. The shank is slowly warping and because of resizing and a plating/unplating nightmare (all done by the jeweler's bench) I'm loosing melee faster than I can count. After months of the ring sitting in my jewelry box and getting over the desire to throw it down the garbage disposal out of frustration and a little heart break, I've decided to turn it into a pendant.

What sort of pendant setting would best suit my ring? See pics below. It's a 3.15 ct natural untreated sapphire.

something like this? http://www.jamesallen.com/pendants/design-your-own-pendant/18k-white-gold-pave-set-frame-pendant-setting-item-17021

or like this? http://www.jamesallen.com/pendants/design-your-own-pendant/18k-white-gold-4-prong-wire-basket-solitaire-pendant-setting-item-17003

Thank you so very much!!!

 

[tyty333]

I'm so sorry you are having problems with your ring. Are you losing mele out of the halo or just the shank?

I really like that first setting with the halo. I was wondering if they could remove the shank from your ring and turn it into
a pendant. Might be worth talking to a jeweler to see if its possible.

 

[OECsareforLovers]

Hi tyty333! I'm only losing melee in the shank. My hope was to do just as you suggest, remove the shank and keep the halo.

Do you, or anyone else, have a recommended bench in NYC or Chapel Hill, NC for this kind of work?

Thanks!

 

[Gypsy]

So you have crappy pave. I don't recommend you buy more of it.

You need to save up and buy something good quality.

I recommend looking at Beverly K. And Engagement Rings Direct.

 

[OECsareforLovers]

Gypsy, thanks for the recommendations. I'm definitely not doing pave in my upgrade, but I am in the market for an OEC so I hope to be able to pick your brain in a few weeks when I'm closer to buying.

It's such a shame that I was lead so far astray by a brand name reputable jeweler who failed to right their wrong, but the whole experience taught me that you have to be your own advocate when buying jewelry. Oh how I wish I had known about this site in 2012...

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I'd get a new setting altogether. Like Gypsy, I like Beverley K and I'd get ideas for pendants from Joe Escobar's site. ERD is a good choice to make it if you want to go custom. Oh, and another place that makes beautiful pendants is Hunt Country Jewelers.

 

[OECsareforLovers]

Thanks Diamondseeker2006. My guess is I would have to go custom since rose cuts just aren't all that common. If nothing in my current setting is salvageable then I think I would probably put this project on hold for a while.

The upgrade I mentioned in my previous post is an upgrade engagement ring, not an upgraded pendant setting, and quite frankly I would rather put any significant amount of money towards my new engagement ring . When the time comes for the pendant I will certainly contact the vendors you recommended.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Well, you have nothing to lose, really, to see if a bench jeweler can take off the shank and even up the head of the current ring to lie flat and add a bail. At least you could wear it temporarily. But honestly, I'd probably set a 3 ct sapphire in another ring to wear on your right hand after you finish your OEC project.

 

[OECsareforLovers]

Thanks Diamondseeker2006! I'll run it past a bench I've used in the past.