After weeks of searching, I finally found a great rectangular radiant stone through a dealer here in NYC. I also liked the platinum x-prong setting he had for an approximately 1.5 ct. square cut stone...however the same x-prong setting he had for a rectangular stone had a more scrunched shoulder which made it thicker at that point and less elegant in my eyes. However he suggested that his ring maker (formerly with Tiffany's) would be able to probably to make some adjustments.
We finally reached an agreement on the price. However, the following morning I was told that his ring maker would have to actually cast the shank from the square cut setting and then make a custom basket to fit my rectangular stone instead of simply modifying the cast of either the existing square or rectangular setting for my rectangular stone. The charge is $300 extra.
Does this sound credible? Can the ring maker not either use the square cut setting and adjust to fit the rectangular stone? Is the $300 reasonable for the work described (while I had expected the ring maker to actually just modify one of the existing casts at no additional charge)? Thanks for any insight into this.
We finally reached an agreement on the price. However, the following morning I was told that his ring maker would have to actually cast the shank from the square cut setting and then make a custom basket to fit my rectangular stone instead of simply modifying the cast of either the existing square or rectangular setting for my rectangular stone. The charge is $300 extra.
Does this sound credible? Can the ring maker not either use the square cut setting and adjust to fit the rectangular stone? Is the $300 reasonable for the work described (while I had expected the ring maker to actually just modify one of the existing casts at no additional charge)? Thanks for any insight into this.
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