Dear PSers,
I’m a longtime lurker who has recently gotten engaged and I’m excited to finally have a reason to post!
My fiancé and I finally decided on a diamond (yay!!) and so I just need to decide on a setting. I’ve always really wanted a Leon Mege split claw solitaire, just like the one linked here (https://leonmege.com/portfolio/custom-work/solitaires/modern-solitaire-2ct-round-brilliant-detail) (I hope that link works). Unfortunately, he is just too far out of our price range.
The jeweler we’ve bought the diamond from has said he’d be happy to have his jewelers do a CAD and wax mold for it. However, after the time I’ve spent here on PS, I am a bit nervous to use the CAD process, people have made it sound like the finished product usually isn’t as…refined looking as something hand forged.
So, my questions is whether CAD is only a bad alternative when we’re talking about having pavé work done on a ring. Is the CAD and wax mold going to turn out fine for what I want?
My main concern is the claws not turning out as perfect as Leon’s are.
Also, to be honest, I would like to potentially talk about making the diamond sit a little bit higher than the setting in the picture. Is making an adjustment like that going to be a nightmare when we're talking about CAD? I guess I just want to make sure I know what I'm getting into.
I would so appreciate everyone’s feedback on this!
I’m a longtime lurker who has recently gotten engaged and I’m excited to finally have a reason to post!
My fiancé and I finally decided on a diamond (yay!!) and so I just need to decide on a setting. I’ve always really wanted a Leon Mege split claw solitaire, just like the one linked here (https://leonmege.com/portfolio/custom-work/solitaires/modern-solitaire-2ct-round-brilliant-detail) (I hope that link works). Unfortunately, he is just too far out of our price range.
The jeweler we’ve bought the diamond from has said he’d be happy to have his jewelers do a CAD and wax mold for it. However, after the time I’ve spent here on PS, I am a bit nervous to use the CAD process, people have made it sound like the finished product usually isn’t as…refined looking as something hand forged.
So, my questions is whether CAD is only a bad alternative when we’re talking about having pavé work done on a ring. Is the CAD and wax mold going to turn out fine for what I want?
My main concern is the claws not turning out as perfect as Leon’s are.
Also, to be honest, I would like to potentially talk about making the diamond sit a little bit higher than the setting in the picture. Is making an adjustment like that going to be a nightmare when we're talking about CAD? I guess I just want to make sure I know what I'm getting into.
I would so appreciate everyone’s feedback on this!