Baguettes

[JerseyGirlOC]

I have seen some beautiful three stone rings with baguette side stones. For those of you that have them, have you ever had a baguette fall out? Is your setting in gold or platinum? I''m thinking of changing to this type of setting and am wondering if you would recommend it. I don''t think I''m that hard on my rings but, I don''t want anything high maintenance

 

[Catmom]

Mine are set in 18kt white gold. I''ve had my ring going on 2 years and wear it pretty much 24/7. I''ve never had a problem with any of my stones.

 

[beechezz]

That sounds very pretty JerseyGirl! Do you have any pics similar to what you are describing?
I just wanted to tell you that I did crack a baquette in my RHR, but it was an easy fix at the jeweler (just replaced).

BTW, I''m in Ocean County, NJ....is that where you are from? I figured that from your name.

 

[icekid]

My sapphire ring is set with baguettes. No problems for me! I suspect they are safer than pave (though I have not had any problems with pave either, so I may be pretty easy on my rings

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[JerseyGirlOC]

Thanks for your responses. Beecheez - I live near Ocean City, NJ

 

[Circe]

I have baguette sidestones, and I love them - they provide bling without too much fuss. Comparatively speaking, I think this is one of the sturdier settings with sidestones out there - compared to, say, micropave, little babying is required.

P.S. - Platinum setting that appears to be from the 40s or so, and that has held up just fine.

 

[tyty333]

I''ve been wearing my 3 stone with baguettes for 10+ years and no problem. They are in plat. I dont really feel like mine provide much bling
(they are about 15 points a piece). But I do think it is a pretty low maintenance setting.

 

[CNOS128]

My engagement ring has tapered baguette sidestones set in platinum, and they''ve been firmly in place since around 1940. One of ''em has a tiny chip in it (I didn''t do it!), but they''ve never fallen out.

 

[Snooper]

My ER has .78 tcw bags and I''ve never had a problem with them. Ring is set in plat set with a claw not that bar that you often see in 3 stone rings w/ bags. Timeless look.

 

[Rhea]

I have a setting in WG with baguette sides. I was told that it was from the 1940s (I think, I can''t find the paperwork on it). I dropped the ring and managed to chip the centre stone slightly, but the baguettes seem to be in great condition. I''ve had no problems at all with the bageuettes.

 

[Lovinggems]

Baguettes are beautiful and they''re a classic look. My e-ring is an RB with tapered baguettes, the RB is not big, I should be experiencing the diamond shrinkage syndrome by now but I''m not, I think it''s because I love this look a lot.