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BGD Glamour Shots - Need some Reassurance

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Fayethful

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My custom ring has finally shipped from BGD, it went out on Tuesday but due to the loveliness of Canada Customs, will not be here until some time on Monday afternoon, so I haven't yet seen the ring and only have the glamour shots to obsess over! I need some perspective, I know other people have BGD pieces and would love to hear your thoughts. I love everything about the ring, the side profile, the tapered shank, the basket, everything except the double claw prongs. They look bulky and kind of "fat" for lack of a better term. Am I crazy, is this magnified glamour shot getting the best of me? I've posted a link to a fellow PS'er's double claw prongs from BGD from last year and to me the two are like night and day...I really don't want to send the ring back but I paid more than I initially intended to for this custom piece and was very specific about wanting the most delicate claw prongs they could make and judging by the other ring, mine doesn't look like their best work. Put me out of my misery, am I being too nit-picky and it isn't going to be as bad as it looks IRL or should I be worried?

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These magnified images almost cause more anxiety than anything! The ring is going to be SO tiny when compared to these! Just relax! I think it will look fine in person. The prongs look like they are perfectly done!
 
Everything looks magnified in pictures, I'm sure it will be just lovely :twirl:
 
In person you will hardly see them. If you are not happy, though, you can send it back and they will fix it.
 
While I agree that the prongs don't look as claw-like as some of BGD's work, just relax, wait to see it in person, and then see what you think. There's not much you can do while the package is in transit in any case.

Some of the prong work on my BGD pieces look slightly asymmetrical in the BGD shots, but in person it's barely noticeable and I'm perfectly happy.
 
I like them. They are substantial enough to give a little extra safety, but still look delicate. This picture huge, they will not look big at all in person. I have thicker prongs and from a distance, it makes my stone appear larger IMHO. I can't wait to see hand shots.
 
I think if you asked for delicate claw prongs then you should get delicate claw prongs...those look like rounded chubby prongs to me. I am sure they will not look huge in real life but they are certaintly not clawed IMO.
 
Based on these pics the prongs do not seem to have a fine-claw-type finish -- but really I would suggest waiting until the ring is in hand and you can see for yourself -- if they aren't claw-finished and they don't please your eye in person, since you explicitly requested claw prongs I'm sure BGD will resolve the situation to your satisfaction.
 
There is definitely a 'chunkier' difference between your ring and the link you posted to ErinMM's double prongs. Both shots side by side on my screen seem to be approx the same size and hers are noticeably more delicate. If that is what you asked for, wait till the ring arrives and then see what you think. If it isn't what you want, I know it's a nuisance, but they will fix them to be what you ordered - don't worry about that!

But your ring is BEAUTIFUL!!! :appl: :love: :appl: You may be worrying unnecessarily - wait and see. As thbmok said above, nothing you can do while they are in transit!

And I'm with ya on the customs hang up ---- grrrrrr!
 
marymm|1334536942|3171940 said:
Based on these pics the prongs do not seem to have a fine-claw-type finish -- but really I would suggest waiting until the ring is in hand and you can see for yourself -- if they aren't claw-finished and they don't please your eye in person, since you explicitly requested claw prongs I'm sure BGD will resolve the situation to your satisfaction.
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Agree. They will look smaller and more delicate in real life, but even in magnified pics, claw pics look like, well...claws. Some are thicker claws, and some more refined, but those don't even look close to being claws to me.
 
Your ring looks gorgeous to me!
 
I am definitely going to wait and see what I think of the ring when it gets here but I am happy to hear that some are in agreement that in requesting delicate claw prongs I should have received something more closely resembling, well, claw prongs. I know it can be done (see split prong grace setting below) and am starting to wonder if there wasn't some sort of miscommunication on their end about whether the prongs were claw or just split prongs, on my invoice it says "split-prongs" but in several e-mails I had referred to split claw prongs.

http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/engagement-rings/solitaire/split-prong-grace-18k-white-gold-5507w18

Hopefully I'll like these new prongs but I still am a little miffed about not getting what I had specifically requested and paid for so I think I'll let BGD know that even if I don't send the ring back, that they didn't adhere to my specifications and hopefully future customers can benefit from my experience.

What sucks is my boyfriend and I designed the ring together and I wasn't supposed to see it at all until he decides to propose so that I could still have a little bit of "that moment" that I completely stole by being a control freak, lol. Oh well, c'est la vie!
 
I recently bought a ring from BGD, and had similar concerns. I actually also asked for delicate claw prongs, which I did get and thought looked beautiful. However, I had other concerns when I got the glamour shots. I used one of their old custom rings of similar style as an example of what I wanted, and when I got the photos I wished I had pushed for the individual 4 prong around the melee as my shared prong looked huge in comparison. Also, the V at the tip of my pear diamond looked huge and bulky. Look closely at the photos and you'll see what I mean, it looks about twice as thick and 2-3times higher than the nice delicate one from my reference ring. I was actually already (before the ring arrived) thinking that maybe we could take it in to a local jeweler to file down the V tip a little. My last concern was that the side view was maybe showing too much metal, which is really more of a design choice and not as much of a concern as the other two points (and obviously completely my "fault" if I had not liked it).

HOWEVER, once it arrived, it turned out that I was stressing over nothing. First off, the melee prongs looked incredibly tiny, I can't imagine them being any smaller. And I didn't even notice the V tip until I saw pictures again and remembered to check for it. Sure, I can see it being a bit high if I look closely, but it's extremely pedantic and nothing I would have ever noticed had I not had those pictures. My fiancee has not noticed it for example, and she has not taken her eyes off it once. And the side view is perfectly fine. It's really quite perfect, comparing it with rings in local stores that we previously liked they all look so very bulky and cheap now.

I can see what you mean about the claw prongs though, I'd be disappointed in my prongs too if they were rounded as I specifically asked for the claw shape, but I really think the ring is going to look great once you get it ;) I can't even really even see that the prongs are claw shaped unless I specifically look closely to be honest as they are really not as big as they look in the picture. I think it's normal to stress out with a purchase like this as it is so expensive and personal and I think you need to take a calm breath and wait for it to arrive before you make any judgement :) It looks very beautiful, and chances are you will love and it won't bother you at all despite being all you can see in the glamour shots.

My ring:
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The ring I used as a reference (which I was stressing about having more delicate melee prongs and V tip):
http://blog.brianthecutter.com/2010/10/28/brian-gavin-creates-magnificent-5-carat-pear-shape-split-shank-diamond-halo-ring%E2%80%A6/

EDIT: I keep referring to it as my ring haha, it's obviously my fiancees ring, but you know what I mean. I was the one who bought it and obsessed etc.
 
Those prongs don't look very 'claw-like' to me. If you don't like it in person, ask them to send you a label so you can mail it back to them. I think they should pick up the cost to mail it back since it was their mistake. But hopefully you'll love the ring and the worry will be for nothing!
 
fruxo I wouldn't be surprised if your V and the inspiration V were the same, and the apparent difference is just the result of the same amount of metal looking very different next to a 1.5ct vs. a 5ct! :sun:


cs They don't look like BGD's usual claw prongs to me either, but I'm glad to hear that you're planning to wait and see what you think when it comes in. I do think BGD should (and will) take care of shipping/labour costs if you decide you want it changed after all.

The pros of those prongs are that they cover less of the stone than double-claws would, they're safer - less likely to snag the point(s), and they're easier to get more symmetric. The con, of course, is that they aren't the claw shape that you wanted!
 
:wavey: :wavey: CS!!! did it arrive yet??? what do you think of the prongs? Are you happy now that you see the ring IRL??? Looking forward to your report!!
 
This ring is featured on their front page today. I'd wait to see the prongs in person too, but I have a strong feeling that I personally would want the claws I originally asked for in this case.
 
I can see what you're saying - they aren't claw prongs, and if that's what you wanted, you should have them correct it.

Celle and I have had a ton of our colored stones set in NY, and we do find that the individual benchmen involved do impact the output. We have two that do these clas prongs exceptionally, and the others do a capable job with prongs but they can't see to get the "claw" part down.

I feel you on this, and I'd ask for correction on it.
 
I agree with the above comments, if you wanted fine claws then these aren't them. And if you are worried now it will probably only be magnified in your head once the ring is on your finger. its a "mind clean" thing so you should get exactly what you want.
 
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