VaesAndalus
Rough_Rock
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Hi All,
Long-time lurker but first-time poster! I thought I'd throw myself at the mercy of the exquisite taste of the ladies of this forum! Can anyone here offer me advice on how to improve this design?
Briefly, this is my third attempt at an engagement ring and I'd like to get it right this time. I received the CAD tonight.... and I'm not thrilled. Like it's a "meh"
for me--it just seems so ordinary and a 3+ct diamond should never seem ordinary! I'm wondering how I can make this design seem cleaner, sharper ----and this will seem gauche but look like I paid good money for it!
Background Info:
I'm a busy/KLUTZY person, so delicate pave settings are a no-no (i ruined an gorgeous vintage pave halo and im still broken up about that)--clean modern solitaire or bust.
Design basics:
My issues:
I think either the prongs or the band overwhelm the diamond. The "Anteris" ring doesn't have a basket and has finer prongs, but the designer expressed concern about the stability of the diamond.
I'm not crazy about the shape of the shank--I think it should look like a traditional euro shank
The rails don't look sharp. I wanted a pipe style band with two linear grooves. In this picture, it looks like the the WG center "bubbles" away from the YG rails --like a 80's men's ring. Not cute!
I'm also just having a terrible time visualizing what the final product will look like and i'm scared i've made a bad choice
I've attached photos of the CAD, the Stuart Moore design, my ideal rail and shank styles
I know I'm going to lose some "crispness" due to the color of my diamond and the use of YG but I wanted a stark geometrical ring. What are your thoughts? Am I being too picky?




Long-time lurker but first-time poster! I thought I'd throw myself at the mercy of the exquisite taste of the ladies of this forum! Can anyone here offer me advice on how to improve this design?
Briefly, this is my third attempt at an engagement ring and I'd like to get it right this time. I received the CAD tonight.... and I'm not thrilled. Like it's a "meh"

Background Info:
I'm a busy/KLUTZY person, so delicate pave settings are a no-no (i ruined an gorgeous vintage pave halo and im still broken up about that)--clean modern solitaire or bust.
Design basics:
- 3.22ct L-ish RB
YG rails using my original e-ring band (I'm using the original gold for sentimental reasons so consider that essential) and a WG center with WG prongs.
It's based off of Stuart Moore's "Anteris" solitaire
My issues:
I think either the prongs or the band overwhelm the diamond. The "Anteris" ring doesn't have a basket and has finer prongs, but the designer expressed concern about the stability of the diamond.
I'm not crazy about the shape of the shank--I think it should look like a traditional euro shank
The rails don't look sharp. I wanted a pipe style band with two linear grooves. In this picture, it looks like the the WG center "bubbles" away from the YG rails --like a 80's men's ring. Not cute!
I'm also just having a terrible time visualizing what the final product will look like and i'm scared i've made a bad choice


I've attached photos of the CAD, the Stuart Moore design, my ideal rail and shank styles
I know I'm going to lose some "crispness" due to the color of my diamond and the use of YG but I wanted a stark geometrical ring. What are your thoughts? Am I being too picky?



