NewEnglandLady
Ideal_Rock
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- Jul 27, 2007
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Hi all,
A few weeks ago a side stone fell out of my original setting. I had always been worried about the integrity of the original setting, so after some internal back and forth, I decided to have David Klass make a new bezeled setting that was as similar to the original style as I could get. I'm sentimental about the original, so want to keep the same aesthetics, but make it more secure.
I've had a few rounds of CADs and am about to pull the trigger, but have a couple of questions for the board.
1. Should I have it set a tad higher? This setting is super low (which is what I wanted), but not sure if it's a little TOO low.
2. Should I change the orientation of the center stone? It's an asscher, but not perfectly square, so I have it in more of an east-west orientation and not sure if I should change it back. It's a size 8, hence why I was interested in getting a bit more spread.
Also, as a side note, there will be milgraining around the stones (no milgrain in the original setting, but I think it will make the bezeling feel more antique, which is what I'm going for). I'm having him do single milgrain on the inside edge of the center stone. I had originally thought about doing double milgrain around the center, but ultimately thought it might be too much. I'm still on the fence about that a little.
I'm attaching a pic of the CAD as well as the original setting.
Any help is appreciated! Thank you!!
A few weeks ago a side stone fell out of my original setting. I had always been worried about the integrity of the original setting, so after some internal back and forth, I decided to have David Klass make a new bezeled setting that was as similar to the original style as I could get. I'm sentimental about the original, so want to keep the same aesthetics, but make it more secure.
I've had a few rounds of CADs and am about to pull the trigger, but have a couple of questions for the board.
1. Should I have it set a tad higher? This setting is super low (which is what I wanted), but not sure if it's a little TOO low.
2. Should I change the orientation of the center stone? It's an asscher, but not perfectly square, so I have it in more of an east-west orientation and not sure if I should change it back. It's a size 8, hence why I was interested in getting a bit more spread.
Also, as a side note, there will be milgraining around the stones (no milgrain in the original setting, but I think it will make the bezeling feel more antique, which is what I'm going for). I'm having him do single milgrain on the inside edge of the center stone. I had originally thought about doing double milgrain around the center, but ultimately thought it might be too much. I'm still on the fence about that a little.
I'm attaching a pic of the CAD as well as the original setting.
Any help is appreciated! Thank you!!