ericg
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2008
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While looking for a diamond for the Christian Bernard setting we picked out a couple weeks ago, a downtown Chicago jeweler gave me the bad news that Christian Bernard went bankrupt. I was devastated. My girl and I spent tons of time online and in stores trying to find the setting. And this CB one was it! It had a great antique look (almost Tacori-ish) that she fell in love with, and at a very reasonable price also
I''m eventually going to have to give her the bad news that I''m not going to be able to give her the perfect setting, but I want to at least be able to bring her some good options or ideas on what to do next. That''s why I''m here--I was hoping that maybe someone would have some good ideas on how to find a setting that looks something like this:
She is picky, but I totally get it. I''m not impressed at how so many settings look manufactured, lack personality, have straight lines, or look blocky/chunky. And when I do find something like this antique looking engraving/filigrie, that detailing is usually all the same throughout the whole piece with just a diamond mindlessly slapped on the center. This CB one had all variations and detail that made it look like a designer piece without a designer pricetag.
To help give you an idea, I''ll try to explain what we loved about this CB princess setting:
**The two square side diamonds with the detailed dots on the metal between the center stone and the...
**Round diamonds with the metal outline narrowing near the square side stones, and the engraving even further down the side
**All the great filigree and engraving variations on the insides
With us knowing so specifically what we love about it, I wonder about possibly getting it custom made, but I have these reservations:
1) It''s probably not going to look as good being a copy; this is the only picture I have, and it''s not very detailed.
2) Custom made is probably going to eat into my budget, and I don''t want to sacrifice a smaller center stone for that.
Am I right, what do you think?
So I''m feeling stuck. Stupid Christian Bernard had to go bankrupt. I was all ready to put a ideal cut rock in this thing, and now I''m screwed and back to square one. You guys and gals here at PS are pros at this stuff, so what is your advice?
I''m eventually going to have to give her the bad news that I''m not going to be able to give her the perfect setting, but I want to at least be able to bring her some good options or ideas on what to do next. That''s why I''m here--I was hoping that maybe someone would have some good ideas on how to find a setting that looks something like this:
She is picky, but I totally get it. I''m not impressed at how so many settings look manufactured, lack personality, have straight lines, or look blocky/chunky. And when I do find something like this antique looking engraving/filigrie, that detailing is usually all the same throughout the whole piece with just a diamond mindlessly slapped on the center. This CB one had all variations and detail that made it look like a designer piece without a designer pricetag.
To help give you an idea, I''ll try to explain what we loved about this CB princess setting:
**The two square side diamonds with the detailed dots on the metal between the center stone and the...
**Round diamonds with the metal outline narrowing near the square side stones, and the engraving even further down the side
**All the great filigree and engraving variations on the insides
With us knowing so specifically what we love about it, I wonder about possibly getting it custom made, but I have these reservations:
1) It''s probably not going to look as good being a copy; this is the only picture I have, and it''s not very detailed.
2) Custom made is probably going to eat into my budget, and I don''t want to sacrifice a smaller center stone for that.
Am I right, what do you think?
So I''m feeling stuck. Stupid Christian Bernard had to go bankrupt. I was all ready to put a ideal cut rock in this thing, and now I''m screwed and back to square one. You guys and gals here at PS are pros at this stuff, so what is your advice?
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