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Rough_Rock
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- Aug 21, 2009
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Hello all,
Well, I''ve been browsing the forum for a week or so, and I''ve been quite familiar with diamonds for a few years now. Although I''ve never purchased an engagement ring for my own proposal, I''ve helped half a dozen friends pick one for their future wife, all with great results.
I''ve recently been seeing someone who''s beyond everything I could imagine, and while I have no desire to get engaged within a year of dating, I''m always one to want to be prepared and hopeful for the future. That said, I''ve always known I wanted to work with a jeweler to custom design the ring for the one I plan to marry.
My own personal favorite to give someone would be a ~1.5 ct ideal cut asscher, D/E/F, VVS2 or better, with excellent symmetry & polish in a half-bezel platinum setting.. maybe with a trillion on each side, but I''d much rather give someone else what THEY want most!
Anyway, she recently revealed that she loves the marquise style the most, sidestones, white metal, and diamond wedding band. She has a right hand ring with 3 round diamonds at about .25 ct each, with multiple smaller rounds around them in platinum. I don''t think she''s too partial to sidestone styles other than the fact that she likes them, just as long as the featured diamond is a marquise. I plan to pick a few more questions within the next week to narrow down my decisions and better align my design with her dream ring.
So here''s what I was thinking of..
A 1.0-1.5 ct marquise center diamond (roughly 10-10.5mm x 5-5.5mm) set north-south, on each side a ~.425 ct princess set slightly below the marquise, and a ~.175 ct trillion to the side of each princess.. at least 2.25 carat total weight looking somewhat like this:
I''m looking into a cathedral-style 3-4mm wide platinum band, with the far points of the trillions being set flush with the band, while the inside points of the trillions raising up from the band. The princess stones will flow up with the cathedral style, and the marquise raised in the center by two very supportive half-bezel prongs, leaving a small portion of the sides of the marquise open. Now, she''s a slender woman, so I may have to limit the size of the stones based on the width of her finger, but this layout is the general idea. All stones preferred to have the best cut possible first, a D-G color, VS2 or better clarity, and at least VG/VG symmetry/polish on the marquise/trillions and EX/EX on the princesses. I''m sure she''s interested in diamonds on the wedding band, so I''m planning on 10-12 0.04-0.05 ct asscher or princess stones channel-set in a 3mm wide platinum band. I''d like to leave the option of adding a second band on the opposite side of the ring as well to balance the "overhang" of the marquise on each side.
I''ve been kicking around the idea of going for a medium blue fluorescence for the marquise and having my own wedding band be a 6-10mm wide square platinum comfort-fit band with a single ~.33-.5 ct asscher in-laid flush with the top center of the band, while also having a medium blue fluorescence. I think it''d be interesting to see the prime stone in her engagement ring with my asscher band both have that quality with the UV light - a hidden match.
The overall look of the e-ring and two bands would be roughly 9-10mm wide.. going for modern boldness with plenty of sparkle:
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A few questions I''ll be sure to get answered include sidestone preference (size relative to marquise, desired shapes), band thickness, prong-style, marquise ratios (wide, long, or balanced), wedding band stone shape preference.. Anything I''m forgetting? She''s pretty open for this conversation knowing that I''m not the sort to rush into proposing any time soon - just letting me know her preferences so that I''m prepared if/when the time comes!
I''m a software engineer/graphic designer, so I''m currently creating a 3D CAD model to assist a jeweler in design. I know Whiteflash will do this for you, but if I can figure out what look fits best on my own, I don''t mind helping them through this process. Based on comments on these forums, Whiteflash is at the top of my list to build this ring if the time comes. A proposal, if it''s going to happen, won''t be any sooner than early next summer and at the latest about this time next year, so I''ve got quite a bit of time to perfect her dream ring and have it made late in the spring - nothing wrong with being prepared.
Well, let me know what you think of these ideas..
Well, I''ve been browsing the forum for a week or so, and I''ve been quite familiar with diamonds for a few years now. Although I''ve never purchased an engagement ring for my own proposal, I''ve helped half a dozen friends pick one for their future wife, all with great results.
I''ve recently been seeing someone who''s beyond everything I could imagine, and while I have no desire to get engaged within a year of dating, I''m always one to want to be prepared and hopeful for the future. That said, I''ve always known I wanted to work with a jeweler to custom design the ring for the one I plan to marry.
My own personal favorite to give someone would be a ~1.5 ct ideal cut asscher, D/E/F, VVS2 or better, with excellent symmetry & polish in a half-bezel platinum setting.. maybe with a trillion on each side, but I''d much rather give someone else what THEY want most!
Anyway, she recently revealed that she loves the marquise style the most, sidestones, white metal, and diamond wedding band. She has a right hand ring with 3 round diamonds at about .25 ct each, with multiple smaller rounds around them in platinum. I don''t think she''s too partial to sidestone styles other than the fact that she likes them, just as long as the featured diamond is a marquise. I plan to pick a few more questions within the next week to narrow down my decisions and better align my design with her dream ring.
So here''s what I was thinking of..
A 1.0-1.5 ct marquise center diamond (roughly 10-10.5mm x 5-5.5mm) set north-south, on each side a ~.425 ct princess set slightly below the marquise, and a ~.175 ct trillion to the side of each princess.. at least 2.25 carat total weight looking somewhat like this:
I''m looking into a cathedral-style 3-4mm wide platinum band, with the far points of the trillions being set flush with the band, while the inside points of the trillions raising up from the band. The princess stones will flow up with the cathedral style, and the marquise raised in the center by two very supportive half-bezel prongs, leaving a small portion of the sides of the marquise open. Now, she''s a slender woman, so I may have to limit the size of the stones based on the width of her finger, but this layout is the general idea. All stones preferred to have the best cut possible first, a D-G color, VS2 or better clarity, and at least VG/VG symmetry/polish on the marquise/trillions and EX/EX on the princesses. I''m sure she''s interested in diamonds on the wedding band, so I''m planning on 10-12 0.04-0.05 ct asscher or princess stones channel-set in a 3mm wide platinum band. I''d like to leave the option of adding a second band on the opposite side of the ring as well to balance the "overhang" of the marquise on each side.
I''ve been kicking around the idea of going for a medium blue fluorescence for the marquise and having my own wedding band be a 6-10mm wide square platinum comfort-fit band with a single ~.33-.5 ct asscher in-laid flush with the top center of the band, while also having a medium blue fluorescence. I think it''d be interesting to see the prime stone in her engagement ring with my asscher band both have that quality with the UV light - a hidden match.
The overall look of the e-ring and two bands would be roughly 9-10mm wide.. going for modern boldness with plenty of sparkle:
xxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxx
A few questions I''ll be sure to get answered include sidestone preference (size relative to marquise, desired shapes), band thickness, prong-style, marquise ratios (wide, long, or balanced), wedding band stone shape preference.. Anything I''m forgetting? She''s pretty open for this conversation knowing that I''m not the sort to rush into proposing any time soon - just letting me know her preferences so that I''m prepared if/when the time comes!
I''m a software engineer/graphic designer, so I''m currently creating a 3D CAD model to assist a jeweler in design. I know Whiteflash will do this for you, but if I can figure out what look fits best on my own, I don''t mind helping them through this process. Based on comments on these forums, Whiteflash is at the top of my list to build this ring if the time comes. A proposal, if it''s going to happen, won''t be any sooner than early next summer and at the latest about this time next year, so I''ve got quite a bit of time to perfect her dream ring and have it made late in the spring - nothing wrong with being prepared.
Well, let me know what you think of these ideas..
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