Deco_assch
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Sep 29, 2013
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- 9
Hi! I have pored over these boards for months in my hunt for the perfect e-ring style. The advice and resources here are INVALUABLE and unmatched by anything else out there!!! So, in my quest to reset my ring, I knew where to come.
To make a long story short, my fiance and I pursued for many months a custom sapphire design with an excellent local designer. However as we encountered too long a period of stop and go, financial questioning, and doubts, we decided to totally switch tracks. After months of thinking sapphire-custom-huge budget, in the matter of hours I refocused on a simple solitaire I could reset later on. We put the bulk of our budget in a really beautiful, F-color 1.22ct Asscher set in platinum (I'm allergic to nickel, so white gold was ruled out). After picking the stone, I selected my solitaire setting in about 30 seconds.... I figured, "I'm going to change it anyway, and it's just a solitaire! How complicated could it be?" Bad move. Now that I actually have it on my finger, I'm unhappy. My style has always been on the more eclectic/unique side (as evidenced by the initial sapphire hunt) as opposed to uber classic and commercial. Somehow the solitaire I picked is all the things I didn't want.... bulky, sitting up high, boxy... it looks like it could have come from Jared's. It makes the stone look smaller, in my opinion. I think the band is about 5mm, and my ring size is a 6.
So my issue is as follows: I want to reset my ring, ASAP. I have credit at the store where we purchased the ring in the form of my current setting (950 platinum). I LOVE the art deco look (the original sapphire ring was going to be a riff on a Tiffany design from the 20s), and so I asked for millgrain on my solitaire as my unique twist. As you can see from the pic, it's so slight it almost looks like a mistake! I'd like to keep a deco vibe in my ultimate reset. The way I see it, I have two options: I can switch for a lighter solitaire setting with essentially no additional cost. I'm thinking maybe a very thin yellow gold band, white gold basket with a little filigree detail on the shank? OR, option 2 would be to sink in some additional $$$ (I'd be willing to pitch in maybe 3-4K) to create/purchase an ideal setting that I would want to wear for a loooong time, because any solitaire would ultimately be temporary. I have been dreaming of a baguette halo with a plain shank to really amp up my relatively small Asscher, as it faces up around 1ct... very bottom heavy stone.
I love LM and have contacted him about some of his Asscher settings. He doesn't want to do any of his French or carre cut side settings with my stone since the proportions wouldn't be great (small stone syndrome!). I DON'T like pave, and would prefer a more vintage look, hence the baguette halo desire. However, I think he is out of my price range. VC seems to have the same issue with cost and style availability. Please offer any advice you have! I really want to love what I have on my finger. My current setting is below.
Here are my inspiration pics for a solitaire (D&T's):
And inspiration for the more fun overhaul
(first is PriceScope mod pic):
To make a long story short, my fiance and I pursued for many months a custom sapphire design with an excellent local designer. However as we encountered too long a period of stop and go, financial questioning, and doubts, we decided to totally switch tracks. After months of thinking sapphire-custom-huge budget, in the matter of hours I refocused on a simple solitaire I could reset later on. We put the bulk of our budget in a really beautiful, F-color 1.22ct Asscher set in platinum (I'm allergic to nickel, so white gold was ruled out). After picking the stone, I selected my solitaire setting in about 30 seconds.... I figured, "I'm going to change it anyway, and it's just a solitaire! How complicated could it be?" Bad move. Now that I actually have it on my finger, I'm unhappy. My style has always been on the more eclectic/unique side (as evidenced by the initial sapphire hunt) as opposed to uber classic and commercial. Somehow the solitaire I picked is all the things I didn't want.... bulky, sitting up high, boxy... it looks like it could have come from Jared's. It makes the stone look smaller, in my opinion. I think the band is about 5mm, and my ring size is a 6.
So my issue is as follows: I want to reset my ring, ASAP. I have credit at the store where we purchased the ring in the form of my current setting (950 platinum). I LOVE the art deco look (the original sapphire ring was going to be a riff on a Tiffany design from the 20s), and so I asked for millgrain on my solitaire as my unique twist. As you can see from the pic, it's so slight it almost looks like a mistake! I'd like to keep a deco vibe in my ultimate reset. The way I see it, I have two options: I can switch for a lighter solitaire setting with essentially no additional cost. I'm thinking maybe a very thin yellow gold band, white gold basket with a little filigree detail on the shank? OR, option 2 would be to sink in some additional $$$ (I'd be willing to pitch in maybe 3-4K) to create/purchase an ideal setting that I would want to wear for a loooong time, because any solitaire would ultimately be temporary. I have been dreaming of a baguette halo with a plain shank to really amp up my relatively small Asscher, as it faces up around 1ct... very bottom heavy stone.
I love LM and have contacted him about some of his Asscher settings. He doesn't want to do any of his French or carre cut side settings with my stone since the proportions wouldn't be great (small stone syndrome!). I DON'T like pave, and would prefer a more vintage look, hence the baguette halo desire. However, I think he is out of my price range. VC seems to have the same issue with cost and style availability. Please offer any advice you have! I really want to love what I have on my finger. My current setting is below.
Here are my inspiration pics for a solitaire (D&T's):
And inspiration for the more fun overhaul
(first is PriceScope mod pic): 
My favorite ER style still is with two baguettes flanking a solitaire. I have never regretted this setting for my ER. It looks like an engagement ring and will always look like an engagement ring. For more blingy options I used more elaborate settings for my RHR diamonds or colored stones. BTW those baquettes in your photo look really cool and not so straight cut.
. They'd have to cut the stones to match the setting/my stone instead of just grabbing their stock setting and modifying the basket. Are french cuts really that out of the box??? I think I'll have to go with the stock option, since that minor tweak isn't worth the price to me.
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