Desperately in need of setting help!

[jimmyab]

Hello all-

This is my first time posting here so I hope that I do not come off as sounding naive. My soon to be significant other is set on getting a designer setting for a round brilliant with some side stones. We have looked at Tacori, but I am looking for advice on what settings are better than others when it comes to "names", and what can I work with to stay within my budget for the setting and an approximately (maybe a bit over) 1ct. round for around $10K. Thanks so much to all that reply, I cannot express enough gratitude for any of the help / advice that I receive.

 

[Griffin]

Oh god help us. It's not Friday already, is it?

 

[jimmyab]

Hey, thanks so much for your advice, and the uncanny wit that you threw in there...priceless, just added all the more to the solid help that you provided.

 

[Hest88]

Sorry, Jimmy. What Griffin is referring to is a heated debate over Tiffany that traditionally happens on Fridays.

To answer your question, $10K for a 1 carat give you a lot of wiggle room. A lot. You wouldn't have to spend more than $6k for the stone, give or take, if you stay around 1 carat and are looking for an ideal cut with a fairly high color and clarity. You probably would be able to afford the stone and all but the top-tier brand-name settings.

Could you give us an idea of what styles you're looking for? A lot of ppl here like the sleek, classic styles of Vatche, but if you're looking at Tacori you're looking at more ornate rings right?

 

[caratgirl]

Tacori settings are very beautiful and quite pricey, so if you go with that, I think you can spend about $6.5K on the stone, give or take a few hundred. This is dependent on the style, of course, if more or larger stones are in the setting.