Different types of pavé setting help!!

[cchloe]

I am brainstorming on an ering setting for my stone. I always knew that there was a specific type of pavé that I loved, and one that I knew wasn't for me, but didn't know they had names until now. The pavé that I really love is the traditional bright cut pavé and the one that I know is not for me is more of the v-cut/fishtail/belgium type.

My problem is that I want to get a multi-row halo setting, but I prefer a different kind of pavé for the halo! I want the shank to be a thin, dainty and tapered version of this 3 sided traditional bright cut pavé Neil Lane ring:



But I want the halo to be like these double/multiple row halo Steven Kirsch rings:





Is this combination going to look odd? any examples of this done on another ring? Should i just pick one type of pavé style and stick to it for the whole ring

 

[Gypsy]

It's not a look I favor, but it is popular as evidenced by the many settings out there that do it. Only you can decide if you like it for you.

Here are some settings that mix pave styles. See what you think.

http://www.gabrielny.com/engaged/style/ER6989W44JJ
http://www.gabrielny.com/engaged/style/ER7279PT4JJ
http://www.gabrielny.com/engaged/style/ER7500W44JJ
http://www.gabrielny.com/engaged/style/ER7278PT4JJ
http://www.gabrielny.com/engaged/style/ER8932W44JJ
http://www.gabrielny.com/engaged/style/ER8872W44JJ

You do realize that with a 3 sided pave shank, your ring will be a standalone, and that you won't be able to wear a band next to it?

 

[cchloe]

Before I look at these links, I just had to point out that I have the dog version of your cat

 

[cchloe]

Those links were dead-on what I was looking for, thank you so much for those. My original love is the Tacori 2620, which I think must have been the inspiration for at least the first one, and now I guess it explains why I am so drawn to that idea.

I also started to realize what you mentioned about the three sided pavé. Is it because the band will damage the side of the pavéd e-ring? What about the daintiest band? What about a half pavé and half engraved look like this other Neil Lane?

 

[Gypsy]

Those links were dead-on what I was looking for, thank you so much for those. My original love is the Tacori 2620, which I think must have been the inspiration for at least the first one, and now I guess it explains why I am so drawn to that idea.

I also started to realize what you mentioned about the three sided pavé. Is it because the band will damage the side of the pavéd e-ring? What about the daintiest band? What about a half pavé and half engraved look like this other Neil Lane?

Your dog is adorable.

The problem is having the pave on the side facing the other ring. You will either need to wear a spacer (which could damage the diamonds on the pave) or you will need the ring to be stand alone.


I would skip any three sided pave on the shank. If you like engraving, have that on the shank instead.

 

[distracts]

I have a three-sided pave e-ring. I have a plain band for usual wear with it and will be getting a spacer to wear between it and the three-sided pave wedding ring (I know, PS, I know, but it's sooooo sparkly!). At least with my ring, the plain band doesn't touch the diamonds on the side because there's a gap due to the basket. You can try jamming them together as hard as you want and there's still a gap. It's not really visible at all but they definitely don't touch until the back where there's no pave (mine is half-eternity). (And yes, I'm not married yet but randomly wear the wedding bands around at home. Because prettiness.) But I also specifically picked a plain ring that looked like it didn't touch diamonds/prongs, and it's lower than the profile of the e-ring so no twisting action could make them rub at the top - plus I can still see the diamonds on the side.

But the caveat here is that since I'm not married yet they don't get worn together much and I'll know much better how this worked out in twenty years. Theoretically it sounds good to me though. I swear I've read every PS thread on three-sided pave that there is, but not many of them (any of them?) have actual real-world examples from three-sided pave worn next to a plain band, mainly just horror stories from three-sided pave worn next to three-sided pave (a definite no!). eta: Except you CAN always have the rings soldered together to prevent rubbing/damage if you really want to go that route. Many real world people do, but I don't know of any PS regulars that have their rings soldered together.

A pic, you can kind of see the tiny gap:


I think another concern is that a three-sided pave ring will need a lot of babying and a LOT of cleaning, so don't do it if you're not ready for that.

And Gypsy, I don't think a spacer would damage the diamonds. The beads that hold them, sure, but the diamonds themselves?

 

[cchloe]

That set is beautiful! I just googled ring spacer and I think that looks like a perfect solution. Does anyone have any specific links to damage done on 3 sided pavé? And I'm also in the same boat as you, the three sided pavé is just so enticing and sparkly, it is hard to resist and go for the more logical option of no pavé sides.

 

[distracts]

Does anyone have any specific links to damage done on 3 sided pavé?

I would search on PS for three-sided pave damage, and variations on that. That's what I did. One big problem is that if you wear two three-sided pave bands next to each other, the diamonds chip each other so the diamonds all along the side get really, really damaged over time. The diamonds will also wear at the beads holding the other diamonds in, which will lead to diamonds falling out. I don't know if wearing a plain band next to it would do this, but my guess would be not significantly/it would take a much longer time as long as it's the same metal. Another issue - not linked to wearing another ring - is that everywhere there's a diamond on the shank, there's not metal, so what you've done to your band with three-sided pave is essentially swiss-cheesed it by putting holes everywhere, which makes it much more delicate than a non-pave or one-sided pave band of the same size. I would absolutely not get three-sided pave all the way around for that reason - the bottom of the band encounters much more damaging situations than the top.

 

[cchloe]

That is very true, you bring up a lot of good points. Thanks for the tips, now I feel like I can make a much more educated decision on which style and design to go for!