I've just recently purchased a 1 carat diamond, and the appraiser made a side comment that really stuck out in my head: "Now is the time to upgrade the stone if you wanted to", in the sense that it's less work and less expensive to have decided on the stone before it gets mounted in the setting.
I spoke with my jeweler, and they said that changing the mounting on the Scott Kay setting I had chosen wouldn't be a problem if I decided to go bigger at a later date. Is this true? I'm inclined to think it's like getting major repair done on a car. Sure, the car may look the same, but it really isn't the same or doesn't quite "work" the same. Would I be jeopardizing the integrity/stability of the setting (not sure what the actual terms are for rings) by going from 1 carat to 1.2ish later on? If it really is no big deal to change the mounting, I'll wait until later to do it.
Here's a picture of the setting. I'm considering going from my current 1 ct to somewhere between 1.15 to 1.25.
Also, the website where I found this picture says this setting "was designed for a 1 carat stone". Does this mean then that I shouldn't go larger than a carat?
Thanks!
I spoke with my jeweler, and they said that changing the mounting on the Scott Kay setting I had chosen wouldn't be a problem if I decided to go bigger at a later date. Is this true? I'm inclined to think it's like getting major repair done on a car. Sure, the car may look the same, but it really isn't the same or doesn't quite "work" the same. Would I be jeopardizing the integrity/stability of the setting (not sure what the actual terms are for rings) by going from 1 carat to 1.2ish later on? If it really is no big deal to change the mounting, I'll wait until later to do it.
Here's a picture of the setting. I'm considering going from my current 1 ct to somewhere between 1.15 to 1.25.
Also, the website where I found this picture says this setting "was designed for a 1 carat stone". Does this mean then that I shouldn't go larger than a carat?
Thanks!
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