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sera

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OK... so what I had planned was a thin 3-sided pave e-ring and w-band which I would stack with a thin gemstone ring that I could change around. I also wanted to do stacking rings so that when I couldn't wear the e-ring, I would have a couple bands I could choose from.

I also fell in love with the Ritani single shared prong, except for the side profile. It was so delicate, feminine and sparkly. If I used it as the e-ring, I would need a custom head. Then, would I do the pave bands on either side? Or two Ritanis with the pave in the center and also switch out with gemstone stacking rings?

So, I kept flipflopping between those.... pave+ritani+pave or ritani+pave+rintani ...until I learned 3-sided pave shouldn't be next to something.
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SOOOOO.... what I'm thinking now (btw, I have a .99 Princess of Hearts for a center) is...

just go with a 3-sided pave 3 stone ring and do stacking rings on the right hand? If I go with this option, I would also consider a Simon G ring.

a 5 stone (mind you not a sapphire but my square diamond) with maybe some pave on the head and a 3-sided pave band

or the band with a solitaire but only one of them having pave on the sides (would this be safe or would both need to have pave only on the top?)

or a pave e-ring with a Ritani band (perhaps with a bezel round side stone or something to make them kinda match but I don't need matchy-matchy).

or something else?
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My eyes are red and puffy from staring at rings online. My brain is tired from obsessing and flipflopping.
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Besides being indecisive, just about everything I envisioned is a no-can-do. ugh. I guess I should add, I do not want a plain band solitaire.

What do you suggest?
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OK, I'm going to bed now so that I can re-dream all these options over and over again and wake up not any closer to a decision, lol.
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Here are the pics in the links

3 stone

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5 stone

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band

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solitaire

leonsolitaire.jpg
 
Ritani single shared prong (the pic does not do this ring justice).

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This is essentially the look of the bands that was my inspiration... to have two 3-side pave rings with a thin band between that could be changed out.

I really like the bands without the edges like this and the solitaire and band by Leon rather than the one with edges like in the 3 stone.

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I am so unsure... please, share your suggestions.
I am leaning towards 3-sided pave 3 stone e-ring and then on the right hand do the stacking rings.

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I think all the settings are really magnificent but if it were me I would be inclined to go the Leon 5 stone (the one with the sapphire but with your diamond) with pave it would look beautiful i''m sure even the way it is it is gorgeous :)
 
Gah! I gave myself a migraine looking at settings yesterday myself.
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I love the 3 stone LM, but I think I''d really prefer it without the 3 sided pave. Three sided pave is such a waste IMO, and so darned unworkable with other rings, and I like to mix and match and stack on my ring finger. The 5 stone solves the pave problem though. It''s just hard to picture it with a square stone, but I like having the different shapes of stones, the variety. I''d probably go with the 5 stone as it seems the most flexible to work with so far. I am no help whatsoever!
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Well, I do prefer the trap+round to the bullet even though the sidestone shapes on both rings are similar. So, if I went with the 3-stone, I would most likely have a trap rather than a bullet (and possibly a 5stone by adding that little round).
 
Date: 10/5/2007 1:00:58 AM
Author: lyra
Gah! I gave myself a migraine looking at settings yesterday myself.
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I love the 3 stone LM, but I think I''d really prefer it without the 3 sided pave. Three sided pave is such a waste IMO, and so darned unworkable with other rings, and I like to mix and match and stack on my ring finger. The 5 stone solves the pave problem though. It''s just hard to picture it with a square stone, but I like having the different shapes of stones, the variety. I''d probably go with the 5 stone as it seems the most flexible to work with so far. I am no help whatsoever!
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lol... sadly you sound like me! Seriously, my eyes are PUFFY from looking- they are totally strained! I know most people aren''t really bothered by what''s on the side or not... but I have a ring with engraving on 3 sides and I notice that side view a lot. I could settle for pave just on the baskets... but it looks so pretty on the side... even if it''s just 3 on each side.

Even a 3-side and 1-side pave couldn''t be worn together? the girdles on the top sides would be rubbing?
 
As pretty as it is ... three-sided pave is just not practical for everyday wear (IMHO). Period. Not beside another ring, not all on its own. It''s fragile. You''re going to lose stones. You will probably regret choosing something so high maintanence.

The Ritani sets seem sturdier to me ... haven''t heard of folks losing stones ... yet they are pretty & sparkly too.

Also -- are you *really* sure you''re okay with a two-handed plan?? Rings on my right hand bother me & get a lot more banged around, wet, gross etc than my left-hand wedding set.

People can get sucked into fantasy land dreaming up these "dream rings" -- only to be back BEFORE the wedding re-setting, w/lost stones, etc etc. Really be tough with yourself is my advice. What is practical -- not just what suits your fancy this very instant in time ... and what is going to work for you day in & day out for a long time?
 
Date: 10/5/2007 1:11:05 AM
Author: decodelighted
As pretty as it is ... three-sided pave is just not practical for everyday wear (IMHO). Period. Not beside another ring, not all on its own. It''s fragile. You''re going to lose stones. You will probably regret choosing something so high maintanence.


The Ritani sets seem sturdier to me ... haven''t heard of folks losing stones ... yet they are pretty & sparkly too.


Also -- are you *really* sure you''re okay with a two-handed plan?? Rings on my right hand bother me & get a lot more banged around, wet, gross etc than my left-hand wedding set.


People can get sucked into fantasy land dreaming up these ''dream rings'' -- only to be back BEFORE the wedding re-setting, w/lost stones, etc etc. Really be tough with yourself is my advice. What is practical -- not just what suits your fancy this very instant in time ... and what is going to work for you day in & day out for a long time?
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RHR don''t bother me at all... I usually have one on and I am pretty compulsive about being gentle with them. What did bother me was a moderate size shared prong (I bought a cheapy silver set of 3 to try out).

What would be practical would be the 5 stone with a Ritani w-band or Ritani e-ring and w-band. But OMG that w-band by Leon is so gorgeous lol.
 
I gotta ditto Deco.

I know you love the look of the three sided pave. And I think it would be a great addition to have as a RHR. But for everyday... I adore that five stone you posted. Or a Ritani.
 
as another 3 sided pave lover, i wouldn''t do it for an everyday e-ring. one-sided, sure I''d take the risk but 3 sided, no way. I like the Leon 5 stone if you''re going for that type of look. I have seen and tried on the Ritani in person and agree the pics do not do it justice, it was stunning in person. I also tried on the endless love Ritani at the same time and was surprised how much I prefered the blingyness of the single prong rings. is there any way for you to go somewhere to try on the combo''s you like to see which really appeals to you in person?
 
ditto what others have said about 3-sided pave. It's not practical. You are going to be tearing your hair out replacing missing stones every few months and three-sided pave has rubbing issues. With one-sided stones still fall out, but the frequency is much much lower. I looooove the leon five stone by the way. You could stack one-sided pave stones on each side.
 
Leon will tell you that his rings are made to be worn alone. You especially cannot wear another ring with a 3-sided pave ring. I adore that sapphire ring! Not sure how I'd like it with a square PoH, though.

The Ritani ring with matching wedding band would be far more wearable.
 
I was just thinking there would probably be one exception to wearing 3-sided pave and a 3-sided pave wedding band next to each other that I would make and that would be a Michael b set. They were designed to be worn together and according to pearlmans and some other retailers I talked to about it at one time neither have had real issues. But, they are still rings that would have to be babied and worn during appropriate times, they are not a 24/7 set that can handle daily wear and tear which would include working out in them and other rough on the hands activities. I think if you are looking for a more durable everyday 24/7 the Ritani would be a much better choice.

ETA: i believe islanddreams has the micheal b 3-sided set and has not had any problems and wears them together. I also know gingerbcookie has a Leon 3 sided pave e-ring and had him make the matching 3-sided band although he will recommend not wearing them next to each other, she does anyway. Maybe she'll chime in and let us know how her set is holding up.
 
Well, it sounds unanimous- no 3-sided pave for everyday. I'm not really surprised at that response- it's pretty much what I figured, but I was still hoping! lol Thanks for all your opinions!

Some day I will get one for a RHR.
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Date: 10/5/2007 9:28:46 AM
Author: mrssalvo
as another 3 sided pave lover, i wouldn't do it for an everyday e-ring. one-sided, sure I'd take the risk but 3 sided, no way. I like the Leon 5 stone if you're going for that type of look. I have seen and tried on the Ritani in person and agree the pics do not do it justice, it was stunning in person. I also tried on the endless love Ritani at the same time and was surprised how much I prefered the blingyness of the single prong rings. is there any way for you to go somewhere to try on the combo's you like to see which really appeals to you in person?
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I did try on the Ritani- I loved it! I didn't like the side view and that the basket/prongs were just kinda blah (and for Ritani to do a custom head, the quote from Pearlman's was about $1000+ if I remember correctly
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). It looked really good on and the single prong made it appear so much more delicate with each diamond clearly seen. I also loved a few of the Simon G.

I think I will go back, try to find something similar enough to the 5-stone style and see what I think of it. I should Photoshop a square diamond center with scaled down traps and see if I still like it.

I will try on the Ritani again- I don't recall them having the wband. I'm not sure if I would like it for both the e-ring and w-band, though I could sometimes put a 1 side pave between them, right? Or on either side of the e-ring like was mentioned about the 5-stone?

I think I would like the 5-stone with a Ritani wedding band.
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Though really not what I had envisioned, I'm sure it will look nice.
 
Date: 10/5/2007 6:14:04 PM
Author: mrssalvo
I was just thinking there would probably be one exception to wearing 3-sided pave and a 3-sided pave wedding band next to each other that I would make and that would be a Michael b set. They were designed to be worn together and according to pearlmans and some other retailers I talked to about it at one time neither have had real issues. But, they are still rings that would have to be babied and worn during appropriate times, they are not a 24/7 set that can handle daily wear and tear which would include working out in them and other rough on the hands activities. I think if you are looking for a more durable everyday 24/7 the Ritani would be a much better choice.


ETA: i believe islanddreams has the micheal b 3-sided set and has not had any problems and wears them together. I also know gingerbcookie has a Leon 3 sided pave e-ring and had him make the matching 3-sided band although he will recommend not wearing them next to each other, she does anyway. Maybe she''ll chime in and let us know how her set is holding up.
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I looked at Michael B... beautiful, but I think they were out of the budget.
I saw a set on Leon''s site. No matter what other rings I looked at... I always kept coming back to that idea.

A few hours ago I was sure I would get the 5-stone... but if I''m going to get a plain band, I don''t see the point in going to a big expense (though I thought the double claw prongs on a clipped corner would be really nice). IDK, I guess I''m just not totally in love with that ring for an e-ring (as is for a RHR I would love it).

I would love to hear from those who have the 3-sided pave... if they have regrets or are glad they went with what they wanted despite it being impractical.
 
I really love that 5 stone
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Date: 10/6/2007 4:31:42 AM
Author: sera
I thought the double claw prongs on a clipped corner would be really nice
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FWIW -- Don''t count on Leon agreeing to do a double claw prong on a .99 POH ... he believes in single claws for stones of that size.

Sera, you''ve really got to see stuff on your actual hands. What I liked in my "head" versus on my "hand" was WORLDS APART. I think you''ll be suprised.
 
Regarding the double prongs from Leon, I have a 1.29 asscher set by Leon in double claw prongs. The entire clipped corner is covered by the prong. If the clipped corner was any smaller the prong would be too big. They'd probably need to see the stone and then decide whether their is enough room on the corner to use the double prong. And although I really like the double prong I wouldn't mind the single prong which would show a little more of the corners of my stone.

When looking at Leon's website keep in mind many of those rings are made with 2-4 carat stones. The proportions look very different with a 1 carat.

This is a photo of gingerBcookie's ring. I believe Leon made the milgrain raised so the stones wouldn't rub. There is a thread called Leon Mege where everyone who has a ring from Leon has posted a picture. If you haven't already looked at it check it out.

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Thanks for the pic and the info. I just love those rings!

Hopefully the double claw would work, but it's not the end of the world if it doesn't- even his single claw prongs I like and would be happy with since they are so delicate looking.

When looking at Leon's site I always look at the size of the center stone and take that into consideration. I know the stones on the site are typically over 2ct, but I know he does work on many stones that are only 1ct like mine. I know he would tell me what would and wouldn't work with that size of stone, and he would proportion the side diamonds and melee accordingly.

I have looked at the Leon thread- I had never read anything about raised milgrain! That would solve the problem of them rubbing together, but I would still have the problem of it not being a 24/7 ring. Though, I would be very careful with it because I am forever conscious of the nerve damage in my left hand/wrist, so I baby it.
 
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