MissElizabeth
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2012
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- 57
Hi all!
I recently bought a preloved marquise that's about 0.25 ct with the intention of having it set east-west in a milgrain bezel pendant on a pretty short chain (hollow of the neck, ~15"). I reached out to a local bench to get a quote, and they responded back that this is not a 'feasible' design due to the potential for flipping. I asked about sliding vs. fixed, single vs double attachment point, etc and they seem very adamant that I should not pursue this design choice.
Am I crazy for thinking this isn't true? I have seen, obviously, many examples of rounds in the same design, but also examples of ovals which I feel would have roughly the same weight distribution/profile. My next thought is to reach out to BGD to inquire about a modified Barbara setting, but want to check in here for your opinions first.
Do you think this is a 'feasible' setting choice? I'm already pretty full up on my finger real estate as I don't rotate at all, so don't want to fall back to that option.
Indicative photo provided here, though obviously with different materials.

Thanks!
MissElizabeth
I recently bought a preloved marquise that's about 0.25 ct with the intention of having it set east-west in a milgrain bezel pendant on a pretty short chain (hollow of the neck, ~15"). I reached out to a local bench to get a quote, and they responded back that this is not a 'feasible' design due to the potential for flipping. I asked about sliding vs. fixed, single vs double attachment point, etc and they seem very adamant that I should not pursue this design choice.
Am I crazy for thinking this isn't true? I have seen, obviously, many examples of rounds in the same design, but also examples of ovals which I feel would have roughly the same weight distribution/profile. My next thought is to reach out to BGD to inquire about a modified Barbara setting, but want to check in here for your opinions first.
Do you think this is a 'feasible' setting choice? I'm already pretty full up on my finger real estate as I don't rotate at all, so don't want to fall back to that option.
Indicative photo provided here, though obviously with different materials.

Thanks!
MissElizabeth