Ditto. My jeweler has only repolished the inside of baskets and replaced pave prongs that may not be the best. Otherwise, he''s always been pretty impressed with the cost:value quality from LOGR and now, Jewe2004/Jewelryhoo.
I have that setting. I will tell you how it looks when I get it. I am changing both the stone size and the ring size. They are usually pretty good about it.
Is there a gold mark inside the ring that could give us a clue? Rose gold can vary in color depending on the amount of gold content and the particular alloy(s) used. A higher carat weight yellow gold will be a richer and deeper in tone. I know this generalization is practically useless to you, though.
I''m feeling sort of conflicted now about the setting. What I thought I was pretty set on (for the time being at least) is making me wonder if it''s going to allow the stone to catch enough light . . . and now I''m a little hesitant about yellow vs rose gold thanks to my buttercup ring!
I know exactly what you mean - I agonize over every decision too, and I drive my DH and jeweler nuts when I''m picking out new jewelry. Do you have any jewelry stores near you that might have some settings you could try? I''m sure you won''t find many that will actually fit your stone, but you could at least hold them next to each other to see the color combo. And if you''re going with a more open setting, there will be less gold next to your stone anyway. It''s a dilemma, but at least it''s a good dilemma.Date: 6/26/2009 10:20:09 PM
Author: fierypyropixy
Verrrrry interesting. It certainly resembles both the star and sickle, even though it''s not as close or as relative, size-wise.
Argh - I tend to get v.ocd and anal-retentive about details and controlling them in a project like this (you don''t even want to KNOW how I approached decorating our new house -- I was a tense whirlwind nightmare of coordinating paint swatches and granite countertops and drapes, OH MY). So suddenly questioning what I thought was a form of rose gold that I have personal experience with threw me all out of whack today.
Just now, though, I realized that I''ve been looking at YOUR thread about the LOGR rose gold setting with the pale morganite, and seeing the amethyst you placed in it for fun pretty much solidified that it will work as well with mine. I just have to UNCLENCH! LOL
Date: 6/26/2009 10:39:23 PM
Author: cellentani
I know exactly what you mean - I agonize over every decision too, and I drive my DH and jeweler nuts when I''m picking out new jewelry. Do you have any jewelry stores near you that might have some settings you could try? I''m sure you won''t find many that will actually fit your stone, but you could at least hold them next to each other to see the color combo. And if you''re going with a more open setting, there will be less gold next to your stone anyway. It''s a dilemma, but at least it''s a good dilemma.Date: 6/26/2009 10:20:09 PM
Author: fierypyropixy
Verrrrry interesting. It certainly resembles both the star and sickle, even though it''s not as close or as relative, size-wise.
Argh - I tend to get v.ocd and anal-retentive about details and controlling them in a project like this (you don''t even want to KNOW how I approached decorating our new house -- I was a tense whirlwind nightmare of coordinating paint swatches and granite countertops and drapes, OH MY). So suddenly questioning what I thought was a form of rose gold that I have personal experience with threw me all out of whack today.
Just now, though, I realized that I''ve been looking at YOUR thread about the LOGR rose gold setting with the pale morganite, and seeing the amethyst you placed in it for fun pretty much solidified that it will work as well with mine. I just have to UNCLENCH! LOL
When I was deciding on a setting for my morganite, I wasn''t sure how rose gold would look on my skin, so I picked a setting with diamonds on the shank so that I would see mostly white on my finger. I''d even thought about going 2-tone: rose gold head, white gold shank, but I''m happy (still!) with how it turned out.
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