Five stone setting dilemma-BGD or WF & Trellis or Uprong

[woofmama]

HI PSers

I am having a five stone made after the holidays. It is marking two special occasions for me: my 50th b-day in June and the five year anniversary of starting my business. I originally wanted to get an asscher eternity for the big 5-0 but have obsessively drooled over the five stone ring thread since finding PS and completely fell head-over-heels in major love with my 1.00 ctw studs from BGD.
So MRBs it is, for this ring. I guarantee I'll still do an asscher project, perhaps next year I promised DH no more major jewelry purchases until next December.

The lovely Ajldewey was selling her .68 ctw WF ACA studs. AGS0 I VS2 .34ct each so I bought them, realizing the price per diamond was much lower than current market price. Then I was playing around on JA looking at matching diamonds and came across two AGS0 True Hearts stones with the same specs as my other recent purchase. They were priced exceptionally low, as in a $240 savings per stone!
I called on them right away and there was a bit of confusion, but the rep hunted them down and found out they were a recent buy-back & got them approved to sell to me at the much lower price

So with-in two weeks time I have collected four of my five stone diamonds, all I VS2 ASG0, three are .34ct and one is .33ct.
Very happy with my diamond hunting skills on this project!

Here is where I would like opinions, please. I think I will end up going with BGD for my setting and have the ring made in platinum.

I can not, for the life of me decide which setting to go with! I love the Trellis Band Version 2, and there is one owned by butterfly17 in the five stone thread with the exact specs as mine which I have looked at dozens of times.
But I also love the Nightingale uprong and prefer very sleek modern settings. Another thought, if I get the Nightingale I can have alexandrite as the tiny sidestones, since that is my birthstone. It would be very cool to have such a rare gemstone even if it is just barely a chip
There won't be any remakes for this ring, so I need to get it right the first time.
Thoughts?

 

[Niel]

I like the Nightingale. I think the side stones are just fun.

 

[sparks1007]

I like the Nightingale. I think the side stones are just fun.

+1

 

[Cozystitches]

Ok, originally I was going to post Trellis ALL the way, however with your awesome idea on the Nightingale with the side stones I have changed my mind!!! I love the sentimentality that you can add with your birthstone! Go Team Nightingale!!!

 

[swingirl]

The Nightingale highlights the diamonds very nicely. The trellis seems to bring the focus more to the metal. Either choice will make a beautiful and substantial bling--I mean ring!!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I like the Nightingale, but I LOVE the Sally because I think the shank is much prettier.

http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/wedding-and-anniversary-bands/eternity-bands/sally-18k-white-gold-5395w18

 

[woofmama]

Thanks to all who replied so far. I was very busy with work the last few days and didn't get back to this thread.

So this morning I opened a thread from SMTB on each setting style. I wanted my DH to weigh in on which he likes.
He loves the Trellis version b. He didn't like the uprong at all. I was still unsure which to choose and he still feels I should get whatever I like. But it does sway my vote

So if I go with the Trellis I can afford to have it made in Platinum. Due to the higher cost of the Nightingale and Sally(thanks DS!)
I would have to go with WG.
I am considering having a tiny alexandrite put inside the shank. Not sure if it's worth the extra cost & above all else I'm practical so I most likely won't.

Here is the link to butterfly 17's ring : [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/brian-gavin-bgd-five-stone-trellis-band-is-here.141870/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/brian-gavin-bgd-five-stone-trellis-band-is-here.141870/[/URL]

If I go Trellis mine will look identical, same size and color stones. Though butterfly does have smaller ring size than me.
I'm a 7.25.

Any further thoughts from anyone?

 

[Asscherhalo_lover]

Maybe you could go custom they they could find a way to incorporate the side stones into the Sally?

 

[move1986]

Thanks to all who replied so far. I was very busy with work the last few days and didn't get back to this thread.

So this morning I opened a thread from SMTB on each setting style. I wanted my DH to weigh in on which he likes.
He loves the Trellis version b. He didn't like the uprong at all. I was still unsure which to choose and he still feels I should get whatever I like. But it does sway my vote

So if I go with the Trellis I can afford to have it made in Platinum. Due to the higher cost of the Nightingale and Sally(thanks DS!)
I would have to go with WG.
I am considering having a tiny alexandrite put inside the shank. Not sure if it's worth the extra cost & above all else I'm practical so I most likely won't.

Here is the link to butterfly 17's ring : [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/brian-gavin-bgd-five-stone-trellis-band-is-here.141870/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/brian-gavin-bgd-five-stone-trellis-band-is-here.141870/[/URL]

If I go Trellis mine will look identical, same size and color stones. Though butterfly does have smaller ring size than me.
I'm a 7.25.

Any further thoughts from anyone?

I have the same issue as you. My husband also like the trellis band II and don't like the U prong design at all.