found a pic of bagillion next to baguette

[icelovr]

I think this pic. helps to see the difference in the cuts...they make them tapered too...I think they are so much more lively than baguettes...

 

[winyan]

Hi icelvr...

If they are the stones inlaid in the first two rows of the illustration, they rather remind me of tiny radiants, rather than bagettes.

JMO.

win

 

[icelovr]

Hi Win -
I agree - I am looking for something to put in a 3 stone - at the end of the setting. One jeweler suggester baguettes - but I fear they will be too dead. I started searching and found these - how do you think they would look in a setting like this...with a 2ct center?...baguettes or bagillions? - or neither is ok too

 

[caratgirl]

My ering setting has rounds next to the center and baguettes next to those. I like the look a lot. The baguettes are definitely not sparkly, but they have a good cut with a lot of light return, so they never look dead, very bright. I do keep the ring clean, though. The jeweler warned me that baguettes will look really bad when dirty. I think they add just the right amount of 'finish' to my ring, so that it doesn't look like a typical 3-stone ring (I had that look and it just didn't suit me).

 

[icelady]

Hi Icelovr,

As Win remarked, I think the bagillion does look like small radiant cuts. Very pretty, but I don't know if the tapered version would look as nice as the rectangle. Like Caratgirl, I also have baguettes (tapered) and if they are kept really clean, then they have a lot of fire to them and are quite beautiful the way they reflect light like a prism.

I love the second setting you posted. Could you tell me who is the maker? It is very pretty!

Thanks and good luck!

 

[ClownFishFunk]

I like the "bagillions" or small radiants better than the baguettes. The setting you posted is very lovely, and I think it would look great with the radiants. I've seen a lot of settings like that *with* baguettes so the radiants would be a great alternative for a less common look.
If you are unsure, getting the radiants much just be a safer route to go, as just about everyone loves that kind of sparkle. Just my thoughts, hope this helps. Enjoy deciding!

 

[icelovr]

I'm not really sure who makes it - I found it at solomonbrothers.com SKU #84005...I like that it's different, but not trendy - not a basket setting, but not goofy frilly either...decisions...decisions...baguettes..bagillions..baguettes... bagillions...maybe i will ask the jeweler to get both in and compare them - is that to obnoxious?

 

[icelady]

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On 3/7/2004 11:48:51 AM icelovr wrote:

either...decisions...decisions...baguettes..bagillions..baguettes... bagillions...maybe i will ask the jeweler to get both in and compare them - is that to obnoxious?----------------

Icelovr,

I don't think that is too obnoxious at all! I would want to see for myself and compare also!

 

[Griffin]

Anything that takes the place of a baguette has my vote! Nasty, dead looking things they are.

In my opinion as a designer, the best location for a baguette is on another firms ring....