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Patooty

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Hey All,

So I found a setting at Spence that I really like, but haven't been able to find the same one online.
I do however think that buying online is a much better option for my diamond. It seems I'll be able to get a much better, much bigger diamond at a bit of a better price as well. I wanted to get my setting and diamond in one place so it all came to me together as one ring.

Sounds like custom rings is the way to go right? I was just curious about... how precisely can I expect the custom setting to match the setting that I found in person? And my other question.. I was originally set on ordering from JamesAllen but I read(in passing) that some users wouldn't get their custom rings there and would use WhiteFlash instead? Why is that?

Some of the ring details... (Picture will be below, I just wanted to call some things out)
- The band itself is quite thin
- It is an engagement ring + wedding band matching pair (At Spence they called them interlocking rings). Note: I would want to get the wedding band made as well.
- The engagement ring, in addition to the main diamond, is also set with "three full cut round diamonds 0.045twt SI-2 clarity HIJ color; three full cut round diamonds 0.045twt SI1-2 clarity HIJ color". This means there are a total of 7 diamonds (six side diamonds + the main one). The side diamonds are smaller as you can see from the total weight and much cheaper as you can see from the color/clarity.
- I liked the way that the ring resembles a flower
- The items pictured are the ring with a 0.3ct diamond. I'm hoping to bump this up to 0.4ct. As for the side diamonds... should I get an "upgrade" on the colour/clarity? I'm not sure if it would make a big difference...

- I'm open to the idea of a non-custom ring as well if it matches these criteria
1. Resembles a flower
2. Has a matching wedding band
3. Not a regular circle shape (Not sure how to describe this... some terminology enlightenment would be much appreciated!)
4. Has a thin band
5. Has supporting diamonds in addition to the main one

I've attached some pictures to help communicate my message... The yellow gold ring is a catalogue picture. The rings I'm interested in will actually be in white gold.

Catalog picture


Wedding Band


Engagement Ring


Wedding Ring + Engagement Ring together

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It's always easier to find a stock setting than get something custom made. I think this ring is unique, but not SO unique you wouldn't be able to find something similar online. There are great hunters here who might be able to help you find something.

If you do end up going custom, if the ring you've posted is a copyrighted design, the jeweler re-creating it will need to change the design by (I think) 20%. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong here, I'm not looking any of this up and going off memory. If it's not copyrighted, it's still hard to guarantee something will look "exactly" like another setting. I've had custom work done that I've been disappointed with, and I've had custom work done that was the greatest thing I've ever seen. It just depends.

You also don't mention your budget for the setting - getting something custom made is typically more expensive than finding a stock setting. You have a lot of options! Hopefully some with chime in with good stock options for you. :)
 
That's actually wonderful to hear!
Getting a stock ring means that returns are that much easier. I haven't been able to find a place that I would for sure be able to return my ring if the custom design didn't turn out the way that I wanted. Any suggestions on places to start looking that have a wide variety of styles?
 
Sorry I'm not used to shopping for jewelry and I know my descriptions can be less then stellar, but thanks for helping me to think about it in a different way.

I like those suggestions that you put up...
I guess what I want is:
- a matching wedding band + ering
- a non-circle shape for the rings
- side diamonds that, in a way, "surround" the centre diamond
- a centre diamond that sits slightly high and is held by 6 prongs that, if viewed straight on, slightly overlap the diamond
 
After going through a bunch of pictures of other rings, I think one of the things that I like about this ring is the fact that the ering's side diamonds surround the centre diamond on one side, while the wedding band's diamonds surround it on the other side
 
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