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Rough_Rock
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Hi everyone 
Last summer, I posted this thread about engagement ring selection and compromise: [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/how-much-compromise-with-e-ring.223422/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/how-much-compromise-with-e-ring.223422/[/URL] I want to thank everyone for their thoughtful feedback and helpful ideas. My bf and I had a great talk about the whole thing and it turned out that he was mainly worried that I was gravitating towards simple bezels as a preemptive cost-saving measure on his behalf. He ultimately just wants to get me the beautiful ring he thinks I deserve. Since then, we've had a lot of fun throwing around ring ideas and he seems very in tune with what I want.
But recently, my mom threw another variable into the mix by unexpectedly offering us my grandmother's engagement ring. This was a very pleasant surprise for me (although I shouldn't have been surprised - my mom is so thoughtful and I should have known she would do something like this). My grandma was "that person" for me - we were total kindred spirits. I adored her and I still miss her every single day, so this is a wonderful, sentimental prospect.
Here are some notes for consideration:
- While the ring is not 100% what I would normally pick (as per the previous thread, I tend to lean towards simple, YG settings), I've always thought it was very unique and beautiful. It also very much fits my eclectic, bohemian style and I'm a huge softy for family jewelry. I also don't mind mixing metals.
- My bf doesn't LOVE the design but ultimately knows that what I want for my ring is most important (see? He learns!
)
- My mom is totally comfortable with us resetting the diamond into something different if that's what we want to do. This isn't my grandma's original e-ring setting and the diamond started out in a white gold solitaire (my grandparents reset it for one of their milestone anniversaries). My mom said that if we did just take the diamond, she would probably set a sapphire in the setting and wear it as a RHR.
Questions for you:
1) What style/era would you pinpoint this ring as? Is there a term for this style of setting? I'm very curious to learn more about it and I also think the more details I have on it, the more comfortable my BF will be. (I think he'd like being able to say, "This is Daydream's grandma's vintage, X-style engagement ring."
2) If it were you, would you wear it "as is" or would you reset the stone into a setting more to your taste? I don't want to let sentimentality cloud my judgment but I also don't know if setting this stone into a bezel would be a good idea. I will say that it does seem to be surprisingly well-cut and sparkly for an uncerted diamond purchased in the 1940's.
3) Finally, if I kept the ring "as is," what type of wedding band would you wear with it? I love the idea of getting a very thin, plain band and then a slightly wider eternity band to stack with it (since we wouldn't be buying an e-ring, we could spend a bit more on wedding bands
). That way, I could also wear just the two bands when I want a blingy, but more understated look. I was thinking of a Jazz style band so I can still scratch that bezel itch, but then I thought that might be too modern for this ring. Thoughts? Any other styles jump to mind?
Here is the ring in question:
Last summer, I posted this thread about engagement ring selection and compromise: [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/how-much-compromise-with-e-ring.223422/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/how-much-compromise-with-e-ring.223422/[/URL] I want to thank everyone for their thoughtful feedback and helpful ideas. My bf and I had a great talk about the whole thing and it turned out that he was mainly worried that I was gravitating towards simple bezels as a preemptive cost-saving measure on his behalf. He ultimately just wants to get me the beautiful ring he thinks I deserve. Since then, we've had a lot of fun throwing around ring ideas and he seems very in tune with what I want.
But recently, my mom threw another variable into the mix by unexpectedly offering us my grandmother's engagement ring. This was a very pleasant surprise for me (although I shouldn't have been surprised - my mom is so thoughtful and I should have known she would do something like this). My grandma was "that person" for me - we were total kindred spirits. I adored her and I still miss her every single day, so this is a wonderful, sentimental prospect.
Here are some notes for consideration:
- While the ring is not 100% what I would normally pick (as per the previous thread, I tend to lean towards simple, YG settings), I've always thought it was very unique and beautiful. It also very much fits my eclectic, bohemian style and I'm a huge softy for family jewelry. I also don't mind mixing metals.
- My bf doesn't LOVE the design but ultimately knows that what I want for my ring is most important (see? He learns!
)- My mom is totally comfortable with us resetting the diamond into something different if that's what we want to do. This isn't my grandma's original e-ring setting and the diamond started out in a white gold solitaire (my grandparents reset it for one of their milestone anniversaries). My mom said that if we did just take the diamond, she would probably set a sapphire in the setting and wear it as a RHR.
Questions for you:
1) What style/era would you pinpoint this ring as? Is there a term for this style of setting? I'm very curious to learn more about it and I also think the more details I have on it, the more comfortable my BF will be. (I think he'd like being able to say, "This is Daydream's grandma's vintage, X-style engagement ring."
2) If it were you, would you wear it "as is" or would you reset the stone into a setting more to your taste? I don't want to let sentimentality cloud my judgment but I also don't know if setting this stone into a bezel would be a good idea. I will say that it does seem to be surprisingly well-cut and sparkly for an uncerted diamond purchased in the 1940's.
3) Finally, if I kept the ring "as is," what type of wedding band would you wear with it? I love the idea of getting a very thin, plain band and then a slightly wider eternity band to stack with it (since we wouldn't be buying an e-ring, we could spend a bit more on wedding bands
). That way, I could also wear just the two bands when I want a blingy, but more understated look. I was thinking of a Jazz style band so I can still scratch that bezel itch, but then I thought that might be too modern for this ring. Thoughts? Any other styles jump to mind?Here is the ring in question:
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