jcsmomma
Rough_Rock
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- May 9, 2012
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I just found this site a couple of days ago and have really been enjoying the wealth of information! All of the photos have been so helpful. I am planning to re-set my current e-ring for our upcoming 10th anniversary, but I am having trouble deciding exactly what I should do.
My original e-ring was a .50 carat round solitaire in 14k yellow gold. The year after I got married, my father passed away and my mom gifted me her wedding ring. It is white and yellow gold and the bands are saudered together. It had a small (at most .25 carat) round diamond set down in the middle, so I had her stone taken out and made into a pendant for her and had my stone set into the ring. I love it and it carries a lot of sentimental value, but I always wanted something a little more my style... which lets just be honest is bigger and more blingy! Also, it no longer fits my ring finger on either hand. I have an autoimmune disorder and one of the issues has been swelling in my hands and fingers. Even though I'm back to "normal" right now my fingers are just bigger. When I previously had the ring sized the jeweler told me that if I needed to size up again that more gold would have to be added because the bands are already super thin from being sized up by my mom over the years. He said it may not look like two separate rings any longer. I would be okay with this if I was wearing it as a right hand ring, which is a possibility. Or I may just put it away for now, but I do know I want to keep it together.
The ring I currently wear as my e-ring also came from my mother. She remarried and subsequently went through a not-so-amicable divorce, and I ended up with her e-ring. It is a 2 ctw princess cut 3-stone ring in 14k yellow gold. Center stone is 1 carat with .50 on each side. I do not know the exact specifications (the ex-husband wouldn't give up a lot of paperwork, including the certs that came with the ring). It is a Costco ring, so I do know that it at least meets their minimums and the stones look very nice in my very un-expert opinion. I am happy with them so that's all that really matters. I planned to have it re-set in white gold to wear on my right hand, but since my large fingers are even larger I've been wearing it as an e-ring with a stacking band that I have. It is just waaaay too much yellow gold though! So I am going to have these diamonds re-set into my perfect ring! It is just a matter of figuring out what that is... I thought I'd really like the three-stone, but it really looks a bit chunky to me on my fingers (which I believe are around 7.5-8 now). But it could just be this particular setting. So I was thinking that maybe I would have the side stones set into stud earrings, as I don't yet have any. Then I could have the center stone put into an e-ring that I love.
I am really loving the halo look, and especially with a split shank. There is a Scott Kay that I LOVE, but I am slightly concerned about the pave. I have three small children and while I am as careful as possible with my jewelry, sometimes things get knocked around a little. The other Scott Kay I like seems like it might be a little sturdier. It isn't a split shank but it's not as dainty as the single band they have that is more similar to the style of the split shank. Sorry, I don't know all the terminology as far as the different pave, etc. styles.
So if you've made it this far, and I realize I gave way too much information so I apologize... what would you do? A new, less chunky three-stone setting? A halo with the center stone plus a great pair of earrings? If so, which halo would you think has more longevity and less maintenance? Which would look better on not so dainty fingers? Which is more timeless and less trendy?
One more question. What should I do with the old setting once I have the diamond removed? I will have this one as well as my original solitaire setting and I won't use them again but no idea what I should do with them. Thanks so much if you made it this far! I just really want to figure out what I really want and have my forever (or at least until my 20th
) ring that feels like ME.
My original e-ring was a .50 carat round solitaire in 14k yellow gold. The year after I got married, my father passed away and my mom gifted me her wedding ring. It is white and yellow gold and the bands are saudered together. It had a small (at most .25 carat) round diamond set down in the middle, so I had her stone taken out and made into a pendant for her and had my stone set into the ring. I love it and it carries a lot of sentimental value, but I always wanted something a little more my style... which lets just be honest is bigger and more blingy! Also, it no longer fits my ring finger on either hand. I have an autoimmune disorder and one of the issues has been swelling in my hands and fingers. Even though I'm back to "normal" right now my fingers are just bigger. When I previously had the ring sized the jeweler told me that if I needed to size up again that more gold would have to be added because the bands are already super thin from being sized up by my mom over the years. He said it may not look like two separate rings any longer. I would be okay with this if I was wearing it as a right hand ring, which is a possibility. Or I may just put it away for now, but I do know I want to keep it together.
The ring I currently wear as my e-ring also came from my mother. She remarried and subsequently went through a not-so-amicable divorce, and I ended up with her e-ring. It is a 2 ctw princess cut 3-stone ring in 14k yellow gold. Center stone is 1 carat with .50 on each side. I do not know the exact specifications (the ex-husband wouldn't give up a lot of paperwork, including the certs that came with the ring). It is a Costco ring, so I do know that it at least meets their minimums and the stones look very nice in my very un-expert opinion. I am happy with them so that's all that really matters. I planned to have it re-set in white gold to wear on my right hand, but since my large fingers are even larger I've been wearing it as an e-ring with a stacking band that I have. It is just waaaay too much yellow gold though! So I am going to have these diamonds re-set into my perfect ring! It is just a matter of figuring out what that is... I thought I'd really like the three-stone, but it really looks a bit chunky to me on my fingers (which I believe are around 7.5-8 now). But it could just be this particular setting. So I was thinking that maybe I would have the side stones set into stud earrings, as I don't yet have any. Then I could have the center stone put into an e-ring that I love.
I am really loving the halo look, and especially with a split shank. There is a Scott Kay that I LOVE, but I am slightly concerned about the pave. I have three small children and while I am as careful as possible with my jewelry, sometimes things get knocked around a little. The other Scott Kay I like seems like it might be a little sturdier. It isn't a split shank but it's not as dainty as the single band they have that is more similar to the style of the split shank. Sorry, I don't know all the terminology as far as the different pave, etc. styles.
So if you've made it this far, and I realize I gave way too much information so I apologize... what would you do? A new, less chunky three-stone setting? A halo with the center stone plus a great pair of earrings? If so, which halo would you think has more longevity and less maintenance? Which would look better on not so dainty fingers? Which is more timeless and less trendy?
One more question. What should I do with the old setting once I have the diamond removed? I will have this one as well as my original solitaire setting and I won't use them again but no idea what I should do with them. Thanks so much if you made it this far! I just really want to figure out what I really want and have my forever (or at least until my 20th
) ring that feels like ME.
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