Help!
I gotta make a decision regarding a custom made e-ring very soon.
I’ve placed a deposit with a reputable jeweler, here in Singapore.
The guy, so far, has been very helpful, but I wonder if I could ask you guys and girls for your personal opinion.
The ring is US4, half melee (.035) H&A’s, of which there are 5-6 a side. The melee’s are set in 4 prongs rather than shared.
The centre stone is a 60 pointer and held low in the ring, so low that there’s a break in the melees and setting design to accommodate for a 1mm (square cross-section) pair of u-prongs.
The ring band width is 2.25-2.3mm. Knowing that a 0.60 ct is around 5.5 mm diameter, do you think I should stick with this width or drop down to 2mm?
The ring band depth is 1.7-1.8 mm. about a 1mm internal band will continue around the entire circumference.
The u-prong low point will fall to this band. At this point the prong/band width will be about 3.75 mm, spreading out to accommodate the stone at around the 5 mm mark.
If you can picture this, god knows it ain’t easy, do you think the dimensions will suit the stone, US4 size?
Bare in mind that my lady weighs in at only 42kg and is 5.ft 1 yet has lovely long slender fingers!
I promise that I’ll post a picture, but our sketches, at present, probably won’t help you much!
Cheers!