Help me pick a setting for my OEC

[daintyG]

I got a .74 K OEC, and I'm considering two settings from the same vendor. I would probably rather choose between these two than go back to the drawing board, but I welcome constructive input!

The settings pictured are samples and aren't made to fit my stone. Since I have an OEC with a thin girdle, I plan to customize either setting with a bezel fitting my stone.

I'm unsure which one I prefer and want to hear opinions and different perspectives. One thing I don't know about is how the bezel will translate on the octagonal ring.

 

[tyty333]

Between those 2 A would be my choice.

I've always thought this one was pretty but you're probably looking for a halo?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIAMOND-VINTAGE-RING-SETTING-TWO-TONE-WHITE-ROSE-GOLD-ROUND-SEMI-MOUNT-6-5mm-1CT-/152458420780?hash=item237f3ae22c

 

[VRBeauty]

Is this going to be an engagement ring or a right-hand, stand-alone ring? If it's to be an engagement ring, do you care about how a wedding ring will look next to it?

With that out of the way, I prefer Ring A. It just seems like a more cohesive style somehow. I think all the bezels in Ring B are a bit overwhelming.

But if you're looking for a ring to wear with a wedder, or to stack with other rings, B might be the better choice.

 

[daintyG]

Between those 2 A would be my choice.

I've always thought this one was pretty but you're probably looking for a halo?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIAMOND-VINTAGE-RING-SETTING-TWO-TONE-WHITE-ROSE-GOLD-ROUND-SEMI-MOUNT-6-5mm-1CT-/152458420780?hash=item237f3ae22c

Oh, that's very pretty and from the same vendor! I've never noticed that one, and I don't know how. I thought I had looked through their inventory several times over. I don't have to have a halo, but I do have to have a bezel. I actually considered a plain Stuller bezel before I ordered these.

VRBeauty, I will wear it alone on either hand. Thank you for your input!

 

[MissGotRocks]

I too would choose A between the first two rings you posted!

 

[Lookinagain]

Another vote for A

 

[Bonfire]

"A" all day long!

 

[whitewave]

i pick A.

Ilya is making my original engagement diamond into a pendant and he has been wonderful to work with, along with Leanne.

 

[daintyG]

i pick A.

Ilya is making my original engagement diamond into a pendant and he has been wonderful to work with, along with Leanne.

Thank you, MrsGotRocks, Bonfire, lookingagain, and whitewave! Whitewave, I like them. My original e-ring is made by them. My diamond obsession began in the search for that ring. I've visited them in Chicago a couple of times and have always planned to work with them again at some point. When I last visited them, he showed me an antique brooch with 20 cttw of antique diamonds. It was amazing.

Does anyone think it'll be a problem to bezel the diamond inside of ring A considering it's octogonal and my diamond is round?

 

[ac117]

I agree with everyone else...choice A is really beautiful! As for the bezel, I'm envisioning the difference would be like the Casablanca halo from CvB. I vastly prefer the first with the bezel over the second:
Bezel w/ prongs: https://www.etsy.com/listing/213961027/the-cvb-casablanca-halo-platinum-and-18k?ref=shop_home_active_48
No bezel: https://www.etsy.com/listing/217522560/the-cvb-casablanca-halo-vintage-inspired?ref=shop_home_active_47

 

[soxfan]

i pick A.

Ilya is making my original engagement diamond into a pendant and he has been wonderful to work with, along with Leanne.

Thank you, MrsGotRocks, Bonfire, lookingagain, and whitewave! Whitewave, I like them. My original e-ring is made by them. My diamond obsession began in the search for that ring. I've visited them in Chicago a couple of times and have always planned to work with them again at some point. When I last visited them, he showed me an antique brooch with 20 cttw of antique diamonds. It was amazing.

Does anyone think it'll be a problem to bezel the diamond inside of ring A considering it's octogonal and my diamond is round?

Not a problem, you can do an octagonal inside bezel on a round. This is my .93 OEC with an inner bezel:

 

[daintyG]

Thank you, ac117 and soxfan!Soxfan, I so admire your OEC and antique pear! They're so so gorgeous. There is one thing different, and I don't know if it makes a difference, but my ring won't have any prongs. Would that mean the bezel would have to be closer to the diamond?

 

[soxfan]

Thank you, ac117 and soxfan!Soxfan, I so admire your OEC and antique pear! They're so so gorgeous. There is one thing different, and I don't know if it makes a difference, but my ring won't have any prongs. Would that mean the bezel would have to be closer to the diamond?

yes, you'd have to bezel it around the stone to hold it in. That would be a custom job, I think

 

[daintyG]

Thank you, ac117 and soxfan!Soxfan, I so admire your OEC and antique pear! They're so so gorgeous. There is one thing different, and I don't know if it makes a difference, but my ring won't have any prongs. Would that mean the bezel would have to be closer to the diamond?

yes, you'd have to bezel it around the stone to hold it in. That would be a custom job, I think

Yes, that's the plan. I was looking at these rings as samples before I selected one to customize. So before I ask Ilya to custom make the octagonal setting, I'm wondering if the bezel will turn out right since it'll be up against the diamond, yet the other side is octogon shaped.

 

[carbonfan]

Between the two choices you listed, I would vote for A as well.

It may be too late for another suggestion, but based on your preferences, have you seen this? If I were in the market for an octagonal halo ring this is the one I would pick.

https://www.victorcanera.com/rings/tamara-art-deco-octagonal-halo#cmp=fabk&p_key=0423

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[Niel]

Between the two choices you listed, I would vote for A as well.

It may be too late for another suggestion, but based on your preferences, have you seen this? If I were in the market for an octagonal halo ring this is the one I would pick.

https://www.victorcanera.com/rings/tamara-art-deco-octagonal-halo#cmp=fabk&p_key=0423

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That ring is probably 10 times the cost of her other options.

 

[carbonfan]

That ring is probably 10 times the cost of her other options.

That well may be (I have no idea about the cost of the setting), but I thought it was worth mentioning for stylistic reasons. Plus, I am not sure if a specific budget was mentioned (or if it was, I missed it!) so just wanted to throw this one into the mix!