Help me pick a temp setting!

[luckystar112]

As most of you know, I am in the market for a nice sparkly cushion.
Our (or should I say my bf''s) budget is 5k, give or take a couple hundred dollars. So, we are thinking of putting the bulk of that money toward the diamond in order to be able to get somewhere around a 1ct diamond. (After reading more on here, I think I''m going to have to go with the cushion modified due to the size of my stone, which is fine with me.)

ERD''s website has a lot of solitaire settings for $500 or less in WG and Plat. I just don''t know which one to pick! Maybe you guys can help me imagine what would look best.
I''ll probably end up with a 1ct cushion with a 1.07-1.13 ratio. My only requests are that I don''t have an extremely high setting that I''m going to knock all over the place, and that it accentuates the stone well without overpowering it. This is a challenge, since most of these settings are cathedral, and the ones that aren''t are pretty thick. I guess I could deal with it for a little while.

I could buy a setting somewhere else, I''m sure. But these prices seem to be the best, and I''m thinking it might be easier to just get the stone and setting in the same place.

So, without further ado

here is the page with all the settings on it.

 

[kcoursolle]

this one looks nice with a cushion and you could ask them to "set it as low as possible.": http://engagementringsdirect.com/jewelry.php/step/2/jewelryid/2850/section/Engagement%20Rings/shop/Engagement%20Rings/collection/Classic%20Solitaire%20Ring%20Collection

 

[luckystar112]

That one is my favorite...for sure. I didn''t know you could ask them to do that.

 

[luckystar112]

bump.

Nobody else has any opinions today?

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I think that setting would be fine for a temp setting. I would not want to pay more than that for one that was temporary. I''d get the white gold and put your money toward a platinum setting for the permanent one.

 

[luckystar112]

Thanks DS! I really appreciate your input. I think I''m going to go for that one, and if we have any money left over, see if they can modify the head.

 

[snlee]

That''s also my favorite setting. I agree with DS about going with WG and saving for platinum for your real setting.

 

[kcoursolle]

Date: 7/1/2007 12:50:56 AM
Author: luckystar112
Thanks DS! I really appreciate your input. I think I''m going to go for that one, and if we have any money left over, see if they can modify the head.

If you are thinking about re-setting the stone at all in the near future, I would honestly just spend as little as possible to save up for the setting of your dreams.

 

[Diamond*Dana]

I agree about not spending a lot on a temp setting. Get it in white gold and save your money for the dream setting down the road. That is a nice setting, my original e-ring setting was just like that for my pear and I never had any issues with it being banged around.