High color diamond in a rose gold bezel?

[BlingDreams]

Does anyone have personal experience with seeing how this looks in real life? I haven't seen any in person. I know yellow gold bezels can sometimes impart a yellowish tint on a diamond; what does a rose gold metal do, especially if the diamond is a high color (D)? Is an imparted tint noticeable at all when the color is that white?

I tried searching for threads but couldn't find anything similar. Thanks for any input you can give!

 

[LLJsmom]

If I loved rose gold and had a high colored diamond, I would not hesitate to put it in a a rose gold bezel b/c a high color can better withstand the warmer gold. That is just me. I was just thinking about it the other day, that's all. If you do it, can't wait to see it! And my gut says that you will see some tint from the warmer gold, but it won't be much and it won't matter cause the stone is so white.

 

[marcy]

IMO I think a high color diamond would look fine in a bezel set rose gold. I have some small diamond accents in some RG rings and they appear very white.

BTW, please tell me about your florescent diamond in your avatar. It's pretty.

 

[BlingDreams]

IMO I think a high color diamond would look fine in a bezel set rose gold. I have some small diamond accents in some RG rings and they appear very white.

BTW, please tell me about your florescent diamond in your avatar. It's pretty.

Thank you for your feedback! And about my diamond.... sigh... . We bought it about three weeks ago and are currently in the process of designing the setting for it (hence my question). It truly is lovely!!!!

Specifications:
Square emerald cut (aka: asscher)
3.01 carat
D color
VS1 clarity
Polish - Excellent
Symmetry - Very good
Fluorescence - Strong blue
7.98 x 7.97 x 5.29

Here's a photo of how she looks in regular light!

 

[AnnaH]

Wow, beautiful! Please post when you set it.

 

[Crystal_Dreams]

I have a E/F coloured pendant arriving in the next few days set in a rose gold bezel... will post a pic when it arrives to show you how the rose gold affects the colour of the stone!! I feel like this may be very cut dependent as well...

 

[marcy]

ILikeShiny, you have a gorgeous asscher. How cool it is a strong blue too. I am very anxious to see how you mount it. Have you gone through the EC and Asscher's thread yet? It has all sorts of pretty step cuts.

 

[BlingDreams]

I just found this general theme on two industry websites. So much for my idea!

"If you’re planning to set a diamond in colored gold, you should consider staying away from the step cut diamonds: Asschers and emeralds. Asscher and emerald cuts draw their light and sparkle from the bottom – or pavilion – of the diamond. Because of their shape, step cut diamonds are held closer to the metal in a piece of jewelry. This results in step cut diamonds reflecting more of the yellow and rosy tones in colored metal than other diamond cuts would.

You don’t want to invest in a step cut diamond with an E or F color grade and then have it set in a colored metal. The diamond will appear to have a lower color grade than it actually has due to the step cut shape."

 

[lissyflo]

My take would be, if you love the rose gold go for it anyway! If you're starting at D, you've got a couple of colour grade equivalents to drop before you're even into near colourless anyway, so would it really be noticeable? But the article didn't say how many grades it'd likely drop - if you're talking down to H type range where the stone would potentially look different, then I guess I'd think differently.

Do I remember you saying your partner wanted you to have a very high colour stone? Was that for the look of it, or to know that that's what he got you? I guess if it was for visual reasons, then possibly rose gold wouldn't be such a good idea.

But if he wanted you to have a high colour for 'mind reasons', lowering the look of the colour slightly because of the setting won't change the fact it's actually a D - the characteristics of the stone won't change and you sound like you fell hard for all of it - shape, cut, windmill style. So could you see colour as just a small part of that if you love the overall setting the stone would be in?

 

[marcy]

It's hard to say how much if any color or tint you'll see with a full bezel mounting, and if that shift is acceptable to you. You might also consider a Rose Gold setting that is a partial bezel or prong mounted so there isn't as much metal around it. My EC is in YG and I don't notice any color or tint at all. Is there someplace locally with a lot of mountings you could go see what you like?

 

[BlingDreams]

Do I remember you saying your partner wanted you to have a very high colour stone? Was that for the look of it, or to know that that's what he got you? I guess if it was for visual reasons, then possibly rose gold wouldn't be such a good idea.

But if he wanted you to have a high colour for 'mind reasons', lowering the look of the colour slightly because of the setting won't change the fact it's actually a D - the characteristics of the stone won't change and you sound like you fell hard for all of it - shape, cut, windmill style. So could you see colour as just a small part of that if you love the overall setting the stone would be in?

Good memory! Yes, my bf is VERY color sensitive; even a G seems to bother him. So it's not "mind clean" so much as pleasing to his eyes. He likes white white white. I don't have too strong of a preference in general, but do tend to like whiter vs warm, at least for the design we have in mind for this stone. And it's like is said on here - once you see it, you can't unsee it, so if there's the slightest bit of tint it will always grab our eye.

It's hard to say how much if any color or tint you'll see with a full bezel mounting, and if that shift is acceptable to you. You might also consider a Rose Gold setting that is a partial bezel or prong mounted so there isn't as much metal around it. My EC is in YG and I don't notice any color or tint at all. Is there someplace locally with a lot of mountings you could go see what you like?

Thanks for the thoughts but I'm sold on a full bezel; I just love them. And I wish I could find an example locally but not only can't I find the design I'd want, asschers are pretty much non-existent here. The largest we found was around a 1ct and the cut/color was horrible. My stone is with the jeweler we bought it from in NY so I couldn't try it out here even if I found a halo mount

 

[sarahb]

I've been monkeying around with stone I just bought & altho its not an asscher, & receives light from above, I found a candy wrapper (Hershey Nugget to be exact) that had a gold wrapper. I folded the wrapper down & played with it around the diamond, & it doesn't matter a bit in the diamonds color. Maybe try something like that if you are planning to go to the store to see your diamond again. I don't like picking the 'setting' part of this process, too many unknowns...good luck!

 

[BlingDreams]

I've been monkeying around with stone I just bought & altho its not an asscher, & receives light from above, I found a candy wrapper (Hershey Nugget to be exact) that had a gold wrapper. I folded the wrapper down & played with it around the diamond, & it doesn't matter a bit in the diamonds color. Maybe try something like that if you are planning to go to the store to see your diamond again. I don't like picking the 'setting' part of this process, too many unknowns...good luck!

Ok, this got me laughing because I'd totally go for it just because it would mean buying Hershey's kisses with almonds .

I really need to think about having the diamond sent here to monkey around with. My two biggest concerns are that we'd need to get an insurance policy for it (no small sum) and then the cost and risk when shipping it to our setting designer when it was time. At this point though I have no idea how long it will be until we would need to ship it as we've been placed on hold by our designer. I'd hate for things to suddenly kick in to gear and have made things more difficult for us by sending it here first.

Dilemmas....

 

[foxinsox]

If you're getting it bezelled, could you get the interior part of the bezel and gallery made with white metal and then the rest of the ring with rose? That way you'll have the look without the rose reflection into the stone?

 

[Lookinagain]

f you're getting it bezelled, could you get the interior part of the bezel and gallery made with white metal and then the rest of the ring with rose? That way you'll have the look without the rose reflection into the stone?

I was going to suggest something similar. I have an emerald cut diamond set in yellow gold and I had the inside of the basket "coated" with white to avoid any reflection of the YG into the stone. I think you could do the same with a rose gold bezel.

 

[BlingDreams]

If you're getting it bezelled, could you get the interior part of the bezel and gallery made with white metal and then the rest of the ring with rose? That way you'll have the look without the rose reflection into the stone?

I have no idea, but it certainly is worth looking in to! Thanks for the idea

 

[Crystal_Dreams]

I've been trying to take photos of my new pendant but things are turning out horribly. It may be that it's night time now and all the lights at my place are warm yellow... but somehow, the stone is looking very warm in its bezel when in daylight, it was very white. Having seen it in person like this (this is an E/F stone in very rosy rose gold), I'd say it doesn't really have any particular detriment to making the stone appear tinted. I mean, even my F coloured e-ring appears slightly tinted in this lighting... and that's set in WG!

The white background is a white tissue to attempt to give things a more neutral background... not sure if this helps you at all though! The rose gold barely looks rose in these photos, and it is most certainly pink in real life!

 

[lissyflo]

Slightly off track (sorry ILikeShiny!) but that's a beautiful pendant Crystal Dreams. I love the unusual shape!

 

[BlingDreams]

I've been trying to take photos of my new pendant but things are turning out horribly. It may be that it's night time now and all the lights at my place are warm yellow... but somehow, the stone is looking very warm in its bezel when in daylight, it was very white. Having seen it in person like this (this is an E/F stone in very rosy rose gold), I'd say it doesn't really have any particular detriment to making the stone appear tinted. I mean, even my F coloured e-ring appears slightly tinted in this lighting... and that's set in WG!

The white background is a white tissue to attempt to give things a more neutral background... not sure if this helps you at all though! The rose gold barely looks rose in these photos, and it is most certainly pink in real life!

It does help. Thanks, and I my compliments on your beautiful pendant!

 

[Crystal_Dreams]

Thank you!! Unfortunately, it has been set the wrong way (I wanted it set North-South on a bail and somehow it came out E-W and stuck to the chain....). Waiting to hear back from the vendor about this little problem, but the stone is everything I had hoped for!

I DO like the combination of a high colour stone with pinky rose gold though. If you are a rose gold person, ILikeShiny, I'd say go for it! It's a delicious combination, truly!!

 

[BlingDreams]

So, let me just ask for opinions because it will help determine if the choice for bezel color is moot or not. While we wait for Caysie to have time for us we've been tinkering with ideas for designs. We came in to this project knowing what we want on some parts, but want strong input from her on other parts. We knew we wanted rose gold and platinum used, along with certain design elements in the shank. We also knew we wanted a bezel set stone in a halo. What we've been toying with is which one to outline with rose gold - the halo or the bezel. I've mocked up a photo I found online that is not our design but has a similar shape and style so it represents the overall appearance well. Which do you prefer - rose gold outside or inside - and why?

ETA: The overall design we have in mind will have a "softer" look to it, if that matters. My thoughts are that I like how the rose gold bezel highlights the center stone and that it's different from what's usually seen in a ring design, but I also like it as an outline to provide a more streamlined, continuous look where everything flows together.

 

[Crystal_Dreams]

I think I prefer the first design. The second design looks a little too... continuous? with the shank for me (assuming you are planning to put rose gold in the shank too). I like the way the rose gold outlines and emphasizes the center stone, though it takes a bit away from the halo effect where the halo acts to make a stone look larger.

 

[minimountains]

I was going to suggest something similar. I have an emerald cut diamond set in yellow gold and I had the inside of the basket "coated" with white to avoid any reflection of the YG into the stone. I think you could do the same with a rose gold bezel.

 

[minimountains]

My diamond is much warmer but the contrast with the antiqued gallery would look lovely with yours.

 

[Austina]

I'm no help ILS, I prefer the rose gold bezel on the outside in picture 2.

 

[minimountains]

Thank you for your feedback! And about my diamond.... sigh... . We bought it about three weeks ago and are currently in the process of designing the setting for it (hence my question). It truly is lovely!!!!

Specifications:
Square emerald cut (aka: asscher)
3.01 carat
D color
VS1 clarity
Polish - Excellent
Symmetry - Very good
Fluorescence - Strong blue
7.98 x 7.97 x 5.29

Here's a photo of how she looks in regular light!

Looooove

 

[BlingDreams]

Looooove

Thank you! I'm over the moon about it

 

[Octo2005]

I vote for #2 minus the rose gold on the shank.

Similar to this but obviously in the style/shape that you prefer. I love that the rose gold is prominent, but not overpowering.

 

[BlingDreams]

I vote for #2 minus the rose gold on the shank.

Similar to this but obviously in the style/shape that you prefer. I love that the rose gold is prominent, but not overpowering.

That's a pretty halo!

Because of our shank design, rose gold will be at the top of it. Given that, would you still say rose gold on the outside of the halo or would your opinion change to the bezel?

 

[BlingDreams]

My diamond is much warmer but the contrast with the antiqued gallery would look lovely with yours.

Your ring is a stunning masterpiece. Truly a work of art. Thanks for sharing it and helping me see the impact on color!