Hi Price Scopers,
I could really use some experienced advice and I know I can find it here! I recently inherited my Grandmother's engagement ring. The diamond is not large but quite beautiful and has great sentimental value to me. It is a .40 Ct HI VS. I plan to have it reset because the setting is very worn and also I'd like a setting that would enhance the stone. I plan to wear it as a RHR and I do not want a setting that looks like an engagement ring or a wedding band.
At first I toyed with the idea of having a custom setting made by Whiteflash. But after seeing some rings online and then seeing them in the store, I realize that I do not have enough experience to picture what the completed ring will look like or to pick out the right side stones. And I do not want to have a ring made and then not be happy with the way it looks.
So after looking at many semi mounts, I think I have decided on this Simon G. (I added a link. Sorry I don't know how to add a picture to my post.)
http://simongjewelry.com/details.php?products_id=1490&categories_id=108&viewall=y&
One problem is that this ring is made for a 6.5 mm stone and mine is 4.8mm. A jeweler told me that they spoke to the people at Simon G and they said they will would be able to accommodate my stone by using an illusion setting, i.e., a small circle of gold around the stone with small prongs to hold the diamond and then other prongs to set it in the ring. So my first question is this. Do you think that would look o.k. or would it look like the center stone didn't fit in the ring?
The next question I have is why there are so few yellow gold rings. Is it just because white gold and platinum are in style? Personally, I prefer the look of yellow and most of my jewelry is yellow. A couple of years ago, I got a new wedding ring from Kwiat which is yellow gold. At one jeweler's they told me it wasn't available in yellow but when I contacted Kwiat directly, they said they could make it. It turned out so nice that they now offer it in yellow gold. I wear it all the time as a wedding ring so I'd like my new ring to match, even though I plan to wear it on the other hand. Here's a link to that ring.
http://www.kwiat.com/fine-diamond-jewelry/diamond-partway-ring-jasmine-collection-18k-white-gold/p/244/3/0/0
I know that Simon G makes many two and three tone rings and that they can make this how I request. Do you think that the Simon G setting would look o.k. in two tone with the row of center diamonds set in white gold and the rest of the ring made in yellow? What do you think of the idea of changing the two round diamonds on the side to yellow diamonds?
My last question is about price. I have priced this ring with several online jewelers and the price has ranged from $4495 to $5500. Is this wide range normal and do you think a local jeweler would be willing to match an online price? I hate to spend an extra $1100 but I'm not fond of the idea of sending my Grandmother's diamond off to a jeweler that I don't know.
Thanks for bearing with my long winded explanations. I would really appreciate any advice those of you with more experience could give me on the setting choice, the color choice and the pricing!
Thanks, MarieT
I could really use some experienced advice and I know I can find it here! I recently inherited my Grandmother's engagement ring. The diamond is not large but quite beautiful and has great sentimental value to me. It is a .40 Ct HI VS. I plan to have it reset because the setting is very worn and also I'd like a setting that would enhance the stone. I plan to wear it as a RHR and I do not want a setting that looks like an engagement ring or a wedding band.
At first I toyed with the idea of having a custom setting made by Whiteflash. But after seeing some rings online and then seeing them in the store, I realize that I do not have enough experience to picture what the completed ring will look like or to pick out the right side stones. And I do not want to have a ring made and then not be happy with the way it looks.
So after looking at many semi mounts, I think I have decided on this Simon G. (I added a link. Sorry I don't know how to add a picture to my post.)
http://simongjewelry.com/details.php?products_id=1490&categories_id=108&viewall=y&
One problem is that this ring is made for a 6.5 mm stone and mine is 4.8mm. A jeweler told me that they spoke to the people at Simon G and they said they will would be able to accommodate my stone by using an illusion setting, i.e., a small circle of gold around the stone with small prongs to hold the diamond and then other prongs to set it in the ring. So my first question is this. Do you think that would look o.k. or would it look like the center stone didn't fit in the ring?
The next question I have is why there are so few yellow gold rings. Is it just because white gold and platinum are in style? Personally, I prefer the look of yellow and most of my jewelry is yellow. A couple of years ago, I got a new wedding ring from Kwiat which is yellow gold. At one jeweler's they told me it wasn't available in yellow but when I contacted Kwiat directly, they said they could make it. It turned out so nice that they now offer it in yellow gold. I wear it all the time as a wedding ring so I'd like my new ring to match, even though I plan to wear it on the other hand. Here's a link to that ring.
http://www.kwiat.com/fine-diamond-jewelry/diamond-partway-ring-jasmine-collection-18k-white-gold/p/244/3/0/0
I know that Simon G makes many two and three tone rings and that they can make this how I request. Do you think that the Simon G setting would look o.k. in two tone with the row of center diamonds set in white gold and the rest of the ring made in yellow? What do you think of the idea of changing the two round diamonds on the side to yellow diamonds?
My last question is about price. I have priced this ring with several online jewelers and the price has ranged from $4495 to $5500. Is this wide range normal and do you think a local jeweler would be willing to match an online price? I hate to spend an extra $1100 but I'm not fond of the idea of sending my Grandmother's diamond off to a jeweler that I don't know.
Thanks for bearing with my long winded explanations. I would really appreciate any advice those of you with more experience could give me on the setting choice, the color choice and the pricing!
Thanks, MarieT