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Re: I got my 5ct!! YAY!! Now I need help with a setting pl
Well - it's *Leon*. He's an artist first and foremost. Honestly, from a design perspective, that removes a lot of my concerns, especially since you already know that his idea of "pleasing" matches yours well! I'm doing a project with Mike R., who is also an artist, and I'm finding that there is a HUGE difference between working with an artist who understands what I like and who happens to make jewellery and a talented bench - the artist can take an inspiration and visualize a piece that is so incredibly beautiful, a piece that breathes and blossoms - a piece that a talented bench following a detailed list of Wants and Dont Wants couldn't hope to bring to life.
Hm. I've got flowers on the brain, can you tell? If you want something photoshopped I can give it a go after work tonight
Something like what Laila posted could be lovely with 8 prongs instead of 6, w/ that ever-so-slight crown structure! It's the 8 single prongs coming up from a doughnut w/ a basket that says "cage" to me, which I actually really like for earrings but not so much for a ring..
Phoenix|1347461966|3266778 said:Yssie|1347456367|3266731 said:OMG.
OMG OMG OMG This has been in the making for YEARS and it's finally HERE!!!!!! I can't WAIT to see some handshots!!!
I gotta say I'm really happy that you went with an RB, too. I remember you were looking at asschers and ECs and OECs and I think there might have been an oval in there somewhere at some point? But (in my humble opinion as the ultimate RB fan
But setting... 1mm clearance is a *lot*! It doesn't sound like much in the real world but everything about rings is so small - even your honker probably has a depth of 7mm-ish, I'd guess? I definitely ditto DS' idea of sending some pics of heights you prefer visually, and letting Leon figure out what that translates into wrt your particular stone's proportions. Even a photoshop job would do the trick in a pinch.
The other question I have is about the 8 prongs... do you have a pic? I LOVE 8 prongs on round stones, I love the symmetry of the 8 sections of diamond and 8 prongs just like you do, but I confess I don't care for what I see in my head when I think about "8 evenly spaced prongs" and "doughnut as small as possible" - it looks too much like a cage. I can think of lots of ways to change it to make it look nicer, but they all involve adding extra stuff or increasing the doughnut size and mucking up the super simple look you're going for...
Will Leon do sketches? If not I'd recommend one of Charmy's suggestions - might be worth having a CAD done elsewhere as a proof of concept. Obviously Leon's execution will be a bit different but with a simple design the CAD would give you a good idea of the overall feel, especially in the absence of other info.
I also think you should stick with Leon. He and Perry are already invested in this project, and it sounds like you have a good working relationship with him and aside from the threestone issue last year you've been happy with his work. This is IMO not the project with which to trial new benches - for any number of reasons!
I am so glad you chimed in. You are very detail-oriented and I was hoping you'd see this thread.
Ok first of, my PSer friends have agreed with you and apparently you're all right, lol!!I love my RB's, I admit.
I thritto DS' idea too. A friend has just had her 5ct set and her diamond is 6.80mm deep vs. my 6.95. But her ring's height is 8.4mm apparently, huh? How does that work?!! I don't know how to photoshop, nudge nudge wink wink...
RE the 8 prongs, Bliss' earrings come to mind. LOL re the cage. I spoke to Leon last night and he said that he can't do the donut as small as possible without impinging on the band, or something to that effect, lol. I forget. Mind you, this was something like 1.30-2am my time, that IS my excuse, ha ha..
I dunno if Leon does sketches or CAD. But I feel comfortable enough after having spoken to him last night. I must admit, as far as bling is concerned, I am usally a pretty hands-off kind of person (not RE other areas on my life though, lol). But having seen all kinds of threads of PS, I've become a bit more picky and a bit more detail-oriented, much to the detriment of PS vendors, I am sure, lol.
Well - it's *Leon*. He's an artist first and foremost. Honestly, from a design perspective, that removes a lot of my concerns, especially since you already know that his idea of "pleasing" matches yours well! I'm doing a project with Mike R., who is also an artist, and I'm finding that there is a HUGE difference between working with an artist who understands what I like and who happens to make jewellery and a talented bench - the artist can take an inspiration and visualize a piece that is so incredibly beautiful, a piece that breathes and blossoms - a piece that a talented bench following a detailed list of Wants and Dont Wants couldn't hope to bring to life.
Hm. I've got flowers on the brain, can you tell? If you want something photoshopped I can give it a go after work tonight
Something like what Laila posted could be lovely with 8 prongs instead of 6, w/ that ever-so-slight crown structure! It's the 8 single prongs coming up from a doughnut w/ a basket that says "cage" to me, which I actually really like for earrings but not so much for a ring..
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