JA Plat 3-Stone Pave

[AndrewD]

Hi everyone,

Been lurking for a while trying to gather some information but I have a question. I have been looking for a nice platinum pave 3-stone and I found this one. I could not find anything about it using the search function.

http://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/three-stone-settings/ring/item_260-3918.asp

I have a few questions regarding this setting.

1) Does anyone have any hand pictures of this setting? I have asked them for an actual picture besides their fake images.

2) This was 1,300 a few weeks ago but now it is $1,450. Is this overpriced?

3) The melee sidestones range from F-G and the 3 stones I am looking at are I colored. I''ve read that 2 color range is fine, will this be okay if some are F?

That''s all I can think of right now.
Thanks in advance,
Andrew

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 3/7/2010 11:25:37 PM
Author:AndrewD
Hi everyone,

Been lurking for a while trying to gather some information but I have a question. I have been looking for a nice platinum pave 3-stone and I found this one. I could not find anything about it using the search function.

http://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/three-stone-settings/ring/item_260-3918.asp

I have a few questions regarding this setting.

1) Does anyone have any hand pictures of this setting? I have asked them for an actual picture besides their fake images.

2) This was 1,300 a few weeks ago but now it is $1,450. Is this overpriced?

3) The melee sidestones range from F-G and the 3 stones I am looking at are I colored. I've read that 2 color range is fine, will this be okay if some are F?

That's all I can think of right now.
Thanks in advance,
Andrew

1. That is a very pretty setting. I have not seen it before, but it is pretty basic. Hopefully they will have some photos for you.
2. I think the price is very reasonable for what it is. I imagine they adjusted the price to reflect current metal prices, which are at an all time high.
3. You will be fine. Melee diamonds do not show body color because they are so small, and all you actually see is a little circle of white

Your main diamonds will show more body color but will also have different optics -- more contrast and more movement to the eye. This means that even if you have the same color center stones and melee diamonds the little bitty guys will look "whiter". It is just a feature of the optics because your eye cannot perceive the contrast etc. from such small facets. So you don't need to worry about I color with the melee diamonds. It will look great.