JbEG Grace or Sophie for OEC?

[sweetpea&babycorn]

Hi everyone,

I have been lusting over resetting my OEC since I got married, which is really not that long ago, but I am not a huge fan of the profile of my ring, especially with my wedding band. DH and I may have some extra funds coming our way, and I keep coming back to the JbEG grace and sophie. We don't have enough money for a custom setting, and I work in medicine so I'm looking for a low maintenance solitaire that's relatively easy to clean

Here is the Sophie:




And the Grace:





All of the Sophies I've seen have been set with cushions and not rounds, and I haven't seen a lot of real life photos of the Grace.

Looking to get others thoughts about what would go best with my OEC. It is a 2.49 L OEC, and below is a pic of my wedding band with the ring:

 

[arkieb1]

I like both but I vote for the Grace because it is going to be easier to look after (no pave) and I think it is going to look better with your existing band.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I definitely would not do pave on the shank. I am not sure either are going to look a lot different from what you have now when you look down at your hand, though. I think both are beautiful rings, but I'd go with the Sophie with no pave or the Grace only if a brush can access the entire pavilion because you just have to clean them with a brush sometimes. You'd need to ask that about both because an ultrasonic is not always enough to get a stone really clean and you probaby can't put the Grace in an ultrasonic anyway.

 

[the_mother_thing]

I like both but I vote for the Grace because it is going to be easier to look after (no pave) and I think it is going to look better with your existing band.

Ditto! I drool over the Grace something fierce!

 

[sweetpea&babycorn]

Thanks for the input so far!

DS, i agree top-down the difference will be the same, I was hoping to get a solitaire with a nicer profile that would compliment my wedding band. Also claw prongs, I am dying for those

The plan would be for no pave (the pics on Erica's site for the smaller stone was made with Pave), and I don't own an ultrasonic, usually I clean with a toothbrush and Dawn liquid dish soap

I do love the Grace too but it seems higher maintenance? I should probably ask Grace if there are any other pictures other than her site and Erika Winters' and also ask Erica if she has any Sophies with round stones.

 

[HeartingDiamonds]

Hi SP&BC!

Thought I would hop on here as I may be the only person on the entire forum to have spent lots of time with both the Sophie and the Grace

The Sophie is a beautiful, timeless, and classic solitaire - I can attest to that. I know for a fact that its available to order without the pave on the shank as well, if that is a concern?

The Grace (also a beautiful, timeless, and classic solitaire), contrary to concerns expressed by the other posters, has plenty of open areas for cleaning - its safe to clean using a US and the tried and true baby toothbrush method (and I know so because I clean the ring every time I show it )

At any rate, I thought I would just put my 2 cents out there. Your stone is beautiful, and should be gorg in any setting you pick!

Buggering off now...

 

[TrakHack]

I am in love with the JbEG rings and am searching for the perfect OEC for an engagement ring. Of the two you are considering, I like "Grace" setting the best.

 

[sweetpea&babycorn]

Hi Grace! Thank you so much for your input, you may be hearing from me about the Grace! They are both so so beautiful, and I am not the best at making these kinds of decisions. I still LOVE my stone, as much as the day I got it and would love to dress it up with a fancier solitaire. I fell in love with the Grace first, but I really love the simplicity of the Sophie and the fleur de lis profile. Ahhh, decisions