Last minute advice - pendant setting

[katiedid]

gail, I LOVE your pendant! I told my husband that I know what he can give me for my birthday in Sept... I have a .75 ct G, SI1 that I currently have set in a pretty pendant but I would love to switch it to the martini pendant since I now have my martini earrings (which I love). I originally thought bezel too but after looking at both, we both like the martini better! Is this the WF stock setting that is $269? It is gorgeous and I think you made the right decision to go with the martini!

 

[Skippy123]

Wow Gail, I can wait to see more pics!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sabrina_Fair]

Am I ever glad you posted this (so NO you are not in the least annoying me with your questions)!!! I have the exact same dilemna. My stone is 0.38 ct and I was debating between that exact bezel style and the martini setting. I''m sure I have OCD as well as I just keep flipping between the two. I probably asked the same question as you on the custom setting and it does seem as though it''s a huge cost of the price of the stone. For the price of the martini, you could get a second necklace as well compared to the cost of the bezel setting!

I am leaning towards the martini because I''m not looking forward to paying the cost of the stone again for the setting! Thanks for your post and I''m happy you got what you wanted. It looks beautiful!

 

[katiedid]

Do you guys think a martini or a thin bezel would look better on a .75 ct? I think the bezel might be a little much on that size stone. Is the martini really fragile? I wonder if it''s more likely to break than the bezel? Maybe not since they both have the rings that attach them to the chain. I think I may ask the guy who reset my earrings into the martini settings if he can order the necklace. I''d like to see what his price is. I''ll post a pic later today of the pendant I have now so you guys can see if you think the bezel or the martini would be best.

Is that something you can wear all the time (to bed, to shower, to work out...)? I''d love to have something I could wear and not have to take on and off every day.

 

[Sabrina_Fair]

Hi gailrmv,

After a little while with your pendant, do you find it flips much or stays face-centred? I'm wondering if the links that connects it to the sides helps it stay put. Any thoughts?

Oh, and katiedid, I think 0.75 is the perfect size for a martini! (Setting, I mean!! Oh my, it's Monday....)

 

[katiedid]

gail, are you loving your martini pendant? I need to decide now what I want so there''s time to send my stone off and have it made if we don''t do it locally. I cannot decided b/t 3 and 4 prong. I thought I wanted a thin bezel, but I don''t like the mickey mouse ears and I think the prong set would look nicer on my stone. But some people have said the 3 prong martini will flip more than the 4 prong. And in some photos, the back of the martini setting looks like it''s not flat on the back where it would sit on your neck. I can''t imagine that would sit nicely and not flip. Then I saw another martini setting that WAS flat on the back.

what does the back of yours look like?