For reference, I originally posted photos of my ring and questions about vendors/advice for adding a halo to my existing setting here:
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I ended up deciding to go for it, and went with Pete Tain at Quest Jewelers (DC area) to add a halo to my setting. I was very attached to my original setting and he had great vision for how to rearrange the diamonds and adjust the taper to accommodate the halo I wanted.
It was hand-forged (which I guess matters to some people, not so much to me, but I can appreciate it), and on top of moving the top pave down the side of the band, he also added 3 diamonds total to my wedding ring to make it match up (it wasn't a perfect fit before; now it is).
I can't recommend Pete enough. They're just NICE PEOPLE. He got excited about the project and had a ton of ideas - including some to SAVE me money. He also took my diamonds out of my settings in front of me (I had him replace the head on my heirloom right-hand ring, too, as the prongs were weak) and he showed me how to use the loupe, flourescence detector, do color grading, etc. It was neat to see my diamonds out of their settings side by side, get my right-hand diamond weighed, etc.
Before: (for reference, the diamond is a 1.50 ct. princess SI1 G set in platinum)
After - all cell-phone shots, if anyone cares I can take some more photos later
Beside my right-hand ring (a 1.46 ct. RB SI1 H - looks whiter and bigger than my princess though, side by side, before the halo)
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I ended up deciding to go for it, and went with Pete Tain at Quest Jewelers (DC area) to add a halo to my setting. I was very attached to my original setting and he had great vision for how to rearrange the diamonds and adjust the taper to accommodate the halo I wanted.
It was hand-forged (which I guess matters to some people, not so much to me, but I can appreciate it), and on top of moving the top pave down the side of the band, he also added 3 diamonds total to my wedding ring to make it match up (it wasn't a perfect fit before; now it is).
I can't recommend Pete enough. They're just NICE PEOPLE. He got excited about the project and had a ton of ideas - including some to SAVE me money. He also took my diamonds out of my settings in front of me (I had him replace the head on my heirloom right-hand ring, too, as the prongs were weak) and he showed me how to use the loupe, flourescence detector, do color grading, etc. It was neat to see my diamonds out of their settings side by side, get my right-hand diamond weighed, etc.
Before: (for reference, the diamond is a 1.50 ct. princess SI1 G set in platinum)
After - all cell-phone shots, if anyone cares I can take some more photos later
Beside my right-hand ring (a 1.46 ct. RB SI1 H - looks whiter and bigger than my princess though, side by side, before the halo)
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