Need help choosing a new setting for my pear

[kath0469]

I''ve lurked on and off for years!! The rings I see here are beautiful so I''m hoping I can get some advice. I want a new setting and my husband was nice enough to give it to me for my 40th bday in April. My problem is, I don''t know what to pick and keep getting more confused.

Right now, I think my setting is pretty but the prongs just look stuck inside of a mounting that doesn''t seem to go well together. The stone is so high, the point of the pear almost like a weapon. I''ve hurt my little boy with it several times. Recently I was closing the trunk of my car and the trunk caught on the stone as it was slamming down and pulled my whole hand with it. I got my fingers out of the way just in time. The band is also way too wide for my short fingers. Also, it''s 18k yellow gold that I get dipped in rhodium. I have it done every 6 months at a cost of about $80 each time. So, I''ll be getting a new setting in white gold or platinum and really want a low profile setting that won''t get caught on everything.

I''ve spent countless hours looking online and local jewelry stores and still don''t know what to do. Finding pears already set in mountings is impossible. I''m going crazy trying to decide, halo or no halo? should I do a classic pear center with baguettes on each side? How can I use some of the stones in my existing setting? Or should I start from scratch? My wedding band is just as wide and has the same baguettes half way around.

I definitely want a thinner band that doesn''t overpower the stone. I was thinking about prong setting the small rounds on the new shank and getting a plain wedding band. I''m just not sure how to mount the stone. I''ll also post some pics of my ideas. Please help!

Here is the ring right now. The center stone is 1.6cts.

 

[kath0469]

More pics of the ring...

 

[kath0469]

Profile of the ring on my hand. It''s too hung and always getting caught. I think this setting was made for a round stone to be bezel set? But prongs were added for the pear. It was already set when my husband bought it and proposed.

 

[kath0469]

Another profile shot

 

[kath0469]

And here are some ideas I had. The first one is by Leon Mege. If I got with the classic pear with baguette sides, I thought I could do the shank like this pic.

 

[kath0469]

A pic from Whiteflash

 

[kath0469]

Ritani from Pearlman''s site

 

[kath0469]

I just noticed in an earlier post I said the ring was too Hung! LOL I mean high! Don''t know where my mind is.

 

[Indira-London]

All the designs that you have posted are beautiful and will seem less high than your existing ring.
The hard part will be deciding bewteen these.

If you want a design that specifically lessens the impact of the point of the pear - here is design from Chanel.

 

[D&T]

ok,, I''m in love the with Leon mege one

 

[D&T]

and as for halo or not to halo... that is a personal preference, I love halos when I see them, but once I tried them on at the jewelers, it was a NO go for me. just did not suite me well. Have you tried them on. I find that halos on my short petite finger, was just too much going on, and I want a ring to complement my fingers and hands as well. as for what to do with your ring and diamonds, how bout putting in a colored gem in that current setting and use it for a right hand ring?

 

[kath0469]

Thanks so much for the reply. I do love the Leon ring, too. My biggest decision is to halo or not. I was 100% sure I was getting the halo, but am starting to worry that it''ll look too much like a cocktail ring. Also I''m worried it''s just a trend and I''ll hate it in a few years. I want something timeless, but stunning. Tall order huh? I wish I could just see ONE pear with a halo in person.

 

[D&T]

Date: 6/3/2009 8:11:27 PM
Author: kath0469
Thanks so much for the reply. I do love the Leon ring, too. My biggest decision is to halo or not. I was 100% sure I was getting the halo, but am starting to worry that it''ll look too much like a cocktail ring. Also I''m worried it''s just a trend and I''ll hate it in a few years. I want something timeless, but stunning. Tall order huh? I wish I could just see ONE pear with a halo in person.

Leon Mege will be timeless and stunning, I think maybe just trying on a halo in general you''ll get a feel... hopefully you will know instantly on how you feel about it.