Need help with a new setting idea for this tourmaline

[swaye2010]

I need help trying to figure out a 3 stone setting for my tourmaline. I bought a piece of rough back in the Spring that was a beautiful yellow lemon color and I chose a Portuguese cut to make the most of the stone. It ended up being just over 2 carats and a sort of moval shape. I bought 2 diamonds 1/2 carat each for the sides. I sent it off to my jeweler to get set into a 3 stone that had a 6 prong center. I had some rather bad luck with the post office and they managed to destroy my package and break the tip off the stone. I had to get it sent back and then to the gem cutter again to try to fix this window I now have. He wasn’t able to close it completely but he tried to make it look more intentional.

I am sort of at a loss of what to do now. This was going to be a simple yellow gold 3 stone setting. I was thinking of some engraving and maybe a black rhodium finish as I have done that to a few of my rings lately. I don’t know a lot about colored gemstones but the culet looks a bit more like an OEC and I have modern sides. Would there be a way to disguise the window in the setting a bit more or should I just embrace the window as it is?

This is what it looked like before and it is just next to some old round .50 each diamond earrings so I could see what size worked. The 2nd pic is now with the hole. Last pic is the type of setting I was considering.

 

[Bron357]

You could consider a yellow gold cup underneath to minimize the look of the culet. Such a shame, was it in a gem jar? Always send in a gem jar then wrap that in bubble wrap just to be sure.
A very pretty colour btw.

 

[elizat]

What is your setting budget? CvB has had some really pretty but not run of the mill three stone settings lately.

 

[swaye2010]

You could consider a yellow gold cup underneath to minimize the look of the culet. Such a shame, was it in a gem jar? Always send in a gem jar then wrap that in bubble wrap just to be sure.
A very pretty colour btw.

Thank you. It was well wrapped but had an international journey and they just destroyed the packaging. This is just one of many rings that I already own so not the end of the world but I was really in love with the color. It is not easy to find such a soft yellow. I am not sure how I would add a gold cup? This was my friend’s original CAD for her ring.


I came across this antique setting. I don’t know if a more enclosed setting would be better to minimize the window? I don’t mind the hole completely but I don’t want to see through the stone. I am not sure how to alter settings with a gold cup to make the hole less noticeable?

 

[the_mother_thing]

I am tagging @KKJohnson who might have some suggestions for the YG cup, as she has an amazing setting for her diamond that has one!

@swaye2010 Might you have additional pics of that antique setting you posted? It’s beautiful and I’d love to see more angles of it.

 

[swaye2010]

I am tagging @KKJohnson who might have some suggestions for the YG cup, as she has an amazing setting for her diamond that has one!

@swaye2010 Might you have additional pics of that antique setting you posted? It’s beautiful and I’d love to see more angles of it.

I think I saw her marquise pop up again because she redid it with David to make a thinner shank. That is the only gold cup I have ever seen on a setting. It worked so well on her’s but I am not quite sure how to translate it for a 3 stone with what I have to work with now.

I had that antique ring from Erstwhile saved for awhile but I never had any other pics of it. I was looking for a setting for an aquamarine that I am working on too and just happened to come across it. I find it a little ugly from the side but it could be updated to make it a bit more cohesive. I was thinking maybe a 3 stone with miligrain bezels so the bottom was enclosed might help?

 

[KKJohnson]

I have a gold cup added to my trellis setting, it’s doable to have one added just to the middle stone. I have the cleaning holes on the side of the stone instead of directly underneath since I wanted to mask the keel line (same thing you want done with the culet). I had mine done in 18k yellow gold but since you love the light yellow I would suggest 10k gold for a lighter look.

Here are my before and after







As you can see the keel line is masked very well, I don’t even notice it anymore.

Here is my CAD


Here is the inside of the cup showing the cleaning holes

 

[swaye2010]

I have a gold cup added to my trellis setting, it’s doable to have one added just to the middle stone. I have the cleaning holes on the side of the stone instead of directly underneath since I wanted to mask the keel line (same thing you want done with the culet). I had mine done in 18k yellow gold but since you love the light yellow I would suggest 10k gold for a lighter look.

Here are my before and after







As you can see the keel line is masked very well, I don’t even notice it anymore.

Here is my CAD


Here is the inside of the cup showing the cleaning holes

Thank you. I remember your stone well because the before and after was so dramatic. It really helps seeing what the gold cup looks like now. I can see how I can alter the other CAD by possibly switching it to a trellis setting to fit the cup. I don’t mind it slightly higher anyways since it helps with a flush sitting band.

I need to think about this or possibly adapting a bezel version with a milgrain edge. A cup could be created in the same way. I was going to stick with 14K gold for the setting and hope that it all blends well together. I might antique it to tone it down a bit.

 

[ac117]

Thank you. I remember your stone well because the before and after was so dramatic. It really helps seeing what the gold cup looks like now. I can see how I can alter the other CAD by possibly switching it to a trellis setting to fit the cup. I don’t mind it slightly higher anyways since it helps with a flush sitting band.

I need to think about this or possibly adapting a bezel version with a milgrain edge. A cup could be created in the same way. I was going to stick with 14K gold for the setting and hope that it all blends well together. I might antique it to tone it down a bit.

A PSer has this ring but I don’t have the time to search for the thread....it’s a three stone with a large brown EC in a rose gold basket and the side stones and shank in platinum.
https://www.victorcanera.com/rings/engagement/the-vine-trilogy-with-emerald-cut-and-trapezoids