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Rough_Rock
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Five years ago I got my wife a five-stone engagement ring, which she loves; it features a graduated setting and is pictured in my avatar - she likes it so much she hasn't added a wedding band; she just wears the ring by itself. Last year I saw (an entertainer, on television, wearing) a set of earrings that I really liked; partly because of the graduated design, like my wife’s ring.

Also I like the “triangular” design because with these earrings (shown above) it seems the first (or top) three diamonds face upwards with the forth being horizontal, and only one facing down. (I’m sorry the photo of the original earrings isn’t great; they were they best I could do with “pause” on the DVR and my camera.)
Whereas with a round earring (shown below) two diamonds point upwards, the middle one is perpendicular to the ground, and the two bottom ones face downwards (in this photo, five 20 point diamonds were used). These would be beautiful, but I'm just not enamored with them.
< < Five 20 point diamonds
I’m looking to have earrings custom made, but of course that is a big hassle. One thought I have is: if the triangular shape is such a superior idea why don’t jewelers just have these “ready-made”?
Below is a photo (photoshopped to show the graduated “style”) of what I think I want, with a triangular shape, which resembles what I originally saw and liked. Very approximately, the five stones (bottom left) are sized 25-20-15-13-10 points.
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I seldom worry about jewelry and can’t believe my ideas are original or better than the ideas of people who are actually in the business. Conversely, I had to have my wife’s engagement custom-made and she gets compliments on it all the time. (E-F color super-ideal-cut diamonds don’t hurt the look, regardless of the design.) She is not the first to wear a five-stone ring with a trellis setting, but it seems there are very few... I’ve always thought the (somewhat) custom design turned out to be spectacular.
What do you guys think about the graduated earrings and the triangular setting? The simple way is to just do five round (20 point) diamonds the same size in a round setting – this is nearly an off-the-shelf item. Or we could do a graduated setting in a round earring, but...
<< Round, vs Triangular > > 
I just don’t like it as well – I really like the graduated design with the triangular shape better. Is the triangular idea silly, or do you think it shows the diamonds a lot better? Seeing the round shape next to the triangular shape, I do feel I am more attached to the graduated design (as opposed to five 20 point stones); maybe if the round is easier to do it would be OK. But I just can't get over the idea that I don't like my largest diamonds... facing downwards!
This is always a great place to get comments from people with a clue, who care about jewelry and have good taste. So, thanks very much, in advance, for your advice and opinions!

Also I like the “triangular” design because with these earrings (shown above) it seems the first (or top) three diamonds face upwards with the forth being horizontal, and only one facing down. (I’m sorry the photo of the original earrings isn’t great; they were they best I could do with “pause” on the DVR and my camera.)
Whereas with a round earring (shown below) two diamonds point upwards, the middle one is perpendicular to the ground, and the two bottom ones face downwards (in this photo, five 20 point diamonds were used). These would be beautiful, but I'm just not enamored with them.

I’m looking to have earrings custom made, but of course that is a big hassle. One thought I have is: if the triangular shape is such a superior idea why don’t jewelers just have these “ready-made”?
Below is a photo (photoshopped to show the graduated “style”) of what I think I want, with a triangular shape, which resembles what I originally saw and liked. Very approximately, the five stones (bottom left) are sized 25-20-15-13-10 points.


I seldom worry about jewelry and can’t believe my ideas are original or better than the ideas of people who are actually in the business. Conversely, I had to have my wife’s engagement custom-made and she gets compliments on it all the time. (E-F color super-ideal-cut diamonds don’t hurt the look, regardless of the design.) She is not the first to wear a five-stone ring with a trellis setting, but it seems there are very few... I’ve always thought the (somewhat) custom design turned out to be spectacular.
What do you guys think about the graduated earrings and the triangular setting? The simple way is to just do five round (20 point) diamonds the same size in a round setting – this is nearly an off-the-shelf item. Or we could do a graduated setting in a round earring, but...


I just don’t like it as well – I really like the graduated design with the triangular shape better. Is the triangular idea silly, or do you think it shows the diamonds a lot better? Seeing the round shape next to the triangular shape, I do feel I am more attached to the graduated design (as opposed to five 20 point stones); maybe if the round is easier to do it would be OK. But I just can't get over the idea that I don't like my largest diamonds... facing downwards!
This is always a great place to get comments from people with a clue, who care about jewelry and have good taste. So, thanks very much, in advance, for your advice and opinions!
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