PieNecessity
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2016
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So after silently lurking on and off for a while I've decided to finally make an account. Thought I'd start off by sharing by gorgeous engagement ring! 
I've been engaged for 8 months but I still find myself staring at her every day and feeling oh-so-lucky.
The diamond is GIA 1.7something ct/XXX/K/SI1 (totally eye clean) Hearts and Arrows. I'm so in love with the warmth!!! I always thought "higher color grade = better diamond" but once we started looking at rings I came to realize that I liked warmer stones better for all their depth and color changes. FI insisted on only one thing, that the ring be YG, and that just made me want a warmer stone even more. We found the perfect diamond at Jangmi Jewelers in NYC's diamond district. We initially had her set in a pave 4 prong "solitaire" but something was just...missing.
That's when lurking through these boards helped me decide on a halo reset and I couldn't be happier! When we were shopping before I had thought that I couldn't get a halo because they were chunky and wedding bands wouldn't fit under them but the internet helped me realize that those were only certain kinds of halos I had seen in shops. Once I realized that halos can be very practical and dainty if designed that way - we were on our way! FI and I designed the new setting together, keeping all the old diamonds including those from the pave shank and now I have my perfect dainty halo! Ken and Dana were a dream to work with and their craftsmanship was absolutely impeccable as always.
Here are some pictures! When my FI saw her he said she was, "classy but with a touch of glam - just like you!"
Here's my favorite picture ever! I just love it when she picks up all the colors around her and throws them back at me.
Just for fun, here are some "before" pictures in the original setting.
I've been engaged for 8 months but I still find myself staring at her every day and feeling oh-so-lucky. The diamond is GIA 1.7something ct/XXX/K/SI1 (totally eye clean) Hearts and Arrows. I'm so in love with the warmth!!! I always thought "higher color grade = better diamond" but once we started looking at rings I came to realize that I liked warmer stones better for all their depth and color changes. FI insisted on only one thing, that the ring be YG, and that just made me want a warmer stone even more. We found the perfect diamond at Jangmi Jewelers in NYC's diamond district. We initially had her set in a pave 4 prong "solitaire" but something was just...missing.
That's when lurking through these boards helped me decide on a halo reset and I couldn't be happier! When we were shopping before I had thought that I couldn't get a halo because they were chunky and wedding bands wouldn't fit under them but the internet helped me realize that those were only certain kinds of halos I had seen in shops. Once I realized that halos can be very practical and dainty if designed that way - we were on our way! FI and I designed the new setting together, keeping all the old diamonds including those from the pave shank and now I have my perfect dainty halo! Ken and Dana were a dream to work with and their craftsmanship was absolutely impeccable as always.
Here are some pictures! When my FI saw her he said she was, "classy but with a touch of glam - just like you!"
Here's my favorite picture ever! I just love it when she picks up all the colors around her and throws them back at me.
Just for fun, here are some "before" pictures in the original setting.
Enjoy your new ring!
I actually really like it in the new halo setting. The yellow gold looks lovely! 
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