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I'm considering whether to pursue a custom setting for my heirloom 4ct round. I love this ring's classic tapered baguette setting style. The goals of creating a new setting would be to respect & recreate with improved proportions and craftsmanship. (Also, since removing/resetting for GIA evaluation, the stone is crooked and snagging, so some action is required. The local jeweler who removed/reset didn't charge for doing so; I will not seek recourse there).
I want to set the center as low as possible, culet nearly scraping my finger. I clean my jewelry daily so dust/oil isn't a concern. I'm picturing an extremely low basket setting for the center, with 4 double-claw prongs designed to give the stone a more cushiony appearance from a distance. I don't want the stone to look like a doorknob on my hand.
I want to keep the same style, but I have a strong preference for non-cathedral settings.
Eliminating the cathedral seems at odds with maintaining the style because:
-baguettes aren't curved, but shanks are (and I don't want bulky, protruding shoulders or excessive metal anywhere), and
-angling tapered baguettes up toward the center stone makes for graceful flow (and mitigates the doorknob effect) when viewed straight on.
I'm brainstorming whether it's possible to recreate this classic style with the above in mind, possibly bezel-set baguettes, or bullets?
I don't want it to look too contemporary, but I do want it to be sleek and streamlined (i.e. no milgrain).
I'm thinking baguettes would have to be short to to sit flat on the shank, if this is possible.
Bullets with a wider flare might work well for this as bullets' shape more closely reflects the taper from center stone to shank.
Photos of current ring:
The underside of the metal holding the baguettes looks rough.
The center stone appears out of alignment with the setting.
Finally, it seems the girdle of this diamond was not bruted under the prongs.
The stone wasn't reset in its original position and now wonky portions of the girdle are exposed.
Regarding bezel-set side stones, a quick internet search yielded these designs by Chelsea Knights at Green Lake Jewelry Works.
I'm not saying this is exactly the path I want to take, but it's a good illustration of what is possible:
I want to set the center as low as possible, culet nearly scraping my finger. I clean my jewelry daily so dust/oil isn't a concern. I'm picturing an extremely low basket setting for the center, with 4 double-claw prongs designed to give the stone a more cushiony appearance from a distance. I don't want the stone to look like a doorknob on my hand.
I want to keep the same style, but I have a strong preference for non-cathedral settings.
Eliminating the cathedral seems at odds with maintaining the style because:
-baguettes aren't curved, but shanks are (and I don't want bulky, protruding shoulders or excessive metal anywhere), and
-angling tapered baguettes up toward the center stone makes for graceful flow (and mitigates the doorknob effect) when viewed straight on.
I'm brainstorming whether it's possible to recreate this classic style with the above in mind, possibly bezel-set baguettes, or bullets?
I don't want it to look too contemporary, but I do want it to be sleek and streamlined (i.e. no milgrain).
I'm thinking baguettes would have to be short to to sit flat on the shank, if this is possible.
Bullets with a wider flare might work well for this as bullets' shape more closely reflects the taper from center stone to shank.
Photos of current ring:
The underside of the metal holding the baguettes looks rough.
The center stone appears out of alignment with the setting.
Finally, it seems the girdle of this diamond was not bruted under the prongs.
The stone wasn't reset in its original position and now wonky portions of the girdle are exposed.
Regarding bezel-set side stones, a quick internet search yielded these designs by Chelsea Knights at Green Lake Jewelry Works.
I'm not saying this is exactly the path I want to take, but it's a good illustration of what is possible:
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