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O colour oec, what colour prongs?

Are you taking it out of the Rendevous? I love it in that setting! Reading back to Queenie's post, you could have Erica get her bench to put yellow gold inside the part of the ring that holds the stone and that might make it look a little more yellow. I have an O AVR and am debating about whether to go all platinum or do rose gold surrounding the stone for contrast (in a Casblanca like Queenie's). Mine faces up too white to think yellow will make it look yellow. But my new YZ AVC looks very light yellow in a platinum setting with yg just around the stone. I don't think you'll really get light yellow appearance with an O.

But if you change to a solitaire, I'd set it in a platinum head with rose gold shank. I think that is most authentic looking. Your original ring is a good example!
 
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If you wanted to make the whole diamond look whiter, I would suggest setting it in rose gold, shank and head. Since you love that creamy color I will suggest that you do it in either a nice platinum head, my personal favorite, or 14kt white gold head which is marginally stronger than 18kt unless the 18kt is die struck and properly alloyed.

I just set my Crafted to Order CBI P colored diamond in an 18kt yellow gold ring and even professionals looking at it guess from H-J color when carefully examining it from the top. Being in the trade, I am not allowed to show my ring, but I think our OP would be disappointed in how white it looks, so I definitely do not want to recommend rose gold prongs.

What I can say is that it is an absolutely delicious looking diamond!

Enjoy it!

Wink
 
Erica’s beautiful photos are brilliant in showing the effect of metal color on diamonds in that color range. I would do a white metal head and go with whatever color metal you LOVE for the band. :appl: Can’t wait to see what you choose
 
Bonfire said:
Here are a couple of visuals :roll2: Not the best photos by any means, but may help a little?
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You are kind, thank You. With yellow gold your stone look whiter? Is it so IRL? Not just a photo?
 
diamondseeker2006 said:
Are you taking it out of the Rendevous? I love it in that setting! Reading back to Queenie's post, you could have Erica get her bench to put yellow gold inside the part of the ring that holds the stone and that might make it look a little more yellow. I have an O AVR and am debating about whether to go all platinum or do rose gold surrounding the stone for contrast (in a Casblanca like Queenie's). Mine faces up too white to think yellow will make it look yellow. But my new YZ AVC looks very light yellow in a platinum setting with yg just around the stone. I don't think you'll really get light yellow appearance with an O.

But if you change to a solitaire, I'd set it in a platinum head with rose gold shank. I think that is most authentic looking. Your original ring is a good example!
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I LOVE Rendezvous and propably never part of it. Somehow I feel that my Magenge garnet complimented setting better and my oec would love to be star of the show. Together they are beautiful, I admit. Mostly I miss simple solitaire look...

Rendezvous has a partial cup under the stone, which is platinum. When I reset my oec, I considered
gold plating to the cup, but didn't do it. Just because my stone wouldn't be yellow enough anyway, as You said.

Platinum or 14k unplated white gold is the way I will go. I regret I didn't purchase that authentic setting at first. I waited too long and someone else bought it. Instead of that I bought CvB Zoe, if You remember?
 
Wink said:
If you wanted to make the whole diamond look whiter, I would suggest setting it in rose gold, shank and head. Since you love that creamy color I will suggest that you do it in either a nice platinum head, my personal favorite, or 14kt white gold head which is marginally stronger than 18kt unless the 18kt is die struck and properly alloyed.

I just set my Crafted to Order CBI P colored diamond in an 18kt yellow gold ring and even professionals looking at it guess from H-J color when carefully examining it from the top. Being in the trade, I am not allowed to show my ring, but I think our OP would be disappointed in how white it looks, so I definitely do not want to recommend rose gold prongs.

What I can say is that it is an absolutely delicious looking diamond!

Enjoy it!

Wink
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Wink said:
If you wanted to make the whole diamond look whiter, I would suggest setting it in rose gold, shank and head. Since you love that creamy color I will suggest that you do it in either a nice platinum head, my personal favorite, or 14kt white gold head which is marginally stronger than 18kt unless the 18kt is die struck and properly alloyed.

I just set my Crafted to Order CBI P colored diamond in an 18kt yellow gold ring and even professionals looking at it guess from H-J color when carefully examining it from the top. Being in the trade, I am not allowed to show my ring, but I think our OP would be disappointed in how white it looks, so I definitely do not want to recommend rose gold prongs.

What I can say is that it is an absolutely delicious looking diamond!

Enjoy it!

Wink
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Thank You for your opinion. I'm turning to platinum or 14k unplated white gold prongs. I'd love to try 18k rose gold shank, but now I'm hesitating. My oec is quite lemony and I 'm scared of greenish hue when combined to rose gold. And that's something I want avoid.
 
Bonfire said:
Erica’s beautiful photos are brilliant in showing the effect of metal color on diamonds in that color range. I would do a white metal head and go with whatever color metal you LOVE for the band. :appl: Can’t wait to see what you choose
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Guess what, I'm curious too. Why this is always so hard to decide???
 
You know, I adore that original setting, but it could be custom made better than the original. In fact, I have saved the picture because I like it myself! I do think the rose gold shank would be beautiful! Looking down, you'd see the stone and the rose gold shank.
 
diamondseeker2006 said:
You know, I adore that original setting, but it could be custom made better than the original. In fact, I have saved the picture because I like it myself! I do think the rose gold shank would be beautiful! Looking down, you'd see the stone and the rose gold shank.
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Please share if you have a photo, I’d love to see it!
 
Thank you Confection for posing the question. Regarding unplated white gold, can anyone tell me if the tone of unplated white gold is actually -better- than platinum for a yellowish stone? Why unplated? I’m assuming unplated white gold has a slight yellow tone to it, versus the bright white metal look of plated and maybe looks more integrated. In this case wouldn’t unplated white gold look very different from grayish platinum, which looks more like plated white gold?
 
LightBright said:
Thank you Confection for posing the question. Regarding unplated white gold, can anyone tell me if the tone of unplated white gold is actually -better- than platinum for a yellowish stone? Why unplated? I’m assuming unplated white gold has a slight yellow tone to it, versus the bright white metal look of plated and maybe looks more integrated. In this case wouldn’t unplated white gold look very different from grayish platinum, which looks more like plated white gold?
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Original setting is first (4) photo on this thread. My understanding 14k wg is harder than platinum and when unplated, it’s much warmer. I have a 18k wg diamond band and I haven’t replated it for years and it’s definately creamy. Unfortunately 18k is too soft to use prongs unless well done (alloy/benchwork) as Wink stated. When plated, it’s bright white (reminds silver), platinum more gray. This is very intresting dilemma!
 

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Platinum is much more dense and heavier than gold, though. I'd always choose platinum for the head and prongs of a ring if I wanted white metal. I have platinum rings and the heads and prongs are very white, not gray.
 
diamondseeker2006 said:
The original setting is pictured in her very first post. It looks a little rough, but a new setting could be made much more beautiful in that style.

@Confection10 I also loved your stone in the Zoe!
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Thank, I maybe have misunderstood something. Here iso one link I read

http://www.callagold.com/all-about-rings/white-gold-vs-platinum-wedding-rings/

White Gold vs Platinum Brittle or Bendy?
The white gold prongs will need the re-tipping before platinum in many cases. However that doesn’t mean that platinum is automatically your best choice. Platinum has its own little quirk. Because it is a malleable metal, it tends to bend more easily than white gold.

Over the years I have observed a similar amount of little side diamonds dropping out of platinum settings compared to white gold settings.


Strong But Movable Platinum Responds to a Hard Hit by Moving Aside

What often happens with platinum is that the ring receives a direct hit on a prong and that prong responds by bending away from the pressure and lets go of the little diamond. So your platinum prong is still intact, but bent off in a different direction.

Now let’s talk about what happens in that same case with the white gold prong. It receives a direct hit. The white gold with its stronger, stiffer metal alloys stands firm. But if the hit is severe, the metal cracks in response to the shock as opposed to bending.

If the hit is hard enough it cracks completely off. If it is just under the crack-it-off level of hit, the prong, probably at the base, will be cracked and cause a problem down the line.

More Quirky Details of Platinum Prongs
One other thing I see a lot of with tiny platinum prongs is that they get pounded flatter and start spreading unattractively. This weakens the prong and opens the door for another hit to dislodge the diamond.
 
Add me as a +1 for creating a more refined version of the original setting. It was a little clunky in execution, but the style led into and showed off the crown of your stone perfectly.

I'd take your stone in the Zoe any day though! Can I ask what you didn't like about it in that setting? I don't think you've said up thread and it's such a beautiful setting.
 
lissyflo said:
Add me as a +1 for creating a more refined version of the original setting. It was a little clunky in execution, but the style led into and showed off the crown of your stone perfectly.

I'd take your stone in the Zoe any day though! Can I ask what you didn't like about it in that setting? I don't think you've said up thread and it's such a beautiful setting.
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I can’t see the profile of my oec (both have closed gallery and bezel like crown) in either Zoe or Rendezvous;(;(;( and I miss warm coloured solitaire
 
Thanks @Confection10 - that's good to know! I love the Zoe but, like you, also like seeing a lot of stone's profile. Hope you're getting closer to settling on her forever home!
 
I have an OMC set in 18kt yg including prongs . No one ever comments on the color of the stone, so it may not be the look you're after.


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doberman said:
I have an OMC set in 18kt yg including prongs . No one ever comments on the color of the stone, so it may not be the look you're after.


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Delicious ring. What is colour of your omc?
 
81EA9CA1-30A7-4F79-994A-1F82B3DD95D8.jpeg This ring has something I drool every time I see it. Of course my stone is warmer than this.
 
I really want to do a rose gold ring, too! Beautiful!
 
Confection10 said:
81EA9CA1-30A7-4F79-994A-1F82B3DD95D8.jpeg This ring has something I drool every time I see it. Of course my stone is warmer than this.
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That is beautiful Confection10! My rose gold band with my F colored stone is beautiful! I just don’t care for it with my M. Do you have any RG jewelry? If not, you really should go try it on, 14k and 18k and see how you like it with your skin tone IRL. And of course shades differ too depending on who makes it. If you know you love RG on your hand and with your stone, go for it! But keep the prongs white if you want to keep the “creamy” color of your stone. Did I miss who you are thinking of having make it?
 
Thank you starting this thread @Confection10 I'm sure you are helping many women trying to decide how to set an old cut diamond with a M thru O stone. What makes it even more difficult is these stones can look very different when in different lighting. I would probably go with platinum prongs. It's a tough decision. All the rings posted in this thread look beautiful.

Peach gold sure looks beautiful in the picture. I think I need to see this in real life (and the start of peach gold addiction begins!)
 
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Thank you @Bonfire for posting this picture. I used to look at Haven's ring often when I first began lurking on Pricescope. Her ring is BEAUTIFUL!
 
Confection10 said:
Thank You for your opinion. I'm turning to platinum or 14k unplated white gold prongs. I'd love to try 18k rose gold shank, but now I'm hesitating. My oec is quite lemony and I 'm scared of greenish hue when combined to rose gold. And that's something I want avoid.
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I have never seen such a thing, and I have done many rose gold rings over the years. I have seen diamonds look whiter by comparison, but never seen a greenish hue when "lemony yellow' and rose gold are side by side.

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