Pave setting done in white sapphire as opposed to diamonds?

[MonkeyPie]

I know this is not something I have seen before, but is it possible to make a pave setting in white sapphire instead of diamonds? I am aware of the hardness ratio - sapphire is softer - but is it something I could get done custom? Mark is sick and booked, and I would kind of like to get this ball rolling in the next month or two for my upgrade setting. Attached is a picture of what I want to recreate.

 

[Pandora II]

I''m not sure why you would want to do this?

The cost is in the labour for setting rather than the actual melee.

I wouldn''t go for sapphires for those myself. They won''t sparkle in the same way and especially in such small sizes. Plus, there is the hardness factor - it''s relatively easy to chip and abrade the facets on sapphires.

 

[MonkeyPie]

Well I loved the way they looked in a right-hand ring I have (a pear onyx in a halo setting of white sapphire), so to be honest, I hadn''t considered the thought that it wasn''t the diamonds bringing up the price on such a setting. Maybe I am just being cheap

 

[chrono]

Yes, the labour is going to cost you. Either way, there''s lots of itty bitty melee to set so you will not be saving much at all.

 

[MonkeyPie]

Thanks for the help I suppose I will just have to suffer with diamonds...such an awful thing!