Pics of diamonds w/ sapphire sidestones

[sassylt]

Hello All! I am thinking of adding sapphire sidestones to my rb solitare...I would love to see some pics. Can you also give me the proportions so I can get an idea of what size to go with. Thanks!

 

[Kaleigh]

Tell us what size your RB is and we can go from there.

 

[sassylt]

It''s a 1.5 ct. RB, in a WG 6 prong tiffany style setting. I think I want round sapphires, but I am not sure what size to get. Also, I really love the six prongs for my center stone....do people usually do that with a three stone ring? Thanks in advance for any advice!

 

[bar01]

Well,

You are thinking about a 3 stone ring with rounds?

I went the other way around - Center Sapphire with side diamonds. But perhaps I could help with how I decided -

1) Decide on what kind of ratio's you like - center to sides - perhaps thinking about all diamonds for starters to get an idea of proportions.

Look at this old link on sizes of sides

2) Understand differences between diamond size/ct and Sapphire size/ct. A rough rule of thumb is that round sapphires need to be about 1.4 times the ct weight of a diamond to be the same size. I.e. if you wanted a sapphire that was the same size as a 1ct diamond - you want a 1.4ct round sapphire. This is only a guide - sapphire depths can varysignificantly. Look at mm's closely.


3) A sample photo from Tiffany


4) Pick sapphires which match the quality of your diamond. In other words - if you have an exceptional center diamond - try to find exceptional side sapphires.

 

[valeria101]

Oh well... fine sapphires would cost allot than the center diamondmall sapphires are quite inexpensive, actually. It is worth checking the quality of sapphire sidestones if you do go for a ready-made designer setting, because nice blue sapphires are not quite the norm, I am affraid. Low quality, dark and badly cut sapphires somehow end up in rather expensive jewelry by some miracle.

And fine ones, even if not super expensive - are rather rare.

And many shapes work well, btw - not just rounds. Here's a less usual choice - cushion diamond and sapphires !

Half moons would be nice as well, if you like them and have the patience to have some custom cut (not as complicated as it sounds). I could not find an example with blues, but here's a red one:

Honestly, I would prefer colored sides of a different shape than the center (pears on the first place, trillions a close second...), so that they do not compare unfavorably with the brilliance of the diamond. It is a personal choice though - not mainstream opinion. If you have a chance to try out different shapes this may be one thing to look out for.

 

[valeria101]

"Justlooking" had this wonder made by ArtofPlatinum recently... you can easily find the story of this ring among her topics:

A blue version would be amazing, of course.

Just an idea, of course...

 

[tonysgeko]

Sassylt, another option would be this, but instead of diamonds use sapphires

from stuller. That way you keep the 6 prongs of your e-ring.

 

[Maxine]

Here''s one that looks like the sapphires were added.......

 

[Maxine]

abother style........(they have lots more)

 

[deny]

Here is my 1.52 center with appx 5mm sapphires on the sides.

 

[diane5006]

here is mine

 

[deny]

Beautiful! What size are your sapphires?

 

[diane5006]

HI deny the sapphires are 3.25mm diam...the center diamond is a 0.90 Regent (cushionlike)