I know! That Leon had me staring for like an hour the first time I saw it. It knocked me for a COMPLETE loop. I'd baby the heck out of it, if it were mine though. Channel set or bar set does seem safer... my band is bezel set though, which you would THINK would be safe and it's not (just a strange 'unique' bezel experiment as far as I can figure).
Date: 3/21/2010 1:54:30 AM
Author: Gypsy
I know! That Leon had me staring for like an hour the first time I saw it. It knocked me for a COMPLETE loop. I''d baby the heck out of it, if it were mine though. Channel set or bar set does seem safer... my band is bezel set though, which you would THINK would be safe and it''s not (just a strange ''unique'' bezel experiment as far as I can figure).
6500 could get you Leon. At what carat weight, I don''t know. But it is worth a call. He would be picky about how matchy the baguettes are. God knows the man is meticulous. It''s just going to be a matter of price.
If you went custom... I would pick someone really fussy. The fussiest jewelers I know are Leon and Brian Gavin and Mark Morrell. Completely different personalities, but all three are just really super attention oriented and it shows in their work. You don''t need a master pave setter though for this project... and a CAD set up would probably be a benefit in terms of precision. I know, from having worked with him that Brian ''gets'' how anal PSers are. Bill Pearlman gets it too so I''d just call him, he started the ''Pearlmans Collection'' of goods and they are nice quality from what I can tell. Mark Morrell has some interesting quirks, but his metal work is impeccible and he has a CAD set up. Worth a call if you like his style.
Oh talking about Precision have you looked at Precision Set?
I''d get a couple of pictures together of bands I like. I don''t know if having a thin bar of metal between each baguette would make it safer or cheaper, but what I would do is just send out an email to whichever jewelers you like, as you have been on PS to know the jewelers and their reputations and thier competencies, asking if what you want, in platinum at the carat weight you want in F/G VS (completely eyeclean) and perfectly matched is do-able, attach the pics, and ask them for suggestions if it isn''t do-able. But I would also request a phone appointment, and talk to each jeweler. Just talking with them will help you a lot. It does me. I can immediately feel who I am going to be happy working with.
I don''t know where you are but Dimend Scaasi is another option. They have some mixed reviews, but they are an Infinity dealer and have some PS experience (they used to post) and they seem to have a good bench (the iffy reviews have been never negative about the quality of the work). I spoke to them once a long time ago, but I had reasonably a good impression. They just don''t set outside stones in their settings, so I never followed up with them.
Can''t wait to see the final product.
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