joshtaylor87
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Hi guys, (sorry for such a long post, I just want to try and make this e-ring to be just as perfect as my future fiance is)
My name is Josh and I've just signed up to pricescope, this is my first post. I have been researching diamonds and engagement rings and the likes seriously for the last 6 months. It's come a time where I don't want to watch the price of diamonds go up any further and see the diamond size I can afford get smaller and smaller so I currently have a deposit on the following diamond:
Round Brilliant
Measurements: 5.88 - 5.91 x 3.61 mm
Carat Weight: 0.76 carat
Color Grade: G
Clarity Grade: VS2
Cut Grade: Excellent
Depth: 61.3%
Table: 56%
Crown Angle: 34.5°
Crown Height: 15.0%
Pavilion Angle: 40.8°
Pavilion Depth: 43.0%
Star length: 50%
Lower Half: 80%
Girdle: Thin to Medium, Faceted
Culet: None
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: None
Clarity Characteristics:
Crystal, Cloud
I am in Australia and so I am currently waiting for this diamond to arrive at the particular company I have ordered it though. Once it arrives they will do some analysis on it and email me their finding such as a 40x magnified photo so I can see the inclusions, an idealscope photo, HD videos of the actual diamond in both diffused lighting and spot lighting as well as an OGI Firetrace report. From there I can decide whether I want to go ahead with the stone or not. If so we then begin the ring design process.
I have fallen in love with the style and the concept of the infinity ring on the WhiteFlash website.
http://www.whiteflash.com/engagement-rings/diamond-settings/infinity-diamond-engagement-ring-56.htm
My future fiance and I have spoken about getting engaged and she has said that she doesn't like standard round bands whether they have sidestones or not. She just doesn't like the standard roundness, she wants something a bit different. I think something similar to this ring by white flash will fit the bill nicely.
Being in Australia it isn't feasible for me to buy from whiteflash due to the duty fees and taxes I will have to pay for "importing" goods. So I was going to get something similar custom made here in Australia. So my question is, what is everyones opinion on this ring? I want to keep it a surprise and I want my future fiance to be the first to see the ring so thought I would put it out there to all you other girls out there. The whiteflash ring has 46 diamonds totaling 0.28ct's so this works out to be about 0.006cts per diamond. I am worried that these will be too small (roughly 1-1.1mm) and won't really look like diamonds as such, i'm worried they won't sparkle much and just look like part of the actual metal of the setting. So i've been thinking of maybe increasing the width of the split shanks a bit to accommodate 0.01ct diamonds (approx 1.3mm). What are your thoughts on this? Would this be a good idea, I still want it to have that kind of dainty look though, so will 0.01ct diamonds still look the part or will it be too thick. I'm not sure how much metal you need either side of the diamonds in this type of pave setting. I'm assuming 0.25m either side will be enough? This being the case the split shanks will be about 1.8mm thick.
This brings me to my next worry, if the split shanks are 1.8mm thick each that would theoretically make the underside of the ring (before the shank splits into two) approx 3.6mm wide. The white flash one is currently 3, it's widest part at the top is 6mm. Meaning to keep everything in proportion if I change the diamonds from 1-1.1mm to 1.3mm (0.006ct to 0.01ct) the widest points up the top of the setting will now be around 6.6mm. If you have a look at the "recently purchased" photo on the whiteflash website I really like the look of the band top and bottom, I think the whole thing together looks a bit like a crown or a tiara. Which is one of the biggest reasons i'm drawn to this ring because I always call my future fiance my "princess." But at the same time i'm also worried that the e-ring is already 6.6mm thick at its thickest at the top. I would guess I would probably go 0.02pt (1.7mm) diamonds in the wedding band so the wedding band will most probably be around 2.2mm thick (working with my theory that you may need 0.25mm of metal either side of the diamond in this pave setting, it could be more it could be less, i'm not sure) So you've got an e-ring of 6.6mm + 2.2mm for the wedding band which brings us to approx 9mm combined width. Plus when we add the eternity/anniversary ring which will most probably be the same as the wedding band there will be a combined width of approx 12mm all up. Will this look too big, my future fiance doesn't have huge hands, pretty average may even be on the smaller side I think she's a 5.5-6 ring size. She does like to wear big bulky rings though, not ones with diamonds as such you know just your cheap novelty rings. So I think the 6.6mm, 9mm and 12mm rings (as we progress through engagement, wedding, anniversary) will fit but not sure if it'll look funny on her. I'm trying to think into the future (all 3 rings on) not just the now (e-ring only).
I would really appreciate all your thoughts on the diamond size I should use for the melee whether anything bigger than the 0.006ct white flash uses will take away from the "dainty" look. Whether the 0.01cts would be any shinny-er than the 0.006cts white flash uses. (She loves sparkle)
Ladies I would love to hear your thoughts on whether the combined widths of these rings will be comfortable for her to wear keeping in mind that the top is the widest part of the ring, the underside of the e-ring is roughly 3.6mm, 6mm with wedding band and 8mm with eternity/anniversary ring.
I was also thinking about setting the center stone a bit lower if it's possible as she has a fairly active job. She is a community care nurse, she goes to elderly peoples houses and helps them with their meals and showers and cleaning etc. So the less that centre diamond sticks up the better. However she said she doesn't mind wearing the e-ring on a chain around her neck while she's at work.
I have attached the best photos I could find with her hands showing so you can see them in proportion to the rest of her body. As you can see in the last 2 photos, she has quite a big ring on (not the correct hand but would assume it's not far different) so I think the 6.6mm e-ring, 9mm combined e-ring and wedding band, and eventually 12mm e-ring wedding band and eternity/anniversary ring will fit on her finger? The question is will it look funny/out of place/too big???
Last opinion: what are your thoughts on the diamond I have selected. Is the 0.76ct going to be a good size for the size of her hand/body proportion and do you think it is a good size/will go well with this setting?
Thank you all very much in advance, sorry for all the questions, like I said I just want this ring to be perfect.
Josh
My name is Josh and I've just signed up to pricescope, this is my first post. I have been researching diamonds and engagement rings and the likes seriously for the last 6 months. It's come a time where I don't want to watch the price of diamonds go up any further and see the diamond size I can afford get smaller and smaller so I currently have a deposit on the following diamond:
Round Brilliant
Measurements: 5.88 - 5.91 x 3.61 mm
Carat Weight: 0.76 carat
Color Grade: G
Clarity Grade: VS2
Cut Grade: Excellent
Depth: 61.3%
Table: 56%
Crown Angle: 34.5°
Crown Height: 15.0%
Pavilion Angle: 40.8°
Pavilion Depth: 43.0%
Star length: 50%
Lower Half: 80%
Girdle: Thin to Medium, Faceted
Culet: None
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: None
Clarity Characteristics:
Crystal, Cloud
I am in Australia and so I am currently waiting for this diamond to arrive at the particular company I have ordered it though. Once it arrives they will do some analysis on it and email me their finding such as a 40x magnified photo so I can see the inclusions, an idealscope photo, HD videos of the actual diamond in both diffused lighting and spot lighting as well as an OGI Firetrace report. From there I can decide whether I want to go ahead with the stone or not. If so we then begin the ring design process.
I have fallen in love with the style and the concept of the infinity ring on the WhiteFlash website.
http://www.whiteflash.com/engagement-rings/diamond-settings/infinity-diamond-engagement-ring-56.htm
My future fiance and I have spoken about getting engaged and she has said that she doesn't like standard round bands whether they have sidestones or not. She just doesn't like the standard roundness, she wants something a bit different. I think something similar to this ring by white flash will fit the bill nicely.
Being in Australia it isn't feasible for me to buy from whiteflash due to the duty fees and taxes I will have to pay for "importing" goods. So I was going to get something similar custom made here in Australia. So my question is, what is everyones opinion on this ring? I want to keep it a surprise and I want my future fiance to be the first to see the ring so thought I would put it out there to all you other girls out there. The whiteflash ring has 46 diamonds totaling 0.28ct's so this works out to be about 0.006cts per diamond. I am worried that these will be too small (roughly 1-1.1mm) and won't really look like diamonds as such, i'm worried they won't sparkle much and just look like part of the actual metal of the setting. So i've been thinking of maybe increasing the width of the split shanks a bit to accommodate 0.01ct diamonds (approx 1.3mm). What are your thoughts on this? Would this be a good idea, I still want it to have that kind of dainty look though, so will 0.01ct diamonds still look the part or will it be too thick. I'm not sure how much metal you need either side of the diamonds in this type of pave setting. I'm assuming 0.25m either side will be enough? This being the case the split shanks will be about 1.8mm thick.
This brings me to my next worry, if the split shanks are 1.8mm thick each that would theoretically make the underside of the ring (before the shank splits into two) approx 3.6mm wide. The white flash one is currently 3, it's widest part at the top is 6mm. Meaning to keep everything in proportion if I change the diamonds from 1-1.1mm to 1.3mm (0.006ct to 0.01ct) the widest points up the top of the setting will now be around 6.6mm. If you have a look at the "recently purchased" photo on the whiteflash website I really like the look of the band top and bottom, I think the whole thing together looks a bit like a crown or a tiara. Which is one of the biggest reasons i'm drawn to this ring because I always call my future fiance my "princess." But at the same time i'm also worried that the e-ring is already 6.6mm thick at its thickest at the top. I would guess I would probably go 0.02pt (1.7mm) diamonds in the wedding band so the wedding band will most probably be around 2.2mm thick (working with my theory that you may need 0.25mm of metal either side of the diamond in this pave setting, it could be more it could be less, i'm not sure) So you've got an e-ring of 6.6mm + 2.2mm for the wedding band which brings us to approx 9mm combined width. Plus when we add the eternity/anniversary ring which will most probably be the same as the wedding band there will be a combined width of approx 12mm all up. Will this look too big, my future fiance doesn't have huge hands, pretty average may even be on the smaller side I think she's a 5.5-6 ring size. She does like to wear big bulky rings though, not ones with diamonds as such you know just your cheap novelty rings. So I think the 6.6mm, 9mm and 12mm rings (as we progress through engagement, wedding, anniversary) will fit but not sure if it'll look funny on her. I'm trying to think into the future (all 3 rings on) not just the now (e-ring only).
I would really appreciate all your thoughts on the diamond size I should use for the melee whether anything bigger than the 0.006ct white flash uses will take away from the "dainty" look. Whether the 0.01cts would be any shinny-er than the 0.006cts white flash uses. (She loves sparkle)
Ladies I would love to hear your thoughts on whether the combined widths of these rings will be comfortable for her to wear keeping in mind that the top is the widest part of the ring, the underside of the e-ring is roughly 3.6mm, 6mm with wedding band and 8mm with eternity/anniversary ring.
I was also thinking about setting the center stone a bit lower if it's possible as she has a fairly active job. She is a community care nurse, she goes to elderly peoples houses and helps them with their meals and showers and cleaning etc. So the less that centre diamond sticks up the better. However she said she doesn't mind wearing the e-ring on a chain around her neck while she's at work.
I have attached the best photos I could find with her hands showing so you can see them in proportion to the rest of her body. As you can see in the last 2 photos, she has quite a big ring on (not the correct hand but would assume it's not far different) so I think the 6.6mm e-ring, 9mm combined e-ring and wedding band, and eventually 12mm e-ring wedding band and eternity/anniversary ring will fit on her finger? The question is will it look funny/out of place/too big???
Last opinion: what are your thoughts on the diamond I have selected. Is the 0.76ct going to be a good size for the size of her hand/body proportion and do you think it is a good size/will go well with this setting?
Thank you all very much in advance, sorry for all the questions, like I said I just want this ring to be perfect.
Josh
I like the whiteflash ring you posted but I think it would be hard to find a band to go with it. What about something similar but with a smaller split between the bands?
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