please help with sidestone advice

[bizgk]

Hi,

I am having a ring custom made for a 1.6 c princess cut diamond I recently bought. I am planning to have side diamonds loop around the shank, and wasn''t sure what sized diamonds to use (I have never looked at diamonds under 1 carat, and don''t know how they look in terms of size).

Can anyone recommend what size sidestones to use?

Also, does anyone know of a Web site that tells you approximate diameters of round diamonds? I would be interested in know how big the diameter is of a .1 c, .2 c, etc. round diamond so I can calculate (using the circumference of the shank) how many diamonds I could fit.

Finally, the diamond I have is an F color (great clarity). Do I need F color sidediamonds? Better? Worse? How much should I care about clarity, if at all, at the sizes I am talking about?

Thanks!

 

[pearcrazy]

There''s a chart right here on PS to help you with size conversion (thanks to Cflutist) Here''s the link https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/mm-to-carat-stone-conversion-chart.17578/

 

[dobie]

Someone recently posted the link to one of Whiteflash's webpages that has the diameters and carat sizes in visual format. However, on my screen they are not to scale but it is still useful.
http://www.whiteflash.com/diamond-education/diamond_carat.aspx

 

[ame]

Id definitely stick with F and the same cut quality as your solitaire. The inclusion level is up to you.

 

[windy1365]

My engagement ring has a one caret G princess center stone with H diamonds in a channel on the side. I can''t tell a difference. Then, I got a channel set diamond wedding band with I, J average color stones. They actually look whiter than the H diamonds in my engagement band! The engagement ring is from Blue Nile and the wedding band is from Kay jewelers.

But... the channel set diamonds are in a channel setting, so you can''t see them from the side. I would go no lower than a G for the side diamonds on your setting b/c it sounds like you will be able to see the stones from the side. I cannot see color from the side of my G diamond... and I am color sensitive... I could easily see the color from the side of an I stone at the mall. I read somewhere that is is okay to go one color down on the side stones. So... either get F or G diamonds. Don''t go better than your center stone... you want it to be the best!!!