Poll: Do you like RB w/ baguettes?

[Odilia]

This question has come up several times recently, so I thought I''d do a poll. Do you like the look of a RB flanked by baguettes? (such as the example in the picture; although there may be prettier ones) This doesn''t necessarily mean, would you buy it, but do you like the look?

 

[Odilia]

Someday I will learn how to post a poll correctly. I was going to post another option but it''s lost. Anyway, just elaborate on your answer, and if you have a different reason for not liking this style other than not liking the baguettes, just click no.

 

[Lorelei]

I just wanted to say to me bags with a round or any other shape is a true classic.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Absolutely agree that they are classic. The people who don't like them probably like something more modern or ornate. I prefer timeless styles because they will still look good in 30 years. I do see rings on this site that will probbaly look very dated in a few years. That's why I personally will stay with a classic traditional or antique style.

That said, you may remember that I said I tried on around with baguettes at Tiffany's a couple of weeks ago and didn't really like it with a round diamond band. And since I want a round diamond band (more sparkly than baguettes), I probably won't go with the side baguettes on the e-ring.

My current favorite (both e-ring and tiffany diamond band), I think, is here:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/my-leon-mege-ring-is-here.10757/

I know we kind of like similar things!

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 5/29/2006 12:19:28 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
Absolutely agree that they are classic. The people who don''t like them probably like something more modern or ornate. I prefer timeless styles because they will still look good in 30 years. I do see rings on this site that will probbaly look very dated in a few years. That''s why I personally will stay with a classic traditional or antique style.

I couldn''t agree more. I tend to think long term with my jewellery and go for simple and classic every time.

 

[Mara]

I voted No because I am not a fan of RB''s with baguettes. It''s just not my personal taste...of course if someone threw a ring at me with a big diamond and baguettes, I''d wear it, hehee. But I wouldn''t choose them willingly. IMHO baguettes are too dull of a stone cut to pair with a RB and I just don''t feel like the two styles ''match''. But YES it is a classic style, as they have been around for a while and probably will continue to float in and out of style.

However, bottom line is you are going to be wearing the ring! So get whatever makes YOU happy, regardless of what anyone else thinks. Good luck!!

 

[Snooper]

I''m a bit biased about the baguettes but I love the combo of baguettes with any stone. Sure they''re not as sparkly as rounds, but my $.02 is that they should complament the center, not compete with it.

 

[FireGoddess]

I voted no. I''m not a baguette girl, but it''s not my ring! I do love how they look with step cut stones, but not brilliant cuts. Just my own personal thing. However, what matters most is what you love - you will be looking at the ring every day...we won''t.

 

[lizz]

My sister''s ering looks just like this. I think it''s a classic look that will never go out of style. If you''re looking for sparkle, though, baguettes won''t give you that.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

The thing that the baguettes do for me is to keep the band from looking dull once the platinum has a patina. The baguettes don''t take any focus away from the center stone yet keep the sides of it nice and bright...if you keep them clean. I have an oval tanzanite ring with a couple of baguettes on each side and I love that look! Just wish that tanzanite was a 3 ct. diamond instead!

 

[diamondsrock]

I love the look of rb with baguettes but only if they are in good proportion to the center stone. I don''t like it when the baguettes are really small and thin.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Date: 5/29/2006 3:34:43 PM
Author: diamondsrock
I love the look of rb with baguettes but only if they are in good proportion to the center stone. I don''t like it when the baguettes are really small and thin.

Very good point d.rock. Here is one I like a lot.

 

[dbgaap]

I am not a baguette person.
I don''t know why, but it looks dated to me.

I do love classic, though, and I agree that there are a lot of rings popular now that are probably a little trendy, including my x-prong. (which is soon to be a RHR)

I love that Leon Mege posted earlier by diamondseeker.

 

[fire&ice]

One thing I collect is modernist jewelry. I love the clean simple lines. Hence, the reason I set my RB w/ baguettes. It''s a clean and simple line. It''s un- fussy.

 

[canuk-gal]

Date: 5/29/2006 3:57:14 PM
Author: fire&ice
One thing I collect is modernist jewelry. I love the clean simple lines. Hence, the reason I set my RB w/ baguettes. It''s a clean and simple line. It''s un- fussy.

HI:

Ditto. Altho I prefer solitaires outright, for sidestones baugettes do the trick for me. Pears, however, run a close second....

cheers--Sharon

 

[diagem]

Two Classics together..... my personal favorite with tapered baguettes of significant lenght/width ratios.

 

[Gypsy]

I love it. So timeless and elegant. I love that setting with RB and step cuts. That''s it though. LOL.

 

[KristyDarling]

It''s a beautiful and classic look. I adore it.

 

[Lynn B]

I didn''t vote because I need to clarify!

I am not generally a fan of baguettes because (IMHO) the ones I have seen so often look "plain" and dull...like window glass. It must be the cut that''s poor, I don''t really know. But once I saw baguettes that really "SHINED"... fire and ice and a LOT of sparkle, and they were gorgeous. So, IF they were excellently cut baguettes in that HW ring, with a big old honking super-ideal cut RB between them... OH YEAH BABY, I''d take it in a HEARTBEAT!!!!

 

[asscherisme]

LOVE it. My all time favorate setting. In fact I am shopping for a round brilliant right now, around 1.50 carats or slightly above and plan on setting it like that in platinum.

 

[diamondfan]

A decent baguette, while not faceted obviously, should still look nice. I love the classic and timeless look. I am not a fan of just a stone, it looks lonely to me, so the baguettes are a nice compromise. I am loving some of the other rings I see here, the halo''d cushions are a favorite of mine, a well cut cushion in a halo is stunning!

 

[ilovesparkles]

I personally do not care for bagettes with any shape center stone but probably more so with a round or oval. In my eyes it looks choppy, and has no flow. But I think its all about personal preferences. If its what you want go for it!

 

[ecf8503]

I never liked it until I tried one on at Tiffany - it just spoke to me, even though I never liked it in pics. So I elected to have my original e-ring stone reset into the Vatche version of it, and I love it! It is a classic look, makes my stone look better than it ever did in it's original setting, and the baguettes in my ring are VERY bright and sparkly, not too thin, etc.

Here's the link to mine -

 

[alyson423]

I love this combo, but like many others, I''m biased- I have a RB with tapered baguettes e-ring.

It''s funny, I am not so much a fan of regular baguettes, but loooove tapered ones.

Like others, I think it''s timeless. I love the way tapered baguettes "ramp up" to the diamond centerpiece. I think they look great with all different center stone shapes- princess, oval, emerald, marquis. In fact, when DH asked me if I had any center stone preferences, I said that I didn''t- but I''d love tapered baguettes, anything else was gravy!

 

[Alistra]

Yes please! I agree that it is a timeless look. Trendy or very modern styles might look dated in a few years.

 

[isaku5]

The point has been made by many of you - the look is timeless!

My original e-ring (1961) was that style with a .64c RB. The matching wedding band (1963) was a straight baguette centre with a tapered baguette on each side.

My DH and a chose them together knowing nothing about reports etc. Our decision was based on the brilliance of the centre and the advice of a well-informed jeweler.

The price was $550 for the e-ring and $150 for the w-ring. It was the equivalent of 7 monthly mortage payments (bought the house in ''63 too for $10,200). Luckily for us, the rings were paid for before the wedding. Enough trips down memory lane.....

One more thing to add, though. Our eyes and the jeweler''s judgement were right on. We had the rings independently appraised for insurance and the verdict was very pleasing- all stones F VVS2.

OK, I promise the trip is over..

 

[Snooper]

A co worker of mine says she likes baguettes as long as they don''t look like wings... What exactly would "wings" look like? I can''t find a thread on that...

 

[Odilia]

Thanks for all the input. I mentioned in my previous thread, but I should probably have noted it above, that I actually put settings with baguettes on the back-burner so to speak, for now. I haven''t totally ruled them out, but am starting to lean toward more sparkly sides. So, this poll was really to satisfy curiousity, and for any other PS''ers who wonder about this, not that I was considering the ring pictured. Partly it was prompted by a thread I found about whether baguettes were classic or not - I think from April 2006 or so. The picture I put with the poll was just the most generic-looking version of it I could find. I personally still like the look, depending on the proportions and all as many noted, (e.g. I LOVE the proportions & look of KristyDarling''s Tacori) but am leaning away from bag''s in my new setting for various reasons.

 

[turtledazzle]

Hi -- I''m very late to this poll, but I just decided on my e-ring setting this morning so I wanted to share. I kept liking the settings with side baguettes, but also thought (as many others) that the baguettes were not as sparkly as I would want for side stones. I also wanted some engraving/milgrain on my ring -- something I didn''t see too much in combination with side baguettes.

Well, at a local jewelry stone I fell in love with this Sheldon Speyer ring -- it has french-cut baguettes which (IMO) make them more sparkly and unique. It also has milgrain and unique engraving on the sides!

The attached picture (I hope it works!) comes from the Sheldon Speyer website http://www.sheldonspeyerplatinum.com/menu.htm, style #904. I have asked for the prongs to be made a bit more delicate (more like tapered claw/talon than rounded ends as in the pic) -- I just hope it turns out well! Since my finger is small (3.5) I wanted a dainty ring.

My center stone will be a 1.01 round diamond that we purchased from James Allen (highly recommended - a great experience). Since the ring is being set and sized locally, I hope to have it next week. I will definitely post pics then! As someone who really doesn''t wear or even own much jewelry, I have certainly come to love this forum.

At a later time, I''ll have to worry more about what kind of wedding band to get -- with this ring, I won''t be able to have a flush band unless I go custom (which is an option, but I may be able to live with a gap). I just loved this setting so much -- it is the only one that I went back to look at a second (and third) time.