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Preowned settings thread

CaseyLouLou

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I thought it was worth a shot to start this thread. I’m always on the lookout for a preowned setting for my colored stones and I have had some good luck.

I typically scout eBay and Etsy for used rings that have ugly stones in them. Sometimes the diamond melee is quite nice. There are some examples in my other thread.

I often come across some that won’t work for me but maybe someone else would like it. I have found that there are quite a few that fit 7x5 or 8x6 stones but not as many round ones. I prefer yellow gold so most of my finds date back to the 80’s - 90’s.

So here’s a thread for sharing leads as we come across something that could work.

I will start with this one. It’s huge and 10g of gold with approx 11mm round stone. Unfortunately I don’t have any stones to fit.


$599 obo

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The cabbage ring reminds me of one that I have where I replaced an opal with a Mali garnet. The opal just wasn’t my style and I wear the new ring all the time. DK did this swap and it was very affordable. Using my local jeweler most swaps cost me between $50-200 depending on prong work needed.

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I love this idea of having a thread! I do this all the time. I like low settings, so modern ones often don’t work for me. This ring will become a pendant.

Here is my current project. My new to me pad, and the Victorian Cluster setting I bought, and the inspiration.
 

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Here is another one. I just picked up my ring today with this same setting! Mine had a tiny side stone but they are otherwise the same. It holds a 7mm stone.


Here’s mine:

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I found this one and I don’t wear white gold so maybe someone else can use it for a stone they need to set.

Looks nice and it’s got a good weight with nice diamonds. And free returns!


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This one looks nice. Offers and returns accepted.

 
In case this is someone’s style, this is a great price for the 5g weight. It would probably fit a larger stone.

This thread isn’t just for me - feel free to post settings you find and think might work for all of our unset stones that are sitting in their gem boxes feeling neglected.

 
In case this is someone’s style, this is a great price for the 5g weight. It would probably fit a larger stone.

This thread isn’t just for me - feel free to post settings you find and think might work for all of our unset stones that are sitting in their gem boxes feeling neglected.


I love that you're always on the look out for a great deal for other collectors too, Casey!
 
I love that you're always on the look out for a great deal for other collectors too, Casey!

I get a lot of help here so I’m giving back! And if someone finds something then all this time I spend on ebay won’t be wasted. It is kind of like finding a needle in a haystack but it’s the only way I can afford to set all of my stones.
 
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