Question on setting

[Phil34]

What do folks thing of the e-ring setting in the picture below? Any risk of the center stone coming loose since it is so open?

Any recommendations of who might be able to make it and a general idea of the cost for custom jobs also welcome.

 

[hoofbeats95]

Ask Whiteflash. Here is a similar one with princess stones. I''m sure they could easily do the one you posted.

 

[mrssalvo]

I think it''s a very pretty setting but I''d personally be worried about knocking the center stone loose. If you are at all hard on your hands I wouldn''t do it. Who is the designer? Custom can be an option but many times the designer has the design perfected from making it time and time again where it may be worth the money to just buy the real thing.

 

[geckodani]

I agree that it is lovely - but it''s set awfully high and I''d be terrified of destroying it.

 

[DebShine]

It is very pretty. That said, it reminds me of a ring I had and LOST THE DIAMOND playing volleyball in a school gym: we had two games going at a time during a round robyn. I have no idea when I actually lost the stone, but when I realized it, everyone stopped what they were doing and started looking for my diamond. I had only had it about two weeks. It was found (TG!) when somebody got out the industrial broom and starting sweeping. Needless to say, after that, we had it set lower and I never, ever lost it again! Moral: Be Careful (and thank God for brooms.)

 

[EricaR]

On the plus side, it would be easy to keep the diamond clean!

 

[cara]

I don't know about that particular Verragio, but others I saw IRL were quite solidly built. I'd get an appraiser's opinion on the setting prior to buying and keep it insured, but not let it deter you if they think its a well-made setting. Verragio definitely likes to set the center stones high and showcase them in their rings. Eventually I decided I'd prefer something lower set.

If you want that exact ring, I'd go with the original. If you want it modified, try custom with Whiteflash or even Mark Morrell, if you have the patience for him. (As a single-man shop, he is slower.)

The cost of custom depends on material, complexity, quality of workmanship, many factors. There is a great bit on custom work on Mark Morrell's website, in fact. While you can save money in some instances (ie. a Tiffany-style solitaire bought elsewhere will be less), it can also cost more as the custom designer has to do a lot of design work for one piece rather than spread out the design costs over many pieces.

 

[hoofbeats95]

Date: 1/15/2009 3:37:14 PM
Author: DebShine
It is very pretty. That said, it reminds me of a ring I had and LOST THE DIAMOND playing volleyball in a school gym: we had two games going at a time during a round robyn. I have no idea when I actually lost the stone, but when I realized it, everyone stopped what they were doing and started looking for my diamond. I had only had it about two weeks. It was found (TG!) when somebody got out the industrial broom and starting sweeping. Needless to say, after that, we had it set lower and I never, ever lost it again! Moral: Be Careful (and thank God for brooms.)

You play volleyball with your rings on? Wow. I wouldn''t do that no matter the setting. Yikes.