background is that my fiance and i just ordered/received our custom made halo engagement ring and while it is BEAUTIFUL and i love the pave on the halo and the execution generally, there are a couple things about the gallery and shank that I'm having trouble with. most problematic is that while I expected/wanted a round shank, there is definitely a knife's edge sort of quality to it in that it is taller than it is wide. I understand that this helps strengthen a thin shank, but it is really really uncomfortable on my hand. (Proposal/placeholder ring was a classic tiffany-style knife's edge and while beauuuutiful, I wore it for a weekend and it drove me up a wall.) In addition to being quite uncomfortable, I think it also makes the shank look heavier/taller than I like.
so my question is, what kind of changes are reasonable to request a jeweler make after a custom/hand-forged ring is completed? Would a slimming down/rounding out of the (plain, no diamonds) shank and attached cathedral arms be a big job/require the goldsmith to remake the entire ring, including the halo head (which i would want to keep exactly the same!) and be considered a reset/revision requiring a lot of extra time and $$? I followed Gypsy and Frankientah's stories about making changes (subtle but REALLY IMPACTFUL) to existing halos and so feedback from them would be super helpful! Comfort is of course a big deal, but I feel badly that I wasn't MORE explicit/insistent about a rounded band - I think I said spaghetti noodle, but that's probably not a technical term
and wanted to get a better understanding about what is in the realm of possibility before bringing it up...
so I also realize that every jeweler is different and that I will have to see what the place we're working with (Joe Escobar) says about it, but hoped for some general advice/feedback from those with experience... THANK YOU!
so my question is, what kind of changes are reasonable to request a jeweler make after a custom/hand-forged ring is completed? Would a slimming down/rounding out of the (plain, no diamonds) shank and attached cathedral arms be a big job/require the goldsmith to remake the entire ring, including the halo head (which i would want to keep exactly the same!) and be considered a reset/revision requiring a lot of extra time and $$? I followed Gypsy and Frankientah's stories about making changes (subtle but REALLY IMPACTFUL) to existing halos and so feedback from them would be super helpful! Comfort is of course a big deal, but I feel badly that I wasn't MORE explicit/insistent about a rounded band - I think I said spaghetti noodle, but that's probably not a technical term
so I also realize that every jeweler is different and that I will have to see what the place we're working with (Joe Escobar) says about it, but hoped for some general advice/feedback from those with experience... THANK YOU!