round stone in cushion-y/square halo?

[kathleenmv]

Soooooooooooo...do y''all think a round stone in a cushion-y/square halo would have the illusion of being square-ish? Or would it look like a round stone in a cushion-y/square halo? (Not that there''s anything wrong with that, mind you!!)

I''m thinking of Art Nouveau''s Beaudry:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/old-round-diamond-in-new-beaudry-stilette-mounitng.25907/page-2

Such a beautiful ring. One of my faves, really. And I love the idea of the brilliance (and size) of a round with the appearance of a square.

Whaddya think? I''m just sort of scheming on a potential project.

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Thanks, everyone!

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[belle]

i think it would look great, if done right.

what size is the center stone that you have in mind for the project?

how do you love pebbles ring? do you have anything set in it yet?

 

[mrssalvo]

Date: 3/30/2006 10:37:46 AM
Author: belle
i think it would look great, if done right.

what size is the center stone that you have in mind for the project?


how do you love pebbles ring? do you have anything set in it yet?

I agree with belle, I think it would be gorgeous depending on how''s it''s made.

and yes, please give us an update on your new ring? and you know of course we''ll need pictures

 

[KristyDarling]

That would be beautiful!

There is at least one other person here who had set her RB (or was it a roundish cushion??) in an antique-style square head, and it looked incredible. I can''t for the life of me remember who it is. No doubt someone else here will, though.

 

[belle]

Date: 3/30/2006 10:43:10 AM
Author: KristyDarling
That would be beautiful!

There is at least one other person here who had set her RB (or was it a roundish cushion??) in an antique-style square head, and it looked incredible. I can't for the life of me remember who it is. No doubt someone else here will, though.

i was thinking of someone else too....
hmmm...

do you remember mrss?

 

[kathleenmv]

Thanks for the speedy replies, everyone.

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I''m thinking that if I do go with my somewhat half-baked round/cushiony halo idea, I''d use a 1 carat-ish stone. I''ve definitely caught halo fever

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Truth be told, I''m trying to decide if I should halo my Jubilee, or do this round/square halo thing. I love my Jubilee. I do. Really. But I wish it were a smidge bigger, and I kinda wonder if Horowitz/Atlass really will start cutting again so I could upgrade a tad. Thus my round idea (bigger spread, same performance and all that jazz.)

What do you guys think? Am I being totally crazy??

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As for my "Pebbles" as I like to call her

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Thanks for your input and for putting up with my growing diamond mania.

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[Logan Sapphire]

Date: 3/30/2006 10:56:42 AM
Author: belle

Date: 3/30/2006 10:43:10 AM
Author: KristyDarling
That would be beautiful!

There is at least one other person here who had set her RB (or was it a roundish cushion??) in an antique-style square head, and it looked incredible. I can''t for the life of me remember who it is. No doubt someone else here will, though.

i was thinking of someone else too....
hmmm...

do you remember mrss?

KittenKat, maybe? Or Rowan? Here''s KittenKat''s beauty.

 

[KittenKat]

Good morning!

Yep, my OEC is in a square halo. I love the look.

 

[singer]

I also have an RB in a cushion-shaped halo. Here is my original thread: Halo e-ring

I took some awesome close-up shots with my new digital camera, but I can''t figure out how to downsize them. When I finally figure it out, I will post them.

 

[belle]

how cute..calling pebbles old ring ''pebbles'' i like it!

nothing wrong with wanting to make your stone look a little bigger

ohmygarsh

yes, kittenkat''s ring is amazing!

singer,
here''s a thread on resizing pics

 

[singer]

Belle, thank you! That is so helpful! I am printing out your helpful directions right now.

 

[kathleenmv]

Singer and Kittenkat, your rings are amaaaaaaazing.

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Singer, I''d love to see more pictures if you can post ''em.

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Belle, MrsS and Kristy, thanks for the encouragement!! Logan, Rowan''s setting rings a bell. I''ll have to take a look-see.

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[KittenKat]

Thank you, Kathy!!

Mine is more of an octagon than Singer''s, which will give you a really good idea of what each would look like.

When I first saw this type setting, it had an asscher in it. But when I held my loose stone above the asscher, I knew it was ''the one''. (And my husband actually fell in love with it too!)

If your stone is loose try that... just hold it above all sorts of halos and when one ''grabs'' you - you''ll know it.

What fun for you!! I love setting shopping. Good luck, and make sure you share those pictures with us once it''s done.

PS - Singer - your ring is GORGEOUS!!

 

[Rowan]

Mine is a round brilliant in a cushion type halo. Its does give the illusion of a squarish stone, then you look at it close-up and it's round, so it's kinda cool. Whatever you decide will be great. There are so many drool worthy rings here.

 

[fatafelice]

Here''s a picture of the Gottlieb and Sons setting (sans center stone) from their website!

This is my "Plan B" if I can''t get a cushion.

 

[kathleenmv]

Kittenkat, I have drooled over your ring from afar. The pink halo is just incredible with your OEC!

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Rowan, now I remember your setting!

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Fatafelice, I saw that G&S setting, too. I think that''s what Singer has? (Or maybe I''m making that up.) It''s awesome. And I''ve been following your cushion quest. I love the one you''re considering now!

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Sounds like people think my scheme just might work. Maybe I''ll start getting serious about it and make some inquiries.

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[singer]

Date: 3/30/2006 6:09:28 PM
Author: kathleenmv
Kittenkat, I have drooled over your ring from afar. The pink halo is just incredible with your OEC!

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Rowan, now I remember your setting!

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Fatafelice, I saw that G&S setting, too. I think that''s what Singer has? (Or maybe I''m making that up.) It''s awesome. And I''ve been following your cushion quest. I love the one you''re considering now!

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Yup, that''s my ring! I absolutely love it! I just got some helpful directions on how to downsize my digital pics, so I will try to post some good close-ups.

 

[singer]

Kittenkat, thanks for the nice compliment. Your ring is incredibly beautiful as well!

 

[singer]

Testing, 1, 2, 3.... Hope this works!

There will be many more to follow if it does. Hope this helps you with your decision, fatafelice...that is, if you don''t get your cushion.

 

[singer]

I am just going to post some more...individually...I''m not that advanced at this yet. Enjoy! I don''t mean to take over this thread, but I''m so excited that this is working for me! I will make my own thread tomorrow! Yippee!

 

[kathleenmv]

Ooooooooooooooooooooooo!! Singer, I love it!!

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[singer]

A pic of my hand on top of my fiance''s (with his wedding band...he shouldn''t be wearing it yet, but he really loves it).

 

[singer]

kathleen, hope you''re enjoying these. We''re probably the only two nutty people on this thread right now....hehe. I should be sleeping right now considering I just went to the doctor today and was diagnosed with bronchitits. It''s just really hard to sleep when you hackin'' up a lung.

 

[singer]

They''re all starting to look the same, huh? lol

 

[singer]

A side shot, which I think is very unique-looking:

 

[kathleenmv]

Oh, I''m definitely loving these. Post away! And they don''t look the same at all. Seeing the different angles is super helpful!

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[singer]

another angled shot...I guess these were my favorite, since I have about ten of them...hehe

 

[Jelly]

Singer...you definitely need your own thread!!! what a beautiful ring and beautiful hands! More pics please!

 

[singer]

Last one... I wanted to post a straight-on shot of my ring, but this one didn''t turn out very well. I believe I took this one earlier in the day (before I cleaned my ring for its big debut

). Disregard my brown-colored fingernail. I dyed my hair and the tip of my plastic glove broke open during the process....lol.

Good night!

 

[singer]

Okay, last one, I swear! hehe
Jelly, thanks for the compliments! I am going to start my own thread tomorrow with new and improved (and more creative) pics. I took all of these so quickly. I want to take pictures of my ring next to flowers, my cats, etc. It''s cliche, I know, but it should be fun!

I just wanted to give a big shout-out to belle, whose resizing directions taught me how to do this. I have been messing with my new camera for about a week trying to figure out how to size them correctly in order to attach them....yippee, it''s finally working. Now I''m addicted and I can''t stop. Watch out!