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Shiny_Rock
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- Jul 13, 2008
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Hi everyone.I'm in the process of buying an oec stone and I have no idea on how to set it.
Initially my dh and I wanted to go the custom route,with a vintage inspired sapphire halo and a unplated wg split shank,but recently some things happened in our lives,and we no longer can afford that.
Right now,we can put together around 1500 at max for a setting (I *think* we might be able to push it up to around 1800,but I'm not sure),and while I can always reset in the future,I'm not sure I want to,nor I have any idea on when I will be eventually able to do that.I'm kind of over the whole thing,I just want a ring my husband love,I love and to be happy with,kwim?
So,the stone itself is 8,5mm.The main problem is that I want to keep my original wedding band,wich is a 18k yellow gold band,6mm wide.
It doesn't need to match perfectly,but I don't think a 2 mm shank solitaire will look good with it.
So,we were looking at solitaires,three stones (with baguettes or with gemstones sides..hubby likes rubies and sapphires,but think rubies would be better since I already have a sapphire ring..I'll let him decide anyway),or plain shank halos.I was also looking at vintage styles,but hubby is more particular than me,so it's more difficult to find something that he likes.
I came here because you people have a great knowledge when it comes to jewelry,so I thought I should ask
Anyway,the main things we are looking for are
-under 1500 (or 1800 if we really,really LOVE the setting)
-18k yg (with white head if possible)
-no pave or too many small stones that can fall out (channel set is ok,and if the pave is protected enough is ok too..I don't know how to explain it,but my sapphire ring has a little pave that I never had troubles with,but the edges of the ring doesn't have any stones,it's just a row in the center,so it's protected)
-not too thin and delicate..it must stand against a very wide band (I think three stones with actual side stones are the exception,since the stones cover pretty much the whole front side of the ring)
I think that's all..
What do you think?How can I set it?
Initially my dh and I wanted to go the custom route,with a vintage inspired sapphire halo and a unplated wg split shank,but recently some things happened in our lives,and we no longer can afford that.
Right now,we can put together around 1500 at max for a setting (I *think* we might be able to push it up to around 1800,but I'm not sure),and while I can always reset in the future,I'm not sure I want to,nor I have any idea on when I will be eventually able to do that.I'm kind of over the whole thing,I just want a ring my husband love,I love and to be happy with,kwim?
So,the stone itself is 8,5mm.The main problem is that I want to keep my original wedding band,wich is a 18k yellow gold band,6mm wide.
It doesn't need to match perfectly,but I don't think a 2 mm shank solitaire will look good with it.
So,we were looking at solitaires,three stones (with baguettes or with gemstones sides..hubby likes rubies and sapphires,but think rubies would be better since I already have a sapphire ring..I'll let him decide anyway),or plain shank halos.I was also looking at vintage styles,but hubby is more particular than me,so it's more difficult to find something that he likes.
I came here because you people have a great knowledge when it comes to jewelry,so I thought I should ask
Anyway,the main things we are looking for are
-under 1500 (or 1800 if we really,really LOVE the setting)
-18k yg (with white head if possible)
-no pave or too many small stones that can fall out (channel set is ok,and if the pave is protected enough is ok too..I don't know how to explain it,but my sapphire ring has a little pave that I never had troubles with,but the edges of the ring doesn't have any stones,it's just a row in the center,so it's protected)
-not too thin and delicate..it must stand against a very wide band (I think three stones with actual side stones are the exception,since the stones cover pretty much the whole front side of the ring)
I think that's all..
What do you think?How can I set it?