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SETTING DESIGN CHALLENGE FOR LEMONY...

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Amethyste

Amethyste

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HELLO EVERYONE.


I WILL PROBABLY IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS REDO THE SETTING THAT MY 5+CT PEAR IS SITTING INTO. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET A 3 STONE SETTING WITH 2 PEARS ON THE SIDE, BUT I AM UNSURE ON WHAT DIMENSIONS/WEIGHT THE SIDE PEARS SHOULD BE. I AM THINKING .50 OR SO ON EACH SIDE? I DON''T HAVE BIG FINGERS AND I DON''T WANT THE CENTER PEAR TO SIT HIGH EITHER. THAT LEAVES ME TO VERY FEW CHOICES I THINK FOR A SETTING IF I DECIDE TO GO WITH THE 2 PEARS ON THE SIDE. IF I GO WITHOUT THE SIDE STONES, I AM THINKING INTO BEZELING IT WITH A MORE SUBSTANTIAL BEZEL SO I COULD HAVE A FLOWER MOTIF ENGRAVED IN THE BEZEL GOING INTO THE BODY AND THE SIDES OF THE BEZEL WITH LITTLE SURPRISE DIAMONDS HERE AND THERE TO ENHANCE THE SETTING... OK... AM I MAKING SENSE? I LOVE LOVE LOVE FLOWERS AND I WAS TRYING TO ADD THEM TO THE NEW SETTING SO IT IS REALLY "ME"...


THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER CHALLENGE, MY PEAR IS SITTING IN A YELLOW GOLD "SHIELD" THAT I WILL HAVE TO USE INTO THE NEW SETTING CAUSE I REALLY DON''T KNOW WHAT COLOR MY PEAR WOULD BE WITHOUT IT... ME THINKING THAT A 3 STONE RING WOULD BE EASIER TO DO THAN A BEZEL SETTING? SO MANY CHOICES... THE PROBLEM IS THAT I AM NOT THAT GOOD AT DRAWING AND MAKE A "TEMPLATE" OF WHAT I AM THINKING AND THERE ARE SO ANY IDEAS IN MY MIND, LITTLE WAYS TO PUT THEM ON PAPER - IT IS SOMEWHAT FRUSTRATING...

PS: i just realized i typed everything in caps - sorry, i am not yelling at anyone :) i am just too lazy to re-type everything...
 
Whew...I still feel yelled at. But since you apologized so nicely...count me in!

I agree three pears are also my favorite look. But at that size you are going to have diamond coverage down the sides of your teeny fingers...aren''t you? What is the width mm of your pear? How much space do we have to work with? Because in that halo image, there doesn''t seem to be much wiggle room.

Is there any other shape you may consider to partner with that pear? If you don''t have room would you consider Trillions? Shields? Bullets? Half Moon perhaps-I like half moons with a pear, do you? Leon have any similar looks we can peak at?

Excited to see another big juicy pear to be restyled! MMM...I love fruit salad! Thanks for the invitation to help!
 
I know this is a silly question considering the size of Lemony but .................. are you hoping that the pear will look bigger or smaller without the halo?

The reason I ask is that I had a halo made for my 1ct and it made the pear look smaller!!! I took it out of the setting and put two pears either side and now it looks much bigger! I know that sounds the opposite of what you''d imagine but it''s true! So just a warning, Lemony could end up looking mahoosive!
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As to what size you should do your side pears? Absolutely no idea because it''s got to balance with Lemony but not only that you have to think of finger coverage from side to side. If your side pears are too large, you won''t be able to close your fingers. This will be made worse if you want a ring that sits low on your hand. Can you pop into a jeweller''s that has loose stones and play around with side diamonds?
 
Date: 2/5/2010 3:54:37 PM
Author: CasaBlanca
Whew...I still feel yelled at. But since you apologized so nicely...count me in!

I agree three pears are also my favorite look. But at that size you are going to have diamond coverage down the sides of your teeny fingers...aren''t you? What is the width mm of your pear? How much space do we have to work with? Because in that halo image, there doesn''t seem to be much wiggle room.

Is there any other shape you may consider to partner with that pear? If you don''t have room would you consider Trillions? Shields? Bullets? Half Moon perhaps-I like half moons with a pear, do you? Leon have any similar looks we can peak at?

Excited to see another big juicy pear to be restyled! MMM...I love fruit salad! Thanks for the invitation to help!
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thank you for the reply!!!
I attached the dimensions of lemony in this post...
I have pudgy fingers - with not much distance between the base of my finger and the first knuckle - my size is a 5.5
i am open to different shapes, but pear sides is what i had envisioned in the first place and will be somoewhat hard to divert me from that i am afraid...

please if you have any ideas, feel free to attach to this thread, you never know! I might end up loving something totally different than what i thought in the first place :) thank you for your help!

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Date: 2/5/2010 3:58:06 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
I know this is a silly question considering the size of Lemony but .................. are you hoping that the pear will look bigger or smaller without the halo?

The reason I ask is that I had a halo made for my 1ct and it made the pear look smaller!!! I took it out of the setting and put two pears either side and now it looks much bigger! I know that sounds the opposite of what you''d imagine but it''s true! So just a warning, Lemony could end up looking mahoosive!
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As to what size you should do your side pears? Absolutely no idea because it''s got to balance with Lemony but not only that you have to think of finger coverage from side to side. If your side pears are too large, you won''t be able to close your fingers. This will be made worse if you want a ring that sits low on your hand. Can you pop into a jeweller''s that has loose stones and play around with side diamonds?
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you know... i am hoping that my diamond would have a "nice" presence. right now, i feel that the setting is pretty enormous and somewhat engulfs the center stone, even if lemony is halo-ed. in my own language, it feels "gaudy". I love pave work, but my current setting, its just too much in my opinion. i don''t mind her being "mahoosive" lol, that''s cute. Just nicely enhanced and thought of pear sides to keep her company...

I guess I could pop in for sidestones to play with, but I am just not ready to "give" any of them my businiess, as that''s what they are looking for when you go in to "play". I will most likely go with one of our awesome vendors here to do the custom work.

I even thought about an "Endless love" setting by Ritani, but at 5CT+ center stone, i know its not going to be cheap!!! I cross my fingers that I am getting a nice bonus next month lol.
 
Amethyste, I totally understand about wanting a more understated look but I'm not sure you're going to achieve that with Miss Lemony Mahoosive! For ideas, have a look at the photos on www.diamondsbylauren.com David has a good eye for matching coloured centre stones with white outer diamonds and it may give you some ideas.

I'm not sure about half moon. It might end up looking like an elephant (i.e. half moon ears, with lemony as the trunk). If it were smaller I think it would work but the size of the half moons would have to be fairly big.

I know this is a regular type of setting but how about two tapered baguettes on each side (to give the illusion of one bigger one)? The thing about those is that you can go much skinnier than you would with, say, pears or half moons. You can also have them sitting fairly low to your hand.

I meant to say about the head for Lemony. You may have to go with a yellow gold closed setting if that's what it's in now. If I were you, I'd work very closely with a jeweller and take the chance while Lemony is out of her clothes to see what colour she is naturally. You may not need the gold back.

EDIT: Just realised something else. As your diamond as strong blue fluor, the yellow backing may be cancelling out the blueness (so eliminating the white and making it look more yellow). When Lemony is naked make sure you see her in all lights because you don't want the fluor to take over too much. Can you tell I've been there, done it and worn the t-shirt?! lol
 
Oh no, I love your setting as is! It's so glam!

I've never seen a 3 stone ring with all three stones being pears! Sounds unique. Do you have any pics?
 
I love bezel settings, but I think a 3 stone ring would really highlight that amazing pear. Of course it looks amazing as is, but if you''re craving a change I''d go with a 3 stone. 2 side pears would be TDF.
 
I''d send your pear to Leon Mege and have him figure out what size pear side stones look best. He''s a master at that!
 
Date: 2/5/2010 8:13:50 PM
Author: thing2of2
I''d send your pear to Leon Mege and have him figure out what size pear side stones look best. He''s a master at that!
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Ditto. I know he has a reputation for being... persnickety, but he does know how to make the diamond the star of the show.
 
Ames, I''ve been mulling your reset over and over before deciding to post. This is going to sound rediculous to some, but I''ve seen your aesthetic for a couple of years and my greatest fear with this unparalled stone is that you end up with a setting that is just mundane, no umph. I''m not talking blinginess, but uniqueness equal to your "soul."

Though there would be no better crafted or meticulously designed three stone ring than those that come out of Leon''s workshop, I don''t see that being satisfying you in the longrun. I am a huge lover of Snooper three stone reset, but I don''t see that as "you." Does that make any sense?

I''m loving your idea of combining the rich yellow gold for emphasizing the color of the stone, but including lovely etching. I''m thinking Greenlake, Brian Knox, or Singlestone. I''m off to look for inspirations....
 
I love the clean links of Etienne Perriet. This could be adapted with burnish set diamonds and engraving.

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Date: 2/5/2010 7:07:00 PM
Author: Laila619
Oh no, I love your setting as is! It's so glam!


I've never seen a 3 stone ring with all three stones being pears! Sounds unique. Do you have any pics?
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Jessica Simpson's gorgeous set
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Cushioncutnut's

ETA: hope you don't mind me posting these Amethyste!
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Date: 2/5/2010 8:13:50 PM
Author: thing2of2
I'd send your pear to Leon Mege and have him figure out what size pear side stones look best. He's a master at that!
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yesyesyesyesyesyes... YES! ETA And I would do colorless sides all the way, perhaps with a cold basket around lemony?
 
Date: 2/5/2010 10:23:14 PM
Author: Upgradable
I love the clean links of Etienne Perriet. This could be adapted with burnish set diamonds and engraving.
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Uppy, I do looooooove Etinne's style, but I do not want to set my pear East-West. Not in her size, I don't think I'd like her that way. Actually, Etienne's only 1 hour away from me, it would make it easy to go make an apt and see what he thinks.

I do love a 3 stone pear/pear combo... I think it could be my style, as long as there is a way to incorporate a little bit of myself, like incorporate something "flowery" in the setting, I think it would be fine...

I know all of you love Leon's work, with understanding - but I am not a big fan of him actually, I asked him for a quote a while back and he rubbed me the wrong way and I don't really want to do business with someone that doesn't bother to reply to my emails, that means he's probably busy beyond belief, so I guess he doesn't need my business anyway...

Hmmmmm.. what to do lol.
 
Date: 2/5/2010 10:59:19 PM
Author: shimmer
Cushioncutnut''s


ETA: hope you don''t mind me posting these Amethyste!

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No at all!!! Thank you for the pictures... It helps me envision lemony and 2 clear sides... That''s what I had in mind in the first place...
 
Oh no, you're not resetting your beautiful ring!!
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I LOVE it as it is!

Still, I think if you're not comfortable with the current setting and feel that it's not *the one*, then of course it's your prerogative!
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I actually am partial to Leon and do truly believe that he makes wonderful masterpieces. I think maybe he can best interpret how to do a setting that will best reflect you as a singer and an artiste. Perhaps you can call him and sound him out, to see if you can work with him, and what ideas he can offer?
 
I love the setting as it is - I am sure going to miss it.
 
Sorry but I''ve got to say I love your current setting (one of my favs).
 
Date: 2/6/2010 7:20:11 AM
Author: oddoneout
Sorry but I''ve got to say I love your current setting (one of my favs).
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When I got my ring - I wanted to change the setting right away. Then I told myself I''d give it one year or so to "live" with it and see if I''d like it. It actually grew on me, but in all honesty, the ring is really high! From the bottom to the top of the stone, it is 11 mm. It''s 11mm high X 20 mm long X 14mm wide including the halo! I cannot put gloves on, I scrape it on things, and the point of the setting is really sharp, I have scratched my husband and myself plenty of time on it lol. I just wanted something that sits lower and is a bit more practical...
 
I really like Trilliant sides! All yellow is goegeous, but matching lemony could be hard and I wonder if the contrast with like F color sides would make lemony more..., well, lemony!
 
Thanks for posting those pics shimmer!
 
Amethyste - mahoosive lemony is almost 6mm in depth. That means that a setting will have to be around 9mm in height (if you''re lucky possibly 8mm). It that going to be a big enough difference for you?

Also, if you add pears, you''ve said that the width currently is 14mm. Pears are going to add about 4mm length each (approximately and that''s if they''re fat pears which you''ll need I would think). So that''s 8mm for the pears, 9mm for Lemony and then add another 1-2mm for goldwork. So your ring will be wider than it is now.

However, where you will see a difference is in length because instead of 20mm you''ll probably be able to cut that back to around 16mm.

Hope that helps.
 
I''ve been thinking about this and came to the same conclusions are LD did. On a size 5.5 finger, a three stone with pear sides will be much too wide. You probably won''t be able to close your fingers.

Amey, do you have a photo of Lemony on your hand from your eye view straight down? I''d like to see how wide your current setting is on the width of your finger.
 
Date: 2/7/2010 5:48:45 PM
Author: gemgirl
I''ve been thinking about this and came to the same conclusions are LD did. On a size 5.5 finger, a three stone with pear sides will be much too wide. You probably won''t be able to close your fingers.


Amey, do you have a photo of Lemony on your hand from your eye view straight down? I''d like to see how wide your current setting is on the width of your finger.
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THank you everyone for the wonderful sugestion... Here''s a pic I quickly snapped for you... Hope it helps...

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ok OK OK!!!

I found this on PS!!! a Center Pear with Trillions on the side! I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!

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I am sure the center pear is much bigger than mine, but I can see this with my pear. colorless on the sides though...

YUM!!!!!!!!!
 
Yes, that is exactly what I like too! Looks like a million bucks.
 
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