Well this is my first post here, i have been reading this forum on and off for a bit now learning and reading about diamonds, etc. Its a great resource!
Now here is my question with a little back story. I was about to buy a ring for my pending proposal (before the end of the year was my time limit!) and was getting ready to take the plunge in the next week or two. Well my grandmother passed away late last week and after the funeral my grandfather approached me and gave me her engagment ring that he got her 60 years ago, telling me that they wanted me to have it as I am the only male member of my family left (which makes me the only member of my family able to "give" a ring). They were married for 58 years as of 2 weeks ago and no doubt there is a lot of history to the ring, and a note of pride where in this day and age a marriage of 58 years seems so uncommon.
So thats the back story. The setting of the diamond is still the original and is worn away and i need to get a new setting. Its a 3/4 carat diamond and now I am left with making a decision that I wasnt prepared for. What kind of setting would highlight this diamond (i want it to be the centerpiece in the ring as it is very important to me and my grandfather), where can i go to maybe show a jewler the ring/diamond so i can get appropriate settings and choices (would any jewler have designs to chose from that I can work with, is it better for me to have an idea before i go to a jewler?). I am sure something would strike me if i saw a bunch of designs but I am unaware as to where to go to find something for the diamond. At this point I am not really leaning one way or the other on the choice of it being solitary, or maybe with others that can accentuate it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much!
Now here is my question with a little back story. I was about to buy a ring for my pending proposal (before the end of the year was my time limit!) and was getting ready to take the plunge in the next week or two. Well my grandmother passed away late last week and after the funeral my grandfather approached me and gave me her engagment ring that he got her 60 years ago, telling me that they wanted me to have it as I am the only male member of my family left (which makes me the only member of my family able to "give" a ring). They were married for 58 years as of 2 weeks ago and no doubt there is a lot of history to the ring, and a note of pride where in this day and age a marriage of 58 years seems so uncommon.
So thats the back story. The setting of the diamond is still the original and is worn away and i need to get a new setting. Its a 3/4 carat diamond and now I am left with making a decision that I wasnt prepared for. What kind of setting would highlight this diamond (i want it to be the centerpiece in the ring as it is very important to me and my grandfather), where can i go to maybe show a jewler the ring/diamond so i can get appropriate settings and choices (would any jewler have designs to chose from that I can work with, is it better for me to have an idea before i go to a jewler?). I am sure something would strike me if i saw a bunch of designs but I am unaware as to where to go to find something for the diamond. At this point I am not really leaning one way or the other on the choice of it being solitary, or maybe with others that can accentuate it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much!
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