Show me your Vatche U113 + 7-stone shared prong

[shampoolady]

Hi everyone! My 1.5 upgrade is currently with GOG waiting to be set into a Vatche U113. For a band I'd love a 7 stone shared prong. The donut on the 113 is a little lower than the T&Co 6 prong, so I'm wondering if the head is high enough so the diamonds in the band don't gauge it up.

Who has the lowest profile shared prong setting these days? Memoire, T&Co... who else?

Please show me your 113 with shared prong band. I'd love to see it from the side too.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Tiffany has as low a setting for a shared prong band as anyone. You won't believe this, but I actually have a photo of my U-113 when I had around a 1.5-1.6 ct stone in it taken with the Tiffany 7 stone, .56ct band! They are perfect together!

 

[shampoolady]

Tiffany has as low a setting for a shared prong band as anyone. You won't believe this, but I actually have a photo of my U-113 when I had around a 1.5-1.6 ct stone in it taken with the Tiffany 7 stone, .56ct band! They are perfect together!

Looks beautiful Diamondseeker!

Do you like the 0.56 better than 0.93 with the 1.5?

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Yes, I think the 13 pointers are too big. I did have a Memoire band with slightly over 10 pointers and that's the max I'd go with that size e-ring (or any side e-ring really).

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I have a picture of my earlier 4 prong setting with the Memoire (.75ctw) band and another with the Tiffany Legacy band which is the band I actually still wear!

 

[Pinkbunny]

Tiffany has as low a setting for a shared prong band as anyone. You won't believe this, but I actually have a photo of my U-113 when I had around a 1.5-1.6 ct stone in it taken with the Tiffany 7 stone, .56ct band! They are perfect together!

Your u-113 looks just like the Tiffany ring! The diamond is so sparkly.

 

[Pinkbunny]

I have a picture of my earlier 4 prong setting with the Memoire (.75ctw) band and another with the Tiffany Legacy band which is the band I actually still wear!

Ds- what do you think of memoire bands? They are super expensive, compared to non-branded bands. Do they use ideal-cut diamonds? Also, the retailers that carry the brand are reluctant to provide a decent discount.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Memoire is expensive, but Tiffany and Memoire have the lowest set shared prong style bands, and that is essential so that the stones don't rub the prongs of the e-ring. I would say if I were overpaying, I'd go with Tiffany because I love their setting more. I bought my Legacy band new, but I do see all kinds of Tiffany bands on ebay if someone wants to try to buy second hand. Pearlman's Jewelers online used to sell Memoire 15-20% off. You can call Bill and ask him if you are interested in a price. Tell him I sent you! (I bought my Memoire band locally, though.)

 

[shampoolady]

I went to T&Co yesterday to check out the bands. I don't have my ring yet, but they gave me a 1.5 to compare.

3.5 mm (0.93 tcw)



3.0 mm (0.56 tcw)



2.2 mm

 

[Ally T]

I like the 3mm of the above selection. The 3.5 is a little overpowering, and the 2.2 underwhelming, but that is just my preference. What did you think of the 3 you tried on?

 

[shampoolady]

I like the 3mm of the above selection. The 3.5 is a little overpowering, and the 2.2 underwhelming, but that is just my preference. What did you think of the 3 you tried on?

As much as I loved the 3.5 mm (yum!), the 3 mm really fits so perfectly with the ring. The proportions don't drown out the main diamond, and the height of the band matches that of the e-ring. So, I went with the 3. I did buy the T&Co in spite of the premium. I just love their setting, I can't find any 7 stone setting that's executed as elegantly (IMO).

It arrives tomorrow. I'll do a thread on SMTB soon.