Size of solitaire for small fingers?

[snlee]

My honey got me a diamond upgrade this past weekend! I have a size 3.5 ring and a .81 round diamond solitaire, which looks HUGE! It looks like over a carat.

Just wondering, for those of you who have small fingers, what size diamond do you have?

So many people here have a 1-3 carat diamond. I could never wear that.

Any pictures? (Sorry, I have not taken any pictures of my ring yet)

 

[secluded]

I have a 3.5 finger and even a .60ct look huge.

 

[researcher]

Compared to you my fingers are big (4.5), but I have a 3 1/4 carat princess solitaire, and it looks just about right (would LOVE for it to be 3.5 cts, but the stone we got was too perfect to pass up!).

 

[Aurora Borealis]

Size 4.25, .95ct.

 

[Logan Sapphire]

I have a 3.5-3.75 and a .78 ct, and yes, at times it looks nicely sized (except when I''ve been staring at it all day, then it doesn''t look so big

)

 

[valeria101]

I am making a pinky ring ... size 1 ! The thing fits on a pen as well as on my hand. Go figure...

Surely i can understand that 0.8cts is not small at all.

as usual, "understanding" means "say it in numbers" for me. In this case, keeping proportions constant, a 0.6 cts on a size 3 ring looks the same as a size 6 ring with a 1 carat diamond on it. Of course this logic will never hold in real life where diamonds can be compared side by side not just in relation with the wearer''s finger.

 

[valeria101]

Here''s the crazy math: when % values are matched for two different ring sizes, that means that the corresponding diamond weights look proportionslly similar on the respective fingers (say, 1.5 cts on a size 7 ring and 0.75cts on a size 3 ring look proportionslly the same: the stone''s diameter is exactly 40% of the ring''s )

 

[sevens one]

Hey Ana- I see someone''s had their coffee today!
Tell us about your pinky ring.

 

[valeria101]

So... this is good news, right ? Well, judge for yourself... This is what the two rings would look like one next to the other.

 

[valeria101]

Date: 11/16/2004 8:35:34 AM
Author: sevens one
Hey Ana- I see someone's had their coffee today!
Tell us about your pinky ring.

Cofee ? It's almost 4pm down here The ring is no BIG deal - just wanted to have something that small for fun. It is a 22k gold band of slightly triangular shape (so it doesn't spin down on the side of the hand) with a round sapphire set flush on the front. About 6mm wide. Nothing to talk about, really.

 

[tomatoe]

Ring size 4, with a 0.71ct regent that has the spread of an average 0.8ct round or 1ct princess.

 

[Hest88]

Shrinkage is a very real phenomenon, though. When I first wore my ring (.82, size 4.25) it seemed huge. Now that I''m used to it I definitely wouldn''t mind a larger stone. Luckily for my budget, though, my set just won''t accomodate anything larger!

 

[snlee]

Hi Ana,

Interesting! What does the black, orange, and blue colors mean?

 

[snlee]

Hest88, I know what you mean. When I first put on my ring it looked REALLY BIG! Then after stairing at it for so long, you get used to it. Like mmeowcollins said.

 

[IaMMoYY]

HI Valeria101, great info. Wish that I had smaller fingers.

 

[kaylagee]

i wear a 4.5 (wore a 4.25 in my late teens early 20s..that was almost 40 lbs ago) and have a one carat solitare(right).

It seemed Goldilocks ''just right'' at first but seems too small now(thanks PS.. heehee).

I tried a 1.5 recently (shown on left) but returned it because it wasn''t large enough. sigh. I''ll have to live vicariously here until we can get a decent (highly subjective term... i know) without cutting too much quality.

My ideal is 2ct+ in a RB, 3-4ct+ in a squared shape... with the next diamond i''m really hoping to stave off shrinkage forever.

Funny. I used to be self-conscious about my fingers and wrists, never thought there''d be an advantage until I got into jewelry.

Thanks for the cool chart Valeria!

 

[kaylagee]

Do you have a chart for square shapes?