Square halo RB melee arrangement question

[GreenBling]

Hi PSers

First, I'd like to thank Mayk for posting her beautiful ring, which motivated me to give my old love, a 1.2F solitaire a makeover.

A friend sees result of the makeover and wants to do the same with hers. Our RBs are of similar dimensions. Mine has 16 melee, the RB sitting on the halo, with the girdle showing but no airline. My friend is thinking of using smaller melee so as to show off the center stone even more. I'd imagine a square halo should have same number of melee on each side so if she wants to use smaller melee her options would be:

1) use 20 (mine has 16) melee
2) keep it at 16 but space them out
3) 16 melee, the RB may have to set a bit higher as the halo is smaller in comparison

I have obviously assumed the halo has to be in multiple of 4's melee so please do correct me if I'm wrong. Would love to hear your thoughts about above options, AND if there are other options that can be considered.

Thank you!

 

[GreenBling]

 

[ecf8503]

This is a question for the jeweler. Is she planning on using a stock setting (like a Tacori) or having it custom made?

It also depends on the dimensions of her stone. The bigger the stone, the more melee stones (of the same size) it will need to go around it. If she wants a more dainty proportion, it will depend on the size of her stone. I know you said hers is roughly the same size as yours, so using yours as an example to the jeweler may be helpful.

 

[SB621]

I agree with ECF. Things to take into consideration.

Size of melee
Seperation of space in between melee
mm diameter of her RB


There is no way to figure any of this out without finding a vendor first.

 

[GreenBling]

Thank you for your input. Will be custom making it in Hong Kong. In that case, perhaps we should ask the jeweller to show us how different sizes melee would look around the center stone. Having a visual is much safer way to sign off on the design.