distracts|1373575432|3481291 said:I don't have a preferred ratio... I spend what I want to get the stone I want, and then I spend what I want to get the setting for it. I have some rings where the setting is more expensive than the stone, and some where the stone is more expensive than the setting. Just whatever works for the look I'm going for. My rule is to create a piece I will continue to wear and love. If I compromise on what I want and end up not liking it as much, then spending the money was kind of a waste, wasn't it? I look at the ring as a whole piece, rather than that one aspect or the other is the star.