Tacori setting vs Custom PS vendor

[emeraldlover1]

FF and I were walking by our local jewler today and noticed that they carry tacori. We looked at the following setting: http://www.tacori.com/TACORI-SRCH/RINGS/2620ECLGP-A-1-1-150-/

It has virtually everything that I was looking for. Both FF and I are in love with it. It is so delicate and the halo is so small you barley see it.

We are working with a PS vendor on a CAD design and I''m really questioning whether or not I want to do that. First, I''ve seen some bad imperfections on some of this ps vendors work. I recognize that it is custom and that should be expected however, I will constantly be staring at my ring and I don''t think I could deal with that.

Tacori however uses G colored stones in their settings and our stone is a J. Would you be concerned about that? (Seriously, that is my only concern because the ps vendor will match the stones).

The Tacori setting is so detailed that I wouldn''t be able to explain to our vendor how to create a setting like that. I also could get the matching wedding band if we decide to go this route.

Please give me your honest feedback as to what you would choose to do.

Thanks!

 

[shimmer]

Hi Emeraldlover!

I am sorry that you are going through this...I know what it''s like to have a setting that you are not 100% happy with, no fun!

From my experience, I have an I colored RB in a tacori setting (with the tiny halo) and I notice a difference in color between the side diamonds and center. I especially noticed that my diamond appeared to have more color in the tacori setting than in a solitaire (which I previously had, I rarely noticed the color in my diamond in the solitaire). However, over time I got used to the difference in color and it didn''t bother me so much.

Now, since you have a J colored EC, I think you will notice a difference in color if you go with the tacori, but I also think that tacori are among the few settings that can be replicated well. If you love the tacori, I think you will be able to look past the color and enjoy a stunningly gorgeous ring! Plus, I don''t think there is anything negative about a lower colored center stone with higher colored side stones, I think it gives the ring more personality

 

[kcoursolle]

I''ve also seen problems with tacori workmanship posted here. I think these are issues no matter who you have make your setting. However, if the tacori mounting is exactly what you want and it''s priced comparably to your custom quote, then it would probably be easier to skip the custom process. Can you ask tacori to make the sidestones H/I? You never know, they might just be able to do this for you.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

If you love the Tacori, I would get the Tacori. I see no difference between my "I" EC and Tacori''s pave. I really don''t think you will see a difference either.

 

[mom2twogirls]

I''m biased, as I have a Tacori setting and band ....

My stone is an H and I have noticed no color difference at all. I love my set!

 

[emeraldlover1]

Thank you everyone for your comments. We went down to Michael C Fina to check out the setting again and see if there were any more designer settings that I liked. Well we are now 100% convinced that is the setting for us.

We just randomly walked by our local jeweler today and saw the setting in the window. It is truly fate. This particular jeweler will give us the Tacori setting at a way better price than MCF. Honestly, I feel better going this route rather than custom due to the fact that I still am uncomfortable with the CAD design process and the price difference is NOT that much different. I just can''t wrap my head around how my setting is going to look when its finished with the CAD. I will say one thing about the Tacori is that seeing it in person looks much different than it does in online, much more delicate. Mom2twogirls...the setting we are looking at is the same as yours only for an emerald cut. It is truly beautiful! The halo is so tiny its almost non existant and really draws attention into the center stone. If we go this route we are going to ask the jeweler to see if Tacori will make the ring to match our stone''s color. I don''t think we will see a difference however I want to be sure. I''m in love with my stone and I really want it to be the star of the show. The only downside is that it won''t be finished for about 8 weeks because of the jewelry holiday.

We are going to get the CAD this week from the PS vendor and then decide. To be fair, we haven''t seen anything yet and we could be surprised.

If we decide to go with Tacori I have a few questions. We are going to send our stone to Tacori to be set as suggested by the jeweler. Did you all do this? Also, if we do this how do you make sure you get your stone back? Do we get the stone insured before we send it out?

 

[mom2twogirls]

Date: 6/22/2008 6:20:55 PM
Author: emeraldlover1
Thank you everyone for your comments. We went down to Michael C Fina to check out the setting again and see if there were any more designer settings that I liked. Well we are now 100% convinced that is the setting for us.

We just randomly walked by our local jeweler today and saw the setting in the window. It is truly fate. This particular jeweler will give us the Tacori setting at a way better price than MCF. Honestly, I feel better going this route rather than custom due to the fact that I still am uncomfortable with the CAD design process and the price difference is NOT that much different. I just can''t wrap my head around how my setting is going to look when its finished with the CAD. I will say one thing about the Tacori is that seeing it in person looks much different than it does in online, much more delicate. Mom2twogirls...the setting we are looking at is the same as yours only for an emerald cut. It is truly beautiful! The halo is so tiny its almost non existant and really draws attention into the center stone. If we go this route we are going to ask the jeweler to see if Tacori will make the ring to match our stone''s color. I don''t think we will see a difference however I want to be sure. I''m in love with my stone and I really want it to be the star of the show. The only downside is that it won''t be finished for about 8 weeks because of the jewelry holiday.

We are going to get the CAD this week from the PS vendor and then decide. To be fair, we haven''t seen anything yet and we could be surprised.

If we decide to go with Tacori I have a few questions. We are going to send our stone to Tacori to be set as suggested by the jeweler. Did you all do this? Also, if we do this how do you make sure you get your stone back? Do we get the stone insured before we send it out?

EM1,

I did not send my stone to Tacori. My local jeweler is an authorized Tacori dealer and ordered the setting, then set the stone for me. Is there a reason your jeweler recommended to send your stone to Tacori?

Keep us posted! I can''t wait to see your stone in its new setting!!!

 

[dani13]

Hi EM1!

If you love that Tacori setting (ts gorgeous, BTW!), IMO, you should go with it. The problem with custom is that you never know 100% how its will turn out, so if you found a setting you absolutely love when all said and done, then I would go for it. I would speak to someone at Tacori re: the color of your stone vs. the colors of the diamonds they use...I am sure they will work with you....

As far as the insurance, you stone should be insured by the time it leaves Mark's office to go ANYWHERE....If you decide to go with the Tacori, I would have them set your stone. Even though your local jeweler may be an authorized dealer of Tacori, its always better to have the designer set the stone into their own setting.... They know their settings best, and if there are any problems, THEY will be the one who is responsible for making things right.

Best of luck, and keep us posted!!!

 

[mrssalvo]

Date: 6/22/2008 3:59:32 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
If you love the Tacori, I would get the Tacori.

ditto..

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 6/22/2008 9:35:36 PM
Author: mrssalvo

Date: 6/22/2008 3:59:32 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
If you love the Tacori, I would get the Tacori.

ditto..

thritto, if you love the Tacori, I would buy it. Keep us posted

 

[emeraldlover1]

Thank you for all the replies. As usual I''m with all of you. I think this is what we are going to do but I''ll make sure to update you later this week. Since the industry takes a couple week vacation coming up I won''t have the finished product till it looks like the middle or end of August. Kind of a long wait but its worth it, right?

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I promise it will be worth it! Can''t wait to see it!

 

[WinkHPD]

Date: 6/22/2008 3:14:13 PM
Author:emeraldlover1
FF and I were walking by our local jewler today and noticed that they carry tacori. We looked at the following setting: http://www.tacori.com/TACORI-SRCH/RINGS/2620ECLGP-A-1-1-150-/

It has virtually everything that I was looking for. Both FF and I are in love with it. It is so delicate and the halo is so small you barley see it.

We are working with a PS vendor on a CAD design and I''m really questioning whether or not I want to do that. First, I''ve seen some bad imperfections on some of this ps vendors work. I recognize that it is custom and that should be expected however, I will constantly be staring at my ring and I don''t think I could deal with that.

Tacori however uses G colored stones in their settings and our stone is a J. Would you be concerned about that? (Seriously, that is my only concern because the ps vendor will match the stones).

The Tacori setting is so detailed that I wouldn''t be able to explain to our vendor how to create a setting like that. I also could get the matching wedding band if we decide to go this route.

Please give me your honest feedback as to what you would choose to do.

Thanks!

Why would you explain when you can show your vendor pictures of what you are trying to create. Understand though that your vendor will have to create something similar, not exact or he will be in violation of federal copywrite regulations. Also discuss the imperfections that you have seen and be sure to make it known that you are not willing to accept them in your piece. Otherwize you should just go with the Tacori.

Frankly, you will not readily be able to ascertain the difference between J mele and G mele if they are well cut because they are so small that they absorb very little color from a face up position.

Try holding up your stone next to the ring if you have a question as to how it will look in the Tacori mounting.

Wink

 

[WinkHPD]

Well I see it has all been said already. You have gotten some great advice. Personally I would always let the designer be responsible for setting the diamond.

Take a look at it through the microscope of your jeweler and hand make your own diagram of its inclusions, look at it again when it returns and you will be sure that it is the same.

Wink

 

[Bia]

I will ditto the advice above, ten fold...go with the Tacori!

Your ring is going to be so fly. Whats funny is, the more threads I read, the more I realize that I love every style. I wasn't partial to EC before PS, now I find myself loving them...there are so many gorgeous emerald cut stones here!

I feel like I have to convice myself that RBs are my fav...

Congrats on finding the setting of your dreams!!!

 

[Gummybear]

I have that setting for my round brilliant. I have a J color ags stone and there is warmth/contrast on the side view. But it doesn''t bother me. It is more noticable in certain lighting, more so in incondesent then natural light.

here are some pics. if you want to see. My jeweler set my stone as well. GL you''ll love it.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/another-tacori-to-share.83712/

 

[emeraldlover1]

Thank you all for your wonderful responses! I''m so excited!!!

Wink, I have a few more questions...if the stone is appraised and insured prior to setting the diamond, could we take it to the same appraiser after it is set to verify that it is the same stone? Is that too much work? I’m asking because I looked at it through the loupe and I couldn’t see anything. Maybe I’m just blind but I couldn’t see the inclusions. We have the GIA cert, is that enough? How often does it happen that the stone would get switched? I imagine its not that much however I want to be prepared so their are no surprises.

Also, thank you for your comments and advice about the custom designer. The reason I considered it is that prior to seeing the Tacori in person, I didn''t really see anything I liked. Now that I''ve found the setting, I can''t see the reason to go custom when it would cost about the same. The custom might even be a little more considering it has more detail than I was originally asking for in our CAD design. So I totally agree with the conversations to have with the vendor and believe me I''ve had them I''m just not comfortable with it when I can have the real thing. I slept on it last night and that was my thought process. The only downside is that it is going to take a little longer and thats not enough for me not to get what I want.

Thanks again!

 

[emeraldlover1]

Date: 6/23/2008 3:16:48 PM
Author: Bia
I will ditto the advice above, ten fold...go with the Tacori!

Your ring is going to be so fly. Whats funny is, the more threads I read, the more I realize that I love every style. I wasn''t partial to EC before PS, now I find myself loving them...there are so many gorgeous emerald cut stones here!

I feel like I have to convice myself that RBs are my fav...

Congrats on finding the setting of your dreams!!!

Bia...you''re too funny! Listen, I know what you mean about loving other cuts after being on this site. When I joined PS a few years ago I came in saying I wanted an emerald cut. Fast forward a few months and I was researching royal asschers, then I went back to emeralds. For a brief moment I considered a cushion.

When it came down to actually start looking to buy I was dead set on an emerald and knew exactly what kind of ermerald I wanted. So, I''d go with your gut feeling and inital instinct. BTW...I have so much more respect for round diamonds then I did when I first joined and there are quite a few that I absolutley love on this site! Back to instinct, its served me well in the past to listen to it and I''m so happy that I did. Also, my bf and I were on the same page about what we liked the whole time. I must say he has great taste!

I''m really excited about the setting but I''m even more excited about what it stands for. I''ve waited so long for this that its hard to realize its actually happening.

 

[emeraldlover1]

Date: 6/23/2008 3:38:14 PM
Author: Gummybear
I have that setting for my round brilliant. I have a J color ags stone and there is warmth/contrast on the side view. But it doesn''t bother me. It is more noticable in certain lighting, more so in incondesent then natural light.

here are some pics. if you want to see. My jeweler set my stone as well. GL you''ll love it.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/another-tacori-to-share.83712/

Gummy...thank you for sharing. Great pics btw. Its so hard to tell in pictures but I''m glad that you can''t really see it. I''m not so worried about the side. More or less I don''t want to recieve coments on the warmth. Honestly, I couldn''t see it when I had the diamond on its own however I''m just nervous about the diamonds in the setting calling attention to the color. I''ve got some great feedback here and I''m going to go for it.

 

[emeraldlover1]

Date: 6/23/2008 2:58:17 PM
Author: Wink

Date: 6/22/2008 3:14:13 PM
Author:emeraldlover1
FF and I were walking by our local jewler today and noticed that they carry tacori. We looked at the following setting: http://www.tacori.com/TACORI-SRCH/RINGS/2620ECLGP-A-1-1-150-/

It has virtually everything that I was looking for. Both FF and I are in love with it. It is so delicate and the halo is so small you barley see it.

We are working with a PS vendor on a CAD design and I''m really questioning whether or not I want to do that. First, I''ve seen some bad imperfections on some of this ps vendors work. I recognize that it is custom and that should be expected however, I will constantly be staring at my ring and I don''t think I could deal with that.

Tacori however uses G colored stones in their settings and our stone is a J. Would you be concerned about that? (Seriously, that is my only concern because the ps vendor will match the stones).

The Tacori setting is so detailed that I wouldn''t be able to explain to our vendor how to create a setting like that. I also could get the matching wedding band if we decide to go this route.

Please give me your honest feedback as to what you would choose to do.

Thanks!

Why would you explain when you can show your vendor pictures of what you are trying to create. Understand though that your vendor will have to create something similar, not exact or he will be in violation of federal copywrite regulations. Also discuss the imperfections that you have seen and be sure to make it known that you are not willing to accept them in your piece. Otherwize you should just go with the Tacori.

Frankly, you will not readily be able to ascertain the difference between J mele and G mele if they are well cut because they are so small that they absorb very little color from a face up position.

Try holding up your stone next to the ring if you have a question as to how it will look in the Tacori mounting.

Wink

I forgot to thank you about your comments on the mele. That is extreamly helpful. So you don''t think its worth it to ask Tacori to make the setting with I or J mele, correct? That would be awesome and I''d expect it would take less time to complete then.

 

[WinkHPD]

Date: 6/23/2008 7:51:01 PM
Author: emeraldlover1
Thank you all for your wonderful responses! I''m so excited!!!

Wink, I have a few more questions...if the stone is appraised and insured prior to setting the diamond, could we take it to the same appraiser after it is set to verify that it is the same stone? Is that too much work? I’m asking because I looked at it through the loupe and I couldn’t see anything. Maybe I’m just blind but I couldn’t see the inclusions. We have the GIA cert, is that enough? How often does it happen that the stone would get switched? I imagine its not that much however I want to be prepared so their are no surprises.

Also, thank you for your comments and advice about the custom designer. The reason I considered it is that prior to seeing the Tacori in person, I didn''t really see anything I liked. Now that I''ve found the setting, I can''t see the reason to go custom when it would cost about the same. The custom might even be a little more considering it has more detail than I was originally asking for in our CAD design. So I totally agree with the conversations to have with the vendor and believe me I''ve had them I''m just not comfortable with it when I can have the real thing. I slept on it last night and that was my thought process. The only downside is that it is going to take a little longer and thats not enough for me not to get what I want.

Thanks again!

That is exactly what you should do if you already have the stone appraised. You should never try to diagram from a loupe as a consumer unless you have a LOT of practice, it should always be through the scope. However, with the cert and the appraiser you do not need to do the work, he/she will and the fee will be very reasonable for your piece of mind.

Wink

 

[WinkHPD]

Date: 6/23/2008 8:04:57 PM
Author: emeraldlover1

Date: 6/23/2008 2:58:17 PM
Author: Wink

Date: 6/22/2008 3:14:13 PM
Author:emeraldlover1
FF and I were walking by our local jewler today and noticed that they carry tacori. We looked at the following setting: http://www.tacori.com/TACORI-SRCH/RINGS/2620ECLGP-A-1-1-150-/

It has virtually everything that I was looking for. Both FF and I are in love with it. It is so delicate and the halo is so small you barley see it.

We are working with a PS vendor on a CAD design and I''m really questioning whether or not I want to do that. First, I''ve seen some bad imperfections on some of this ps vendors work. I recognize that it is custom and that should be expected however, I will constantly be staring at my ring and I don''t think I could deal with that.

Tacori however uses G colored stones in their settings and our stone is a J. Would you be concerned about that? (Seriously, that is my only concern because the ps vendor will match the stones).

The Tacori setting is so detailed that I wouldn''t be able to explain to our vendor how to create a setting like that. I also could get the matching wedding band if we decide to go this route.

Please give me your honest feedback as to what you would choose to do.

Thanks!

Why would you explain when you can show your vendor pictures of what you are trying to create. Understand though that your vendor will have to create something similar, not exact or he will be in violation of federal copywrite regulations. Also discuss the imperfections that you have seen and be sure to make it known that you are not willing to accept them in your piece. Otherwize you should just go with the Tacori.

Frankly, you will not readily be able to ascertain the difference between J mele and G mele if they are well cut because they are so small that they absorb very little color from a face up position.

Try holding up your stone next to the ring if you have a question as to how it will look in the Tacori mounting.

Wink

I forgot to thank you about your comments on the mele. That is extreamly helpful. So you don''t think its worth it to ask Tacori to make the setting with I or J mele, correct? That would be awesome and I''d expect it would take less time to complete then.

For me, no. I would just go with the melee that they normally use. For you? Aye, there''s the rub, whether tis better to use the melee that comes with the ring or to make a special request. This only thee can answer!

Wink

 

[emeraldlover1]

Date: 6/23/2008 9:06:02 PM
Author: Wink

Date: 6/23/2008 8:04:57 PM
Author: emeraldlover1

Date: 6/23/2008 2:58:17 PM
Author: Wink

Date: 6/22/2008 3:14:13 PM
Author:emeraldlover1
FF and I were walking by our local jewler today and noticed that they carry tacori. We looked at the following setting: http://www.tacori.com/TACORI-SRCH/RINGS/2620ECLGP-A-1-1-150-/

It has virtually everything that I was looking for. Both FF and I are in love with it. It is so delicate and the halo is so small you barley see it.

We are working with a PS vendor on a CAD design and I''m really questioning whether or not I want to do that. First, I''ve seen some bad imperfections on some of this ps vendors work. I recognize that it is custom and that should be expected however, I will constantly be staring at my ring and I don''t think I could deal with that.

Tacori however uses G colored stones in their settings and our stone is a J. Would you be concerned about that? (Seriously, that is my only concern because the ps vendor will match the stones).

The Tacori setting is so detailed that I wouldn''t be able to explain to our vendor how to create a setting like that. I also could get the matching wedding band if we decide to go this route.

Please give me your honest feedback as to what you would choose to do.

Thanks!

Why would you explain when you can show your vendor pictures of what you are trying to create. Understand though that your vendor will have to create something similar, not exact or he will be in violation of federal copywrite regulations. Also discuss the imperfections that you have seen and be sure to make it known that you are not willing to accept them in your piece. Otherwize you should just go with the Tacori.

Frankly, you will not readily be able to ascertain the difference between J mele and G mele if they are well cut because they are so small that they absorb very little color from a face up position.

Try holding up your stone next to the ring if you have a question as to how it will look in the Tacori mounting.

Wink

I forgot to thank you about your comments on the mele. That is extreamly helpful. So you don''t think its worth it to ask Tacori to make the setting with I or J mele, correct? That would be awesome and I''d expect it would take less time to complete then.

For me, no. I would just go with the melee that they normally use. For you? Aye, there''s the rub, whether tis better to use the melee that comes with the ring or to make a special request. This only thee can answer!

Wink

You''re awesome! Thanks for the advice!