girlyglam
Shiny_Rock
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- Apr 13, 2015
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First of all, I apologize as this is now my second post about a possible reset, and I think I'm going to end up writing quite a bit in this post. I'm just really torn on what to do and would love some input.
So, almost two years ago I came to PS to start creating my dream e-ring. PS helped me find the stone, and I started working with a jeweler on a setting. My main inspiration setting was this (though I had some secondary inspiration rings as well):
At the time, I hadn't seen a whole lot of different settings so at the time, I thought it was one of the most beautiful and unique settings I had ever seen. Now, I know it's not a particularly revolutionary setting, though I still do think it's pretty. Anyway, the first round of CADs they sent me wasn't quite what I was looking for. They first sent me this:
I then sent them pictures of my inspiration rings, and really emphasized that I was looking for something very delicate and feminine. I remember specifically saying that I wanted a more delicate-looking halo after receiving the 1st CADs. However, as I had sent them a few different versions of inspiration pictures (ex: one with a scalloped halo, one with a regular one; a shank with just marquise shapes , a shank with marquise and bezeled round shapes), I let them know I was very open to their input as well. We went through several rounds of CADs, and I can't thank the PS community enough for helping me refine them. I think the last CAD they sent me was this:
After that last CAD, a few people suggested to me to add the milgrain back to the halo (like they had in the very 1st CAD) so that I wasn't mixing pave styles and that the whole thing fit the vintage/antique style. I did ask them to do that, but they had said that doing so make the halo wider/bulkier. I think this comment came about because I had really emphasized that I wanted a delicate halo AND because my number one inspiration ring did not have milgrain around the halo. This is where, in retrospect, I WISH I had requested to see it anyway. However, I didn't because I was so so against the ring looking at all bulky, because I knew that I wanted minimal metal, and because I hadn't loved how it looked in the first CAD anyway, I did not. Now that I have a bit more experience, I realize that the milgrain on the renderings is bulkier and not an exact representation on how it looks in real life, but I didn't know that then. So, I said that's fine, keep it as it, and move on to the next step. This is the ring that was ultimately created:
Now, don't get me wrong. I DO like it. And I really do like how delicate and not overwhelming the halo is. BUT, a part of me has this nagging thought that maybe, just maybe, I should have pushed for the milgrain. I don't dislike my ring as is though. It's not like I look at my ring and regret not getting milgrain around the halo. It's more that I look at it and wonder if I should have. Part of me feel like I should have for all the reasons that were first pointed out to me - not mixing pave styles, tying the whole thing together to be more cohesive, etc. But, part of me wonders if adding the milgrain would, in fact, have made it bulkier to the point where I didn't like it. I have seen rings with milgrain halos that are beautiful, and I've seen others with milgrain halos that I don't care for because it does, in fact, look to bulky/metal-y to me. So I just don't know.
I do have another ring from them with milgrain on the halo, and the milgran itself is very delicate and fine. I just can't seem to envision how that would look on my ering. My other ring with the milgrain halo is this one:
So, I'm trying to decide right now if I should go for a reset to add milgrain to the halo or leave my ring as is. I am scared that if I do it, I might actually really dislike the result. Or, it could be beautiful and amazing - I just don't know. There's also a part of me that's not sure if it's worth the cost of redoing my ring, just to add milgrain to the halo (although admittedly, I do not know how much it would cost yet). And yet another part of me that feels like if I'm going to go through with a reset, I might as well re-do the halo altogether to get one of the more decorative halos that I love and didn't even know existed when I was first creating my ring, such as this:
(I posted a bit more about that here: [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/already-thinking-about-a-reset.227870/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/already-thinking-about-a-reset.227870/[/URL]).
But a more decorative halo might lose the delicate look I'm still going for, and what if even just adding milgrain loses the more delicate look I'm going for? Or, it's possible that adding milgrain or a decorative halo could give me the ring of my dreams. Gah - I just don't know! Should I leave it as it, particularly because it's not like I hate it? Should I risk adding milgrain or a more decorative halo, where maybe I'll love it but maybe not? If I go for the reset, what do I go for - just the milgrain or the more decorative halo (decorative halo feel more me, but I'm afraid it will overpower my stone and make my ring "too much")? I just cannot figure it out! I very obviously keep going in circles and cannot make a decision.
If you've made it this far, you deserve a medal, and I very much thank you. I realize that this is so very much a first world problem, and I know ultimately, it's a decision I have to make for myself. I would love any input you all have though. Thank you for indulging my petty dilemma!
So, almost two years ago I came to PS to start creating my dream e-ring. PS helped me find the stone, and I started working with a jeweler on a setting. My main inspiration setting was this (though I had some secondary inspiration rings as well):
At the time, I hadn't seen a whole lot of different settings so at the time, I thought it was one of the most beautiful and unique settings I had ever seen. Now, I know it's not a particularly revolutionary setting, though I still do think it's pretty. Anyway, the first round of CADs they sent me wasn't quite what I was looking for. They first sent me this:
I then sent them pictures of my inspiration rings, and really emphasized that I was looking for something very delicate and feminine. I remember specifically saying that I wanted a more delicate-looking halo after receiving the 1st CADs. However, as I had sent them a few different versions of inspiration pictures (ex: one with a scalloped halo, one with a regular one; a shank with just marquise shapes , a shank with marquise and bezeled round shapes), I let them know I was very open to their input as well. We went through several rounds of CADs, and I can't thank the PS community enough for helping me refine them. I think the last CAD they sent me was this:
After that last CAD, a few people suggested to me to add the milgrain back to the halo (like they had in the very 1st CAD) so that I wasn't mixing pave styles and that the whole thing fit the vintage/antique style. I did ask them to do that, but they had said that doing so make the halo wider/bulkier. I think this comment came about because I had really emphasized that I wanted a delicate halo AND because my number one inspiration ring did not have milgrain around the halo. This is where, in retrospect, I WISH I had requested to see it anyway. However, I didn't because I was so so against the ring looking at all bulky, because I knew that I wanted minimal metal, and because I hadn't loved how it looked in the first CAD anyway, I did not. Now that I have a bit more experience, I realize that the milgrain on the renderings is bulkier and not an exact representation on how it looks in real life, but I didn't know that then. So, I said that's fine, keep it as it, and move on to the next step. This is the ring that was ultimately created:
Now, don't get me wrong. I DO like it. And I really do like how delicate and not overwhelming the halo is. BUT, a part of me has this nagging thought that maybe, just maybe, I should have pushed for the milgrain. I don't dislike my ring as is though. It's not like I look at my ring and regret not getting milgrain around the halo. It's more that I look at it and wonder if I should have. Part of me feel like I should have for all the reasons that were first pointed out to me - not mixing pave styles, tying the whole thing together to be more cohesive, etc. But, part of me wonders if adding the milgrain would, in fact, have made it bulkier to the point where I didn't like it. I have seen rings with milgrain halos that are beautiful, and I've seen others with milgrain halos that I don't care for because it does, in fact, look to bulky/metal-y to me. So I just don't know.
I do have another ring from them with milgrain on the halo, and the milgran itself is very delicate and fine. I just can't seem to envision how that would look on my ering. My other ring with the milgrain halo is this one:
So, I'm trying to decide right now if I should go for a reset to add milgrain to the halo or leave my ring as is. I am scared that if I do it, I might actually really dislike the result. Or, it could be beautiful and amazing - I just don't know. There's also a part of me that's not sure if it's worth the cost of redoing my ring, just to add milgrain to the halo (although admittedly, I do not know how much it would cost yet). And yet another part of me that feels like if I'm going to go through with a reset, I might as well re-do the halo altogether to get one of the more decorative halos that I love and didn't even know existed when I was first creating my ring, such as this:
(I posted a bit more about that here: [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/already-thinking-about-a-reset.227870/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/already-thinking-about-a-reset.227870/[/URL]).
But a more decorative halo might lose the delicate look I'm still going for, and what if even just adding milgrain loses the more delicate look I'm going for? Or, it's possible that adding milgrain or a decorative halo could give me the ring of my dreams. Gah - I just don't know! Should I leave it as it, particularly because it's not like I hate it? Should I risk adding milgrain or a more decorative halo, where maybe I'll love it but maybe not? If I go for the reset, what do I go for - just the milgrain or the more decorative halo (decorative halo feel more me, but I'm afraid it will overpower my stone and make my ring "too much")? I just cannot figure it out! I very obviously keep going in circles and cannot make a decision.
If you've made it this far, you deserve a medal, and I very much thank you. I realize that this is so very much a first world problem, and I know ultimately, it's a decision I have to make for myself. I would love any input you all have though. Thank you for indulging my petty dilemma!