Hi Everyone,
I have been pouring over this site for the last week and a half and have decided to just join the forum so I can get your thoughts about my engagement ring re-set. I have a 2 carat round brilliant cathedral solitaire with 5pt diamonds on the band. My wedding band are 20 pointers. I decided to reset my diamond in a halo setting after 5 years for the following reasons: (1) I prefer a chunkier look, (2) my diamond was constantly getting whacked in the high setting and I am afraid I am going to damage the diamond one day, and (3) I never liked how my wedding band fit right up against my engagement ring - I like a gap between the two. I went to my trusted jeweler and told him I wanted a cushion halo with a lower setting that creates space between my engagement ring and wedding band. We tried on some samples but he custom makes everything so I really couldn't get a sense of what my ring would look like because he didn't have any samples that fit my stone (some were for larger, smaller and other shaped stones). I definitely do NOT want a delicate halo but was under the impression that most halos were 1pts to 1.5 pts. When he said "he knows what I like" (in all fairness I believe he does and I trust him) and told me the design contemplates 2 pointers, I got scared. While I like chunky, I don't want my diamond to look small because of everything around it. I told him that I want the halo to compliment my stone and he assured me that it will. All I have to compare is the design he sent me. The band will have 5 pointers like my old ring. The halo and the band will both be shared prong. Here is the photo keeping in mind that the raised edges will be shaved away after the diamonds are set and I am hoping the band isn't like a coin cut. It will not have an edged or beaded look. What do you think? Does anyone have any examples for what a 2 carat stone with 2pt halos look like?
I have been pouring over this site for the last week and a half and have decided to just join the forum so I can get your thoughts about my engagement ring re-set. I have a 2 carat round brilliant cathedral solitaire with 5pt diamonds on the band. My wedding band are 20 pointers. I decided to reset my diamond in a halo setting after 5 years for the following reasons: (1) I prefer a chunkier look, (2) my diamond was constantly getting whacked in the high setting and I am afraid I am going to damage the diamond one day, and (3) I never liked how my wedding band fit right up against my engagement ring - I like a gap between the two. I went to my trusted jeweler and told him I wanted a cushion halo with a lower setting that creates space between my engagement ring and wedding band. We tried on some samples but he custom makes everything so I really couldn't get a sense of what my ring would look like because he didn't have any samples that fit my stone (some were for larger, smaller and other shaped stones). I definitely do NOT want a delicate halo but was under the impression that most halos were 1pts to 1.5 pts. When he said "he knows what I like" (in all fairness I believe he does and I trust him) and told me the design contemplates 2 pointers, I got scared. While I like chunky, I don't want my diamond to look small because of everything around it. I told him that I want the halo to compliment my stone and he assured me that it will. All I have to compare is the design he sent me. The band will have 5 pointers like my old ring. The halo and the band will both be shared prong. Here is the photo keeping in mind that the raised edges will be shaved away after the diamonds are set and I am hoping the band isn't like a coin cut. It will not have an edged or beaded look. What do you think? Does anyone have any examples for what a 2 carat stone with 2pt halos look like?
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