Jelly, if you want to keep the cost down, it sounds like gold is your route (rather than platinum).  Just a suggestion but you might want to hold the stone against different colors of gold (yellow, pink, white) to see which one you like best.  I had a colored diamond and thought for sure I knew what color gold I wanted it set in but when I actually saw how the color of the gold impacted the stone, I changed my mind completely.  Plus I found out that 10K pink is in fact "more pink" than 18K (I thought the reverse would be true because 18K yellow gold is more yellow than 14K or 10K). You might also want to try different K's of gold (especially if your not in a rush - take your time and get what you want).

Here's the tulip setting and it states $650:

 

Eh, I've never been a fan of brushed gold.. I like it say, for some pieces, like a broach but not a ring... Besides, scratch your band up enough and it'll look sorta brushed, aka patina!

Good idea GIAGirl! I believe it's Awestruck who has that same bezel setting for a white heart...

It looks SO substantial!

I'm so jaded by bezels due to the starter/ear piercing studs that used to ALL be in bezel settings! I hated that circa 1984-1985 when I got my ears pierced.  I noticed say, 1990 or so, the studs started being set in prongs...

It will look exactly like the picture...but loose it may look a lot smaller than it will when it is set. 

Yep Snoop`s right. I have a 1.16 heart bezel set in white gold. I like the bezel because it emphasises the heart shape so well and does`t look so " engagement " style. My heart is a RHR so the bezel looks nice and the setting sure is hard wearing.
I must admit one of my other RH rings is a halo and those halos add " sparkle " and size to a single stone, especially if the stone isn`t particularly big, mine`s .87 and the halo is yellow gold which shows up the colour of the centre diamond. Here`s a pic of it and if you could imagine the .87 stone alone, I think youll agree the halo makes it look much bigger.
Once you see your stone and the true size of it, then you`ll have a better idea of what you want.
Lynne

Congrats on the new stone

I love bezels, so regal!  David does an awesome job with them too!!!

Help what is brushed gold??  Explanation with pic please, pretty please?


Joia

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In jewelry, the mistaken thought with brushed or textured gold is because it is already textured, the surface will hold up better over time because the dings and dangs (that inevitably come with wear) will not "show up" like they would with a smooth surface.  In actuality, the brushed surface is much more difficult to care for.  If you ding or dang it, you are really crushing or matting the surface.  Once the surface is "changed" there is no way to fix it.  Conversely, with a marked or slightly damaged smooth surface, you can always polish it back to it's shining self. Does that make sense?