What do you guys think about metal choices......

What about a ring like this:

GORGEOUS!!!  GO FOR IT!

T-that will be a gorgeous combo!!!

I too vote rose gold and plat

OHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Snooper, did you read on the other thread... I just LOVE that brown EC ring! Thank you for posting it here.

Ok, my taste dictates a timeless, classic, and elegant style with a bit of something unusual. I think the stones accomplish that beautifully. Now, for the setting...

Although I TRY to be careful, I can be a little "hard" of jewelry because I wear certain pieces for long periods of time. For example, I would wear something like this as a RHR day after day, not just for special occasions. With this in mind, any recommendations for setting style/metals?

I usually prefer platinum, and I really like the platinum and rose gold idea. But, also, I like the idea of the browns with a warm rose or even yellow gold setting.

How do you all feel about an engraved setting versus a polished metal (translation... over time, would you rather see a worn-down engraved setting, or a scratched-up polished setting)? I am open to ALL suggestions, so if anyone has something to add, please, bring it on.  

T-if you're hard on jewelry have you thought of a 3 stone bezel set ring with this combo?

I love the idea of engraving, but if you chose a polished band, you could easily have it re-polished when it becomes worn.

GL-I too like my rings on each hand to match---LOL!

Cool pic!  Personally, I would like it if the center bezel was a complete circle, and if the shank tapered in where it meets the browns.  JMHO, though.

Hmmmm tough call Trinkette... I say no matter what, some of the metal has to be platinum.. I just don't see YG for the browns, rather rosegold... Think of Pink Lady's 3 stone (brown center) and that had rose gold! YUM!

As for the detailing of the engraving?? Since you're tough on your rings, maybe not get that?? I don't know if you were to knock the metal if the engraving would get all ruined and wonky???

Bezels? For me, I'd say NO.  But I'll have to hunt down some ideas. 

I didn't buy the shoes, ok?

If those stones were mine, I think this is what I'd do. Thought I'd throw it in the mix, although it may be way off base.



I'd love this style with a slightly narrower and more tapered/ rounded shank and just possibly done all in pink gold. That, for a cushion would be my perfect ring!

Then, I'd go for this with the browns:

Of coures, I'm the most indecisive woman on earth when it's my stuff, but I'm always certain about other people's diamonds!

Whatever you do is going to be beautiful, because these are very, very nice looking stones!

Jen

Hey All!
There are some details than can be specified. Let's use a basic Tiffany Style solitaire as an example.
The first decision might be white or yellow gold.
Then one might choose 4 or 6 prongs.
Next might be selecting knife edge or rounded shank.
Then of course we could specify an exact mm thickness.

All of this is actually possible- although I think many folks are more comfortable if they know a shop makes really nice things leaving most decisions short of gold or platinum up to the jeweler.

Again, not that there's anything wrong with wanting exactly what one wants.

But once we start getting into more complex designs- such as three stone rings- it becomes far more difficult to specify certain things without tying the hands of the designers.

For example, shank design and thickness.

For me, it's a given that a shank needs to be sound and stable. That means a reasonable thickness at the bottom, and throughout.

If you want to know how we got our rings to the high standards we have, it's simple.
I'm no genius, but I might be able to recognize amazing ability in others.
We found amazing craftspeople that have "the touch".  I trust them implicitly.

One person has chosen almost every shank for all of our high end three stone rings.
When I give this person a radiant with trapezoids ( for example) I would never presume to tell her which shank to use- imo she's a genius.
If you look at our rings, the shank design is dictated by the shape of the stones.
A trilliant has a shank that pinches as it approaches the the pointy end of the trill.
While trapezoid side diamonds needs to be met head on by a broad, thick shank.

There's no doubt we can ask for things that are ....different.
We've been able to certain things I would not have thought of.....like putting diamonds on the inside of a shank-  and things like that....

The best thing for consumers is to discuss this with whoever they choose to make the ring- see what thy say is and isn't possible.
Another really smart thing to do is to see what the person has made. Do you like the way their stones are set?  Don't expect someone to make something totally different from what their specialty is.

The alternative I've found is craftspeople that don't really understand the artistic elements.
In the best cases, the results might look very...."machine-like" . I prefer designs with a somewhat softer edge. Personal taste for sure- as all if this is.

But the problem one would face if there's very specific design details that are different from the accepted ways is finding someone who can realize them.
It took a long time to find the people we use.
Many times the setter says "Sure, I can do the claw prong"- and the result is simply horrid.

Believe it or not, we need to be even more specialized. There's setters that do amazing three stone work, but their bezel work....so-so.....

A great way to communicate details os with photos. Sometimes it's one look and we can easily figure out what to do- like Tea's ring.
In other cases, we've had people request things we could not do. Invisible setting is one example - in which case I tell them we don;t have the capacity to set stones that way.