...a .70 ct light green chameleon square quasi-radiant cut diamond?

I'm thinking ring. Halo or baguette surround, platinum + green gold.

Any other ideas? Any more precise ideas?

We've got until October to get this one done, and it's a secret. So, shhh. Don't tell my DW.

You are welcome. And I posted at 12 minutes past my midnight, so I'm a good boy scout.

I'm sorry I'm double-posting here, but what time zone is CET?

  Mikla

...or Eastern +6 except in the few weeks when the US changes to Daylight Savings Time earlier than Europe

How can I help? Currently living in Milan - and hating most of it. Spent considerable time in Italy, the UK, Spain, France, Switzerland and Germany.

You would not want to do a pendant like this http://rockdiamond.c...p;action=show_detail

I wonder if you could put a green gold bezel?   

...mmm, I just think that a stone that size will get lost in a three-stone setting.

I like the idea of the traps though - on the corners of the halo, so it's following the shape of the centre stone. And I agree: step-cuts are the first thing that comes to my mind too!

Unless it's something like this - perhaps with the centre in a bezel? What do you guys think?


The pendant is lovely, but don't you think it's too small for a pendant?

Actually - evil idea: a ring that can be transformed into a pendant (VCA made a few of these in the 60s/70s)... pity the poor goldsmith.

I had also thought of a bezel.  I know that I sometimes wish I had a ring where the center sat flush with the band.  Something that I could wear when I was afraid to wear something with prongs but still looked great.

OMC-what a fun project!!!  Can't wait to see what you decide

Having owned a piece in green gold, I think for your light green diamond I would set it in all platinum.  The green gold is quit warm in color.  The coolness of the .70ct rad would better lend itself to being set in platinum.

Quick update: some subtle questioning (at least - I hope so; fortunately DW is a trusting soul...) brought up the boule as a firm favourite, rather than a halo. Another example below - just imagine one single large stone rather than three.

Now the two $64,000 questions:

1. "Centre" stone setting: bezel or claw/prong?
2. Shank and ring body will be in platinum. But what about the setting of the centre stone? Platinum or green gold? (bear in mind the stone is light green, not "even" FLG)

So, what would you do?

Actually, it does. Companionship in confusion is good... 

Nothing set, really, apart from the boule concept.

Now, one thing you seem to have decided is that the centre would be best set with a bezel. Which I like. I also like the idea of the pearls - if they could be set safely in what is by definition a rounded shape.

Actually, the "theme" that plays very strongly in my mind is a deco ring by R B. It had an oval 1.19 FLP bezel-set in yellow gold and small EC emeralds to each side, all set in a platinum boule covered in white diamonds. In a sense, I am tempted to replicate this (maybe with two EC sapphires or FY diamonds; or pearls - contrasting colours at any rate). However, ours is not a large stone, and it's a delicate colour. So I keep going back to a simpler design, a bit like your description; would skip any beading and try to set the stones as close as possible to each other, using different sizes to fill in the space.

So, I think we have an answer to question number 1. Bezel it is - unless someone wants to plead the other case?

Question #2 remains open. I know green gold is not green, but green or yellow it would add an interesting contrast, especially if the centre stone is the only other "colour" accent.

Thanks DL - this gets pretty close to my idea (apart from having RB, rather than square cut, and not having invisible setting but claws on the rest - and of course the colours)