10th Anniv upgrade, part one

[bluedawg]

Part One: the new setting

Before: 2mm Tiffany-style platinum 6-prong e-ring, 3.5mm engraved & milgrain Wright & Lato platinum WB

After: Memoire Paris "petite prong" eternity band, 4-prong e-ring

Memoire Paris "petite prong" eternity band

Diamonds in the bands are H/VS2-SI1 acc to the appraisal.

Size 4; diamond 1.0ct RB, H, VS1
Original Wedding band is a size 3.5.

I love this set! It is incredibly comfortable, I barely notice a difference from the plain platinum shank of my former e-ring. The prongs are very low profile, you don''t see them. And the two bands fit together perfectly... Sooooooo sparkly. I will wear it with my wedding band mostly (sentimental reasons), though the set looks best on its own! I think I love the 4-prong setting because my diamond shows even whiter from all the light it''s now getting. And I love that you can see more of the stone. It does take on a bit of a squarish look, but still lovely.

To be continued (sometime this year)... diamond upgrade!

 

[bluedawg]

Before

 

[bluedawg]

After, on the (un-manicured--eek!) hand

 

[bluedawg]

Profile (sort of)

 

[bluedawg]

And with my wedding band...

 

[ame]

Well I think it''s GORGEOUS. Whether they messed with you or not, the rings look FABULOUS and the setting job on the head is incredible!

 

[mrssalvo]

Oh, I just LOVE it

Your rings turned out beautifully. How wide are your bands what's the size of the melee?

 

[bluedawg]

Date: 4/5/2005 5

6

6 PM
Author: mrssalvo

Oh, I just LOVE it

Your rings turned out beautifully. How wide are your bands what''s the size of the melee?

I knew you''d like it.

OK, the bands are 1.9mm wide; e-ring was supposed to have 0.98 ctw and e-band 1.00 ctw but that was for a size 6... a size 4 gets 0.89 (22 diamonds) and 0.92 (23 diamonds) respectively. Hmm... my math is fuzzy. Does that make them 3 pointers?

 

[mrssalvo]

sounds like 4 pointers based on those numbers

 

[FireGoddess]

The numbers you posted would make the stones 4 pointers.

The rings look soooo gorgeous...really...to the next level!!!

Can''t stop drooling...

 

[Cath]

I just love that Memoire setting! Congrats -- I can''t wait for Part Two! What size do you plan to upgrade your diamond to?

 

[Mara]

YAY it looks FABULOUS!!!!! it looks so big on your hand, but of course...diamond upgrade? woo hoo! what size?!

a note on the prongs, you can have them shaved down if you dislike the more square look, my original head had bulkier prongs which made my stone look more square, but i had WF shave them down the time they had my ring with them, and i like it SOO much better! they are barely visible now!

LOVE IT. more pix!

 

[AndyRosse]

Oh my!! They are beautiful!!

 

[belle]

what!!? 1ct.! it looks waaaay big! wow.....very very nice!!!

 

[fountainfairfax]

What an amazing change!!!! Your new set is beautiful- the four prong is great at showing off your stone!

 

[Jennifer5973]

Your new set is awesome!

It looks sooooooo good on you!

Congrats!

 

[Kaleigh]

Oh wow, your new set is amazing, it looks lovely on your hand!! I love that setting, very pretty!!

 

[AChiOAlumna]

Absolutely beautiful! And it looks great on your hand!! Enjoy that sparkler!!

 

[bluedawg]

Date: 4/5/2005 5:40:25 PM
Author: Mara
YAY it looks FABULOUS!!!!! it looks so big on your hand, but of course...diamond upgrade? woo hoo! what size?!

a note on the prongs, you can have them shaved down if you dislike the more square look, my original head had bulkier prongs which made my stone look more square, but i had WF shave them down the time they had my ring with them, and i like it SOO much better! they are barely visible now!

Mara, that is very good to know about the prongs. I was saying to hubby that it would be nice to have the more stone exposure of the 4 prong with the rounded look of the six... and figured there was no real compromise. But I see that there, in fact, may be.

As for upgrade size... I am looking at a 2.033 tomorrow. But hubby was thinking more in the 1.75 range. I really doubt that I will return to post tomorrow with a 2ct "Part Two". As I was saying to mrssalvo, hubby also seems to be thinking on a much longer time frame than I am. When he saw the new setting, he said (with a wink), "That''s almost like having a brand new diamond, huh?"

One thing that really strikes me, now that I have my own eternity band set, is that these sets are so much more delicate than they appear in the photos. I can''t believe how dainty and pretty this set is. And if someone wanted an even thinner band, I''d recommend they look at the Ritani Endless Love pave'' set. It was even more delicate than my Memoire Set. Very lovely.

Thanks for all your sweet comments! They made my evening.

 

[sevens one]

It looks wonderful. Nice choice.

 

[Mara]

oh my, I would LOVE to see a 2c on that ring!!!

all this beautiful new eye-candy today..how fun.

 

[Dancing Fire]

congrats,beautiful set.

 

[Patty]

bluedawg, they are beautiful!

I love the size of your side stones...substantial but delicate!

 

[MissAva]

Your set is stunning I love it on your hand. So graceful! I like the prong on you bands as well they really compliment the stones nicely. Congrats!!!

 

[rms]

what a beautiful set...absolutely gorgeous!!

 

[Kaili]

It looks fantastic on you!! I love the set!

 

[mrssalvo]

Hey Bluedawg,
don''t forget to add your ring to this thread