4.8mm BK Ruby

[Indylady]

Date: 12/8/2009 8:59:48 AM
Author: Lady_Disdain

Date: 12/8/2009 2:54:48 AM

Author: ma re

Date: 12/8/2009 12:00:26 AM

Author: brandy_z28


Thanks ma re! That''s what I was going to look at today and forgot! I was going to see what the ruby looked like with rose gold. So I should try and go with smaller diamonds than this halo style currently has?

Well, considering the fact that your stone isn''t exactly a monster-size one (

) I''m not sure you can find a setting with small enough stones that easily. Maybe it would help if diamonds would be just prong set, without the milgrain edge, cause that adds extra width to the halo. Or you can ask LOGR is it possible to slightly tilt/angle the halo downwards (so that it looks somewhat like a balerina skirt), i.e. that it ends up slightly angled towards the shank. That way, when looking from above, halo would seem thinner, but I don''t know if it''s doable. Going with rose gold for the entire halo might also make diamonds look smaller, due to the stronger contrast between their white and the color of metal.


I hope you come up with something you''ll love

LoGR has a tiny 5mm halo which might work.


This is one of my favourite setting for a small stone. I am setting my Gene ruby in one, so I am biased.

Have you set it yet? I would love to see pictures of Gene''s ruby! I''ve seen some floating around and it looks gorgeous. I''d love to see your own shots of it.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

I am the worse person for setting my stones! So, no, not yet. But the setting is on ts way to me, so it should in its home early nex year.

 

[Indylady]

I meant to chime in and say that your new ruby is beautiful!

I also have that solitaire LOGR and I am over the moon with it.

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 12/9/2009 3:18:56 AM
Author: Lady_Disdain
I am the worse person for setting my stones! So, no, not yet. But the setting is on ts way to me, so it should in its home early nex year.

Please post pictures of your ruby once you get it set Lady_D. If I remember correctly you got your Ruby from Gene when he was doing his make an offer sale. I thought long and hard about that stone myself.

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 12/9/2009 3:29:23 PM
Author: szh07
I meant to chime in and say that your new ruby is beautiful!

I also have that solitaire LOGR and I am over the moon with it.

Thank you szh07! What are you planning on setting in it? Are there pics floating around anywhere?

 

[brandy_z28]

ruby in rose gold

 

[brandy_z28]

ruby in yellow gold

 

[Stone Hunter]

I like the ruby in the Rose Gold but perhaps it looks more ruby like -- standard ruby look -- in yellow gold.

It''s going to be a stand out ring either way!!

 

[ma re]

Although RG probably makes the halo seem thinner than in the WG version, it doesen''t do much for the color of the stone. So of these two metals, I''d go with yellow.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

What a lovely ruby!!! I agree with the yellow gold setting - I think it will look fantastic in yellow!

 

[brandy_z28]

Thanks for your input SH, ma re, and LTP! I was leaning toward yellow gold as well. It''ll probably early spring before I''m able to set it though.