CAD help 3 stone OMC ring

[Lookinagain]

Can you do the donuts in yellow gold?

I love this metal transition:

Three Stone Engagement Ring with Bright White Old Mine Cut Diamonds in Two Tone Setting

Three Stone Engagement Ring with Bright White Old Mine Cut Diamonds in Two Tone Setting The Marielle 1.64 ring is an AB original design made right here in NYC. The ring centers a GIA-certified 1.64-carat Old Mine Cut diamond of D color, SI1 clarity. On either side of the center stone is an Old...

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I think that's what she is saying about the "bridge". And I agree with you about making that area yellow.

 

[bee24]

Yes, I meant make the bridge yellow if you want two tone in the shoulder. Sorry, was trying to multi-task and didn't proof read.

You said it correctly! I was just confused! Yes, I definitely think making the bridge gold helps. I mocked up a picture below. I’m still wavering on doing all gold. I just have to decide which one I think makes my stones pop more.

Can you do the donuts in yellow gold?

I love this metal transition:

Three Stone Engagement Ring with Bright White Old Mine Cut Diamonds in Two Tone Setting

Three Stone Engagement Ring with Bright White Old Mine Cut Diamonds in Two Tone Setting The Marielle 1.64 ring is an AB original design made right here in NYC. The ring centers a GIA-certified 1.64-carat Old Mine Cut diamond of D color, SI1 clarity. On either side of the center stone is an Old...

andriabarbone.com

Yes!

Pictures are always better than words!

I see now what you mean about a shoulder detail. They are all very pretty! It is safest to see if you can find examples from DKs own work, I think. If he has never done it.... I would hesitate.

He has multiple variations like the ones I posted before and I added one of his below but none in a three stone and none without the air gap! Womp womp.

 

[Dreamer_D]

I don’t think it being three versus one stone matters. The size of the stone is enough to visualize. How big are your sides? Look for examples with similar size solitaires.

Eg my sides are only 4.3mm there is no room for fancy shoulders.

 

[bee24]

I don’t think it being three versus one stone matters. The size of the stone is enough to visualize. How big are your sides? Look for examples with similar size solitaires.

Eg my sides are only 4.3mm there is no room for fancy shoulders.

It would be a tiny detail. The width of the shank/shoulder would be 3.7mm where the design is and them the shank tapers to 2.3 at smallest. My side stones are 5.27/5.09 and 5.37x5.17.
I mocked up pictures. I have no photoshop skills. I tried to “fill in” the air gap to get a visual. But your comment helps, it is a very small area…I may be forcing this!

 

[Dreamer_D]

I think it will be difficult to do a detail like that but you could easily have a carved out area a similar shaper with bead set diamonds.

 

[Lookinagain]

I think splitting it is forcing the issue as you say. Why not just make it solid and as @Dreamer_D suggests, carve that shape into the metal and then set the diamonds?

 

[bee24]

@Dreamer_D @Lookinagain I think you both are right! I was forcing it and trying to create something. I think it could be all yellow gold. I really do like the general design. However, I asked them for a simpler CAD with a very slight shoulder just ending at baskets and no small diamonds, very similar to our first cad just minimizing the shoulder (it had come to a point). I feel terrible asking, they have been so helpful and must be getting annoyed by my indecision.

Hopefully I am not annoying everyone here also! I really do appreciate all the input and assistance, thank you!

 

[jjca]

Hopefully I am not annoying everyone here also! I really do appreciate all the input and assistance, thank you!

I think everyone can relate to analysis paralysis. It's a big decision and you want to love it forever with no regrets (and get exactly what you're dreaming up) - your jeweler understands that. He wants you to love it.

Here’s what I learned in my 4 month custom journey. The little things always seem big in a CAD - it's huge and super zoomed in. The prongs, which seemed so chunky on the CADs- aren't at all and they blend right into my stone so I barely see them at all. CADs are tough - they are so zoomed in that it's hard to know if it will have the aesthetic you want it to have when it's a normal size. Once you get your next pictures, maybe try zooming out to make it smaller / the actual size it will be on your finger.

Best advice - ask David to send you a mold of your ring. I'm glad I did - don't laugh, but I actually used a nail clipper to cut the prongs down to the height they would be and wore it for 3 days straight. I don't think I would have signed off on it if I hadn't had it to wear around because I can't visualize CADs at all.

Good Luck - I love following your journey. Keep us posted!

 

[Dreamer_D]

In the end all you will see is giant diamonds anyway

 

[bee24]

I think everyone can relate to analysis paralysis. It's a big decision and you want to love it forever with no regrets (and get exactly what you're dreaming up) - your jeweler understands that. He wants you to love it.

Here’s what I learned in my 4 month custom journey. The little things always seem big in a CAD - it's huge and super zoomed in. The prongs, which seemed so chunky on the CADs- aren't at all and they blend right into my stone so I barely see them at all. CADs are tough - they are so zoomed in that it's hard to know if it will have the aesthetic you want it to have when it's a normal size. Once you get your next pictures, maybe try zooming out to make it smaller / the actual size it will be on your finger.

Best advice - ask David to send you a mold of your ring. I'm glad I did - don't laugh, but I actually used a nail clipper to cut the prongs down to the height they would be and wore it for 3 days straight. I don't think I would have signed off on it if I hadn't had it to wear around because I can't visualize CADs at all.

Good Luck - I love following your journey. Keep us posted!

Thank you! I appreciate your insight and encouragement. I am definitely going to have the mold sent, we’ve already been discussing it! I’ve set myself a deadline for this week. It’s easy to get so wrapped up in the details, which really are important to me and I love brainstorming ideas but they are tiny details, that truly only I (and PSers) would notice!
As Dreamer (it won’t let me tag you?) said, all I will see will be the stones!

 

[maryjane04]

@bee24 how is your three stone ring coming along?

 

[bee24]

@bee24 how is your three stone ring coming along?

Great! DK was casting last week! No update since then but I imagine sometime next week I’ll hear something…hopefully. Until then, just obsessively checking my email and reading pricescope lol.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Wow so happy you are in the final stretch!

 

[bee24]

It’s done! DK sent three pictures and a hand video. He didn’t send one of the basket so waiting for that view. However, it may just be that my stone is slightly wonky but does the center stone seem crooked? I feel like it should be rotated a touch counterclockwise. I asked DK and hopefully he’ll let me know. My stone does have a small chip on girdle and some wear so perhaps it was due to that? I had said my preference was N/S orientation (there is less than 1 mm difference lol but still visually different to me) but primarily I wanted it in the safest position so that may be the reason.

I think the prongs look good, yes?

 

[Lookinagain]

I can see what you mean, but I think you should wait for DK's answer. If there is no reason for the position, then I'm sure they will accommodate you. I think it looks lovely, by the way.

 

[bee24]

I can see what you mean, but I think you should wait for DK's answer. If there is no reason for the position, then I'm sure they will accommodate you. I think it looks lovely, by the way.

Thank you! Yes, I definitely trust DK can make it work! I had asked some friends/family and no one can see what I see, it is very slight but I thought I’d double check on PS!

 

[lala646]

Love it!! Agree with you though, it does look like the center is rotated to the right, and I would want that corrected as well. But the prongs look great! Looking forward to seeing more photos!!

 

[Dreamer_D]

It looks lovely! I agree that the diamond should be rotated counterclockwise. To my eye this is the NS axis...

 

[jjca]

It’s done! DK sent three pictures and a hand video. He didn’t send one of the basket so waiting for that view. However, it may just be that my stone is slightly wonky but does the center stone seem crooked? I feel like it should be rotated a touch counterclockwise. I asked DK and hopefully he’ll let me know. My stone does have a small chip on girdle and some wear so perhaps it was due to that? I had said my preference was N/S orientation (there is less than 1 mm difference lol but still visually different to me) but primarily I wanted it in the safest position so that may be the reason.

I think the prongs look good, yes?

LOVE IT - can we see a side view? It's gorgeous!

 

[bee24]

It looks lovely! I agree that the diamond should be rotated counterclockwise. To my eye this is the NS axis...

Yes! Exactly there, the facing pattern I know of my stone is off center and my eyes instantly felt it was tipped. Hopefully it can be adjusted, though I hate to even mess with the prongs now that it’s set!

LOVE IT - can we see a side view? It's gorgeous!

Yes! I only received a video of the side view and it was on a hand and a bit blurry. I asked DK for photos of the profile/baskets and will share.

 

[Dreamer_D]

I think it is reasonable to ask for the pavilion mains to be lined up well with the prongs, although I can understand why it was tricky given the wonky outline and possible girdle inconsistencies. Hopefully a quick fix and glad you caught it before it was shipped!

 

[bee24]

Well DK said that he set the prongs at the arrows and that when he rotated the stone it looked less straight.
He sent another video and I took some screenshots (the center stone has some smudges in the video…gasp…so it looks blurry). Do the swoops/scallops in the baskets look a bit “wobbly” on that left one on the center stone? The sides stone swoops look a bit “wobbly” too but harder to really see those. I can’t decide if it’s a reflection or the actually metal.

 

[Dreamer_D]

It looks lovely! I agree that the diamond should be rotated counterclockwise. To my eye this is the NS axis...

I'm not sure what he means about arrows since there aren't any in an OMC? The red line I drew here goes through the NS pavilion mains which I would ordinarily think should be NS axis. It is totally possible that aligning it different makes it look more wonky though, like he said! Two of the stones in my collection of half carat diamonds are wonky AF (a technical term) and they are set very weird in the prongs.

Like look how the prongs "align" with the pavilion mains here?



And another.



In real life they look totally fine and normal. Now these are 5mm diamonds, but my point is that the eyes play tricks with photography sometimes. I'd be temped to take his word for it that this is the best way to set it and see it in person.

The "wavy" is lighting. I've had the same concerns in images of my own rings in the past. I'm sure it doesn't look weird in person.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Maybe he means the prongs are aligned with the star facets? They are very perfectly aligned that way! Oriented beautifully around the table. I think in person this will be very important for the perception of symmetry. Its the pavilion that's wonky. You don't want the prongs aligned with the pavilion but off-kilter with the crown facets. I think he did a very nice job!

 

[Lookinagain]

I can’t decide if it’s a reflection or the actually metal.

I agree that it's reflection. That can definitely make things look wavy.

 

[bee24]

I'm not sure what he means about arrows since there aren't any in an OMC? The red line I drew here goes through the NS pavilion mains which I would ordinarily think should be NS axis. It is totally possible that aligning it different makes it look more wonky though, like he said! Two of the stones in my collection of half carat diamonds are wonky AF (a technical term) and they are set very weird in the prongs.

Like look how the prongs "align" with the pavilion mains here?



And another.



In real life they look totally fine and normal. Now these are 5mm diamonds, but my point is that the eyes play tricks with photography sometimes. I'd be temped to take his word for it that this is the best way to set it and see it in person.

The "wavy" is lighting. I've had the same concerns in images of my own rings in the past. I'm sure it doesn't look weird in person.

Maybe he means the prongs are aligned with the star facets? They are very perfectly aligned that way! Oriented beautifully around the table. I think in person this will be very important for the perception of symmetry. Its the pavilion that's wonky. You don't want the prongs aligned with the pavilion but off-kilter with the crown facets. I think he did a very nice job!

Thank you! Your explanation here and above were very helpful! It arrived yesterday and I think it’s perfect. It does not feel lopsided in person and I think he must have meant to star facets as they really do line up perfectly!

I agree that it's reflection. That can definitely make things look wavy.

Yes! DK also said it was reflection and in person I don’t really see the waviness. Thank you for the comment, it was helpful to know what I was seeing was not an actual issue!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Ummmmm… time to pay the piper!! Where are our pictures?

 

[Mreader]

Yes! I just now saw it was ready. It’s beautiful and want to see pics!

 

[bee24]

Ummmmm… time to pay the piper!! Where are our pictures?

Lol, yes! I’m going to do a post! But in my hyper-analyzing, it looks like a spot on the inside of the center basket wasn’t polished completely. It’s so hard to photograph what I’m seeing but I’ll try to share it. It really seems like this area is rough compared to the rest. It is the interior prong on the inside of basket so hard to see. Thoughts?

Yes! I just now saw it was ready. It’s beautiful and want to see pics!

Posting a few hand pics! I’m taking more today and will share!

 

[Mreader]

omg it is GORGEOUS!!!! It is totally giving me three stone envy. JUST WOW.

I cannot make out the polish situation but others might be able to see.