CADs of my w-band--opinions?

[BrightSpot]

Hi everyone,

Here are the CADs of my wedding band. I'm having Quest make a deco-inspired eternity band to match the marquise-shaped pieces on the shoulders of my e-ring, also made by Quest. (below)

Here's the original CAD which was used for the marquise-shaped pieces in my ring:

And here are the CADs for my wedding band. There are a total of 14, 1.5mm round brilliant cut diamonds, for a total weight of, 0.21ctw in ring size 7 3/4, set in platinum. I'm having it made so I can wear it with my e-ring on my left hand or alone on my right hand. I hope it will be relatively delicate & compliment my e-ring nicely, but have enough of a presence that it can be worn alone as well.

Version 1:

What do you guys think?

 

[AmberWaves]

Brightspot, I love it! And it looks like it will be fabulous with or without the e-ring. Good job!

 

[Kim N]

Brightspot, I love it too! It''s wonderful, and a perfect match! I agree with AmberWaves that it''d also be perfect without the e-ring. Can''t wait to see the finished pictures!

 

[Kaleigh]

I think it looks terrific!!!! It will be great with your ering and can certainly be worn alone. I can''t wait to see it once it''s finished. Good job and way to go Quest!!!

 

[BrightSpot]

Thanks, ladies. I''m pretty excited about the ring.

I have a couple of concerns, though.

1--the profile looks fairly thick in the CADs. Will it be thinner in the actual ring? I wanted the ring to be relatively flat so it could slide under the halo of my e-ring when I wear both rings together.

2--the marquise-shaped side pieces on my e-ring have 2 diamonds each, but the marquise-shaped pieces in the CADs of the band only have one diamond each. Do you think this will look like it doesn''t match? I wanted to go with Quest to make the w-band so that the workmanship (milgraining, etc) & shape & design of the marquise-shaped pieces would match my e-ring exactly.

Thoughts? Thanks for your help...

 

[princessv]

I think it looks great!! I''d voice your concerns to Quest personally.

Oh yes another thing I''ve learned recently, CADs and waxes and even pictures of the end result are deceiving. Everything is much nicer and more delicate in person!

 

[SoonIHope]

LOVE it!!! Can''t wait to see the finished product!!

 

[FireGoddess]

Well, I'm sure you probably woulda guessed that I adore it.

I don't think the profile looks thick at all - as long as they say it will fit under your ring, it should be fine. But that didn't alarm me in the least. Neither did the 1 diamond per mq shape versus the 2 in your ering. What I did notice was the size of the melee in the band...I think it would look a little better if the diamonds were a little bigger. I can't recall exactly, but I think the ctw in my band is somewhere around .33 to .36 - which makes the stones bigger than 1.5 pointers. I like that because I see more sparkle as opposed to metal. If there was a reason for the melee size however, then go for it!

Here's a picture of mine to illustrate what I mean - my stones take up almost the entire space of the mq shape. (The CAD is also blown up so big that in real life, the stones may take up most of the space. But I definitely know the stones I have are bigger than that.

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[sevens one]

very pretty BrightSpot

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I love your band idea. I also think it is fine there is only 1 RB vs. 2 like your e-ring. I think it will be a beautiful set.

 

[BrightSpot]

Hi again,

Thanks so much for your thoughts on this. I spoke with Rose at Quest & she sent me some new CADs with 2 diamonds per segment. (this is the exact same CAD of the parts on the side of my ring) She said that this would change the width of the ring from 2.2mm to 3.2mm, which would be fine when I wear the ring alone, but I'm afraid it might look too bulky when worn with the e-ring. What do you guys think?

Here they are:

Version 2

FG, I think you hit the nail on the head--there is more metal showing & less (smaller) diamond in the first set of CADs.

I wonder if other options might be to stick with the single diamond design & either use bigger stones, or shrink the marquise shaped section around the diamond so there's less diamond-free space & the band is even more delicate. Thoughts?

 

[MissGotRocks]

I like it better with one stone - I like the simplicity of the one stone and don''t really think I''d want to add the thickness.

 

[BrightSpot]

Thanks, ladies.

MGR, I haven''t decided yet, but am learning towards the one-stone version too as I really don''t want to add any more width to the band. I''d like it to look delicate.

 

[SoonIHope]

I agree, I think the one-stone-per design is a little simpler and more elegant, and will still totally match the look of your engagement ring! But...I love both of them! Can''t wait to see the finished product!

FG - I have to admit that the REASON I love Brightspot''s ring so much is because I thought, "OH WOW that''s just like FG''s band!!!"

I reeeeally love that marquise-ish twisted look!! Soooooo gorgeous!!

 

[BrightSpot]

Date: 3/2/2006 9:42:01 AM
Author: albicocca
I agree, I think the one-stone-per design is a little simpler and more elegant, and will still totally match the look of your engagement ring! But...I love both of them! Can''t wait to see the finished product!

FG - I have to admit that the REASON I love Brightspot''s ring so much is because I thought, ''OH WOW that''s just like FG''s band!!!''

I reeeeally love that marquise-ish twisted look!! Soooooo gorgeous!!

LOL...me too. It''s not a coincidence that my ring looks so similar to FG''s gorgeous band...

albi, I agree...I think the first design might be simpler & more elegant & certainly more delicate. (but I am drawn to the extra sparkle of the 2nd design...alas...

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[anchor31]

I think it looks gorgeous with one stone!!! It''ll look fabulous with your E-ring!

 

[FireGoddess]

Thanks guys. I think I like 1 bigger stone better. I like the 2 stones, but not as much. I can tell you that the widest part of my band is ~2mm, for comparsion''s sake. I think one bigger stone will give you more bling when worn alone than if you have 2 smaller ones in the space.

 

[mrssalvo]

I like the 1 bigger stone better too.

 

[Kaleigh]

Oh yes, I like the one bigger stone better too. I think it will be great. Really!!!

 

[belle]

one bigger is better!

i love that ring brightspot! what great inspiration you had! fg''s ring is gorgeous. i love simple elegance of it.
can''t wait to see it finished.

 

[BrightSpot]

Hey guys,

Thanks for chiming in with your thoughts. The one-stone version is definitely the winner.

I talked to Rose & asked about pulling in the metal around the diamonds so there wasn't as much extra metal sans diamond in each segment. I thought this might look more delicate (and sparkly).

Version 1 had 14 diamonds & version 3 has 17, with a ctw of .255.

Here are the new CADs:

Version 3:

What do you think? Do you like this better than version 1?

 

[FireGoddess]

Version 3 fo sho. L

ve it, divine perfection.

 

[BrightSpot]

Here''s a side-by-side comparison. Preferences?

Version 1
Version 3

Version 1 Version 3

 

[Kim N]

Version 3, without a doubt. It looks fantastic! (I didn't like version 2, so I'm so glad you have this wonderful version 3!)

ETA: Is the width of the ring still 2.2 mm? Just curious.

 

[BrightSpot]

Good question, Kim.

I asked Rose & the width of version 3 will be the same as version 1 at 2.2mm.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I vote version 3 as well!

 

[Kaleigh]

Another vote here for version 3, looks great!!!

 

[belle]

3

 

[JZMINBNEE]

#3 great choice

 

[BrightSpot]

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts & advice!

#3 it is!

I showed all of the CADs to my FI & he liked #3 the best as well...and said it would look better with nested/stacked rings, in the future, of course.

Maybe I''m finally rubbing off on him.

Thanks again for your help!