Chrysoberyl CADs from WF - Comments are Welcomed

[chrono]

Firstly, I'd like to thank LD again for helping me work around the picture attachment issue.

Upgradable and Deorwine,
I am sorry to say I had the exact opposite reaction when I opened the CADs last night. My jaw dropped and I was rendered speechless but not in a good way. As it is, the final design could not be a further departure from my original inspiration. It now looks like a "regular" (if there is such a thing) split shank setting, merely altered for a trilliant.

LD and jstarfireb,
I'm with you on the feeling of the design. I much prefer version 2 even if the head is squat and the curvature isn't there. It no longer captures that slight edgy modern touch coupled with that timeless feel. I have requested WF to return to version 2 and see if there can be any further slight modification (keeping the main elements untouched) to raise the stone a little and curve it as much as structurally possible.

Aoife,
You are very tactful in expressing your opinion, and yes, I am definitely not liking this one at all as well.

 

[deorwine]

Hm, okay! I see what you mean -- the third one is distinctly less edgy. (I suppose I'm just a boring conventional girl after all )

 

[Arkteia]

I just opened this post - the second version looks beautiful. And the stone! And this tiny "leaf' on the side!

 

[Upgradable]

I agree that I liked the one side having the wires fused instead of split. What I liked about this third version was that the flow of the split side had been fixed, and the height seems really good: not too high, not too low.

 

[pregcurious]

I think 2 and 3 are both pretty, but 2 rocks.

 

[chrono]

CAD version 4 is in but I'm still having the same attachment posting issue, even using a different computer. I suppose I'll have to ask for help again. Sorry.

 

[pregcurious]

I would PM you my email so I could post it for you, but there's no PM here. Argh. Can't wait to see the CAD.

 

[chrono]

Thank you for the various offers to post the CADs for me. I've asked the moderators for assistance in posting them and also to look into my picture attachment issue.

 

[LD]

Latest CADs from Chrono

 

[Kismet]

Those latest CADs look quite nice. The curve is smoother and the back prongs are more vertical. It does make quite a difference from the profile view.

 

[Arkteia]

It is beautiful