lala646
Ideal_Rock
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Ok friends, I'm bored with my collection right now, and trying to keep myself from buying more shiny new toys. I have this lovely moval cluster that I bought a few years ago that I've always wanted to give a make-over, because
1. it feels like a franken-ring since the band and the cluster don't read to me as being of the same era,
2. it needs a major prong overhaul, some are missing and one of the halo stones is very loose, and
3. it's currently a size 5, and doesn't even fit my pinky.
My thoughts are as follows:
1. I definitely want the head to be platinum, and rotated E-W,
2. I would like the band to be yellow gold, but thinner and more interesting (sculptural or carved shoulders?),
3. should the halo stones be larger? (this would be sz. 8.5-9, so more finger coverage wouldn't be a bad thing, but I don't want to overwhelm the moval. Center stone is 10x5mm, halo were stated to be.12-.15 each.),
4. what about bezel rather than prongs? Lose too much light return?,
5. I like the air line gap, but it's not a must.
Here are some inspo pics. Unfortunately, not many antique E-W clusters out there.
@Niel 's fabulous spinel cluster:
Love the shoulders on these:
So as you can see, I don't have a cohesive style idea, but gosh this has the potential to be so beautiful, I'm open to all thoughts/inspo!
Would likely go to DKJ, CvB, or Sako. Thoughts?
1. it feels like a franken-ring since the band and the cluster don't read to me as being of the same era,
2. it needs a major prong overhaul, some are missing and one of the halo stones is very loose, and
3. it's currently a size 5, and doesn't even fit my pinky.
![1721679951668.png 1721679951668.png](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/934/934080-62fc98e701224fa585eaf218e9eb29f9.jpg)
My thoughts are as follows:
1. I definitely want the head to be platinum, and rotated E-W,
2. I would like the band to be yellow gold, but thinner and more interesting (sculptural or carved shoulders?),
3. should the halo stones be larger? (this would be sz. 8.5-9, so more finger coverage wouldn't be a bad thing, but I don't want to overwhelm the moval. Center stone is 10x5mm, halo were stated to be.12-.15 each.),
4. what about bezel rather than prongs? Lose too much light return?,
5. I like the air line gap, but it's not a must.
Here are some inspo pics. Unfortunately, not many antique E-W clusters out there.
![1721681041089.png 1721681041089.png](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/934/934082-991f8a0324ab19f7ed32ab9f4e0cdf27.jpg)
![1721681052556.png 1721681052556.png](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/934/934083-626afa0f59f48a857c724b2e172f25e9.jpg)
![1721681064876.png 1721681064876.png](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/934/934084-d8928f0ab0a87262cc3019e653ad177b.jpg)
@Niel 's fabulous spinel cluster:
![1721681089210.png 1721681089210.png](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/934/934085-332ad4705e32b113f61b45f6d299c30d.jpg)
Love the shoulders on these:
![1721682170196.png 1721682170196.png](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/934/934092-0e796c14157ccd0018e2385a8fb8919f.jpg)
![1721683416307.png 1721683416307.png](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/934/934093-a9d59d188156e27e02267ab25e3774d3.jpg)
![1721683451213.png 1721683451213.png](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/934/934094-249bdfb502c7b3723f84e41aba69b609.jpg)
![1721683473530.png 1721683473530.png](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/934/934095-e9720a5f3da146fe5a9827d0366de00c.jpg)
![1721683483276.png 1721683483276.png](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/934/934096-789c10891b8b2b1ed996a18ab3612d51.jpg)
So as you can see, I don't have a cohesive style idea, but gosh this has the potential to be so beautiful, I'm open to all thoughts/inspo!