If you had a 3 carat round......

[ELL]

Side veiw

 

[ELL]

A little less bling.

 

[ELL]

Side view. This one is awsome in real life. (courtesy of stardust diamonds)

 

[diamondfan]

Ell, those rings are amazingly stunning! I do not have a round but boy if I did...those are stunning!

 

[ELL]

Thanks

 

[KristyDarling]

Very kind of you to mention my ring.

Other setting ideas I entertained were mounting the stone with half moon sides, or, as a solitaire on a thinnish pave band. I love the recent GTG pics of JadieJewel''s 2 carat classic solitaire on that dainty 2mm knife-edge band -- if I were to re-set my stone as a solitaire it would probably be something like that.

As for halo-ing a 3 carat stone....weeeelllll, unless you have larger fingers and a flair for the dramatic, I''d think carefully about that option. I''d be worried about the heavy, cocktail-ish feel. (unless that''s what you''re going for) I''m ambivalent about split-shanks...they''re very pretty but for some reason the image of Britney Spears'' e-ring pops into my head!

I''ll have to keep thinking about this one.....

 

[ELL]

Another delicate halo

 

[ELL]

Different veiw

 

[ELL]

KristyDarling,
Do people seem to comment on your diamond more now with the pears on the sides or the same? Do you notice a difference in peoples reaction to it? What part of the country do you live?

 

[marvel]

Not a round...but here''s my oval halo

 

[marvel]

Here it is:

 

[ELL]

WOW!!!! How big is your center.?

DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!

 

[KristyDarling]

MARVEL! That is stunning! Are those pink diamonds in the halo or am I just seeing things?? Please remind us of the specs? Wow!

 

[KristyDarling]

Date: 5/23/2006 1:13:14 AM
Author: ELL
KristyDarling,

Do people seem to comment on your diamond more now with the pears on the sides or the same? Do you notice a difference in peoples reaction to it? What part of the country do you live?

I have not noticed more comments with the pear sides, actually. Probably about the same as when it was a solitaire. Most people in public generally do the covert quick-dart glance at my ring before looking away and they usually don''t say anything. I live in San Francisco, the land of big rocks along with LA and NYC. I was at lunch the other day with 2 girlfriends (wives of my husbands'' business associates) and I had "only" the second biggest diamond...the perception of diamond reality does get screwy around here.

 

[marvel]

Thanks girls

ELL, It's a 3ct oval/G. I'm still waiting for the apprasial, so that's all the specs I have right now.

KristyDarling, The picture was taken with my camera phone, so it's not the best picture. There's no pink diamodns, just a reflection. Great idea though

 

[KristyDarling]

Are you sure that''s "only" 3 carats? You must have size 2 fingers or something because that looks like a 4-5 carat stone to me!

I''m not usually a halo person but yours is very fine and dainty. It''s beautiful!

 

[ELL]

I live in San Diego and experience the same "fantasy land reality" you have there. Yesterday I ran into a lady who had a 10 carat cushion cut diamond with 1.0 carat moons on each side! Wow!!!! (it was pretty yellow though)

 

[ELL]

Ditto! I thought it looked like a 5.0 carat center. (ovals do look larger than rounds but WOW!)

 

[marvel]

Date: 5/23/2006 1:35:36 AM
Author: KristyDarling
Are you sure that''s ''only'' 3 carats? You must have size 2 fingers or something because that looks like a 4-5 carat stone to me!

I''m not usually a halo person but yours is very fine and dainty. It''s beautiful!

Thanks, Kristy...I haven''t posted many pictures because I don''t have any good ones. I''m one of those crazy PSer''s that''s looking for a camera just to take picutures of my ring

My ring size is about a 5 and I think the stone looks larger b/c it''s an oval. If it''s 4-5ct, we got a great deal on the stone

I definately wanted a dainty halo and I have two eternity bands on each side of the e-ring. I have to get more picures

 

[ELL]

Post more pictures of that beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[marvel]

Date: 5/23/2006 1:37:14 AM
Author: ELL
I live in San Diego and experience the same ''fantasy land reality'' you have there. Yesterday I ran into a lady who had a 10 carat cushion cut diamond with 1.0 carat moons on each side! Wow!!!! (it was pretty yellow though)

I live in So. Cal...so, it not unusual to see some bling around here!

 

[marvel]

Michael B. has some beauty''s too!

 

[asscherisme]

I think halos can be pretty but for a stone that size I think a halo would be too much. Let the stone shine by itself. I would set it in platinum with a single baguette on each side. LIke a Harry Winston or Tiffany style. Classic, timeless.

 

[DIAMOND*QUEST]

I missed out by going to bed at a reasonable hour last night. Now that I see the rounds with a three carat weight, it does look out of balance. I love the pear sides with KristyD''s honker round. It is beautiful, but I think I am getting away from pears for awhile. lol.
Widget, ya know what can I say? I had been holding my tongue or fingers as the case may be for almost a year. In 08/05, there was a 10-12 page discussion over the same absurd request by this person. All the while my ring is posted on her website. Actually she posted it here as well. I just couldn''t take it anymore. Here on PS, everybody is so nice to each other from what I have seen, and well, I just felt bad for Dreamer.
Diamondfan, look through my latest posts and you will see what is so funny!
Marvel, your oval is quite yummy! Do you all think if I went with a cushion or a square radiant with a halo that it wouldn''t look so "over the top"?
Ell, I would love to see more pics of that ring. Who can resize those pics for her so that she may share them?

 

[mrssalvo]

what about something like this Leon Mege..

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 5/22/2006 10:58:01 PM
Author: widget
ETA: DQ....I''m one of your newest devoted fans...ever since I saw your contribution to that ''other'' hysterical thread!

Me too! I just went and had a peek to see what was up - I must have missed that, too funny!

Good luck with your ring DQ, I prefer to see the larger diamonds stand alone ( unless it is KD"S YUM

) but you have what you want! That is what makes jewellery fun!

 

[DIAMOND*QUEST]

Here are some others I think are really pretty.

 

[DIAMOND*QUEST]

Another

 

[DIAMOND*QUEST]

I think this is the bomb!!! I think this is something that CUT NUT made? AWESOME!!!!!

 

[Madam Bijoux]

I love big stones by themselves or with tapered baguettes. Anything over 3 carats doesn't really need a halo or pave'.