Need some input with my RHR project

[periwinklegirl]

Hello CS Ladies,
Can I please call upon your wisdom and design experience?

After my first attempt at a custom RHR, I am now working on a redesign. I am trying to reset the stone from my first engagement ring (it's an RB, M colour and only 0.39 ct - after the recut). I tried putting it into a five stone trellis, with 2 20-point fancy intense purplish-pinks and 2 10-point M's. It's really pretty, lots of fire and a nice quality setting (I was impressed with the quality after the various things I've read about LOGR), but I was underwhelmed once I put it on. It looks pretty tiny on my hand - no oomph. I didn't realize that the stones would look smaller once they were set - and my ring finger is size 9. I guess I've gotten used to a blingier look!

I have several coloured stone rings that I wear as RHRs, mostly in the 4-5 ct range. This would only be a sometimes RHR, not for everyday.

Luckily the vendor agreed to let me exchange the setting (even though it's well past the 30 days - thank you LOGR). They will custom make whatever I want, but given the communication challenges, I think it's better to keep it simple. So I thought it would be better to go with one of their current designs, just customized to the size of my stones.

So here's my current idea:

I like this flower setting. I'm thinking I will use my M in the centre, in yellow gold and then fancy intense pinks all round, in white gold. I'm working on sourcing the pinks right now. I'm trying to get 6 ten-pointers and then some smaller ones for the in-between stones.

Will the 10-pointers be in proportion to the 40 point centre? Will that work? It seems to me that there might be a gap between the centre stone and the others. Or is that just because it's still an empty setting? Might the gap disappear once the centre stone is set?
It's very hard to imagine it without a picture and I'm not very good with photoshop. The stats for the setting as shown are 0.62 ctw for the side diamonds, which means these are probably smaller than 10-pointers.

I could go for larger than 10-pointers, but I'd have to wait a bit to manage that. I think 20-pointers would be too large. And, realistically, out of my price range.

What do you think?

I'm grateful for any suggestions.

 

[LD]

Hi Periwinkle!

Impossible to comment on your question re the airline on the centre stone because you have to work in mm and not points. So, what's the mm circumference of your M diamond and what does the setting hold? What are the sizes of the LOGR accent diamonds - that's also the starting point for you? It's clearly a "balanced" ring at the moment. So instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, look at what it has now and then scale up or down proportionately.

This design can be good for larger fingers. I'm a size 6.5 and have a number of rings similar in design (bespoke but not from LOGR). I like the finger coverage. You've seen my "red" diamond in this style and the centre stone is .50ct. I suspect your centre stone will be a bit smaller.

The other design that gives good finger coverage is something like TL's multi FCD ring - i.e. band at the top and bottom with the diamonds all bezel set independently and at different angles with air space in between (might not work with all RBs though). TL's ring has diamonds all around the band but you could do something similar but with diamonds just on the top. Or how about swiss setting in a band??????

 

[periwinklegirl]

Hi LD,
Thanks so much for answering me. My centre stone is 4.8mm and the larger side stones are going to be 11 points each, so just over 3mm.

This setting is designed for a 4.5mm centre stone.

There aren't any dimensions in the listing. My best guess is that setting is 1-1.5cm wide.

I need to find out what size stones are in the setting as pictured, then I can get some idea of how much bigger my stones will look.

I've had another wrinkle. It's proving to be difficult to find six pinks all the same colour and all the same size (unless I want to wait several months for them to make some more). I can get three and three of different shades of pink. Which I think would work, but then I'm not sure about the melee. I think the smaller diamonds should be all same colour, but which colour? Lighter pink, darker pink or the M of the centre stone.
I'm leaning towards towards pink. I'm going to find out what melee is available in pink and then work from there.

Thanks again so much for your advice.

PS. What is a swiss setting?

 

[LD]

Just a thought but if you've got different shades of pink, I would seriously think about having white diamonds as the smaller accent diamonds in the halo to break up the pinkness! If you use all pinks it may be a little overwhelming.

Swiss setting is when you have a band and stones are set into it.

Good luck, sounds like a fun project.

 

[clemsongt]

So, Periwinklegirl, did you ever figure this out? Did you get the flower setting from LOGR? I was kind of interested in that setting myself and I cannot seem to find anyone on the forums who has purchased it and given any feedback. Would love to see it with a center stone and would love to hear some feedback on its potential durability.

 

[LD]

Clemsongt - I don't have that particular LOGR setting but I have many others. I've never had an issue with durability. I don't know why people are suddenly questionning the durability of LOGR settings - this seems to be a new concern. This setting however isn't like other LOGR's because it doesn't have pave set diamonds. If you re-size a ring, pave can be loosened and I suspect this is why some people may have had issues (although I only think I've seen this mentioned once or twice on this board and between us we've probably bought hundreds of settings over the years)! This ring does have decent sized diamonds but I would strongly suggest that unless he calls them VS in his advert, you would need to upgrade. It will cost you more but experience of LOGR is that if you order VS you typically get good diamonds and a decent ring. If you go for his cheaper option, sometimes you can tell. The ring below is an LOGR and the diamonds are simply beautiful and very sparkly (although you can't see this in the photo). The gold weight is significant also!

Don't know if it helps but I'm also attaching a photo of my setting that is similar so you can see what it looks like with a central stone.

Hope that helps.

 

[clemsongt]

Thank you for the response LD. Nothing I've read on this site has said they have reason to question the durability, but almost everyone has also said that they only wear their rings on occasion. I was curious about the ability to wear the ring with daily frequency.

The ring pictures you posted look absolutely beautiful, thought.

 

[periwinklegirl]

Hi Clemsongt, I ended up going in a completely different direction for my flower ring.
Partly because it takes so long to accumulate matching pinks, partly because I found another M coloured diamond that was a similar size, cut and colour to mine - so that ended up as a pair of studs.

But the real reason is because I had the opportunity to get a red diamond, in a decent size (0.40ct). I've been wanting one ever since I first saw LD's beautiful ring!
I just ordered a flower cluster setting from LOGR to put it into.
I've ordered settings from LOGR before and I've been very pleased with the quality and durability.

Here's the photo I sent them for the setting design.

My little pinks will probably end up in stacking band.

 

[LD]

Pretty setting! Are you going for it or will you opt for the LOGR one?

 

[minousbijoux]

Wow, that will be awesome! A RED DIAMOND?!! Does Kenny know?

 

[Starzin]

Oh I can't wait for this one!

 

[periwinklegirl]

Wow, that will be awesome! A RED DIAMOND?!! Does Kenny know?

I wish I could send it to him so he could take pics for everyone!

It's pretty amazing in sunlight! Can't wait to get it on my finger!

 

[periwinklegirl]

Pretty setting! Are you going for it or will you opt for the LOGR one?

I think I like the proportions of this one better. The LOGR one is clearly designed for a larger centre stone.

And I really like the look of yours! So that's what I'm aiming for. Although my side stones will be smaller.

 

[LD]

Pretty setting! Are you going for it or will you opt for the LOGR one?

I think I like the proportions of this one better. The LOGR one is clearly designed for a larger centre stone.

And I really like the look of yours! So that's what I'm aiming for. Although my side stones will be smaller.

Be careful mucking about with the size of the side stones. It creates a totally different look. If you can't afford to do it in diamonds for now, why not use white sapphire or zircon and then replace with diamonds when you can?

 

[Jereni]

Wow this sounds like it will be an incredibly gorgeous ring, and so unique! Can't wait to see it.