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Setting help for spinel and tourmaline

lindy520

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Hi All, now that I've found a jeweler I like and trust, I'm getting around to setting two loose stones I purchased back in late 2014. One is an oval "lavender" spinel that also has some pinkiness to it, and the other is an elongated EC forest green tourmaline.

specs and photos:
spinel: 7.6 x 6.5mm (1.43ct)
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For this stone, I had thought to do some type of cluster. Here are a couple of inspo photos I found:

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I was thinking to do something other than diamonds with this stone, but I did find one setting style that I liked. Any thoughts about using opals? Or, opals and a blue gemstone of some type in a double cluster? Any opinions on selection of gold color with this stone?

And, here is the tourmaline: 11 x 6.2 mm (3.24ct)

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I was originally thinking a yellow gold bezel, but after reading @Mreader's recent thread about her gorgeous ascher cut tourmaline, I started to think a bezel would black-out the stone...I am not sure what to do with this one. I have two trillions from my reset e-ring. They're 4.6mm each. Any thoughts about using them for side stones and making this a 3-stone ring? Not sure about proportions...
Found a few options but not sure any are "the" one...I don't usually gravitate to a split-shank, but thought this had possibilities. Maybe set the trillions between the shank? I'm leaning toward YG for this stone.

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Would love any and all opinions. ;)2
Thank you!!!
 

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I really like the idea of a single halo around the spinel! I'd worry two halos or all diamonds would compete too much with the center stone.

Neither options for the tourmaline are singing to me rn.... sorry!
 
I really like the idea of a single halo around the spinel! I'd worry two halos or all diamonds would compete too much with the center stone.

Neither options for the tourmaline are singing to me rn.... sorry!

Thanks @AnastasiaBeaverhausen! I agree with you about the tourmaline settings - neither is "the" one, but maybe a variation on a theme?
 
Some more tourmaline inspo. The top is with diamonds and enamel. For the second maybe with same color or lighter green tourmalines, or diamonds, or another color gemstone that’s... pink? blue? purple? :D
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You could set that spinel in anything and it would look good. It’s a lovely pastel stone. However, I wouldn’t do anything to the tourmaline that would make it look darker. I think yellow hold would really best offset the green though.
 
You could set that spinel in anything and it would look good. It’s a lovely pastel stone. However, I wouldn’t do anything to the tourmaline that would make it look darker. I think yellow hold would really best offset the green though.

Oh, thanks for the encouraging words on the spinel @TL! It's from JuliaB on Etsy. I'd actually misplaced it during a move about 4 years ago. So happy to have found it!

I agree YG is best for the tourmaline. A simpler setting to let as much light in as possible, I guess?
 
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Some more tourmaline inspo. The top is with diamonds and enamel. For the second maybe with same color or lighter green tourmalines, or diamonds, or another color gemstone that’s... pink? blue? purple? :D
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I like that last three stone one!
 
I can't seem to find photos. But for the torum what about tab prongs in lush bright yellow gold?

Or

If you have the real estate, go east west with a little embellishment on the shoulders.
 

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I can't seem to find photos. But for the torum what about tab prongs in lush bright yellow gold?

Or

If you have the real estate, go east west with a little embellishment on the shoulders.

Thanks @CSpan ! I love the e/w setting. I think it should be possible for my finger. Or, maybe I can size the ring for one of my larger fingers. I think it's a great choice! I don't have anything like it!

Great ideas, all!
 
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