Setting in full rose gold, or w/ platinum prongs?

[julchak]

Hey everyone,

I am working with DK to get a custom ring based off of an inspiration ring my girlfriend fell in love with in person.

The ring we saw in person was entirely platinum, however she has always loved rose gold. She has not had much allure for any two tone, however there weren't many that we saw to be honest.

She did think that this particular setting in platinum was very nice as well, but is always awestruck of the rose gold settings.

I have a K colored ACA from WF (I can hardly notice the warmer K color due to the brilliance of that cut), and was planning on utilizing the rose gold to help detract from
any potential darkness of the stone (again, I don't notice any warmth to it to be honest and don't think my girlfriend will either).

Anyways, I am teetering about whether or not having the entire ring in rose gold would be best, or if the rose gold prongs will detract from the center stone.

I am wondering if it might be better to keep the shank in rose gold and then make the prongs out of platinum.

Additionally there is a cylinder in the gallery which holds an accent stone - if I did decide to go platinum on the prongs, then I'd wonder about going platinum for this piece as well, or keeping that in rose gold to keep rose gold elements in the center and give some continuity to the rose gold color across the gallery.

I've photoshopped some of the inspiration ring photos and the CAD from DK with some of the platinum/rose gold options and want to know your guys thoughts? I've also gone ahead and asked DK their thoughts as well, waiting to hear back:





With the center cylinder in platinum:

 

[lambskin]

I know you probably want it as a surprise, but I would ask her About her choice. she has to wear it for a long time….

 

[MamaBear]

I think this is very much a personal preference, so I’ll give you mine. I would prefer the platinum prongs with the rose gold cylinder. It’s a lovely ring!

 

[julchak]

I know you probably want it as a surprise, but I would ask her About her choice. she has to wear it for a long time….

Yeah,she has had a lot of input but does not want to be involved anymore and wants the rest to be up to me and a surprise.

I think this is very much a personal preference, so I’ll give you mine. I would prefer the platinum prongs with the rose gold cylinder. It’s a lovely ring!

I agree haha, I am leaning towards that if I do go with platinum prongs.

 

[RMOO]

I think this is very much a personal preference, so I’ll give you mine. I would prefer the platinum prongs with the rose gold cylinder. It’s a lovely ring!

+1

 

[Maggiemeans]

I would prefer the whole setting to be rose gold. I think the rose gold, platinum and melee are too much ... it's too busy.. I think platinum prongs on a rose gold band are nice when it's a solitaire and no side stones or melee... but when i see all this I think the focal point of the ring (the large diamond) is lost.. you don't know what to look at.

 

[seafarm]

I prefer the platinum prongs. Possibly a little more cohesive if she would like to mix and match with different bands.

Another thing to consider - she may be more colour sensitive than you and the platinum prongs may show the warmth of the K coloured stone more than the rose gold.

I’m currently trying to decide whether I use white or yellow gold prongs with my own warm coloured stone.

 

[BMI]

she has always loved rose gold. She has not had much allure for any two tone

I have a K colored ACA from WF

Based on these comments, your pictures, and my personal preference, I would do all rose gold. If the rose gold prongs are distracting to her where they hold the center diamond, the tips can always be rhodium plated white after the fact. I agree that this setting feels busy in two tone.

 

[maisie2]

I would do all rose gold. I have an L diamond in all rose gold, and I love the rose gold prongs!

 

[AllAboardTheBlingTrain]

I would personally prefer the ring with platinum prongs, but I also agree that since it’s a personal choice, getting the ring with all rose gold seems like a good idea, since parts of the ring can always be rhodium polished afterwards as per her preference.

 

[newdiamondworld]

Another thing to consider - she may be more colour sensitive than you and the platinum prongs may show the warmth of the K coloured stone more than the rose gold.

Agree with this

 

[LilAlex]

So she fell in love with a platinum ring but she also likes rose gold? What if she also likes sushi? I don't think you need to merge all the loves into one ring.

That ring looks super-busy and fragile for an every-day-forever ring.

Note that I am a ring-giver and not -wearer.

 

[ringbling17]

I love rose gold but for this particular ring I think it looks very busy with the two colors. I would personally prefer all platinum and then one or two rose gold diamond wedding bands to flank either side.

 

[tyty333]

I prefer the rose gold with plat prongs (plat bezeled stone too to keep it from looking too busy in the gallery area).
You cant really go wrong.

 

[julchak]

So she fell in love with a platinum ring but she also likes rose gold? What if she also likes sushi? I don't think you need to merge all the loves into one ring.

That ring looks super-busy and fragile for an every-day-forever ring.

Note that I am a ring-giver and not -wearer.

I would only be doing the platinum prongs to help accentuate the center stone by not have RG prong tips covering it up. She definitely has liked RG during the entire process, Plat has not been her thing. I was just saying that she didn't mind it in this setting, though prefers RG.

 

[julchak]

If I go with platinum for the prongs and center cylinder in the gallery, I'll still have the rose gold horizontal band that connects the split shank near the cage of the center stone. I'm thinking that this would still transmit some of the rose color into the stone.

My concern is if I go with platinum for the head, any of the K colored warmth might be more prominent, whereas if it's all rose gold then it won't be noticeable. Again, I've seen the stone in person and it looks very near colorless to me, especially with the brilliance of the cut lighting it up.

Do you think I should be concerned about a platinum head showing any of the K colored aspects even if there is rose gold touching the stone on the sides by the shank?

The only reason for me to get platinum prongs is to avoid the prongs from making the stone look smaller.

 

[lulu_ma]

I vote for the platinum prongs. When I was setting my OEC I considered platinum, yellow gold and unplated white gold. I conducted this experiment and decided to go platinum. My OEC is M color but it is spready with some fluoro so it faces up whiter.

Since your stone is a K color, I'm afraid that the rose gold prongs will make the stone look warmer.

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[tyty333]

"The only reason for me to get platinum prongs is to avoid the prongs from making the stone look smaller."

Explain this? I'm not sure how the different colored prongs will make the stone look smaller? They may or may not bring
out more of the tint in the stone...that I get, but not smaller.

I have a K in yellow gold prongs. It looks fairly white from the top but shows the K tint from the side. Here it is in two different
lighting situations. I do feel like the colored prongs draw more attention to themselves vs white metal
prongs so take that for what its worth.

 

[julchak]

"The only reason for me to get platinum prongs is to avoid the prongs from making the stone look smaller."

Explain this? I'm not sure how the different colored prongs will make the stone look smaller? They may or may not bring
out more of the tint in the stone...that I get, but not smaller.

I have a K in yellow gold prongs. It looks fairly white from the top but shows the K tint from the side. Here it is in two different
lighting situations. I do feel like the colored prongs draw more attention to themselves vs white metal
prongs so take that for what its worth.

Thanks for sharing!

Yeah someone mentioned it making the stone look smaller, I've known more about the tint coming through from the colored gold. I suppose where the platinum prongs blend into the diamond, the claws of the prongs don't show as much from the top down, which could make the stone look smaller? Maybe that's not the case and that someone was wrong haha.

Your stone looks great in that setting with the gold prongs, don't really notice.

I suppose that idea of it looking smaller with rose gold prongs can be checked by looking at a ring on WF from the top down in the two colors:



It's just the matter of the prongs "blending in" more when they are platinum due to the metals' similar color to the stone.

Is the only typically agreed upon drawback of a rose gold setting the fact that it could bleed some color into the stone and make it look warmer?

 

[Bonfire]

OP, I see what you’re saying about visual size with platinum prongs vs RG. RG prongs (or YG for that matter) contrast the diamond giving definition to the circumference, whereas platinum blends in making the stone look somewhat larger. A trick of the eye. I vote for platinum prongs for many reasons. I used to have my M colored OEC in a platinum setting. It didn’t make the stone look more tinted. It’s now in a YG basket pendant which highlights the tint more. It looked much whiter in platinum.
Hope that helps.

 

[oncrutchesrightnow]

Rose gold. I have a K in rose and it looks great.

 

[Garnetgirl]

The ring we saw in person was entirely platinum, however she has always loved rose gold. She has not had much allure for any two tone, however there weren't many that we saw to be honest.

She did think that this particular setting in platinum was very nice as well, but is always awestruck of the rose gold settings.

Then I would get the setting all in rose gold. I also agree with the posters who said it might be too busy with two tone.

 

[AnastasiaBeaverhausen]

Visually, my personal preference would be platinum prongs. I think all blends together really well. However, given what you've said about your SO's preferences, I'd lean towards all RG.

P.S. I have K ACA studs in platinum settings. I don't notice any increase in the warmth of the stones. I also had an OEC in a white gold bezel. Again, it looks pretty white to me! But then again, I'm not very color-sensitive. So please take my opinion with a grain of salt.