Size of solitaire pendant in proportion to stud earrings

[Sundial]

Since upgrading my diamond stud earrings to 2.5 ctw. I have realized that my .5 carat diamond solitaire pendant now seems out of proportion. Now I'm not planning to upgrade my pendant anytime soon since I just got a new circle pendant that I can wear, but for future consideration how large should a solitaire pendant be in order to appear in proportion to stud earrings? Also do you think they should be set the same way? My earrings are in martini settings and the current pendant is bezel set.

 

[Patty]

I''m LOL''ing at your post, Sundial, because that is exactly how it all starts!

The new earrings are great, but now the pendant is too small.

The new couch looks good, but the carpeting looks terrible with it. Pretty soon you are taking out a home equity loan for a home remodel.

 

[Hest88]

Huh, that''s hard to judge, but you can start with looking at a pendant whose stone is about the same size as one of your studs.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Date: 1/17/2006 3:28:35 PM
Author: Hest88
Huh, that''s hard to judge, but you can start with looking at a pendant whose stone is about the same size as one of your studs.

I agree. Those are 1.25 each and I think I recall that your center stone in your new ring is about 1.25, so it would be logical to me to look for about 1.25 for the pendant. I don''t think I''d want my pendent larger than the diamond in my ring. I think that would be my personal guideline. My potential plan is 1.5 ctw for the earrings (which I have but want to upgrade quality), 1.0 for the pendant, and somewhere around 1.4-1.6 for the diamond ring.

But yes, you are out of balance and "need" to upgrade that pendant ASAP!!!!

 

[Madam Bijoux]

Hello! The old rule was that each stud earring should be half the size of the solitaire pendant. But silly rules like that are made to be broken. One of my solitaire pendants is 1.25 and each of my stud earrings is 1.12 and they look fine together.

 

[MissGotRocks]

In a perfect world, I''d want a pendant of 1.25 to go with those gorgeous earrings but I would think a 1.00 would be fine as well.

Something to look forward to in the future, huh?

 

[Sundial]

Patty you are SO right! I have already been through this with my house. And now this diamond thing - first I wanted new jewelry in white gold or platinum because I was tired of yellow gold, then I wanted all my diamonds to be ideal cut, and now it is this size thing. Where does it all end???

Madam Bijoux that is just what I was afraid of, but I really cannot see myself purchasing a 2.5 carat diamond for a pendant. I'm glad to hear that your studs and pendant are closer in size than that and that you are happy with the look.

Hest88, DiamondSeeker2006, and MissGotRocks I was thinking along the line of shooting for 1.25 carats for a pendant so everything would kind of be the same. I just wasn't sure if the pendant needed to be larger.

What do you think about the setting? Should it match the earrings or does it matter?

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I really think 1.25 is a generous size for a pendant. I won''t get the same setting for my pendant because I just have a plain basket setting on my earrings, and I want something a little more special for the (imaginary) pendant.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

One more thought. Since your hubby is friends with the jeweler and is likely to buy from him again, I''d suggest making a trip down there and give them an itemized list of the exact things you really want. That way your husband gets to surprise you with something you really want!

 

[Sundial]

DiamondSeeker we do have a lot in common - our age and we both have imaginary pendants!!! Good idea on visiting the jeweler. It will probably be a little while before the next purchase though, but we have to keep dreaming don't we?

 

[Lynn B]

Date: 1/17/2006 6:49:43 PM
Author: Sundial
...Where does it all end???

Don't you know yet? ***IT NEVER ENDS***!!!

That's the problem!

There's always something else. Oh, at first it just might be a casual glimpse of something sparkly out of the corner of your eye... but OH YES the seed is planted! And then it sprouts. And GROWS. And soon consumes every waking minute until you JUSTHAVETOGETIT--RIGHTNOW!

And then you're OK for a few days/weeks/(maybe even, if you're lucky)months... but then it happens... you see some new sparkle out of the corner of your eye... and there you go all over again!

I AM TELLING YOU -- DRUGS AND ALCOHOL WOULD BE A CHEAPER ADDICTION!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

The dreaming part is cheap entertainment at least!

 

[diamondlil]

Date: 1/17/2006 7:07:44 PM
Author: Lynn B

Date: 1/17/2006 6:49:43 PM
Author: Sundial
...Where does it all end???

Don''t you know yet? ***IT NEVER ENDS***!!!

That''s the problem!

There''s always something else. Oh, at first it just might be a casual glimpse of something sparkly out of the corner of your eye... but OH YES the seed is planted! And then it sprouts. And GROWS. And soon consumes every waking minute until you JUSTHAVETOGETIT--RIGHTNOW!

And then you''re OK for a few days/weeks/(maybe even, if you''re lucky)months... but then it happens... you see some new sparkle out of the corner of your eye... and there you go all over again!

I AM TELLING YOU -- DRUGS AND ALCOHOL WOULD BE A CHEAPER ADDICTION!

LMAO!!! This sums up exactly the emotional roller coaster I go through all the time with jewelry. You think you''ll be satisfied if you get just one more bauble, but then . . . . nope. The obsession begins to grow again.

 

[MissGotRocks]

There must be doctors, clinics, medicines, hospitals. . . .

 

[Kaleigh]

Well we do have Rockdoc, haha.

Take two diamonds and call me in the morning. If that doesn''t work I prescribe an immediate upgrade, LMAO.

 

[Jewels]

I have a great solution for you. Put your center diamond from you ring to the pendent, and upgarde that stone in the ring to 1.5c

Just kidding. If I remember correctly, you have a branded center stone and it would only make sense for your to keep that stone in the ring.

Ok, you should get a 1.25c for the pendant but have it set in a bezel. I have a bezel pendant and it goes very well with my 5 prong studs. The bezel will make the pendent look a little bigger then your studs so it will be in proportion. Don''t worry about it be too big compared to the center stone of your ring. Your 3 stone ring is substantial and it will always look bigger than the pendant.

 

[Richard Sherwood]

1.00 carat with a little help from a white gold/platinum bezel, or a 1.25 to 1.50 carat in prongs should do nicely.

 

[Lynn B]

Date: 1/17/2006 8:51:13 PM
Author: MissGotRocks
There must be doctors, clinics, medicines, hospitals. . . .

LOL! Don''t forget STRAIGHT JACKETS!!!! (diamond-encrusted, though, of course!)

 

[Mara]

Date: 1/17/2006 9:47:32 PM
Author: Lynn B

Date: 1/17/2006 8:51:13 PM
Author: MissGotRocks
There must be doctors, clinics, medicines, hospitals. . . .

LOL! Don't forget STRAIGHT JACKETS!!!! (diamond-encrusted, though, of course!)

Hmmm I just hit on a way to make myself independently wealthy....I could open the 12 Step Diamond Recovery clinic! Then I could have the slogan 'I'm not only the President, but a client too!'...haaaa.

Sundial I was cracking up reading your first few lines. Hmmm my pendant looks SO SMALL now next to my big honkin' diamond earrings. Let me ask the fellow diamond nutcases what size should I go to. heheee.

I want a 1c diamond pendant, I think that pendants end up looking big on the neck because they kind of float there bsaically. Surprisingly enough my .38 Regent looks bigger than I'd expect because it kind of winks at me from the neck. So I don't know that I could go larger than ~1c but ask me when I get there, will ya?

 

[MissGotRocks]

Yes, Lynn, if we were in straightjackets then we couldn''t log onto PS and feed this insatiable addiction!

What a miserable life ~ no PS fix!

 

[Sundial]

We ARE all crazy here aren''t we??? At least I know I''m not alone. There are others with the addiction and during times when I can''t buy my own diamonds I can at least live vicariously through the diamond purchases of others on pricescope!!!

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 1/17/2006 3:19:09 PM
Author:Sundial
Since upgrading my diamond stud earrings to 2.5 ctw. I have realized that my .5 carat diamond solitaire pendant now seems out of proportion. Now I''m not planning to upgrade my pendant anytime soon since I just got a new circle pendant that I can wear, but for future consideration how large should a solitaire pendant be in order to appear in proportion to stud earrings? Also do you think they should be set the same way? My earrings are in martini settings and the current pendant is bezel set.

okay ladies... here''s the basic rule again...

for earrings studs .....75% ctw of your e-ring "center stone".

for solitaire pendant .....50% the weight of your e-ring "center stone"

for bracelet.....3 X the weight of your e-ring "center stone"

 

[Mara]

Date: 1/17/2006 11:33:30 PM
Author: Dancing Fire

Date: 1/17/2006 3:19:09 PM
Author:Sundial
Since upgrading my diamond stud earrings to 2.5 ctw. I have realized that my .5 carat diamond solitaire pendant now seems out of proportion. Now I''m not planning to upgrade my pendant anytime soon since I just got a new circle pendant that I can wear, but for future consideration how large should a solitaire pendant be in order to appear in proportion to stud earrings? Also do you think they should be set the same way? My earrings are in martini settings and the current pendant is bezel set.

okay ladies... here''s the basic rule again...

for earrings studs .....75% ctw of your e-ring ''center stone''.

for solitaire pendant .....50% the weight of your e-ring ''center stone''

for bracelet.....3 X the weight of your e-ring ''center stone''

DF I swear where do you get these basic rules from?? Who is going to know that your bracelet is 3x the weight of the center stone?? They are small stones so it will be very hard to tell anything specific!

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 1/17/2006 11:52:21 PM
Author: Mara

Date: 1/17/2006 11:33:30 PM
Author: Dancing Fire

Date: 1/17/2006 3:19:09 PM
Author:Sundial
Since upgrading my diamond stud earrings to 2.5 ctw. I have realized that my .5 carat diamond solitaire pendant now seems out of proportion. Now I''m not planning to upgrade my pendant anytime soon since I just got a new circle pendant that I can wear, but for future consideration how large should a solitaire pendant be in order to appear in proportion to stud earrings? Also do you think they should be set the same way? My earrings are in martini settings and the current pendant is bezel set.

okay ladies... here''s the basic rule again...

for earrings studs .....75% ctw of your e-ring ''center stone''.

for solitaire pendant .....50% the weight of your e-ring ''center stone''

for bracelet.....3 X the weight of your e-ring ''center stone''

DF I swear where do you get these basic rules from?? Who is going to know that your bracelet is 3x the weight of the center stone?? They are small stones so it will be very hard to tell anything specific!

oh Mara

please don''t swear

you''re not that kind of girl.

who cares if others know the size of your bracelet,you will know.let see....your e-ring is 1.60 ct ??. i got everything figure out for you.

earrings....1.20 ctw pendant....80 ct bracelet....4.80 ctw

after your next upgrade,you will have to do the math yourself.

he,he...

 

[Mara]

well what if i want a 7c bracelet and only have a 1.60c stone? will anyone KNOW that i broke the ''rule''?

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 1/18/2006 1:17:34 AM
Author: Mara
well what if i want a 7c bracelet and only have a 1.60c stone? will anyone KNOW that i broke the 'rule'?

sounds good

so....your next e-ring upgrade will be a 2.33 ct?

have you talk to Brian yet?

here's one for ya,pretty close

http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-1264268.htm#

 

[Mara]

 

[researcher]

Date: 1/17/2006 11:33:30 PM
Author: Dancing Fire

Date: 1/17/2006 3:19:09 PM

Author:Sundial

Since upgrading my diamond stud earrings to 2.5 ctw. I have realized that my .5 carat diamond solitaire pendant now seems out of proportion. Now I''m not planning to upgrade my pendant anytime soon since I just got a new circle pendant that I can wear, but for future consideration how large should a solitaire pendant be in order to appear in proportion to stud earrings? Also do you think they should be set the same way? My earrings are in martini settings and the current pendant is bezel set.

okay ladies... here''s the basic rule again...


for earrings studs .....75% ctw of your e-ring ''center stone''.


for solitaire pendant .....50% the weight of your e-ring ''center stone''


for bracelet.....3 X the weight of your e-ring ''center stone''

Where DID you get this from?!?!

Following this rule, I need a 9.66ct bracelet and 2.42ctw earrings. Let me tell you, I already have 2ctw earrings and they HURT to wear. There''s no way I''m going bigger!

Oh, and I have a tiny wrist, so the diamonds would be ginormous!

You are too funny sometimes with these rules, DF!

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 1/18/2006 3:10:45 AM
Author: researcher

Date: 1/17/2006 11:33:30 PM
Author: Dancing Fire

Date: 1/17/2006 3:19:09 PM

Author:Sundial

Since upgrading my diamond stud earrings to 2.5 ctw. I have realized that my .5 carat diamond solitaire pendant now seems out of proportion. Now I''m not planning to upgrade my pendant anytime soon since I just got a new circle pendant that I can wear, but for future consideration how large should a solitaire pendant be in order to appear in proportion to stud earrings? Also do you think they should be set the same way? My earrings are in martini settings and the current pendant is bezel set.

okay ladies... here''s the basic rule again...


for earrings studs .....75% ctw of your e-ring ''center stone''.


for solitaire pendant .....50% the weight of your e-ring ''center stone''


for bracelet.....3 X the weight of your e-ring ''center stone''

Where DID you get this from?!?!

Following this rule, I need a 9.66ct bracelet and 2.42ctw earrings. Let me tell you, I already have 2ctw earrings and they HURT to wear. There''s no way I''m going bigger!

Oh, and I have a tiny wrist, so the diamonds would be ginormous!

You are too funny sometimes with these rules, DF!

researcher

what can i say?? you do live in a town with GIANT rocks.

 

[MissGotRocks]

I don''t care where the rules come from - I like them!

Mara - the 2006 upgrade search is over - DF found the perfect stone for you!