The two week club!

[MissGotRocks]

I am sorry to hear this and so sorry that you aren't happy with your ring. However, as a paying customer, I think he should try to do something with the ring to make it better for you. I think sometimes these ring designers get stuck on their designs and don't want to hear negative feedback. There may have been points in the process that you should have been more vocal, or stopped the process, but that is water un der the bridge. It seems to me that the height of the bezels could be shaved down a bit and the center stone bezel softened in the corners without challenging the integrity of the setting. I am not a fabricator so that might be easier said than done. I know time is money to them but I would rather work with a client than to have them miserably unhappy. I wonder if someone like David Klass would be willing to have a go at reshaping this a bit to make it to more of your liking? Not sure if he would but it would be worth the ask. In the end, you can always have another setting made although I know you don't want to sink more money into the project. Better to spend than be unhappy. I would first email Sako with what changes you think would make you happy and see what he says. If he is still a no go, at least you know you have taken that conversation as far as it will go. At any rate, tell yourself that you will find a solution to the problem and that you won't have to live with the ring as is forever. Custom work is always a gamble I guess and I am so sorry this didn't work out for you!

 

[Rfisher]

Sako has been kind enough to offer to trim the metal down to the level of the prongs and remilgrain the top. I hope it works out!

You can tell me at any time to butt out!

Throwing good money after bad is never good. For you or the vendor.
I’d want to be real explicit on what to expect afterwards. Because there’s already been a ‘we agreed on x, but it was altered to y because z, but it wasn’t mentioned’ happening here with what he’s calling bright wall pave that others call a faux bezel, and others call a cup w/prongs but I guess that doesn’t matter - to the difference of the look in what you were shown (if I’m reading what you wrote correctly) to the look of the product that was made. It’s persnickety - but valid.

Just the center being reworked or the sides too? How does that affect either profile look? The shoulders?
Is it more labor to fix the snowball effect of removing metal at another spot(s) to flow and be cohesive as a whole design - than to start over with a new cast with the clearer understanding of design?

this is stressful I know.
But I don’t think it’s unmanageable to where one side needs to feel like they are taking the whole of the burden of disappointment and $ hit. And I’m not talking about a future unknown discount on a future item unknown item that has no publicly listed price. But if that may appeal to others - great for them.

And he isn’t on here from what he told me, but some members do choose to ninny cherry pick and trip over themselves to tell him bits and pieces and misrepresentations of what’s posted here. Ask me how I know :eyeroll:

 

[Mreader]

And he isn’t on here from what he told me, but some members do choose to ninny cherry pick and trip over themselves to tell him bits and pieces and misrepresentations of what’s posted here. Ask me how I know :eyeroll:

That’s crazy!

 

[TruLuv858]

Ugh @sweetpea&babycorn I'm so sorry to read this… I have no specific suggestions as I have never worked with him, but just wanted to come in here and give you a big virtual hug… while these projects can be fun, they can also be super stressful, especially when the outcome isn’t what you had been envisioning. Thinking of you and hope it gets resolved to your satisfaction.

 

[elizat]

@sweetpea&babycorn I think seeing it in person is important. I have had custom work done that was beautiful, but I just didn't like it. See what he can do for you with the offer to slim it down more. If you still are not happy though, please tell him. It's a lot of money and time to spend on something you are unhappy with at the end. Do you have some photos that show the metal width or thickness you ideally want? A visual may help. I would try to see what they do to make it work for you. Pictures may help.

ETA: sometimes I think we see designs based on antique rings and we forget that they are over 100 years old so metal has worn down and thinned, the overall look has softened, and it's just wear and tear. I'm not saying that that's what's going on here but I've had that problem myself and managing expectations of custom pieces based upon an antique design base.

ETA x2: I have a very expensive ruby calibre setting he made and it's objectively beautiful but it's not for me. I waited a long time for it and I tried to love it, but I don't. I have had it on consignment for about 9 months now because it's just not what I want. I barely wore it before. I will be moving it to another consignment vendor with a retail store front in Savannah soon probably for foot traffic. If you don't like it at the start, you never will even if it's objectively beautiful work. See what he can do so don't have something that just sits.

 

[sweetpea&babycorn]

@sweetpea&babycorn I'm so sorry you are going through this. Do you have a picture of what you were envisioning? (I also don’t understand what bright wall pavé means). I definitely see your point about the metal and if you expressed anxiety about it in the CADS etc and he reassured you, yet it doesn’t look different, then I don’t think he had a reason to be upset with you. I don’t know what to offer in the way of advice but want to send hugs and I hope you can find a resolution.

Also @sweetpea&babycorn I was going to say that when you posted the picture a few days ago (pre-engraving) I definitely thought it was a “before” iteration and that metal would be smoothed away. I had seen “before” like this on Sako’s designs in other threads. Also when @dreamer_dachsie mentioned “gunblazers” they may want to tag them (curious who may have that rep lol maybe @yssie ?) since this is two week club and not a specific thread about the piece. So they might not see it. Anyway again hoping that his re-do meets your expectations!

I'm so sorry I missed your replies @Mreader, especially the first one! I love hearing your insights and I remember you being with me every step of the way when choosing my HG upgrade.

You can tell me at any time to butt out!

Throwing good money after bad is never good. For you or the vendor.
I’d want to be real explicit on what to expect afterwards. Because there’s already been a ‘we agreed on x, but it was altered to y because z, but it wasn’t mentioned’ happening here with what he’s calling bright wall pave that others call a faux bezel, and others call a cup w/prongs but I guess that doesn’t matter - to the difference of the look in what you were shown (if I’m reading what you wrote correctly) to the look of the product that was made. It’s persnickety - but valid.

Just the center being reworked or the sides too? How does that affect either profile look? The shoulders?
Is it more labor to fix the snowball effect of removing metal at another spot(s) to flow and be cohesive as a whole design - than to start over with a new cast with the clearer understanding of design?

this is stressful I know.
But I don’t think it’s unmanageable to where one side needs to feel like they are taking the whole of the burden of disappointment and $ hit. And I’m not talking about a future unknown discount on a future item unknown item that has no publicly listed price. But if that may appeal to others - great for them.

And he isn’t on here from what he told me, but some members do choose to ninny cherry pick and trip over themselves to tell him bits and pieces and misrepresentations of what’s posted here. Ask me how I know :eyeroll:

I would never tell you to butt out @Rfisher , I need more perspectives to keep me in line!


To everyone:
Thank you all so much for the support, hugs, solidarity, and thoughts with this project. I appreciate everyone's insights and I think it might be most helpful to just start from the beginning.

I didn't create a separate thread for this because I didn't want to garner too much attention, especially not knowing if Sako was on this forum. I didn't know where else to turn for ideas of what could be done, and Sako seemed so upset and defensive about my disappointment in the outcome that I didn't think I would be able to break through that barrier with him on my own without having some kind of idea of what to do.

I know Sako is skilled and talented, and I think he knows he is too. He and his father have an incredible skill set that not a lot of jewelers have. It doesn't surprise me at all that he is one of Caysie's benches for her pieces.

I didn't have a clear design in mind, which is why I didn't go back to DK. I was hoping to work with Caysie but she took some personal time off, and I reached out to Sako after getting her blessing to bring the project to him. I sent him some ideas, hoping he would take my inspiration and offer some creativity to the project.
This is what drove my first interest in doing a 3-stone. I loved the smaller pear sides, and thought maybe I could do a similar design and modify the prongs since I have 2 young kids and don't want to scratch them with the ring


The recut pears ended up being slightly larger which is fine, and Sako and I discussed setting options (avoid prongs, wasn't completely opposed to bezel thought bezel on 3 stones would be a lot). I felt I was very, very clear that I didn't want anything chunky nor too much metal.

He shared these pictures of bright wall cut pave as an option, which seems to be his specialty:



I really loved how subtle the prongs looked these pictures, and how the metal seemed to "line up" with the diamond and just sort of blend in with the rest of the ring, even at this level of magnification.
So I ultimately gave my blessing to do this style, with no indication that it wouldn't look like this with such a large stone. He said it wouldn't be chunky at all and drew up this design for the top:


He said the final look would be more refined after I asked how thick/thin the walls would be. He also pointed out that this was zoomed in and he just wanted to show the idea overall. So I gave him the go-ahead.

Then he shared these CADs which freaked me out with the amount of metal and he again reassured me it wouldn't look like this:




Then he sent me this progress photo which also made me nervous. But again he said he needed the extra metal for all the refinements, and one point I even sent him a follow up random message telling him how anxious I was, but I trusted him and really believed the he was hearing me about the less metal thing:




Then he set the stones and asked me for any revisions before he proceeded. This is when I asked about tapering the shoulders, again, seriously thinking more metal would be shaved off because at this stage it didn't look that different from the amount of metal in the CADs:




Then I finally decided on engraving pattern which he did a stellar job with, and then polishing next:



When I saw these, I asked about amount of metal in the platinum head from the side/profile view, and he said it was the best he could do because my stone was so massive. And then I asked for top view and hand shot which I shared earlier. This is when we got into my conflict with the amount of metal in the ring.

I've seen tons of large rings without a basket this large and showing that much metal, and I'm disappointed because in some ways I felt like he was gaslighting me because of having such a large stone. I mean, I get it, the stone needs to be protected, but I almost feels like my stones are being swallowed by metal. And I told him I'm not a designer and I have very little creative brain cells left, so I was really hoping he would've been more open about the differences I could expect to see with a larger center stone.

So now he is trimming the metal from the top. I did ask him to also trim the metal around the pears to which he initially recommended not to do, so I'm not really sure if we're seeing eye to eye about the quantity of metal. I also asked about rounding the corners a little and he said, "that I do not recommend at all." I stopped ask why at that point; I just don't feel like it'll get me anywhere.

It's such a bummer because I felt like I did my due diligence. I looked at all Sako's projects, nobody had a bad thing to say about him. His work was what I was looking for. I love supporting independent businesses, he kept saying I was in good hands, it would look incredible. And now he's taking a different tone and I'm feeling heartbroken and sick over it.

 

[MissGotRocks]

I'm so sorry I missed your replies @Mreader, especially the first one! I love hearing your insights and I remember you being with me every step of the way when choosing my HG upgrade.



I would never tell you to butt out @Rfisher , I need more perspectives to keep me in line!


To everyone:
Thank you all so much for the support, hugs, solidarity, and thoughts with this project. I appreciate everyone's insights and I think it might be most helpful to just start from the beginning.

I didn't create a separate thread for this because I didn't want to garner too much attention, especially not knowing if Sako was on this forum. I didn't know where else to turn for ideas of what could be done, and Sako seemed so upset and defensive about my disappointment in the outcome that I didn't think I would be able to break through that barrier with him on my own without having some kind of idea of what to do.

I know Sako is skilled and talented, and I think he knows he is too. He and his father have an incredible skill set that not a lot of jewelers have. It doesn't surprise me at all that he is one of Caysie's benches for her pieces.

I didn't have a clear design in mind, which is why I didn't go back to DK. I was hoping to work with Caysie but she took some personal time off, and I reached out to Sako after getting her blessing to bring the project to him. I sent him some ideas, hoping he would take my inspiration and offer some creativity to the project.
This is what drove my first interest in doing a 3-stone. I loved the smaller pear sides, and thought maybe I could do a similar design and modify the prongs since I have 2 young kids and don't want to scratch them with the ring


The recut pears ended up being slightly larger which is fine, and Sako and I discussed setting options (avoid prongs, wasn't completely opposed to bezel thought bezel on 3 stones would be a lot). I felt I was very, very clear that I didn't want anything chunky nor too much metal.

He shared these pictures of bright wall cut pave as an option, which seems to be his specialty:



I really loved how subtle the prongs looked these pictures, and how the metal seemed to "line up" with the diamond and just sort of blend in with the rest of the ring, even at this level of magnification.
So I ultimately gave my blessing to do this style, with no indication that it wouldn't look like this with such a large stone. He said it wouldn't be chunky at all and drew up this design for the top:


He said the final look would be more refined after I asked how thick/thin the walls would be. He also pointed out that this was zoomed in and he just wanted to show the idea overall. So I gave him the go-ahead.

Then he shared these CADs which freaked me out with the amount of metal and he again reassured me it wouldn't look like this:




Then he sent me this progress photo which also made me nervous. But again he said he needed the extra metal for all the refinements, and one point I even sent him a follow up random message telling him how anxious I was, but I trusted him and really believed the he was hearing me about the less metal thing:




Then he set the stones and asked me for any revisions before he proceeded. This is when I asked about tapering the shoulders, again, seriously thinking more metal would be shaved off because at this stage it didn't look that different from the amount of metal in the CADs:




Then I finally decided on engraving pattern which he did a stellar job with, and then polishing next:



When I saw these, I asked about amount of metal in the platinum head from the side/profile view, and he said it was the best he could do because my stone was so massive. And then I asked for top view and hand shot which I shared earlier. This is when we got into my conflict with the amount of metal in the ring.

I've seen tons of large rings without a basket this large and showing that much metal, and I'm disappointed because in some ways I felt like he was gaslighting me because of having such a large stone. I mean, I get it, the stone needs to be protected, but I almost feels like my stones are being swallowed by metal. And I told him I'm not a designer and I have very little creative brain cells left, so I was really hoping he would've been more open about the differences I could expect to see with a larger center stone.

So now he is trimming the metal from the top. I did ask him to also trim the metal around the pears to which he initially recommended not to do, so I'm not really sure if we're seeing eye to eye about the quantity of metal. I also asked about rounding the corners a little and he said, "that I do not recommend at all." I stopped ask why at that point; I just don't feel like it'll get me anywhere.

It's such a bummer because I felt like I did my due diligence. I looked at all Sako's projects, nobody had a bad thing to say about him. His work was what I was looking for. I love supporting independent businesses, he kept saying I was in good hands, it would look incredible. And now he's taking a different tone and I'm feeling heartbroken and sick over it.

So I would ask for more pictures before the ring is refined and sent to you. I am sorry he seems so intimidating to you but remember you are the paying customer. It can be difficult to work with someone that is being stubborn but I would remain steadfast in what I wanted. It is just one job for him but a lifetime ring for you. I hope the ring ends up being one that you can love!

 

[elizat]

@sweetpea&babycorn are you communicating in writing? I would recommend you set a call with him. Talk through it. He's one of the nicest guys in the business I have worked with and writing can come off terse. Why don't you have a look on person and then set a call to discuss changes you might want? Fwiw, it's a very cohesive and beautifully made ring, but that matters not unless you are happy.

 

[Mreader]

@sweetpea&babycorn good idea to ask for photos like @MissGotRocks said once he trims the metal down and before the milgrain. I believe those inspo photos are oldcutcubmember’s ring and yes the look is much more subtle. Also, you are not alone with what you are currently experiencing with him (the defensiveness). Other members have had the same issue when they wanted changes or weren’t completely happy - I know this happened to @Cerulean . I think @elizat suggestion is a good one as well. If you expressed numerous times your concern with metal through the whole process save the very last one then you’ve done nothing wrong and should not beat yourself up over it.

 

[tyty333]

I'm so sorry @sweetpea&babycorn that your vision didnt come through (doesnt sound for lack of trying).
I read that he is going to saw down the sides (yeah)...hopefully it will be closer to your vision. To be honest,
I dont love it either so I dont think you can go wrong with additional mods. Have you considered having
the metal area around the stones (inside of the bezel) satined finished? I think taking the shine away from
the metal puts the emphasis on the stone and helps the metal to fade into the background. Just something
to consider. Not sure how much metal there will be after he chops it down.

CVB (sako I guess) does a lot of the satined finishes around the stone and I find it really accentuates the stone nicely.

Hoping for the best possible turnout! Hang in there @sweetpea&babycorn !

 

[elizat]

I took another look at the photos and while these are zoomed in a lot, which is why seenig in person is important, what stood out is that the faux bezel settings look sharp/pointy. Can he also soften them for you when he shaves them down? I think that may help the look and still keep your stones very protected. In an actual antique ring, the faux bezels/cups would be a lot softer due to metal wear and not look as stark. Maybe this is contributing?

 

[HS4S_2]

@sweetpea&babycorn

I am so sorry you are dealing with this. I know how hard it is when you work on a custom project and it doesn't go how envisioned. I have had so many custom projects and sometimes the process is easier than others. I find that communication with some vendors is easier than others. I also had a ring made by the same bench and it ended up being the wrong color gold. It was very pink versus yellow. The ring ended up having to be remade. I ended up just using the gold from the second ring to make something entirely different. It soured the whole thing for me. I do not have any great advice but I definitely understand how you are feeling. Jewelers are artists and they can be very defensive/sensitive when it comes to their work. I understand that and sometimes it's hard to communicate exactly how you are feeling over messages. I would suggest setting up a voice call and see if it's easier to discuss that way.

I had another ring from this vendor that is one of my favorite settings. They are very talented. I think they can definitely get it right!

 

[lulu_ma]

@sweetpea&babycorn

Sorry you are going through this. I think elizat’s idea of a phone call is a good one.

Perhaps another image would help him understand your vision more? I scoured Sako’s feed to see if I could get a ring with similar feel that had less metal. This is the best that I could do.

View this content on Instagram

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[sweetpea&babycorn]

So I would ask for more pictures before the ring is refined and sent to you. I am sorry he seems so intimidating to you but remember you are the paying customer. It can be difficult to work with someone that is being stubborn but I would remain steadfast in what I wanted. It is just one job for him but a lifetime ring for you. I hope the ring ends up being one that you can love!

Thank you @MissGotRocks ! For once I wish I lived in the LA area so I could just stop by. I'm going to see how the shaved down metal looks and go from there.

@sweetpea&babycorn are you communicating in writing? I would recommend you set a call with him. Talk through it. He's one of the nicest guys in the business I have worked with and writing can come off terse. Why don't you have a look on person and then set a call to discuss changes you might want? Fwiw, it's a very cohesive and beautifully made ring, but that matters not unless you are happy.

Yes, only in writing, and I totally know what you mean! But there was definitely a change in his "word" tone. I agree it's a lovely ring, but I don't want to have to convince myself that it would work for me.

@sweetpea&babycorn good idea to ask for photos like @MissGotRocks said once he trims the metal down and before the milgrain. I believe those inspo photos are oldcutcubmember’s ring and yes the look is much more subtle. Also, you are not alone with what you are currently experiencing with him (the defensiveness). Other members have had the same issue when they wanted changes or weren’t completely happy - I know this happened to @Cerulean . I think @elizat suggestion is a good one as well. If you expressed numerous times your concern with metal through the whole process save the very last one then you’ve done nothing wrong and should not beat yourself up over it.

Thank you. I'll try my best to make the best of this situation. I know Sako was not purposely trying to turn this into something I wouldn't like, hindsight is always 20/20 about where communication could have gone better

I'm so sorry @sweetpea&babycorn that your vision didnt come through (doesnt sound for lack of trying).
I read that he is going to saw down the sides (yeah)...hopefully it will be closer to your vision. To be honest,
I dont love it either so I dont think you can go wrong with additional mods. Have you considered having
the metal area around the stones (inside of the bezel) satined finished? I think taking the shine away from
the metal puts the emphasis on the stone and helps the metal to fade into the background. Just something
to consider. Not sure how much metal there will be after he chops it down.

CVB (sako I guess) does a lot of the satined finishes around the stone and I find it really accentuates the stone nicely.

Hoping for the best possible turnout! Hang in there @sweetpea&babycorn !

Thank you for this suggestion! I did feel like the metal around the stone was also super shiny and maybe that contributed to the overall aesthetic looking overly metallic?

I took another look at the photos and while these are zoomed in a lot, which is why seenig in person is important, what stood out is that the faux bezel settings look sharp/pointy. Can he also soften them for you when he shaves them down? I think that may help the look and still keep your stones very protected. In an actual antique ring, the faux bezels/cups would be a lot softer due to metal wear and not look as stark. Maybe this is contributing?

I asked him if he could soften the corners, he said he strongly did not recommend that at all, so for now, no plan to soften then but I think I might push. I agree, very pointy

@sweetpea&babycorn

Sorry you are going through this. I think elizat’s idea of a phone call is a good one.

Perhaps another image would help him understand your vision more? I scoured Sako’s feed to see if I could get a ring with similar feel that had less metal. This is the best that I could do.

View this content on Instagram

View this content on Instagram

This is really helpful thank you! I will share it with him. It's possible he'll say something like "but this wasn't the design we discussed" or something about not being able to get this aesthetic with the bright wall cut.

 

[sweetpea&babycorn]

@sweetpea&babycorn

I am so sorry you are dealing with this. I know how hard it is when you work on a custom project and it doesn't go how envisioned. I have had so many custom projects and sometimes the process is easier than others. I find that communication with some vendors is easier than others. I also had a ring made by the same bench and it ended up being the wrong color gold. It was very pink versus yellow. The ring ended up having to be remade. I ended up just using the gold from the second ring to make something entirely different. It soured the whole thing for me. I do not have any great advice but I definitely understand how you are feeling. Jewelers are artists and they can be very defensive/sensitive when it comes to their work. I understand that and sometimes it's hard to communicate exactly how you are feeling over messages. I would suggest setting up a voice call and see if it's easier to discuss that way.

I had another ring from this vendor that is one of my favorite settings. They are very talented. I think they can definitely get it right!

Thank you for this, it's very encouraging and reminds me that they are artists, and I can imagine how defensive a painter could be if they were commissioned to do a custom work and the client was not happy with it.

 

[sweetpea&babycorn]

Hi all,

I thought I’d provide an update. Sako was able to shave down what I think is aesthetically a fair amount of metal both from the center and the side stones. He was unable/unwilling to round out the corners but I think I can live with that. Here’s a before and after:



and a side shot:


Sako is now going to do a bit of engraving of the platinum sidewalls and redo the milgrain at the top.

I’m much more excited about this ring and hopefully can get it by Christmas

 

[MissGotRocks]

Hi all,

I thought I’d provide an update. Sako was able to shave down what I think is aesthetically a fair amount of metal both from the center and the side stones. He was unable/unwilling to round out the corners but I think I can live with that. Here’s a before and after:



and a side shot:


Sako is now going to do a bit of engraving of the platinum sidewalls and redo the milgrain at the top.

I’m much more excited about this ring and hopefully can get it by Christmas

Much better! So glad he is trying to work this out with you.

 

[RMOO]

So much better. I'm glad you held out for what you wanted, and that you are again feeling excited about your ring! It is going to be beautiful!

 

[Mreader]

Hi all,

I thought I’d provide an update. Sako was able to shave down what I think is aesthetically a fair amount of metal both from the center and the side stones. He was unable/unwilling to round out the corners but I think I can live with that. Here’s a before and after:



and a side shot:


Sako is now going to do a bit of engraving of the platinum sidewalls and redo the milgrain at the top.

I’m much more excited about this ring and hopefully can get it by Christmas

Definitely more refined. I hope you love it and am looking forward to hand shots.

 

[mustangchi]

Hi all,

I thought I’d provide an update. Sako was able to shave down what I think is aesthetically a fair amount of metal both from the center and the side stones. He was unable/unwilling to round out the corners but I think I can live with that. Here’s a before and after:



and a side shot:


Sako is now going to do a bit of engraving of the platinum sidewalls and redo the milgrain at the top.

I’m much more excited about this ring and hopefully can get it by Christmas

Glad it’s working out better for you!!

 

[tyty333]

Much better! Surprising how just knocking the bezel down changes the whole emphasis. The emphasis is now where it should be...
on your lovely stone!

 

[molecule]

The emphasis is now where it should be...
on your lovely stone!

I think @tyty333 said it perfectly. The adjustment made a huge improvement to the overall piece.

Are you going to ask about satin finishing the sides?

 

[ItsMainelyYou]

Well look, it can be done. The improvement is immense and once milgrained it will look beautiful. I hope there are many handshots planned as we'll want to see this beauty in detail!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Also @sweetpea&babycorn I was going to say that when you posted the picture a few days ago (pre-engraving) I definitely thought it was a “before” iteration and that metal would be smoothed away. I had seen “before” like this on Sako’s designs in other threads. Also when @dreamer_dachsie mentioned “gunblazers” they may want to tag them (curious who may have that rep lol maybe @yssie ?) since this is two week club and not a specific thread about the piece. So they might not see it. Anyway again hoping that his re-do meets your expectations!

lol No I did not have anyone in mind! I was not being shady. I just know there are lots of people around who are better at this kind of thing than me.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Definitely more refined. I hope you love it on your hand!

 

[junebug17]

Oh yeah, now we're talking @sweetpea&babycorn! Sako did a great job thinning things out, I think it looks great! I'm so glad you are excited about your ring and I can't wait to see it on your hand. Fingers crossed for a Christmas delivery!

 

[oncrutchesrightnow]

Hi all,

I thought I’d provide an update. Sako was able to shave down what I think is aesthetically a fair amount of metal both from the center and the side stones. He was unable/unwilling to round out the corners but I think I can live with that. Here’s a before and after:



and a side shot:


Sako is now going to do a bit of engraving of the platinum sidewalls and redo the milgrain at the top.

I’m much more excited about this ring and hopefully can get it by Christmas

The sides especially look much truer to your vision.

 

[sweetpea&babycorn]

Thank you all so so much! This will be my last time hijacking this thread to say (and share) that my ring is done and I’m pretty happy with it! Is it perfect? No, and knowing me I’ll likely reset when my boys are older and the risk of scratching them with exposed prongs won’t be a concern anymore.
But it’s beautiful and I’m really really excited to see it! Here are photos and videos from Sako, hope to get this beauty in a week or so! Thank you all for your encouragement and empathy.

 

[lulu_ma]

Love it @sweetpea&babycorn ! The engraving is amazing. It’s really a little work of art.

 

[yssie]

Gunblazing PAB reporting for duty @Mreader!!

@sweetpea&babycorn Wow, what a night and day difference!! My breath caught looking at the after photos, honestly, it is perfection in its style. The before was heavy in the bezel, visually. Shaving the bezels down has made an absolute world of improvement, and over time the shiny metal interior will patina, and soften, and become more “one” with the diamond… You must be feeling so relieved that you voiced your concerns! I hope you’re thrilled when you see it in-person