THOUGHTS - D coloured diamond mounted in rose gold ring

[chlam]

Hi everyone, this is my first time posting. I have been reading all your wonderful advice but can't seem to find the answer to my conundrum.

My partner and I are working on custom designing an engagement ring. I have selected the diamond already, it is a D coloured stone. I originally wanted to mount it in a rose gold ring but I am having reservations about this now as I've heard it may not be best for the diamond.

What is everyone's thoughts on this?

The jeweller (who is obviously much more experienced than me) suggested a two-toned ring incorporating a white gold basket and remaining rose gold ring, but I'm not too keen on the idea. Should I just go for a full white gold ring? Or do you think a full rose gold ring would be ok?

Appreciate any advice I can get. Thanks!!

 

[ecf8503]

What style of ring is it? White metal baskets are common with bands of another color.

 

[ecf8503]

What style of ring is it? White metal baskets are common with bands of another color.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Absolutely have the prongs/basket be in white metal with the shank rose gold. You don't want rose gold reflecting in the stone. This is usually how yellow gold rings are made, also. It is prettier and better for the diamond.

Here is an example of a ring owned by a member here:

 

[MichelleCarmen]

You want to keep the quality of the D stone evident by putting it in a white-metal basket. My ring is yellow gold, but the basket is platinum and the stone looks nice and white.

 

[distracts]

My brother got his fiancee an H colored diamond and it's set in rose gold. Honestly, I don't think it affects the color much. A little bit when you're looking at the top from an angle, but it's still white. I imagine a D would be even less affected. I strongly prefer the basket to be the same metal as the rest of the ring in most cases... I think the "it affects the color!" argument is overblown. I mean, I do think there are times it can affect it, depending on the cut of the diamond, and people who are more sensitive to it, but I personally am far more sensitive to, say, a standard solitaire looking wonky and pasted together when the head is a different metal than the shank. The one DS posted is nice, but it was clearly purposefully designed that way.

 

[Harpertoo]

I agree with Distracts.
Conventional wisdom would say put the D in a white basket, but I much prefer a setting of a single metal.
I also really enjoy the contrast of a white stone with RG. I suggest looking at your selected diamond sitting on a RG setting and look at some completed rings - you'll know what you like.

 

[SB621]

Here is my F colored diamond in a rose gold ring with PLAT head. I honestly think with D,E,F you should do a PLAT or WG head. If it were lower then I think you could get a way with an all rose gold ring. PUt your diamond next to rose gold and see what you think. 14k will be pinker in color while 18k will be more brassy.

 

[iota15]

Why did you buy a D stone? For it's crisp white color? Mind cleaness of a D? It was what's available for your price?

I think D would be best with a plat/WG head. On the other hand, it's your ring.

If it's a well cut, round D stone, the basket should make little difference to its colour. Even if you could see some pink in the stone, I assume this is a color you like since you're looking to make a rose gold ring.

Go with what you like but I'd plop that stone in a stock rose gold setting, and take close looks at it in several different types of lighting (outside, inside, fluorescent, low light, etc).

 

[misskittycat]

Here is my F colored diamond in a rose gold ring with PLAT head. I honestly think with D,E,F you should do a PLAT or WG head. If it were lower then I think you could get a way with an all rose gold ring. PUt your diamond next to rose gold and see what you think. 14k will be pinker in color while 18k will be more brassy.

I still sigh every time I see your ring SB... It's so lovely...

 

[chlam]

Thanks so much to everyone for their feedback so far.

To ecf8503 et al.: The ring will be a solitaire design, loosely based on the images attached (but not as "antiquey").

To iota15: I knew I wanted a simple solitaire ring so my focus was on finding the best diamond for my budget and to worry about the specifics of the design later (I tried doing it the other way around initially but it got really headachey!). I initially was going to pair it with a white gold setting but then later decided I wanted a rose gold setting... had I known then that a rose gold ring might negatively affect the appearance of the diamond, I probably would have considered a different coloured diamond.

So now I'm wondering what I should do with my D diamond - 1) continue pairing it with rose gold as I originally wanted, 2) pair it with white gold instead or 3) do a bit of both with a rose gold ring and white gold basket.

I wanted rose gold for something different, because it suits my skin tone well, and found it was more suited to the ring style I had in mind. I don't mind white gold but it's not my first preference. And I am with Distracts and Harpertoo in that I prefer a single metal and am not really a fan of the concept of a mix of both metals, but after looking at the images from diamondseeker2006 and SB621 (thank you!), I don't think it looks bad (those rings are in fact very nice!). I am thinking hard about whether I would like the mixed metal style in the long run as it seems to be ideal for the diamond and I would hate to defeat the purpose of getting such a good quality stone... ahh, so confused with what to do!

I should also mention that the diamond has strong fluoresence.. I am not sure if that has a bearing on things?

 

[Andelain]

My brother got his fiancee an H colored diamond and it's set in rose gold. Honestly, I don't think it affects the color much. A little bit when you're looking at the top from an angle, but it's still white. I imagine a D would be even less affected. I strongly prefer the basket to be the same metal as the rest of the ring in most cases... I think the "it affects the color!" argument is overblown. I mean, I do think there are times it can affect it, depending on the cut of the diamond, and people who are more sensitive to it, but I personally am far more sensitive to, say, a standard solitaire looking wonky and pasted together when the head is a different metal than the shank. The one DS posted is nice, but it was clearly purposefully designed that way.

I agree with Distracts here. I wear a ring that's a D set in what amounts to 2 very wide YG prongs. And due to the alloy, my ring is VERY yellow. The high of the stones lets it 'throw off' influence of the metal around it. I really like it for the contrast of the white stone and gold.

 

[TC1987]

I think a D is so blindingly white that it will still look that white in either rose gold or yg. I have one of those 18k yg settings from the '80s that were loaded with channel-set diamonds. (Someday I am going to put a colored gem in it.) The diamonds in it are VERY white. They stand out against the yellow of the gold. The warmer diamonds are more chameleon-like, maybe starting at I or J color range. But I think the D-E-F range is not affected by the color of the mounting.