What do you think of this setting?

[laurel25]

I''m looking for a setting for my sapphire e-ring and I''ve been considering the Petite Open Cathedral from WF, but I''ve only been able to find one poster with pictures who has this setting, so I don''t have a really good idea of what it looks like. I came across a post showing the French Cut Pave setting from James Allen and I kind of like it and wanted t get other people''s opinions. Which do you prefer - the WF setting or the James Allen setting?

WF Setting - http://www.whiteflash.com/Engagement-Rings/Styles/Diamond-Settings/Petite-Open-Cathedral_1211.htm

Pictures of WF Setting (poster is gigglebuns1186)- https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/pics-of-my-ring.91847/
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/im-engaged.91125/



JA Setting - http://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/pave/ring/item_412-2047_design.asp?module=setting

Thread w/ JA setting pictures - the poster is piper12 and the picturs are toward the middle/bottom of page 1 - https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/trying-to-find-hand-shots-of-james-allen-common-prong-setting.94573/

My stone - https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/my-sapphire-has-arrived.97900/

 

[E B]

They're both beautiful, but I vote the WF Petite Cathedral. It appears to have less metal around the stones than the JA.

 

[Tuckins1]

Ooohh... That''s a toughy. I''m gonna go with the whiteflash open cathedral. They are both lovely, but there''s just a little something extra about the first one that gets me.

 

[neatfreak]

I like the WF one better, same thing as Ebree, less metal!

 

[laurel25]

Thanks everyone - that''s which direction I''m leaning, but I do like the way the French cut pave looks as well. It hard to visualize how different settings will look with a sapphire instead of a diamond, so I''ve been using paint (the unartistic person''s photoshop!) to cut & paste my stone on different settings! Mr. L thinks I''m nuts, but I know that that''s just normal around here!

 

[Kelli]

I''m partial to cathedrals, so my vote is the WF one. Both are pretty though, and I love your stone!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

I vote WF! Both will look great, I''m sure, but I think the WF looks more graceful (plus I like cathedrals)

 

[geckodani]

I like the WF Petite Open Cathedral better for several reasons:

1. They way it's designed allows for a wedding band to sit flush. If you look at the JA ring, the head is buried so far down in the shank it would stop a band from sitting flush.

2. Daintier all around.

3. You could have them put a legato head on it, which would be GORGEOUS.

4. They make a band that matches PERFECTLY.

5. The profile on the WF is divine.

 

[laurel25]

Date: 10/22/2008 8:31:36 AM
Author: geckodani
I like the WF Petite Open Cathedral better for several reasons:

1. They way it''s designed allows for a wedding band to sit flush. If you look at the JA ring, the head is buried so far down in the shank it would stop a band from sitting flush.

2. Daintier all around.

3. You could have them put a legato head on it, which would be GORGEOUS.

4. They make a band that matches PERFECTLY.

5. The profile on the WF is divine.

I asked them about putting the Legato head on it and they won''t be able to do it without it being a custom job because there isn''t enough room due to the Legato sitting lower than the head that comes standard on the setting.

This would add like another $400 onto the cost of the setting due to the need for CADs and I don''t know if it''s worth it to increase the cost by 50% just for a head.

 

[laurel25]

Date: 10/21/2008 10:59:31 PM
Author: Kelli
I''m partial to cathedrals, so my vote is the WF one. Both are pretty though, and I love your stone!

Thank you! I love my stone too and I''m so antsy to get it set!

 

[laurel25]

What does everyone think of a solitaire setting vs. a setting with diamonds in it? I really like both ideas, but am not sure what to go with. My parents suggested this solitaire setting from James Allen -

http://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/classic-solitaire-settings/ring/item_57-1896_design.asp?module=setting

I think that I''ve narrowed down my choice to either this or the Petite Open Cathedral from Whiteflash and I really like both. The thing is, I want something that will really make my stone pop since it''s not terribly big. I had originally wanted a bigger stone, but fell in love with the color and cut of this one. I''m just really torn as to which way to go. I know that I want diamonds either on my setting or on my wedding band, but I''m not sure that I want them on both. I''m not into the matchy look.

If I go with the Open Cathedral, I''ll probably look for a 2mm knife edge (possibly with milgrain edges) band. If I were to go with the solitaire setting, I''d go with some sort of a shared prong band probably.

Anythoughts?

 

[geckodani]

Hmmm. I tend to prefer solitaires over rings with stones in the band since I think they''re more versatile. That said, the open cathedral, even with a standard head, is quite a bit more graceful than the james allen you posted. The JA just looks squat to me.

What''s your budget? As you may know, i just went through a massive solitaire search and might be able to help, LOL.

 

[neatfreak]

I really like solitaire settings, but am not loving that one. I MUCH prefer the WF sleek line w/ legato head for a solitaire...

 

[geckodani]

Here''s my runner up setting from my search:

 

[laurel25]

Date: 10/22/2008 11:24:58 AM
Author: geckodani
Hmmm. I tend to prefer solitaires over rings with stones in the band since I think they''re more versatile. That said, the open cathedral, even with a standard head, is quite a bit more graceful than the james allen you posted. The JA just looks squat to me.

What''s your budget? As you may know, i just went through a massive solitaire search and might be able to help, LOL.

I''m trying to stay under $1000, so not huge, but not terribly small either. The thing is, I have a REALLY hard time finding solitaire settings I like because I prefer basket style heads rather than the regular 4 prong heads, I don''t like anything that sits up too high or too low, and I don''t like plain solitaires that are just a band and a head on a colored stone. I''m fine with a gap between e-ring & w-ring, but don''t want it to be too huge - when you have 2mm bands, but a 3 mm gap it starts to look ridiculous to me unless it a halo. And as for halos - I love them, but not on me. They are just too fancy looking for my everday style and FI hates them. He thinks they look too fussy. Whew... Okay I''m done.

 

[laurel25]

Date: 10/22/2008 11:31:21 AM
Author: neatfreak
I really like solitaire settings, but am not loving that one. I MUCH prefer the WF sleek line w/ legato head for a solitaire...

Yeah, that is an option too, I''d forgotten about that setting... hmmm.... I''ll have to take another look at that.

 

[geckodani]

Date: 10/22/2008 11:47:07 AM
Author: laurel25

Date: 10/22/2008 11:31:21 AM
Author: neatfreak
I really like solitaire settings, but am not loving that one. I MUCH prefer the WF sleek line w/ legato head for a solitaire...

Yeah, that is an option too, I''d forgotten about that setting... hmmm.... I''ll have to take another look at that.

Oh man - Absolutely I''d go for the WF Sleek-Line Legato! Or the same Scott Kay I''m getting, LOL.

 

[laurel25]

Date: 10/22/2008 11:34:00 AM
Author: geckodani
Here''s my runner up setting from my search:

That is really pretty! I prefer 4 prong over 6 though and the even bigger issue is that where ever I get the setting from needs to be able to set the stone. So far my options are WF, JA, & Winfields and I can''t find anything I like at Winfields. The reason is that the closest jeweler to me with a bench is a half hour drive and he recently tried to tell me that concave stones have concave facets on the crown & table! So he obviously has no clue about these types of stones and he told me that he refuses to set them into rings - only pendants - because I might chip it! ARRRRRGGGHHHH!!! That''s what insurance is for - moron! Anyway, other than him, the next closest jeweler with a bench is an hour and 45 minutes away (I totally live in the middle of nowhere - I so wish I was back in MI right now!) and I no absolutely nothing about them. So, I''d prefer to go with one of the trusted PS vendors who I know will do a good job and know about this type of stone.

 

[laurel25]

Date: 10/22/2008 11:48:35 AM
Oh man - Absolutely I''d go for the WF Sleek-Line Legato! Or the same Scott Kay I''m getting, LOL.

By the way Dani - I love your Pug''s Yoda costume! My sister got Stanley the Darth Vader costume 2 years ago, but he refuses to wear it! I got one picture of him with the helmet on (he looks absolutely freakin'' hilarious!!!), and then he flipped out and tried to eat the whole thing! I jokingly call him Darth Stan and Pug Vader though all the time due to the snorting/heavy breathing!

 

[geckodani]

Hee hee. She''s my niece pug. Here''s the full size pics, along with some of her sister Violet:

 

[geckodani]

Have you checked out Pearlmans?

 

[E B]

laurel,

I also prefer basket heads to the standard prong head, and I agree with Dani about a solitaire being more versatile.

That being said, this is an awfully pretty setting for under $1000, four-prong, basket head:

Caroline by Vatche

I LOVE the diamonds on the head.

 

[E B]

Date: 10/22/2008 12:20:45 PM
Author: geckodani
Hee hee. She''s my niece pug. Here''s the full size pics, along with some of her sister Violet:

Oh my god. Too much cuteness to handle.

 

[geckodani]

Date: 10/22/2008 12:23:28 PM
Author: EBree
laurel,

I also prefer basket heads to the standard prong head, and I agree with Dani about a solitaire being more versatile.

That being said, this is an awfully pretty setting for under $1000, four-prong, basket head:

Caroline by Vatche

I LOVE the diamonds on the head.

Oh wow - that''s stunning!

LOL Ebree - they''re a hoot!

 

[E B]

Date: 10/22/2008 12:28:12 PM
Author: geckodani

Oh wow - that's stunning!

LOL Ebree - they're a hoot!

Isn't it? I was just looking at it again thinking, "darn, why didn't I see this when I needed a setting?" LOL.

 

[geckodani]

Date: 10/22/2008 12:32:53 PM
Author: EBree

Date: 10/22/2008 12:28:12 PM
Author: geckodani

Oh wow - that''s stunning!

LOL Ebree - they''re a hoot!

Isn''t it? I was just looking at it again thinking, ''darn, why didn''t I see this when I needed a setting?'' LOL.

Seriously - it''s lovely!

 

[laurel25]

Date: 10/22/2008 12:23:28 PM
Author: EBree
laurel,

I also prefer basket heads to the standard prong head, and I agree with Dani about a solitaire being more versatile.

That being said, this is an awfully pretty setting for under $1000, four-prong, basket head:

Caroline by Vatche

I LOVE the diamonds on the head.

Oh wow! That is totally gorgeous!!!

 

[laurel25]

Date: 10/22/2008 12:20:45 PM
Author: geckodani
Hee hee. She''s my niece pug. Here''s the full size pics, along with some of her sister Violet:

OMG! They are so cute! Stan would never sit still like that in a costume!

 

[laurel25]

Date: 10/22/2008 12:21:40 PM
Author: geckodani
Have you checked out Pearlmans?

I have, but the only one I found that I really liked was the Endless Love w/o halo and I think that based on pictures I''ve seen on here that the band is too flat for my taste.

 

[geckodani]

Date: 10/22/2008 1:09:40 PM
Author: laurel25

Date: 10/22/2008 12:20:45 PM
Author: geckodani
Hee hee. She''s my niece pug. Here''s the full size pics, along with some of her sister Violet:

OMG! They are so cute! Stan would never sit still like that in a costume!

LOL. Chatchke is so, so laid back.