do you think it is weird wearing 2 solitaires? What to do with one of them?

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#31
I'm torn between the choices. Personally, I want a diamond pendant! But I understand keeping both as solitares and wearing each according to your mood - a little bling or alot bling. I also like the idea of giving the tiny diamond pendant to your daughter. She'll get a kick out of it, but it's not too large for her.
 
#32
black jade said:
I'd keep it as a solitaire. Actually, this is exactly what I did. I got another solitaire as a 25th anniversary present. I wear it sometimes on my engagement ring finger, but I actually still like the old one so much (and it goes better with my wedding band) that I usually wear that. I wear the new one as a RHR and I got two rings in a pawn shop that I stack with it and it looks very different from the other one.
That's why I like solitaires--you can make them look different according to your mood by stacking with other rings or using enhancers.
Pendants are nice, too--but I'm buying a ring from a pawnshop to make into a pendant. I have it on layaway. It's a ring with a heart-shaped diamond. I don't like heart shaped diamonds on my fingers but as a pendant, I think it will be very cool.
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May I ask if you have ever posted a picture of the 3 rings together on the forum?
I actually wear it sometimes stack with two plain silver ribon but the solitaire still comes out as it is actually higher and you still have that solitaire look.
 
#33
I had a solitaire ring from my father and one from my mother. I never could figure out how to wear them and hated the idea of just keeping them in a safety deposit box. My DH surprised me one christmas and had bought me a 2 1/2 ct. princess cut diamond and then took the 2 1 ct. solitaires of my parents and had them all set in one ring and turned it in to my wedding ring. So I have my parents wedding stones set on either side of my wedding stone. there are no other embellishments. At first I was a little self conscious wearing it but everytime I look at it I'm reminded of my family. Maybe you could find a nice colored stone to be in the center.
 
#35
redskater said:
I had a solitaire ring from my father and one from my mother. I never could figure out how to wear them and hated the idea of just keeping them in a safety deposit box. My DH surprised me one christmas and had bought me a 2 1/2 ct. princess cut diamond and then took the 2 1 ct. solitaires of my parents and had them all set in one ring and turned it in to my wedding ring. So I have my parents wedding stones set on either side of my wedding stone. there are no other embellishments. At first I was a little self conscious wearing it but everytime I look at it I'm reminded of my family. Maybe you could find a nice colored stone to be in the center.
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What a nice husband you have ;)!
That's a great idea but as my stones don't have the same size I would have to buy an other diamond. I don't want to put that much into it. I just want to be alble to wear that diamond on a daily basis without a big investment. But maybe for an other big anniversary I could do that :nuts:.


I thank you all for your help. But I'm still not sure about what to do. Every time I think I made my choice there is an other great idea coming. So keep them coming please.

Wouldn't it be nice to have a setting that you can wear as a ring and as a pendant?
 
#36
I understand. I had set my mom's diamond into a pendant at first but it just lost the sparkle that it had as a ring. If you do it as a pendant, i'd do it as a solitaire. you know, if you really like both rings, and would enjoy keeping and wearing them as is, just do it. Who cares what others think, you have to look at it all the time, and if you love the look, that's all that matters.
 
#37
No, Francaise, I didn't contact your hubby (lol what a shocker)! Really though, he sounds quite smart and thoughtful. You're lucky you have a guy who doesn't shrug and say "whatever you want." Just based on that I'd listen to him.

It seems really exciting to transform one piece of jewelry into another, and almost worth it just for the sheer novelty. I'd go with a trial cz because even though the fake won't scintillate quite the same as a diamond, 99% of people cannot tell the difference in a set stone. Just make sure the cz is cut well.

But re-setting a stone is not without its risks. Consider it like plastic surgery: expensive and of indeterminate outcome. A competent jeweler will charge you a pretty penny to transplant the stone to another setting, an incompetent one may scratch the stone, and a dishonest one may switch stones on you. All that, and you may wish you had the original piece of jewelry back anyway.

I've actually seen multi-colored faceted solitaires stacked on one finger like Paloma's Sugar Stacks, to dazzling effect. Maybe you need a sapphire, amethyst, or aquamarine solitaire to complement the ring. Or you could simply wear it as a right hand ring, or let your daughter borrow it if she's responsible enough. It sounds like an heirloom piece to me!
 
#38
I have two solitaires in a similar size. Both bezel set. One is white diamond/white gold, the other is brown diamond/yellow gold. I wear them together on my left hand.
 
#41
redskater said:
I understand. I had set my mom's diamond into a pendant at first but it just lost the sparkle that it had as a ring. If you do it as a pendant, i'd do it as a solitaire. you know, if you really like both rings, and would enjoy keeping and wearing them as is, just do it. Who cares what others think, you have to look at it all the time, and if you love the look, that's all that matters.
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This is how I feel about it :) I sometimes wear my new diamond ring on my left hand and my old engagement ring on my right. I just couldn't bear to butcher up my original engagement ring. I kept it the way it was because I loved the original setting that my husband chose for me. I'm too sentimental and like my things to stay the way they originally were.
If you feel comfortable wearing both then do so. If not, and if you don't mind altering the original, then the pendant would be ok to. But I wouldn't change the original just because you may feel that others think it's strange to wear both. I wouldn't worry about what others think as long as you like it.
 
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#42
Ooops, I just read your original post and it seems that you don't like the idea of wearing both rings at the same time.
Out of the two choice options that you mentioned, I suppose I'd choose the pendant.
 
#43
I had a solitaire set into a custom set of stacking rings. I now have 3 stacking rings, one white gold, one rose gold, and one yellow gold. They each have a bezel set diamond on them (one princess cut and two round).
 
#44
Have you considered turning it into another ring (in another design)? I always tease DH about upgrading my 1.5ct e-ring one day... I gave it some thoughts as to the 2 solitaires I will have (I will never sell the e-ring, but it's more like getting a bigger solitaire when we hit a significant milestone like 10 years or so... no pressure! :P) and decided that I will set the e-ring in a cushion cut with pave diamonds, something like the famous tiffany legacy ring collection, but with a diamond in the centre instead of a coloured gem. That way, you have 2 rings - a solitaire ring for daily use and another one for dinner functions. FYI, I have seen a ring set this way in real life and it's very bling :)
 
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