So I recently got engaged, which I am very excited about. I like my engagement ring, but wanted something sparklier. To his credit, I did tell him I wanted something unique and not a run of the mill design.
So his chosen style is pretty unique and has interesting detailed scrollwork, but perhaps bc it's so detailed, it's hard to get diamonds in there big enough to have much sparkle. He told me I could switch it out if I wanted to.
I took a look at some other designs, and really like the last photo...a tapered pave band. I know it's not as unique although a possibility is to change the prongs to a more detailed setting. However, doing this would require a custom piece which gets into another price point altogether. The jeweler is getting us all the different price points so I'm not even sure how much more yet they are.
Girls - I am conflicted. I do like the sparkle (though I know I get that from the center stone) but am I not being true to my original want of something unique? Or else go into a potentially much higher category of custom work?
What do you guys think? Which do you like better?
So his chosen style is pretty unique and has interesting detailed scrollwork, but perhaps bc it's so detailed, it's hard to get diamonds in there big enough to have much sparkle. He told me I could switch it out if I wanted to.
I took a look at some other designs, and really like the last photo...a tapered pave band. I know it's not as unique although a possibility is to change the prongs to a more detailed setting. However, doing this would require a custom piece which gets into another price point altogether. The jeweler is getting us all the different price points so I'm not even sure how much more yet they are.
Girls - I am conflicted. I do like the sparkle (though I know I get that from the center stone) but am I not being true to my original want of something unique? Or else go into a potentially much higher category of custom work?
What do you guys think? Which do you like better?
