It’ll be secure enough for me when it’s in that one storage bunker where they keep all the diverse plant life if we were to have some cataclysmic event happen
@@chiseminami7871because even with double prongs it’s not secure enough since they are so close you could damage two at the same time without realizing making the diamonds fall.
@@rotisseriepossumthe setting options basically boil down to: Prong: what’s in this video, probably the most common Bezel: imagine you dug a hole in metal that perfectly fits the bottom half of the stone, then you put the stone into that hole, and fold metal evenly around the entire perimeter. Afaik this one isn’t very popular currently, probably because the gem will be less sparkly (less light coming in from the sides) Channel: basically a trench in the material that you put stones in a line, then the edges of the trench are folded in to grip the stones There are others like pave and bar, but they’re basically variations on prong and trench respectively. Pave is what you see on “iced out” watches or things of that nature. Bar is trench but instead of 3 sides being closed, only two are to let in more light. I haven’t done any gem setting, so some of this may be inaccurate, but I do lost-wax casting and have been looking into trying setting out.
Good idea on the double prongs, BUT they are literally right next to each other, like touching. So there is a very good chance if one gets caught and bent the other one will as well
@@MidnightNileThe real point is, separating the prongs from one another, to the point where they're less likely to fail simultaneously, would be an improvement to the design, from a security point of view. Think about for half a second.
Double prongs on pears and marquis usually scare me because of the exposed tip (shattering hazard), but as long as the prongs are long enough that the tip won't hit anything before they do, I dig it.
Yeah but I don't think that one of the prongs of a pair will bend without the other bending with it (since they're so close to each other, if one of them gets caught on a piece of clothing the other will very likely do the same). Nevertheless, it's still a better idea than the original.
@@Alexis-xz3xsNot really , he is relatively new (like a year or so) into the custom jewellery game , his expertise lies more in gold bar manufacturing
@@Alexis-xz3xsu would think since it’s gold but the prongs are so small are so small and dainty, it’s not hard to pop them off source: my diamond (not from this guy) fell out and got lost :(
Personally, I’d like to see a v prong or triple prong at the point of the pear. Having the point exposed, it’s likely to chip. That being said, it’s definitely an improvement from the inspo pic.
@@michaelbronson7410 He has a double prong, not a v prong. A v prong covers the entirety of the point of the stone. The double prong leaves the point exposed. Both are good, but I’d prefer to see the tip more covered for durability.
Yer your onto it mate 👍 me personally I would also try to have a healthy space between side prongs individual prongs to ghen also provide more points of contact ✌️
I love the claw prongs but with a 9k stone I would absolutely position them lower for a safer hold. Even if it meant sacrificing a couple of the little diamonds to make space.
Perfect timing for this video, i have a Zales engagement ring that won't stay tight to the point I'm scared to wear it cause I've almost lost the gem several times. I'm gonna see if i can get the prongs replaced for this style
I love love love the pear shape stone. Not a fan of the setting for me, not judging her style. Maybe add a thin bezel around the stone and add a hidden bridge on the under side for stability. This would have been a better choice. She could still have this design only more secure. 😊
Shouldn't the tip of the diamond be covered? I might remember this wrong, but pear shapes are most likely to chip from the sharp and thin tip of the stone and that is why many ring models have a prong that covers the weak spot.
Even if that pear is VVS, it looks to be a little under three karat the wholesale price these days even for a small jeweler on a stone like that is under 3000 all the way down to 500 or less if you picked the stone up from somebody selling scrap jewelry, which happens more often than 1 would believe
Quick question: Isn’t there a way to just apply a bit of hot resin on the diamond, like a little coating, so when it hardens it provides an extra layer of protection? Bear with me; the story behind the idea is a bit weird, but my brother bought me a big Master Chief figurine, and it had a rope shooting out of the armor. I dropped the figurine, and the rope broke. I then bought some resin, glued the broken piece together, and gave it a coat of resin to make it a little harder than before. Couldn’t you coat the ring and diamond with resin too?
*Based on the looks of the original ring, the prongs for the smaller diamonds would prevent the large diamond from coming out...* The copy just had the large diamond set too proud of the smaller ones.
Is there a way to secure it by putting the bottom of the pear cut diamond into a half bezel with the accent diamonds set into the bezeling? Then it could have two thin splits coming from the shank, curving up to the point with a hidden halo bar between them to add support to the bottom/sides. 😊
What i think was if the diamond is more rigid it could be more secure. What i mean was if it is smooth or curved in the prong area it will have leas friction. If it is somewhat sharp near to the prong it would have a more friction. Hence could be secure
Diamonds are worthless. They are not rare or are they valuable. The only reason why they’re rare is because a group of people which I cannot say, or I will get hate speech, regulates the release of all diamonds if this group of people released all of them at once they would be pennies.
I lost the teardrop diamond on the ring my grandma gave me for this exact reason, i cant afford to fet it fixed right now but when im able to im definitely getting new prongs put onto it like this
Pretty ring. My ring's large diamond fell out and was lost due to a prong breaking.😢 I want to replace the diamond with my birthstone, the Garnet aka Blood stone. Diamonds are overrated. LOL! I also have a mother's ring that diesnt have my youngest granddaughter on it. It has both of my kids and my son's daughter's birthstones but not my daughter's daughter's birthstone. It also has my birthstone on it, which I don't really like, so I asked a jewler if he could erase my name and change the birthstone to my youngest granddaughter's name and birthstone. He said no. He wouldn't do it. There's also two other rings that I'd like to have made into a single ring in memory of my husband who passed away. I was quoted an extremely huge price to have all of those rings redone, even though I have replacement stone and the gold on the rings can be used.
Actually you can place another this security thing in the bottom see in the bottom we have 9 diamonds in 5th one in the very middle you can place another
Paying $9000 for a literal piece of jewelry is INSANE… maybe I’m just too broke to conceptualize justifying that purchase…. But. Why? I know there’s jewelry out there outrageously more expensive than that, but I just can’t fathom ever being ok with wasting that much money on a literal accessory.
The double prong on the tip of the pear is a bad idea. Should have done a V prong to cover the tip. Otherwise she's risking chipping of the diamond. Even with the double prongs as close as they are, the point is still exposed.
