Oval diamond: Switch back to solitaire?

posted 2 years ago in Rings
Post # 16
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Helper bee

I usually hate airlines but your halo is exquisite! Changing my mind about airlines, it’s that gorgeous 

Post # 17
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Bumble bee
  • Wedding: June 2019 - Turkey

I like no halo but does it worth having it remade? 

Post # 18
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Honey bee
  • Wedding: November 1999

OP, both are gorgeous and equally stunning but it seems like you get a reset often enough and aren’t 100 percent happy with whichever reset you do and then wistfully compare what you have to what you want/had. I wouldn’t reset it again to a solitaire because I think you will encounter the same issue with your desire for more finger coverage and then look wistfully to your current halo size and want to change it back. I think you should sit tight for a while and save up for a larger diamond solitaire that you can interchange with your current engagement ring depending on your ring  mood. 

Post # 19
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Bumble bee
  • Wedding: July 2002

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betyl :  It would be as simple as removing the head and switching it to a simple 4 prong platinum head, but yeah, I paid quite a bit for this custom halo. I’m sure I could easily switch it back but my husband might not be happy lol. 

Post # 20
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Bumble bee
  • Wedding: July 2002

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cmsgirl :  You’re right. I wore a solitaire for years and that’s truly what I love, but my oval diamond felt odd as a solitaire, and I never felt that way with my princess cut diamond. 

Post # 21
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Bumble bee
  • Wedding: July 2002

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wander :  Thank you! I had the halo custom made and wasn’t aware there would be an airline. The jeweler made it that way intentionally to set the center diamond “on stage”. I was upset at first but then I realized that it really highlighted it. I have a right hand Anniversary ring that is a halo as well but it has no airline. I think both have pros/cons, and I can’t say I prefer one style over the other. 

Thanks again!  

Post # 22
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Honey bee
  • Wedding: November 1999

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Heidibrooke : with your most recent post to me, I really think you should save the money that you’d spend towards the reset and put it towards  purchasing a completely separate princess solitaire. Two rings you love is always better than one!! 😉

Post # 23
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Bumble bee
  • Wedding: August 2019

There is a noticeable size difference between the two and I think there’s a good chance you will experience shrinkage if you switch back to a solitaire. I agree with pp’s suggestion of saving for another solitaire.

Post # 24
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Bumble bee
  • Wedding: August 2018 - Location

I would love to see the halo tight around your centre stone without an airline and with claw prongs 😍

Post # 25
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Sugar Beekeeper

It is perfect as a solitaire, and that is a beautiful stone. But if you need it to look bigger, then have the halo. 

 

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Heidibrooke :  

Post # 26
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Worker bee
  • Wedding: August 2018

I think it’s striking as a solitaire! However, if you think it looks odd and too slender, perhaps you could stack an additional band for better proportion 🙂

Post # 27
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Bee Keeper

I say that of halo or solitaire, neither is the right choice for you. You really want a larger stone. Nothing wrong with that. Save your money and forget a new setting. It’s not going to work. 

 

Post # 28
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Busy Beekeeper
  • Wedding: September 2016

I prefer the solitaire.

Post # 29
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Sugar bee

I prefer the solitaire but I would probably keep it as is since you paid for it and it seems like you’re having trouble committing. I think once you commit to it either way you’ll stop obsessing over the “right” choice. They are both beautiful rings so you really can’t go wrong. 

Post # 30
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Worker bee
  • Wedding: December 2019

I think you are going to have regrets again if you re-set from the halo to a solitaire.  It is definitely going to cut down on your coverage.  I am admittedly biased because I have an oval halo.  I wonder if there is anything they can do with the setting to reducethe airline?

I have a tiny airline, only visible if I look close to the side, and claw prongs.

 

mrsbox

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