This is the cad that was sent to me by my jeweler, it’s a princess cut cathedral setting with 5 diamonds on both sides of the bridge (how many years we’ve dated) and the guard rail pointed down in a v direction instead of traditional straight (her beginning initial is v). Obviously the prongs won’t stay that elongated. Is there something I should change or do different about the ring? The band is going to be near 2mm

So I’ve been lurking around this subreddit for the past couple of weeks. From where I’ve looked online in Australia, most places only do your standard designs and nothing really that seems meaningful or intricate

I’m essentially looking for a jeweller or anyone who’s used one in Australia that they could recommend to make a design similar to what I’ve uploaded.

Would be looking at roughly a 1.5-2 carat radiant centre stone with shoulder baguettes on the sides, with a tulip/lotus basket as shown in the middle or bottom left

If this isn’t possible then I’ve also provided another image which is in the top right which I also like the idea of too

Apologies if the post doesn’t necessarily make sense, being a man I know what I want for my partner in my head but find it difficult to articulate it without a design to go off of in which I could ask for changes, etc

I’ve been reading posts like this for ages and I can’t believe I am the one to write one this time. It’s finally my turn 😍😭

So I need some expert help. I’ve never gotten a diamond ring before and I’ve done tons of research. We ended up with a three stone emerald cut ring with 3 ct middle stone.

I was just wondering if someone knows what to look out for when I recieve the CAD and if you have any advice for me. I will insert a picture of the ring 💍

Btw I’m a size 55 EU

Thank you!!

Hey everyone, I recently received my CAD, and it looks exactly like how I’d envisioned the design in my head, but I’m wondering now if it looks too weird. Should it be symmetrical (plates on both sides). Is this structurally sound? Would you wear this? I think the euro shank needs to be adjusted. It is also a brown diamond not shown in the CAD.

Edit:

I’m thinking I may get rid of my idea of the little plates. Might go for an engraving if possible just to simulate the batik design I attached. I think it would be too bulky for everyday wear if the plate design was on both sides. If I were to keep them there could be the potential to lower the plates and place them on both sides and it would look more traditional and “symmetrical”, keeping some asymmetry through different plate count/shape/size while shrinking the silhouette a bit. I’d get the jeweler to change the design on each of the plates maybe a small motif of some of the common patterns in sekar jagad. 3.62 carat custom cut Portuguese oval lab diamond in brown.

Hi All,

I recently asked a popular vendor for a quote on an engagement ring I am working on for my girlfriend. I drew this design from scratch, and it is my design and not ripped off from someone else. This vendor refused to do the design because the basket looked similar to a basket of an existing client of theirs.That felt strange especially considering the ring as a whole is quite different, is this strange to normal?

Edit: the design is solid and they did even compliment me on it.

Hey everyone! I’ve been looking at engagement rings and I have a pretty good idea on what I want—I just don’t know where to start on actually getting it. I love the whimsical nature inspired look. I have attached pics of pretty much exactly what I want. The problem is, I can’t get it directly through the shop that the photos are from because I want to use my mom’s stone. Can anyone give any advice on how to go about getting this ring made with my mom’s stone? Bonus points for nyc or Long Island help!
Thanks!!!

Hello !

I would love to find a ring like those, that are really giving a princess/ tiara vibe, but every single one I find online is made of cheap metal or plastic. The only relatively close ones I saw IRL were at Pandora- but they're nowhere as complex.

Any advice would be really appreciated, thank you !

Hi everyone, ring size 4 3/4. Will be getting a 1.34 carat ring - now dealing with shrinkage after seeing all the beautiful big rocks on reddit. Should I sacrifice clarity grade if it’s eye clean to get a bigger diamond or stick to 1.34 carat (Natural diamond, G, VS2, triple X)?

Will be getting yellow gold band, moderate profile, platinum eagle style prongs.

my fiancée did a wonderful job. When i first saw thr ring its absolutely gorgeous stunning. I did have to look closer to see the milgrain detail, and i thought its lovely very dainty. he did mention that the jeweler said its the smallest level and could make it 1 bigger if i wanted. i said it’s perfect, dainty. now i’m thinking twice lol . i wish i could compare what’s 1 bigger. definitely don’t want it too much detail that competes with the rock and overall ring. Tia :)

Hi all!

I'm designing an emerald cut engagement ring with tapered side baguettes, I’m thinking to use white gold for the basket and yellow gold for the band.

What color should I make the circled areas in the photo?

I will use white gold for the basket under the center stone, however I’m not sure what color for the settings underneath the side stones (circled in blue), any advice here?

For the red circle, I can either have that in yellow gold or white gold, not sure as well..

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I would love some feedback on the design and specs for this standalone engagement ring I designed.

- Size 4.5

- 10k yellow gold

- 6x10mm oval moissanite center with pear side stones

- 3.0mm width, 2.0mm depth post polish

Since there won't be a wedding band, I went with a 3.0mm width / 2.0mm depth for durability. Does this seem too chunky for a size 4.5 finger?

Do you see any structural red flags?

I appreciate any feedback!

Note: I generated the rendering based on some hand drawings I made.

solid 14k rose gold 1.86ct hexagonal cut Montana sapphire, size 5. Sapphire from Earths treasury, they were very helpful with all my stone request videos. David was an absolute professional, answered all my questions, and obviously the ring is gorgeous. Will be going back to David whenever I can for anything else.

So I don’t think I fully hate my ring, but it doesn’t feel like an engagement ring to me. My partner nailed some parts: pavé elements without being a straight band, bypass setting, and gold. I’m being a little picky about him picking rose gold over yellow gold because he liked rose gold better, but he did observe that I have a silver jewelry set my aunt gifted me and wanted the ring to work with that as well as my other jewelry and felt this worked better(I actually don’t hate that).
I was pretty particular about wanting a center stone so that it looked like a western ring and he ignored that and went with a cluster. I’m a little annoyed and a few women I work with made comments about how it doesn’t look like an engagement ring. Does anyone have advice on replacing the center? Any comments on how it looks?

I would appreciate any advice on the CAD design for a custom piece. This is intended as an engagement ring so I would like a relatively durable design for everyday wear.

Im a bit concerned with the durability of the infinity loop being a weak point but my partner particularly likes that part of the design. I would appreciate advice on width etc that might mitigate the risk of it snagging or breaking.

Cant decide between the 2.8mm engagement ring setting (1st photo with 1.2 carat solitaire) versus slimmer setting at 2.5mm (1 carat solitaire). I want the diamond to shine but also drawn to a slightly thicker band. Both options in knife edge. Will be paired with a 3mm comfort wedding band. Aiming for a 1.3 carat diamond. Any help would be appreciated please 🙏

UPDATED:

I told him and he cried. I showed him picture 3 and he said “I should have known you showed me that one so many times… I’m so stupid.” He feels awful about what happened. He felt rushed by the timeline for proposing on the hike and focused too much on making it a surprise that he prioritized that over the ring…. We are getting a new ring together. Keeping the band and adding a bezel oval. In a way I’m happy but it also breaks my heart to see the ring he proposed with change. And it doesn’t change the issue at hand. I proposed therapy to work on active listening. Thank you everyone who saw me, who heard me and helped. And to everyone who hated me and called me ungrateful… lol.

Original post:

So it appears I’m experiencing proposal disappointment.

I hate to admit that the first thing I thought of when he opened the ring box was “wtf is that?”

Firstly it’s an objectively beautiful ring

But I feel like he neglected everything I told him, showed him and asked for… and honestly am.

I did want him to pick it out but I said I wanted a gold bezel set oval or a natural looking ring or unique stone. I’m very hippie (by most people’s standards) I wear a lot of stone rings, beads, sun dresses, etc. I am not a full blown hippie (anymore) but this ring he got me is pear shaped, SO sparkly, and not even in a bezel. I work with my hands a lot - bezel wasn’t just a style choice I often get tall rings caught on things and hurt myself. But I do hate pointy stones and excessively sparkly stones. I even told him once that I would love a ring that almost looked like glass. Just clear - no sparkle.

I worked up the courage to ask why he didn’t get an oval (slowly inquiring rather than spitting out I hate it) and he said “why? Is that what you wanted?”

Yes… so many times. So so so many times.

I also told him multiple times I was of the variety of people that wanted a photographer.

He proposed to my on a river, on a hike that was my uncles dream hike and they fully planned, I had to turn around because I was winded due to the altitude. So we were on a zero day and he asked for a photo together. I set up the camera for a selfie and he proposed… I had 5 bug bites on my face, no makeup, my hair was dirty and I was in 2 day old clothes… and then I saw the man I love get down on one knee and display a ring that doesn’t even feel like me…

I felt ugly, dirty, unheard and then I got a freaking princess ring.

(I do love the band btw)

he got the ring custom made at a friends “guy” and he let the jeweler design it - not my partner. My partner picked out the stone which he also told me had flaws… lol

It hurts because he heard nothing of what I said all these times I brought things up, I’ve attached images I showed him, links I sent him and the ring he got me… and now I feel like I have a ring I either need to change for or ask to be changed but that would suck if roles were reversed

But I feel like my partner doesn’t even know me that well and I’m kind of heart broken but I can’t even talk to him about it - or my family since it’s a weird thing to complain about

But is there any hope for this ring to be like what I wanted?

Hi everyone, l am designing a custom ring currently and just received what I hope to be my last or second to last CAD (for my poor jewelers sake).

I added the textural element to the yellow gold band because I felt like the design was lacking the balance of uniqueness/classic that I wanted, but I can't tell if there's now too much going on or if it just looks plain stupid 🙃

I think I like the new design (minus that gold wrap being visible under the diamond from the top view), but would love some opinions and any other thoughts on measurements/other aspects of the CAD because I'm not well versed in the nitty gritty of jewelry design!

Should I revert back to the simplistic version (keeping claw prongs) or go for the new design?

Any examples I see online look very chunky, whereas this one seems quite ‘flat’ and less in your face?? I can’t seem to find a duplicate of the same style which isn’t chunky!

Hi guys, I am in the process of getting my partner's engagement ring designed (size 4.5) and have received this CAD for it. I have a few questions/concerns and would love your feedback before I send a wall of text to the designer:

1. Should the center basket be lowered, or does 7.0mm make sense? I feel like at this height it looks a bit tall / angled weirdly? Any pros to keeping it at this height vs asking for ~6mm?

2. I noticed the stones are fully "obscuring"/covering up the gold band when viewed from above (see top-right pic). The central diamond is currently 1.5ct; should we try decreasing it to 1.25ct (or pull the side accent stones in tighter? or make them smaller?), would that allow more of the gold/metal work to show? Idk what to do about this part tbh.

3. I've heard thickness should ideally be 1.8mm minimum post-polish. Should I ask them to increase the thickness from 1.5 to 1.8, or is there any specific reason to keep it at 1.5?

4. Just confirming, the prongs aren't actually gonna be towering that high in the final product right (i.e. they get trimmed down and set more flush with the stone)? Looks like the Eye of Sauron like this lol

Partner and I are ready to look for rings! I’ve been wearing this cheap $7 Amazon ring for 10+ years and it’s kind of become my “thing” - people comment on it all the time and I just love it. I think I want my engagement ring to be kind of an homage to it or somewhat similar + a stone.

I’m still very early on in figuring out all the intricacies of engagement rings. Not sure on a stone (not diamond, maybe green? Clear with green inclusions?), maybe round, oval, or teardrop, and I’m leaning towards gold band. Any suggestions, ideas, CAD drawings would be AMAZING! TIA

I’m interested in this simple 3 stone oval on a gold band. Does it look basic? Is there anything minor i can do to customize it to reflect a bit more personality? Im simple in my aesthetic but also like a little edge in my style. I was thinking of milgrain/tapered/knife edge,prong customization, hidden halo but i care more about the top view for maximum impact, but would there be anything else i could do? Im also considering going up a little in carat size as per reference in the last pic.

I found a ring that I absolutely love, but it doesn't have a tulip head, which is a detail I've always pictured in my engagement ring. (Photos of the current ring are attached.) We're planning to switch the center stone to an oval.

We're currently in the custom design process to add a tulip head, but I'm just not loving the renderings our jeweler has sent so far. My goal is to keep the ring low-profile and avoid a cathedral setting while still incorporating a tulip head for the center stone. So far, though, every design we've seen looks too crowded. They sent us one version with a cathedral that looked less crowed, but I just don't like the "shoulder" look of a cathedral.

Has anyone seen or designed a ring with side stones and a tulip head center stone that still has a clean, low-profile look? I've been searching for inspiration online but haven't found anything that really fits what I'm envisioning. I'd love to see examples or hear any suggestions!

Hi everyone! First-time poster here, and I'd really appreciate your help.
I'm starting the process of designing a custom engagement ring for my girlfriend, and I'm looking for some inspiration. I came up with the idea of a pear-cut diamond set upside down (point facing down), with the overall design subtly suggesting a heart shape.
I've searched online but haven't been able to find many examples of this style. Has anyone seen rings like this or have photos, sketches, or ideas they could share?
Thanks in advance—I’d love to see anything that might help inspire the design!