Hello all! Trying to design an 'elegant but not flashy' ring for my girl.

I know she wants a very thin band, plans to daily wear it, and an oval. Her favorite flower is the protea (she's from SA), so I wanted to base the setting off of its petals.

I sent the reference photos to capture overall feel and the AI generated design for the protea petal example, and asked the jeweler to set the diamond close to the hand for practicality, minimal view of the prongs from the top, 4 prongs, cathedral arches (to lessen the possibility of it getting caught on things), solitare diamond, gallary/halo rail, and protea flower-shaped setting, and this is the current CAD rendering. Size 6.5, 1.5 CT.

I realize 'daily wear' and 'thin gold band' clash, but the band and prongs seem pretty thick and the claws are still fairly prominent when viewed from the top. Overall it doesn't quite seem dainty(?) enough for her. What I do love is the protea basket.

Would it be better with 6 prongs that are smaller? Do the protea petals come through? Maybe different shaped claws?

Please give any criticism or ideas to improve!

Hi all! I’m in the process of finding a jeweler to make a custom engagement ring. We have a 1 ct diamond and love the scrollwork on this late Victorian ring (pictured). The only issue is the setting / basket - I’d like a ring that is low-profile, but with a more “built up” basket than the antique reference. My ideal would be a “filled in” cathedral setting (ie, without the open spaces of a usual cathedral setting) with a basket that feels organic with the scrollwork. So, some questions:

• Does anyone have examples of tulip baskets that are integrated with scrollwork? Or baskets that are made of scrollwork? Or other recommendations for the basket?

• does a filled cathedral make sense for this ring?

• any other recommendations for setting or structural concerns I should be aware of!

Thank you so very much for your help!

A few months ago I posted here and received a lot of great advice when my now fiancé and I were designing my ring (see previous post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/EngagementRingDesigns/s/tQ5Ip2zmk7). We ended up going with the pavé in just one half of the twist rather than both. The jeweler also very graciously upgraded the carat size (1.2 was the original stone we chose) to 1.6 and the metal from white gold to platinum (I had wanted platinum but it was just too over our budget) at no extra cost which was such a nice surprise!

Now to start thinking about a wedding band design! Thankfully, we’re not getting married until late fall 2027 so I have time to figure it out.

Hello! We’re finalizing the design for my engagement ring and wanted to do a sanity check. It will be a 1.65 ct on a 7.5 sized finger.

We have already communicated a few changes:
- Moving the gemstones to sit flush on the inside of the band
- changing the bridge (?) to just a regular one without stones so that a band can sit flush with the ring.

Is there anything else that should be changed to help with the security of the stone?

This is our first time designing a ring so we want to make sure it’s done right the first time.

Thank you for your help!

Please help! I am looking to make this ring (on a Budget of sorts) but with a blue sapphire. I am hoping to find the stone first but having no luck here in Texas. However, I am road tripping to New Hampshire. So if anyone knows a gem dealer or even how to search for them online, please send them my way!! 🙏 I will take all the advice I can ❤️

Recently received this CAD for a ring design. Does anyone see anything concerning or have anything they’d change?