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"Peter W. Rowe" wrote:
Now boys... = Keep it civil... = More seriously, I wonder if this disagreement may not be based on diffe= rences in what is defined as pave' setting, since for my part, I know setters who= consider any sort of bead setting of stones into a surface to be pave', = They are wrong. and others who insist that only stones set virtually girdle to girdle, so that in the = case of stones all the same size, each has six neighbors, and is held by six be= ads, and each bead helps secure three stones. This latter is the classic pave l= ook, densly set with each triangular island between the stones shaped into o= ne bead. That is pave. Pve, which is actually spelled "pav=E9" is a French word. It means "pave= d". A surface "paved" with diamonds. And in jewelry pav=E9 is exactly what Pe= ter described. Girdle to girdle stones, occasionally further apart as when a= client wants as much effect with as few diamonds as possible, in which case the = metal in between the stones get covered with additional raised beads. SNIP that if Abrasha is talking about this style of setting as pave, then I'= d say he's correct. = That's exactly what I was talking about. I still want to see that pave job with 10 ponters. Abrasha http://www.abrasha.com |
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Perhaps 'invisible set' is the technique here. Whereby stones have
channels cut into the side to be set in , basically, a wire network? just a wag Carl 1 Lucky Texan Roger wrote: Thank you all for your input. Yes, I do favor very expensive watches and jewelry. The diamonds this "wholesaler" showed me were I believe 10 point princess cuts. maybe larger by a bit. I did take a look at them under a loupe and they seemed clean. The price was $700 per carat. And he mentioned $600 per carat for rounds. And by "Pave" I just meant stones that cover completlt a piece of jewelry. Not the technical term. In the past I have bought alot of jewelry at stores in the NYC diamond district at much higher prices. I was bringing a watch ( YG Rolex Daytona) for some work and they directed me to a wholesaler who would make me any piece of jewelry I wanted. So I had a look. He just had stones in a bunch of plastic little bags and said he would set them into anything I wanted. The price seemed to be much better than I am used to so I asked you guys and gals. I would not wear synthetic stones so that is not an option for me. Thanks alot... (Roger) wrote in message . .. People, I was wondering about the price per carat weight of small diamonds that jewelers use for pave settings on bracelets, rings, etc... most of the stones are prob around 10-20 points in size. I have gotten quotes of $500 per carat to $700 per carat for round and princess cut stones. So a mans bracelet with 20 carat of 10-20 point rounds would be in the 10k to 15k range. This is the price jewelers quoted me to make the bracelet . I am just interested to see if these small stones are worth that money. I really like the look of the pave bracelets. Just want an opinion of price. thanks. arche -- to reply, change ( .not) to ( .net) |
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Oh, so now we have 10 point princess cuts pave set. This gets more interesting
all the time. Yup, the beacelet was to be princess cuts set in "Invisible(?)" setting. Right next to each other. Ive seen a few bracelets done like that and they look great to me. How much experience do you have looking at diamonds through a loupe? I bet I could show you the bottom of the barrel quality and make you think you are looking at "clean" stones. I do not claim to be a jeweler or a Gem spacialist. Just a consumer. I have bought single diamonds for $2000 and I have bought single stones for over $20k. I can at least tell that a diamond looks good or bad to me. I dont know the technical terms at all. I am just getting more interested in the actual mechanics and behind the scenes of the jewelry trade. Same as when I first started collecting Watches I knew nothing but now I can pretty much know a fair deal when I see it on most high end watch brands. It is simply a hobby or interest that I have. The price was $700 per carat. And he mentioned $600 per carat for rounds. I might be getting the crud stones but that is why I am asking you guys. And he is a "wholesaler" . It is not a retail shop, there is no store. they dont have stuff they sell on display. Thanks |
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Peter, may I ask why some of the posts and replies don't show in this
thread? Do you know what's causing this at all? I've never had this in any newsgroup I've visited before and it's only started to happen in this group. Do you know if it's happening to other people too? Or is it just me? Sorry for the off-topic post, but this has got me puzzled. Thanks for any insight into this. -SP- |
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