question for the jewellers/gold/silversmiths

[silver]

I've been pondering this one. So far I've not bee able to come up with a great idea for you. I do think to maybe give it some more time before you make a move.

questions: did you intend to just wear a diamond in one ear? that's fine if that's what you had in mind, just thinking this through. Maybe you could consider having your ear pierced in the upper cartilage for the diamond placement.

As someone above said, maybe consider having the ear pierced first and try another piece similar to what you have in mind before having the actual piece altered.

As an earring, I would recommend having the diamond set in a solitare setting with a locking (screw on) ear nut so that it would be secure.

It is a beautiful piece, but I am so much more into having things that you enjoy wearing.

I do think that you should still consider a necklace, that was my first thought. I wonder if the ring styling could be retained fairly intact and the diamond remounted so that it faced the side.

[lph]

Gee, it does look pretty in the photo, doesn't it? It looks smaller irl.

I usually wear only a small pendant on a leather string, often for months at a time, so I'd only be wearing it on special occasions anyway. I guess if I got my ears pierced I'd have to wear something in them regularly to keep them from fusing, right? That's ok, I think I could quite happily wear small amber or hematite studs daily.

Since I wear necklaces my first thought was to hang it on a chain or refashion it as a pendant, but it would be so small and dinky. I think the diamond would "come out" better on an earring close to my face. I was thinking of just the one diamond on one side and a small plain stud on the other side.

Good idea to get my ears pierced first and see how I like that. Upper cartilage - wow, never thought of that.

[redrhodie]

Oh, it's lovely! You can absolutely use the diamond in a pendant, and not have it be dinky. You just have to have more metalwork going on around the stone.

This pendant uses much smaller diamonds than yours: