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[maude]

Hi, I bought a ring from Overstock. it is a Tacori. I have a 1 carat heart stone and was wondering if this will work with it. The local jeweler says that he can put a new head on with 5 prongs and it will work. I am hoping to get a second opinion. Here is the overstock link.

http://www.overstock...48/product.html

Thank you.

[LaurieH]

Any good jeweler should be able to change out that center. It looks like it may have been made as one piece, rather than having a head that was designed to be interchangeable, but it looks like that head/basket can easily be removed and a new head put in place. And yes, definitely a good 5-prong head with a V at the end for the point of the heart to protect it is the way to go.

Be sure to get a picture of your ring once it's done and post it in the "show us your bling" section

Good luck and congrats!

[maude]

Hi Laurie,

Thanks for your reply. I am getting the ring tomorrow from UPS and am excited to bring it to a jeweler in person:) instead of the picture I have been carrying around. I am hoping it is as nice as the picture and it can be made to look good. It is tough with a heart stone. I was told by a few jewelers that hearts aren't in and I should set it with a round diamond instead. That is the one my husband proposed to me with it and picked out on his own and I love it. I think I finially found the right setting for it. Right now it is in a plain yellow gold setting and I needed a change. I will post a picture once it is complete. I will have to take a before picture so I can show both.

[LaurieH]

Hey Maude,

So were you happy with the ring? Ever get that "before" shot?

Hope you've found a jeweler who will do a great job with it Keep us posted!

[maude]

Hi Laurie,

I got the setting and it is beautiful! I talked to my jeweler and he is going to set my heart in there and add an extra prong and make it look as it was made to have a heart in it. I am a little nervous about it but I hear he is the best around to do this. I went to a couple of other people and one wanted to change the head to a heart one, (I don't want to change the look of it from the side) and another sublets it to the guy that I am going to.
I couldn't get a picture loaded on the site. I will try again later when I have time to try to figure it out.

[maude]

I got my ring back and it looks amazing. I will try to post some before and after pictures over the weekend. I was afraid it wouldn't look right and it looks like it was meant to be. I also think a big part of it was that I had a very talented jeweler that did the work.

[denverappraiser]

I look forward to seeing your pictures. Make sure to toss in a plug for your talented jeweler, maybe even start a new thread with their name and city in the title so future customers can see his work if they Google him/her.