Side stones should support the center’s character, not merely fill available space. Mount Prospect customers can work with Christopher on a three-stone ring whose proportions, angles and setting heights form a coherent custom design.

Fit the companions to the center

An emerald-cut diamond with tapered baguettes needs careful transitions between different outlines and depths. Christopher can explore those relationships in hand carved wax and use CAD to compare layouts. Bench expertise determines the seats and supporting structure beneath the visible arrangement.

Christopher’s JA Certified Master Bench Jeweler credential denotes the highest level of tested bench ability in Jewelers of America’s certification program. Full process knowledge matters when integrated finishing must reach between settings while preserving slender supports. The computer can show a gap; the jeweler must decide whether tools and stones can actually fit there. See Christopher’s construction process.

Bring ideas, sketches, photographs or existing jewelry to discuss directly with Christopher. Custom possibilities include engagement and wedding rings, pendants, earrings and bracelets using diamonds or colored stones, including redesigns of inherited pieces.

Why choose Christopher for custom jewelry

Christopher can develop the transitions between an emerald-cut center and tapered side stones. Bench knowledge is useful where different depths require seats, supports and finishing access within a compact three-stone layout.

Price the matched set of components

An emerald-cut center with tapered baguettes needs two comparisons: the center against comparable centers and the side stones as a matched pair. Record natural or laboratory-grown origin, carat weight, color, clarity, dimensions, cutting style and grading laboratory where reports exist. Small companions may use a stated quality basis rather than individual GIA or IGI reports. Christopher evaluates brilliance and visual compatibility; matching grades alone does not make unlike dimensions work together. For Shop and Compare, ask for separate current prices for the center, the side-stone pair and the mounting. Include the angled seats and connecting structure in the setting scope before comparing with a standard three-stone ring.

Why choose Christopher for diamonds

The advantage is evaluating the center and companions as a visible group while keeping their prices distinct. Ask Christopher to compare current report details, side-stone measurements and setting costs; equal side-stone weights alone do not guarantee the pairing you want.

Jewelry repair, restoration and gold buying

Repair or restoration of an older three-stone ring requires checking each setting and the connections between them. Christopher can assess reuse before any dismantling. Gold buying applies separately to unwanted metal, after testing and weighing with an explained offer.

Why choose Christopher for jewelry repair and restoration

Christopher can inspect each seat and the connections between settings in an older three-stone ring. A loose side stone may point to wear elsewhere. Ask which repairs restore retention and whether broader restoration is needed before the stones are considered for reuse.

Why choose Christopher for gold buying

A three-stone mounting may contain gems you wish to retain. Christopher can discuss their removal and possible new settings before providing a gold offer for unwanted metal. Specify each retained component, request the net weight basis and keep the new fabrication quote separate.

Questions for your conversation

Must the side stones have identical carat weights? Visual matching also depends on dimensions and appearance. Discuss both stones as a pair.

Can the sides slope down more steeply? Their depth, contact with the finger and setting access limit the practical angle.

Review Christopher’s handmade portfolio on Facebook and Instagram. Send the center and companion shapes you want from Mount Prospect for online or remote planning, followed by an arranged review at the Loves Park or Beloit store when physical stones are available.

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Plan contact or travel from Mount Prospect

This is a service-area guide for Mount Prospect, IL. Jewelry by Christopher’s actual stores are in Loves Park, Illinois, and Beloit, Wisconsin; there is no Mount Prospect branch. Start remotely with photographs and questions, or confirm Christopher’s availability before a visit. Arrange physical jewelry intake before shipping.

• Plan a route from Mount Prospect, IL to the Loves Park store; call 815-227-5500.
• Plan a route from Mount Prospect, IL to the Beloit store; call 608-312-2300.

Map origins can be edited to your actual starting point. Check current routes when you travel; no journey time is promised. Design discussion can begin remotely, while final repair and gold evaluation require examination.