Can I buy a diamond stone from one retailer and an engagement ring setting from another?
Yes, you can. You can pick a diamond stone from one of the online retailers, and then select a ring or earring setting from a brick-and-mortar store and ask that store to mount the diamond you bought on the Internet onto the jewelry setting you selected. So, as you can see, this process may take a bit longer, since you will deal with two different retailers. But you definitely can do that.
