Band size on an ering setting?

[jmarshall]

Looking at an ering setting with channel set diamonds in the shank. The band is 3.2 mm wide. This seems really wide, as I thought the standard for a females ring was like 2-2.5 mm.

Am I just stressing out for no reason? I feel like its going to look way too thick.

 

[HopeDream]

I have a half eternity channel set wedding ring that's about 3mm. Channel settings do end up a bit wider, but they don't look wide when on. I find that the row of diamonds really breaks up the look of the band, so it won't look bulky like solid metal would.
Here's a picture of it with my 2.5mm ering

 

[JulieN]

You're going to be hard pressed to find a channel set band that is 2 mm.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Yes, it is the style of ring that you are looking at that is often that width. When you read about people here getting 2mm shanks, it is either a plain metal one or thin pave.

 

[maccers]

Your question made me curious about my soon-to-be wedding set - the matching band is channel set too. The band will be between 2.5-3mm once made. Based on HopeDream's set, 3mm is nothing to be concerned about. Its gorgeous and looks proportional. What's your ring size? I have skinny-ish fingers at size 5 and trying on my wedding set together still looked great and it's probably 5.5 to 6mm wide.

 

[HopeDream]

I should note that I have a size 4 finger, so the band width will look proportionaly less chunky the larger the finger.

 

[stargurl78]

I have a channel band that is 2.3mm from Facets so it is possible to get one that isn't quite so thick:

2.3mm
http://www.thefacetscollection.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=F1572S

2.5mm
http://www.thefacetscollection.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=F2469

http://www.thefacetscollection.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=F1428S

2.6mm
http://www.thefacetscollection.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=F1916S

I think you can also order them in white gold for less... Mine is 18k white gold.

 

[new4diamond]

This is my wife's ...3.5mm + 3.0mm in size 6.5