Choosing a ring style for my chonk finger
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This is the best!! Hence why chonk is an affectionate term - who doesn't like a fat cat!off topic but i had to add this in case people don't know about the "chonk chart"
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@cagerep my profile pic sounds similar to what you're considering, it's a graduated 5 stone with a white gold setting but rose gold band, and I wear it with a plain 2mm rose gold wedding band. I find it timeless and classic, with superb finger coverage!
I highly recommend going with a vendor like Whiteflash or Brian Gavin Diamonds (my stones are a mix from both of those sellers, all AGS000). I actually bought the diamonds and had my local jeweller make the ring, as I was replicating my old e-ring setting. I'm in Australia, and my diamonds seriously outshine anything I've seen locally, and anything comparable is eleventy billion times the price! Plus, the buying process was super easy. Just keep in mind you'd need to pay customs fees/duty if you go down that route.
I highly recommend going with a vendor like Whiteflash or Brian Gavin Diamonds (my stones are a mix from both of those sellers, all AGS000). I actually bought the diamonds and had my local jeweller make the ring, as I was replicating my old e-ring setting. I'm in Australia, and my diamonds seriously outshine anything I've seen locally, and anything comparable is eleventy billion times the price! Plus, the buying process was super easy. Just keep in mind you'd need to pay customs fees/duty if you go down that route.
Oooh looks lovely! Was your local jeweller happy to do that? I think I read somewhere that often places get pissy if you don't buy the diamonds through them?
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I'm not overly concerned but it's frustrating not being able to try things on properly. Your ring in your profile pic is lovely btw I like the side diamonds
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Thanks, I am getting a new center diamond as we speak, sticking with the side stooges and design, center will be bigger and we’ll deserved after 20 years....
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This was my runner up setting 
https://www.whiteflash.com/right-hand-rings/5-stone-trellis-diamond-right-hand-ring-2315.htm
https://www.whiteflash.com/right-hand-rings/5-stone-trellis-diamond-right-hand-ring-2315.htm
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Yea especially with 5 or 7 stones, you hardly see the band apart from underneath.
So far I've seen mention of Whiteflash, Blue Nile and BGD, ID jewellery; any other really nice diamond sellers which you think should be top of my list?
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I think you can't go wrong with these vendors. With your budget I would definitely want super ideal cut stones. WF, HPD, BGD.
If the setting is important to you, Victor Canera makes beautiful hand forged settings with super ideal cut stones. That would be gorgeous!
Do you have a photo of your ring on with the bands?
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High performance diamonds. They sell Crafted by Infinity (CBI) diamonds which are also super ideal.
As for ps being dangerous, you have no idea how true that is!
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Another vote for the 5 stone.
And I'm going to ask the mods to change my screen name to Heftychonk. If I keep going to the gym after a few months maybe I can be up/down graded to A Heckin' Chonker. Although at the rate I'm really going I'll be renamed Oh Lawd (S)He Comin by spring.
hahaha your post made me laugh
ooooh pretty!!! Did you get both bands for wedding / engagement or just extraLol, of course I do
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1. The word "chonk" is my favorite.
2. The "chonk chart" made me lol
3. I LOVE the graduated 5-stone look like @GlitterInMyHair. It's classic and awesome.
2. The "chonk chart" made me lol
3. I LOVE the graduated 5-stone look like @GlitterInMyHair. It's classic and awesome.
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Lmao. The 5-stone ring is an e-ring upgrade, not my original.ooooh pretty!!! Did you get both bands for wedding / engagement or just extra
But then I didn't like how my original wedding band looked with the new ring, so I bought the 2 thin bands to stack with it.
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PS. maybe I missed this elsewhere in the thread, but just another idea--I adore eternity rings (or ones with like 1-2 stones missing from the bottom so you can resize). I think they are classic, blingy, and amazing. So just another potential idea. But that said, the 5 stone on your finger was incredible.
I definitely like the rings which cover the entire width but haven't tried on any that go around the sides (would it be uncomfortable?). So yea definitely 5+.
I thought I wasn't flashy but I'm so into the bling
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I definitely like the rings which cover the entire width but haven't tried on any that go around the sides (would it be uncomfortable?). So yea definitely 5+.
I thought I wasn't flashy but I'm so into the bling
I don't find mine uncomfortable at all, and I LOVE being able to turn over my hand and see bling on all sides
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I am "permanently" engaged, so wanted an ering that had lots of oomph. It looks a little like this (graduated emerald cut) and you get a lot of sparkle and coverage for the buck because you can go for a smaller middle stone and still get a lot of sparkle. I LOVE it and get a lot of compliments. Sorry I don't have picture of the real ring it's in for repairs. Only problem I would foresee for you is to find a wedding band (other than a plain band-ho hum) to pair it with. 
Only problem I would foresee for you is to find a wedding band (other than a plain band-ho hum) to pair it with. 
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Don’t worry about your fingers. Some of us have more slender ones, or longer ones... but some of us have what you are saying is chunky and I, for example, don’t have chunky fingers but I have short fingers and I also have bone spurs and enlarged knuckles so we are all not blessed with model hands but it’s okay. The upside is your are going to have a fabulous ring on your finger very soon and that’s all anyone will notice!
My suggestion is you get the best quality ring (diamonds) you can afford. The composition of the style is up to you. Also, I think it’s very important that the the stones match... in color, clarity (a slight variance could be okay... you need to see what the inclusions are like), and in cut quality. A multi stone ring with different qualities of stones will stand out (and not in a good way). And you need to see it in May angles and many lighting situations in real life, how it appears to your eye. Do not let the special lighting of the jewelry store fool you... they can make any diamond lool fabulous. A jeweler should allow you to take it outdoors, take it into their offices where they have yucky lighting, etc., etc. Also, with regard to outside, not just in the shining sun but also in shadows and under gray skies. If you have to go back at different times of the day and on a few different days to get a wide array of lighting situations then you should do that. If you are not going to go completely custom, I think it’s better if you find a semi-mount you like and then select the center stone to go in it. But make sure the quality and color of the side stones already on that semi mount are a good match for the center diamond you select. Of the choices you have, the last one, the band, is the only one I’d matched quality. Also, you mentioned doing something like that in rose gold... I would STRONGLY suggest you give it a lot of consideration. I’m worried that rose gold is a trend and not as timeless. If you love it then go for it. But thing about it. Also, I think that full banded look with the well matched high quality stones is a classic in platinum. Best of luck in your happy future together!
My suggestion is you get the best quality ring (diamonds) you can afford. The composition of the style is up to you. Also, I think it’s very important that the the stones match... in color, clarity (a slight variance could be okay... you need to see what the inclusions are like), and in cut quality. A multi stone ring with different qualities of stones will stand out (and not in a good way). And you need to see it in May angles and many lighting situations in real life, how it appears to your eye. Do not let the special lighting of the jewelry store fool you... they can make any diamond lool fabulous. A jeweler should allow you to take it outdoors, take it into their offices where they have yucky lighting, etc., etc. Also, with regard to outside, not just in the shining sun but also in shadows and under gray skies. If you have to go back at different times of the day and on a few different days to get a wide array of lighting situations then you should do that. If you are not going to go completely custom, I think it’s better if you find a semi-mount you like and then select the center stone to go in it. But make sure the quality and color of the side stones already on that semi mount are a good match for the center diamond you select. Of the choices you have, the last one, the band, is the only one I’d matched quality. Also, you mentioned doing something like that in rose gold... I would STRONGLY suggest you give it a lot of consideration. I’m worried that rose gold is a trend and not as timeless. If you love it then go for it. But thing about it. Also, I think that full banded look with the well matched high quality stones is a classic in platinum. Best of luck in your happy future together!
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Wow that looks gorgeous. After trying on the 7-stone I mentioned I'm really digging 'square' looking cuts...I need to see some more in person. In the same store they brought over a 5-stone emerald cut and it was just blah but I don't know the quality of those stones etc. I don't mind plain bands tbh!I am "permanently" engaged, so wanted an ering that had lots of oomph. It looks a little like this (graduated emerald cut) and you get a lot of sparkle and coverage for the buck because you can go for a smaller middle stone and still get a lot of sparkle. I LOVE it and get a lot of compliments. Sorry I don't have picture of the real ring it's in for repairs.
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