Help with choosing 10yr Wedding Anniversary ring for my wife

[mjb2503]

Hi all,

First time posted, long time browser. I'm looking for photo inspiration for a rignt hand ring for my wife, for our upcoming 10 year wedding anniversary. Her E-ring is a 1.87CT round brilliant with Tiffany setting, paired with a half-eternity wedding band, 9 stone with around half a CT total weight. I'm torn with this new right hand ring, between what she mentioned in the past, which is a larger version of her wedding band (maybe a 5 stone round brilliant, 1CT total weight), or a 3 stone with round brilliant center and pair sides, whicih I'm really drawn to, maybe 1.25-1.5CT total weight.

Does anyone wear either combonation today? If so, any photos of both hands showing off either combination would be incredibly helpful. I'm really trying to make sure the new right hand ring/band compliments the existing left combination.

Thanks so much, Michael

 

[MRBXXXFVVS1]

I would go with the 5 stone band as it's more of a RHR. The 3 stone sounds elegant, but might be more of an "alternate" engagement ring in my opinion!

 

[AnastasiaBeaverhausen]

I kinda agree with @MRBXXXFVVS1. I usually hear people resetting their solitaire into a 3-stone rather than get a 2nd one. Also, would the center of the 3-stone "compete" with the solitaire?

 

[Snowdrop13]

Another +1 for the 5 stone. Very wearable.

 

[mjb2503]

Thanks for the advice so far, very helpful. Any photos of E/W-Ring and RHR combinations would be great too.

 

[Natylad]

Thanks for the advice so far, very helpful. Any photos of E/W-Ring and RHR combinations would be great too.

Hello @mjb2503 ! I'm sharing a photo that I took a few days ago, in order to post it in another thread of mine. This is what I wear daily during the last two weeks: Three-stone diamomd engagement ring and five stone diamond wedding band on my left hand. A ruby ring with a very thin eternity band and a plain, white gold, band on my right hand! A little over the top but I like it!
I will agree with the others that a diamond three-stone ring worn on the right hand, would compete with your wife's engagement ring.
Would you consider getting her a colored-stone right hand ring? That would be amazing and it wouldn't compete at all with her wedding set!
Good luck in your pursuit of the perfect anniversary gift! Your wife is very lucky to have such a thoughtful husband!

 

[sprinklesparkles]

An eternity band with 10 stones (marquise set east west, or rounds spaced with gold) would be beautifully symbolic.

 

[tyty333]

I vote for a 5 stone (or 10 stone if you can find one or have it made). They are very wearable as a RHR and dont compete with your E-ring.
She can also wear it as a wedding band and skip her E-ring in situations where the E-ring seems like just too much.

My avatar shows a 7 stone with 20 pointers so it covers the top of my finger. 5/7/9 stones are just so wearable IMO (casual or dressy).

Edit...not what your wife has but here is a picture of my 7 stone with one of my e-ring type rings

 

[Fancygems]

A band for the right hand !

 

[mjb2503]

Hi all, thanks so much for the guidance, it's definitely sounding like the consensus is to go for a band on the right instead of the 3-stone variants. One additional question: what are your thoughts on mixing metals that are on different hands? The existing left hand rings are both white gold, but I've found a really nice yellow 5 stone band for the right that I'm considering. Does anyone have a mixed metal combo like this they could share a photo of?