Find your diamond
Find your jewelry
shape
carat
color
clarity

Solitaire owners - do you wear it 24/7 or take it off?

Status
Not open for further replies. Please create a new topic or request for this thread to be opened.
C

CowBelle

Rough_Rock
Joined
Jan 7, 2007
Messages
38
Hi. We are approaching our 15th year anniversary and I have been given permission to upgrade my existing solitaire. Please do not think that I am not being sentimental, we will give the original solitaire to my daughter.

Anyway, I am starting to look for my dream solitaire, a 2-3 carat round brilliant in a Tiffany-style setting. But now that I can finally buy my dream solitaire, I am starting to second guess myself. I am the super-careful type, I tend to "save" everything for special occassions, and I am wondering how often I would actually wear the solitaire. Rings tend to spin around my bony fingers and I can just imagine myself chipping a diamond on a canned good item at Kroger''s.

So here is my question for those solitaire wearings out there - do you keep your solitaire on 24/7 or do you only wear it when you leave the house? Do you shower, exercise, and sleep with your solitaire spinning round your finger?

I have always wanted a large solitaire, but if I wouldn''t be wearing it all the time, it might be a better idea to buy an eternity ring or a five stone ring, something less valuable and less likely to get damaged...

I appreciate any input you care to share...
 
I think the number one thing is to insure whatever you DO get! Then you don''t have to worry so much!

Reasonable care of a diamond ring would say that you do not wear it 24/7 if you want to keep it in the best condition. I put mine on after I am dressed in the morning and take it off before bed. I''d never wear it working in the yard, painting, etc. (not that I do much of those anyway!)

That said, a full eternity ring would be wonderful, yet you must be careful with those since you grasp things and could damage the palm side of the stones.

Just be careful and you''ll enjoy your new solitaire!
 
I''m not a solitaire owner (my ring is set with a pave halo) but I wear my ring whenever I leave the house. As soon as I get home though, the first thing I do is take off my ring and stick it in its box. Sometimes I get a little scared I might bump it or damage it at work, and once and a while I''ll take it off and put it in my purse or pocket if I have to do something that could potentially hurt the ring. Other than that, I feel comfortable wearing it all the time. I haven''t got mine insured yet, but when I do then I''ll have total peace of mind knowing that it''s insured if anything happens to it.
 
Hi,

For the size of diamond & price you''re looking at, you''re best bet would be to purchase insurance for your diamond and then just wear and enjoy it rather than go for an entirely different style out of concern the solitaire may be damaged.

Why not get a solitaire and ALSO a small eternity band that you can wear on its own for activities where you wouldn''t want to worry about your solitaire?
 
I wear mine ... 22/7? I tend to take it off when I shower or apply lotion, and *try* to remember to take it off when I''m working with my hands, though with limited success (half the time I''ll be working merrily away on something involving power tools before I remember that I''m still wearing it). I know what you mean about being the kind of person who saves things for special occasions: a line from a book (_Fly Away Home_, Marge Piercey) caught my eye once; in it, the protagonist is remembering her mother, and uses the phrase "a life wrapped in tissue paper" when she discovers the horde of pretty, delicate things that she saved and saved and saved until it was too late to use them. The resolution to stop wrapping my life in tissue paper came for New Year''s that year .... I''m with MC on this one: get something that you love, insure it and take reasonable precautions with it, and ENJOY the heck out of it.
 
I don''t wear mine when I sleep, shower, exercise, wash my hands, apply lotion, or think I''ll be walking in an unsafe area. Other than that I wear it all the time!
 
I wear mine all the time, I take my rings off when I put on lotion or do housework or any other work that could damage them, otherwise I just leave them on.
 
mine is closer to 3.5 carats but I wear mine most of the time. I take it off to sleep or bathe, do dishes, etc. . . .
There are bands that are more square shaped underneath/near your palm. The square shape keeps it from spinning, you should consider that.
Also a thicker band instead of a thinner one can help that.
 
I leave my rings on all the time, I feel weird without them! I will take them off to apply lotion, and usually to shower, but there are those mornings when they just won''t come off thanks to swollen fingers. I even wear them working out...I am very careful with my rings to anal proportions!
 
^I wear mine to the gym too! That''s why I am not sure about eternity bands. . . but that''s a different thread!
6.gif
2.gif
 
All the time, except to clean them and apply lotion!!!
 
Date: 1/12/2008 11:02:33 PM
Author: LitigatorChick
All the time, except to clean them and apply lotion!!!
Click to expand...

same here.

i also took mine off when we went on our honeymoon - i left them in the states and just wore a plain band i got for that particular reason. so, i''m guessing if i travel somewhere far that''s iffy, i''ll do the same.
 
I wear mine a lot, but not for everything. It doesn''t help that it''s about a quarter size too big, so it spins a lot. I wear it any time I leave the house, and remove it when I come home or go to the gym. I also don''t take it with me when I travel somewhere that I don''t want to worry about it, like a third-world country. Most of the times I remove it are for comfort or safety; I don''t really worry about damage too much.

Like everyone else has said, buy insurance and wear the heck out of it. You earned it!
9.gif
 
Date: 1/12/2008 5:42:43 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
I think the number one thing is to insure whatever you DO get! Then you don''t have to worry so much!

Reasonable care of a diamond ring would say that you do not wear it 24/7 if you want to keep it in the best condition. I put mine on after I am dressed in the morning and take it off before bed. I''d never wear it working in the yard, painting, etc. (not that I do much of those anyway!)

That said, a full eternity ring would be wonderful, yet you must be careful with those since you grasp things and could damage the palm side of the stones.

Just be careful and you''ll enjoy your new solitaire!
Click to expand...
Ditto, also as I am working outside with horses most of the time and also this time of the year I have flying metal rug straps to contend with ( not good for diamonds
32.gif
) I tend to keep it in it''s box and wear it when I have some quiet time to spare, or are going out.
 
I guess I''m of the mind that "if I have it I want it on my finger". Right now mine only comes off to be cleaned, although I''m considering not wearing it when traveling overseas. That may change though, depending upon the country.
 
^hmmmmmmm . . . we''re planning on an Italy trip in May. . I can''t bear the thought of not wearing it.
Would you wear it adn keep it in a safe for sightseeing in areas that aren''t as safe?
I''ve started thinking about this as well, it''s part of the reason I want a few eternity bands, so I don''t have to wear the big solitaire all the time when traveling.
 
I don''t wear mine when I am doing dirty work...cleaning, etc. I also never wear it to bed, in the shower, and sometimes if I don''t leave the house I won''t put it on. I always wear it when I go out and then keep it on until I get ready for bed. I''m not wearing it right now, but when I go later this afternoon, I''ll put it on.
 
Date: 1/12/2008 6:17:09 PM
Author: phoenixgirl
I don't wear mine when I sleep, shower, exercise, wash my hands, apply lotion, or think I'll be walking in an unsafe area. Other than that I wear it all the time!
Click to expand...
Ditto! And during those cases, I have a plain platinum 3mm heavy comfort fit that I wear instead. Also, anything that is hands on with my kids, I wear the plain band. I've scratched them before with my prongs!
15.gif


ETA: I am a klutz
20.gif
So my round stone is in a platinum 6 prong setting for extra security, and it's soldered to my diamond wedding band. So it feels very *secure* to me right now. The settings I've been looking at are 4 prong, and I really hesitate to go down 4. But, we'll see!
 
Date: 1/13/2008 10:46:13 AM
Author: ringabling
^hmmmmmmm . . . we''re planning on an Italy trip in May. . I can''t bear the thought of not wearing it.
Would you wear it adn keep it in a safe for sightseeing in areas that aren''t as safe?
I''ve started thinking about this as well, it''s part of the reason I want a few eternity bands, so I don''t have to wear the big solitaire all the time when traveling.
Click to expand...
I agree, I can''t bare the thought either, so it certainly puts me in a quandry! I don''t think I would feel secure with it in a hotel safe, no matter the hotel and I wouldn''t trust wearing it in questionable areas. I guess that means I''ll be leaving it at home and wearing my 5 stone band.
 
I take my ring off when I do any type of housework, even just loading the dishwasher. I also take it off for bed. If I am going out I put it on, and when I get home I usually just pop it back in its box. I am insured but I just want to be as careful as I can. To us the diamond was expensive. I want to look after it as much as possible.
 
Date: 1/13/2008 10:32:19 AM
Author: Catmom
I guess I''m of the mind that ''if I have it I want it on my finger''.
Click to expand...

that''s me too.
 
Definitely insure your ring!!! I never thought I would need this and did when my hand got smashed in a door!

Other than that I would suggest not wearing it during heavy housework using corrosive fluids or during exercise. Other than that it's probably better to leave it on your hand than take it off in case of loosing it. I would suggest putting in a safe and predictable place each time you take it off as well.

If you plan on swimming later that day you might also want to leave your ring at home since the chlorine is bad for white gold and soldered materials.
 
I agree about the insurance-definitely get it insured. I take mine off when I''m sleeping or just generally pottering about the house. I don''t wear it to work either (work in a vet clinic). I take it off when I shower and go to the gym also. When I take it off it always goes back into it''s black box so I always know where it is.
 
i wore my set (plat solitaire with plain plat band) 24/7. it never occurred to me to take them off (until i found PS) and i felt naked without them.

now, post-PS and with a new setting & band that both have pave, i take them off when i sleep, shower, and do heavy housework. i do miss that about the solitaire setting - not having to think about it as much - though if i still had it now i would probably take it off before going to bed.

ETA: i should add that my diamond was only 1ct and my solitaire/plain band both fit me snugly (no spinning for the most part).
 
my solitare is a bezel set, so I feel quite safe wearing it just about all the time. The only time I take it off is when I apply my hair product(Joico Ice Spiker, which is quite sticky and water resistant) and when I mix up hamburger for meatballs and the like. Other than that, I wear it all the time. It is only .32 so not overly huge. I have no fear of being mugged or rolled for my massive bling. I do have a floater added to my insurance policy in case of theft or loss though.
 
Wooo, take it off when I get home :)
 
Status
Not open for further replies. Please create a new topic or request for this thread to be opened.
GET 3 FREE HCA RESULTS JOIN THE FORUM. ASK FOR HELP
Jewelry Blog
PriceScope-Concierge-Ad
Find prime cuts.
Top