Hello All,
Thanks for all your help choosing the diamond. I finally have a diamond, and the ring is being made by Tacori, yay. While I am impatiently waiting for the ring to arrive, I need something else to obsess about, so I've started thinking about wedding bands. Just for reference, the engagement ring is Tacori style 462RD6
http://www.tacori.com/Engagement-Rings/462RD6
I don't really want something that matches. I never really wear any rings, so I don't think I plan to wear them on the same finger generally (though I would like them to look nice together if I do so sometimes). My plan is to generally just wear the wedding band, and occasionally wear the engagement ring on the right hand, and even more occasionally to wear them on the same finger.
Since I will mostly wear just the wedding band, I would like it to be interesting. Currently, I am thinking something with engraving and/or filigree. I really like the look of filigree. Some small diamonds in addition would also be nice for some sparkle. I think I would like something relatively thin (3-4 mm, even thinner would be nicer, but it seems difficult to get filigree or engraving on thinner bands) and delicate looking. I liked some of the stuff by Ritani and Martin Flyer, but those are really expensive.
Here are some of the things that I have looked at and sort of liked, but none are perfect.
http://www.robbinsbrothers.com/Wedding-Rings/Diamond-Wedding-Ring/Simon-G--Jewelry-i16962.ring -- This has the right idea, but is too high and "chunky", not delicate enough.
http://cgi.ebay.com/PLATINUM-ART-VI...s_Gemstones&hash=item2312fd24be#ht_6406wt_956 - really cool idea, but not as pretty as could be, I think.
http://www.antiquejewelrymall.com/r458.html - Again, I feel like it is chunky.
http://www.antiquereflections.com/detail.asp?id=4571 - I really like how thin these are. But they are advertised as guard bands, not wedding bands. Does that mean they are too thin?
I like a bunch of stuff on Topazery. This one was sold, and looks amazing.
http://www.topazery.com/antique-jewelry-item-rg3117.htm
I also have no idea how to judge a fair price. That seems really difficult to do from pictures. There aren't too many stores that will have unusual stuff where I live, so I probably have to buy online. I am all over the place right now, so any and all suggestions are welcome. Hopefully they will help me focus.
My parents live in India, and my mother offered to have something made there if I can come up with a design. It would probably be cheaper to have something made there, but I am really bad at designing stuff. So if someone wants to help me design something cool, that could be fun too.
Thanks for all your help choosing the diamond. I finally have a diamond, and the ring is being made by Tacori, yay. While I am impatiently waiting for the ring to arrive, I need something else to obsess about, so I've started thinking about wedding bands. Just for reference, the engagement ring is Tacori style 462RD6
http://www.tacori.com/Engagement-Rings/462RD6
I don't really want something that matches. I never really wear any rings, so I don't think I plan to wear them on the same finger generally (though I would like them to look nice together if I do so sometimes). My plan is to generally just wear the wedding band, and occasionally wear the engagement ring on the right hand, and even more occasionally to wear them on the same finger.
Since I will mostly wear just the wedding band, I would like it to be interesting. Currently, I am thinking something with engraving and/or filigree. I really like the look of filigree. Some small diamonds in addition would also be nice for some sparkle. I think I would like something relatively thin (3-4 mm, even thinner would be nicer, but it seems difficult to get filigree or engraving on thinner bands) and delicate looking. I liked some of the stuff by Ritani and Martin Flyer, but those are really expensive.
Here are some of the things that I have looked at and sort of liked, but none are perfect.
http://www.robbinsbrothers.com/Wedding-Rings/Diamond-Wedding-Ring/Simon-G--Jewelry-i16962.ring -- This has the right idea, but is too high and "chunky", not delicate enough.
http://cgi.ebay.com/PLATINUM-ART-VI...s_Gemstones&hash=item2312fd24be#ht_6406wt_956 - really cool idea, but not as pretty as could be, I think.
http://www.antiquejewelrymall.com/r458.html - Again, I feel like it is chunky.
http://www.antiquereflections.com/detail.asp?id=4571 - I really like how thin these are. But they are advertised as guard bands, not wedding bands. Does that mean they are too thin?
I like a bunch of stuff on Topazery. This one was sold, and looks amazing.
http://www.topazery.com/antique-jewelry-item-rg3117.htm
I also have no idea how to judge a fair price. That seems really difficult to do from pictures. There aren't too many stores that will have unusual stuff where I live, so I probably have to buy online. I am all over the place right now, so any and all suggestions are welcome. Hopefully they will help me focus.
My parents live in India, and my mother offered to have something made there if I can come up with a design. It would probably be cheaper to have something made there, but I am really bad at designing stuff. So if someone wants to help me design something cool, that could be fun too.