I actually bought the ring from Christian Bernard Jewelers at one of the upscarle malls in my area. The warranty card that came with it was from Diana, which is also engraved inside the ring. I have looked online and cannot find this style made by Diana, go figure. Maybe didn''t look hard enough. Online is cheaper but I wasn''t familiar with the site so I felt better going to Christian Bernard. Plus, everyone in there is always so over-the-top nice and helpful. Even told me the quote I got from ERD for my engagement setting was the best price and they couldn''t beat it.Date: 4/18/2007 8:23:35 AM
Author: robbie3982
Dianne, where is that ring from??? That''s sooo close the ring that FI loves from Artcarved
Yes we had heard this before we bought and did some checking to find out that tungsten bands can be removed from a finger about as easily as other metals. You can shatter them if you use vice grips. Tungsten rings will not crush or bend out-of-round, so if you shut your hand in a car door or drop a heavy object on it, a tungsten wedding band is likely to fracture into several pieces and fall off your finger freely. Most emergency rooms are equiped to handle these type of rings. You are quite right, though about the sizing issues.Date: 4/19/2007 4:09:23 PM
Author: Love in Bloom
Hi again L12,
Just wanted to let you in on some things we wish we would have considered before purchasing a Tungsten band. First off, after looking around at some B&Ms my Fiancé really wanted a tungsten wedding ring. Ideally we would have loved a platinum band, but that would have been way over our budget for the width and thickness of the band he had in mind. He really liked the weight of Tungsten as opposed to titanium. Tungsten is very trendy right now and we both liked the bluish white metal glow that Tungsten radiates. So, we got him an inexpensive tungsten band (there was one for $99 he really liked at a jewelry store chain, most run about $300+ though). One thing I must stress about Tungsten is that because of the limitations of working with this metal, a Tungsten ring cannot be resized, and it is difficult if not impossible to cut a Tungsten ring off if it gets stuck on a finger (i.e. in case of trauma or swelling). That means if the ring cannot be removed, off comes the finger!If I had known this about tungsten before we purchased, we would have never considered it as a metal option. My Fiancé is an analytical chemist and he uses his hands alot at work so I worry about him wearing a tungsten band. Luckily it was only a $99 mistake. If you really like tungsten and the 'removal of a finger' idea does not bother you, just be sure that wherever you purchase there is a trade-in policy. Thus if your husband's finger size ever changes, you can exchange the ring to get the size you need since a tungsten ring cannot be sized.
I ended up surprising him with another band in 18K yellow gold because the issues with Tungsten bothered me so much. Once I found out about die struck rings, I knew one would offer the durability and sentiment we wanted in a wedding band (and my wedding set too!). It was a better option in my opinion because it did not have the maintenance issues of replating as with white gold, not as expensive as platinum, it is much heavier than titanium, not as dangerous as tungsten, and even though his ring is intricately carved, Van Craeynest will resize it if his finger size changes. I was worried that since it was a surprise, if my Fi didn't like his wedding band, it would be a very expensive mistake. He loves his band! Afterall, yellow gold looks great on him and he said he wouldn't want his band any other way.
Just some things to think about!
LIB
Hey Catmom,Date: 4/19/2007 4:26:17 PM
Author: Catmom
Yes we had heard this before we bought and did some checking to find out that tungsten bands can be removed from a finger about as easily as other metals. You can shatter them if you use vice grips. Tungsten rings will not crush or bend out-of-round, so if you shut your hand in a car door or drop a heavy object on it, a tungsten wedding band is likely to fracture into several pieces and fall off your finger freely. Most emergency rooms are equiped to handle these type of rings. You are quite right, though about the sizing issues.Date: 4/19/2007 4:09:23 PM
Author: Love in Bloom
Hi again L12,
Just wanted to let you in on some things we wish we would have considered before purchasing a Tungsten band. First off, after looking around at some B&Ms my Fiancé really wanted a tungsten wedding ring. Ideally we would have loved a platinum band, but that would have been way over our budget for the width and thickness of the band he had in mind. He really liked the weight of Tungsten as opposed to titanium. Tungsten is very trendy right now and we both liked the bluish white metal glow that Tungsten radiates. So, we got him an inexpensive tungsten band (there was one for $99 he really liked at a jewelry store chain, most run about $300+ though). One thing I must stress about Tungsten is that because of the limitations of working with this metal, a Tungsten ring cannot be resized, and it is difficult if not impossible to cut a Tungsten ring off if it gets stuck on a finger (i.e. in case of trauma or swelling). That means if the ring cannot be removed, off comes the finger!If I had known this about tungsten before we purchased, we would have never considered it as a metal option. My Fiancé is an analytical chemist and he uses his hands alot at work so I worry about him wearing a tungsten band. Luckily it was only a $99 mistake. If you really like tungsten and the ''removal of a finger'' idea does not bother you, just be sure that wherever you purchase there is a trade-in policy. Thus if your husband''s finger size ever changes, you can exchange the ring to get the size you need since a tungsten ring cannot be sized.
I ended up surprising him with another band in 18K yellow gold because the issues with Tungsten bothered me so much. Once I found out about die struck rings, I knew one would offer the durability and sentiment we wanted in a wedding band (and my wedding set too!). It was a better option in my opinion because it did not have the maintenance issues of replating as with white gold, not as expensive as platinum, it is much heavier than titanium, not as dangerous as tungsten, and even though his ring is intricately carved, Van Craeynest will resize it if his finger size changes. I was worried that since it was a surprise, if my Fi didn''t like his wedding band, it would be a very expensive mistake. He loves his band! Afterall, yellow gold looks great on him and he said he wouldn''t want his band any other way.
Just some things to think about!
LIB