Which bubble ring to choose?

[dkata]

I have seen a lot of bubbles rings here on the forum lately, and I really like them stacked with diamond bands. At first I have bought a silver one from Pandora, because at first I wanted to decide, if I really like this style also on my hand. I'm sure, a lot of you can relate, that sometimes I see things, and I like them, but if I try it on myself, I don't like them on me.

After wearing it around for a few days, I decided to order a rose gold from Etsy.

I have found 2 alternatives on Etsy, which I like. I really can't decide which one to choose:

1. 14 k - 3 mm wide - I like the look better, shipping is free, although the price is at about 40 % higher even without shipping cost than the second option
https://www.etsy.com/listing/222125188/gold-bubbles-wedding-band-14k-gold-ring

2. 14 k - 2,2 mm wide - inklusive shipping it would come to 230 USD
https://www.etsy.com/listing/220072014/14k-rose-gold-wedding-ring-womens

Both of them have quarter sizes in ring sizes, which is important to me, so it is really hard to choose. Do you think the higher priced item is worth it?

Do you have maybe other option, you could suggest to me, even outside Etsy?

 

[ac117]

What is the width of your pandora one? Do you have any pictures of it stacked with your other rings so we could give you input? I think it also depends on whether you plan on stacking many rings or just a couple and how much real estate you have on your finger to stack....the thinner one would be better if you do more than 3 rings...the thicker one would look nice and have more presence if it's just 2 or 3 rings IMO.

 

[PintoBean]

A couple other options you'll need to get pricing on:

http://www.adwar.com/products/list?type=Wedding+Bands&subcat=Beaded+Collection&group=Plain

https://www.stuller.com/search/results/?query=beaded%20stackable%20ring&fromRAC=true&page=1&facetValues%5B1%5D.Second=12_11990_11999_15781&facetValues%5B1%5D.First=cat4&facetValues%5B0%5D.Second=gold&facetValues%5B0%5D.First=metaltype

 

[nycspring]

Can you show us a picture of your current stack with width reference for your bands? That would make it easier for recommending a bubble band width. I see that one of your options is from debblazer on etsy- I have ordered from them a few times (yellow gold plain band + platinum spacer band) and really loved the quality and service they provided!

 

[bunnycat]

I agree with ac and nyc- It'd be better to see what you are wearing first and know how you plan on using it. I personally prefer them as thin as I can get (under 2mm, mine is 1.5) because I like to stack it with other rings. But I can see how if you only wanted to use it alone or with one other ring something wider might be a good option.

 

[dkata]

As you asked for a stack with my present bubble ring, I've just snapped a picture. Its the pandora ring with my Tiffany band. The Tiffany band is 3 mm and the pandora seems to be 2 mm, but unfortunately there are no measurements on their website.


On the other hand I would like to wear the rose gold bubble ring with my new oec, which is going to be set in a 2 mm wide solitaire setting. I never stack 3 rings together for wearing all day it's just uncomfortable for me, maybe because I don't have enough finger real estate. I would wear it mostly with my solitaire or with my eternity, like here:

 

[bunnycat]

Thanks for the pics!

The 2mm size is nice with your band, I think, and looks good if you just want to wear one other band. I'm not really one of those "all bands must be the same width" kind of person though. I prefer some variety in width so the overall composition is nice (to me).

I totally understand about lack of finger real estate. I have the same problem, so I went with a 1.5mm band. It really helps with having a thinner spacer when you want to wear more than 2 bands together.