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Specific engagement ring design question [UPDATED W/IMAGE]
Pinch-a-Loaf
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I'm starting to look at engagement/wedding ring sets. My gf saw a ring on a woman's finger and described it to me and I'd like to find something like it, but haven't had any luck so far. I'm hoping someone here will know where to find one/what it's called/some sort of helpful information. The specific part of the design that I'm looking for is the interaction between the engagement band(s) and the wedding band. The engagement ring had two separate bands with a space between them, connected by way of the setting (diamond) at the top. The wedding band was made to fit in that space between the engagement ring bands. So the three bands would fit together snugly right next two each other like engagement1-wedding-engagement2, and then you slide your finger through them. I believe this woman didn't even have them soldered together, she just let her finger hold them together and she could take them off and remove the wedding band if she wanted to...but that's not really the point or terribly important.
Anybody got anything for me? If my description is confusing I will try to draw something up to show it visually.
Anybody got anything for me? If my description is confusing I will try to draw something up to show it visually.
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here is something I drew up just a second ago, I think you will approve.
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8871/engagementring.png
I know what you are talking about, I cant remember the name of it..
Oh and Orestus has it.
Or else I will just go with what darkmayo drew up :P.
it was probably a center engagement ring with two wedding bands surrounding it.
That said, I suggest calling Blue Nile. Very nice folks, and they actually answer the phone when you call rather than putting you through a phone system.
One last thing: make sure not to use a natural diamond, as de beers is terrible. Synthetic only.
And you're thinking of it backwards. The engagement ring goes in the middle and wedding band goes around it.
http://www.myjewelrybox.com/?section=item&itemID=4078
The wedding band can be two separate ring that fit around the engagement ring or it can be one band that the engagement ring fits in.
I've worked in jewelry stores and I've never seen it the other way around with the wedding band in the middle.
It's also fairly common for people to get sets this way the wedding band and engagement ring are flush.
http://www.myjewelrybox.com/?section=item&itemID=8408
She could be okay with that, though.
To try and put a kibash on what this could turn into, the diamond industry is fucking evil on like Darth Vadar levels.
That's just the one pictured. They were often linked to prevent loss, like their relative, the puzzle ring, but it was more traditional to give the husband one, the bride another, and an optional third pardy a possible third piece. Some older ones are pictured here:
Per wikipedia:
Maybe the lady got a totally custom ring? It just doesn't seem that that far out of a design to me that no one would offer it. Then again, I know absolutely nothing about jewelry
edit: Those gimmal rings are pretty sweet BTW. Never heard of them before.
http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-wedding-ring-platinum_8126
Yes, but let's end this now by saying "different strokes, different folks."
Some people want to spend thousands of dollars on an engagement ring for their fiancee, others say that's a colossal waste of money and spend a couple hundred and are happy.
OP: Go to a jewelry store. Bring that picture you mocked up. Seriously, I don't know why you're sitting around on the Internet at this point. Even if you don't plan on purchasing there, any half decent jeweler will be able to tell you more about that style and how you can get your hands on something like it.
That would be the standard/popular way to do it. Which would, in turn, make the way I am describing the unique/ohwowawesome way to do it. To me and my gf, anyway.
edit: You're probably right Figgy. I just prefer to talk to you guys than to a jewelry salesperson and none of the online stores have a design like this, but it looks like I'll have to go to the experts on this one.
I completely 100% agree and told my fiance so when we started talking about getting married. However, due to societal pressure and brainwashing, I still wanted an actual diamond, and hopefully for a good price. The best way we discovered? Vintage diamonds passed down through the family. Not only were they free, they carry a certain setimental weight. The diamonds on my finger currently came from my MIL's engagment ring from the 70's!
Pinch, I don't have any info on the style of ring you are asking about other than it looks waaay cool and I think your GF will be quite impressed that you pulled it off (if you can that is). I would ask around your local jewlers and see if they know what you are talking about, they usually have a big catalog of different rings and styles that you can look through.
Synthetic diamonds ARE real diamonds. There is literally no difference aside from one was grown in a lab, and the other's sale likely contributed to the oppression and misery of brown people somewhere.
I got engaged late last year, and during my lengthy ring search, I definitely saw exactly what you are talking about. I can't find a link at the moment, but don't give up, you can find what you are looking for.
Look through http://www.stuller.com/ they are a very common ring vendor, and there is almost certainly a local jeweler who could order whatever you like on their site for you.
edit: also when you go to your local jeweler, be sure to ask to look at their catalogs - they almost always have catalogs from the wholesalers they work with, and you can order out of one of them if they don't have what you are looking for on site.
You need to know what may have been done to the gem, if it is real, what imperfections it has, and most insurance policies require that before you can get an appraisal and insure it for that dollar amount.
By the way, thank you guys for any additional helpful information you've been giving me that I hadn't even thought to ask for. I'm pretty much completely ignorant about synthetic vs natural, wholesalers vs retail, if cheap = scam, etc. It's easy to find information about stone sizes, cut, clarity, and all that, but not so cut-and-dry to get some of that other important information.
Unfortunately, since the style you are looking for is not very common, there are going to be very few options in production. You may end up having to go the custom route anyway if you are set on that style.
General Advice: stay out of the mall and away from the big chains. You're getting married, this is unlikely to be the last piece of jewelry you buy and even if it is, an engagement ring should be cleaned and maintained by a professional periodically. If you find someone you can trust, who isn't trying to screw you for a quick buck, you can turn this into the start of two long relationships.
My custom design cost less than $2k (for the metal, no diamonds) and I made the jeweler redesign it 4 times over 8 weeks until I was happy with it.
If he can find something produced by a wholesaler that he likes, the ring itself might be less than half that much.
e: I'm guessing you're talking about his photoshop mockup, and melee diamonds aren't that expensive and like I said, the center diamond cost has massive variance based on quality choices. The downside of having a ring this big is that it will make the center diamond look small - as much as I personally dislike the look, a halo setting like in the photoshop would be a good idea unless the OP can afford a massive diamond.
I'm surprised they say they haven't seen it, because I definitely saw rings like this when shopping for engagement and wedding rings. I don't however know if there's a specific name or style for the type of ring, so I can't really help narrow down the search much.
edit: here's one that I think matches what you're talking about: http://www.weddingsbarnabrow.ie/jewellery.html, though it's probably a custom piece there as well.
edit2: I've had some luck searching for insert wedding engagement rings (http://www.helzberg.com/category/engagement+&+wedding/solitaire+enhancers.do). Also, here (http://houston.craigslist.org/jwl/1592593762.html) is someone that looks to be selling one similar to what you're looking for, so you could possibly contact them just to see where they got it.
www.bluenile.com