Eternity Rings - what am I looking for?

[MmeLindt]

Ok, the engagement ring thread got me thinking about an Eternity Ring. DH and I have been talking about one for a while now.

I have a plain gold band wedding ring, and a diamond solitaire engagement ring. I am looking for something classic and elegant, not too flashy.

Any ideas? Where do I start looking?

[Alibabaandthe40nappies]

We went to an independent jeweller, had a look at what they had there and spent a lovely afternoon tweaking the design of a ring to sit against my engagement ring and also to match what we wanted.
They made it for us in about 3 weeks IIRC.

[MmeLindt]

I don't think that there will be a problem fitting against my engagement ring, it is a very classic style.

I saw a woman recently and her ring was like a line of diamonds, but when looking at websites was not sure what kind of setting that she had.

[spanky2]

I like Ernest Jones. Mine is a full diamond band in the 1 carat size. It looks classy and understated. I am going to brag as it is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I also have the same style wedding and engagement ring as you.

[2gorgeousboys]

Like you I have a classic gold band wedding ring and solitaire engagement ring, my eternity ring is a gold band with 30 diamonds set into the band. Like Alibaba we spent a lovely afternoon at the jewellers looking at rings.

As I have very thin fingers I felt that big stones looked silly on my 'twigs' so my eternity ring actually came from the wedding ring section.

[superv1xen]

which finger are you meant to wear an eternity ring? (random but just wondering!)

[MmeLindt]

Do you all have full rings, ie. diamonds going all the way around?

I tried one on in a jewellers - it was channel set and I felt it was too bulky.

[spanky2]

Mine has diamonds all the way round but each stone is small and individually mounted in white gold which matches my engagement ring. I didn't like the bigger rings as they didn't suit my other two rings. My ring is level with the width of my wedding ring.

[Alibabaandthe40nappies]

Yes mine go all the way round. I had them make me a slimmer setting, with tiny square cut diamonds to match my solitaire rather than the brilliant or baguette cut which are what seem to be standard. I really recommend going and talking to a jeweller, as they can make you anything you want.

spanky - if you bought in Earnest Jones then you were ripped off. They use low quality diamonds in eternity rings and charge a fortune.
We paid less than half what Earnest Jones wanted for a far superior product.

[MmeLindt]

Have a look here please.

Do any of you know if you have common prong, shared prong, bar set? I am confused as to which would look best.

I want it more to be a line of diamonds rather than the individual diamonds.

My engagement ring is 2.5cm wide so it should be that width or thinner.

[Tootlesmummy]

MmeLindt, how about this?

www.chisholmhunter.co.uk/html/details.php/pid/7139/cid/589/jewellery/rings/eternity_rings/platinum_full_hoop_diamond_set_ring.html

[champagnesupernova]

I don't know what I have from your link Mme because I don't wear mine all the time.
Three reasons,
feels quite flashy,
has diamonds on the underside, I worry about wearing it all the time, that they'll get damaged.
tis inherited from DH's Granny and is a wee bit too big but I have no idea how to get it altered.

[Alibabaandthe40nappies]

Mine are just channel set - all the diamonds line up against each other with nothing inbetween.

Sort of similar to the ring that Tootles has linked, but with a wider channel for the diamonds and slimmer bands of metal around the outside.

[champagnesupernova]

Have looked again, and I think have bar set.
Looks lovely (and v sparkly)

[phipps]

Mine wasn't tricky to fit as I wear it next to my wedding ring and not my engagement ring. I wear them like this -

engagement ring
wedding ring
eternity ring as I look down at my hand.

[MmeLindt]

That is pretty, Tootles, but I don't want a ring with too much gold showing, iykwim.

I already have two rings and I think it can look too bulky with the two gold lines next to that. More like this but smaller diamonds.

[MmeLindt]

Phipps
I thought it would be

wedding ring
engagement ring
eternity ring

Think I have narrowed it down to something like this

[phipps]

You can wear them in what ever order you want but I wear mine in order.

[champagnesupernova]

Ooh mme, will it spin round like that?!
Looks nice though.

[amothersplaceisinthewrong]

MME Lindt
Both of your links show gorgeous rings!!!. And Oh so Classy!! I want one!!

But I already have an eternity ring. However, my engagement ring has lost two little diamonds which will cost more to repair than the ring cost (24 years ago) so I might point DH at something like these for our silver wedding in 2012.

[MmeLindt]

champagne :o

Sounds like a good plan, Amothersplace. I have a single diamond from my first engagement ring that I am thinking of having made into a pendant. Are you sure that having the little diamonds replaced would be so expensive?

Just have DH to persuade now. Thanks for all the tips. Helped narrow it down.

[Zondra]

www.tiffany.co.uk/Shopping/Item.aspx?fromGrid=1&sku=GRP00323&mcat=148204&cid=287462&search_params=s+5-p+10-c+287462-r+-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+

This is my ring that DH got me last Christmas,I love it & it perfectly matches my traditional gold band & diamond solitaire engagement ring.

I love fashion but,I think traditional wedding rings are most chic.

Happy choosing!