Conspicuous rings?

[PilsnPinkysMom]

Just yesterday I read a thread similar to this... An older one... Something about "nicest/rudest comments you've received." I should find it and post a link...

My ring is pretty new, so outside of my 1L peers, I haven't heard too much. Except one slightly irritating comment from a sweet lady who works at the law school cafe. As I paid for my extra-extra large coffee she glanced at my ring and asked if it was an e-ring... To which I said, "Sure is." She followed that by exclaiming, "He musta got it at Jared's!!!" (like the ultra-annoying Jared's commercials currently on TV)

Of course, she didn't mean anything bad by it! And I wasn't angry... But you fellow PSers probably would have had the same wide-eyed, zipped-lips expression I had. All I could do was laugh and say, "Have a nice day!!" when I was reaaaallly thinking, "There's NO way I would ever purchase a diamond from some scheming, over-priced, maul/chain store with cheesy commercials!!!!!!"

ETA: I live in CO and have a 1.01 rb on steroids (er.. halo). Among my law school peers it seems standard, maybe a bit bigger. In public... depending on the mall/neighborhood I'm at, its teensy weensy... Women have some freakin' HUGE diamonds. In Cleveland, OH, my hometown, I'd say my ring is on the larger side.

 

[trillionaire]

This is one owned by StepCutNut here on PS.

I''ve never seen one in person. I think most trillions with straight edges are mixed cut, a step cut on top, and brilliant cutting style on the bottom. The all step cut versions are older trills, I don''t know if they are even still being cut this way anymore.

 

[Italiahaircolor]

Date: 12/16/2008 6:41:33 AM
Author: trillionaire
This is one owned by StepCutNut here on PS.

I''ve never seen one in person. I think most trillions with straight edges are mixed cut, a step cut on top, and brilliant cutting style on the bottom. The all step cut versions are older trills, I don''t know if they are even still being cut this way anymore.

Okay...since I was never a huge fan of trillions before (I''ve only ever seen one at a maul store and it was of poor poor quality), I am driven to comment on how much I love the diamond you just posted...and hope, hope, hope one day you''ll have one of your own! It''s absolutely lovely!!!

 

[vintagelover229]

My ring is just a simple white gold cathedrial setting with my cushion diamond (for now

mini thread jack: I need your guys help over in rocky talkly to find a new setting

end thread jack)

That being said, I work as a hostess part time at a steakhouse (saltgrass anyone

) and my diamond is a .85 cushette. I have had a few comments (mostly from co-workers, some guests) about how large it is (I do have a size 4 finger)

My husband is an engineer and I work part time while finishing my degree...and then my BSN(hopefully...haven''t decided yet..)
My co-workers havne''t been to rude about it. They are all in awe of it. However, I did have one lady (probably mid-30''s) make some comment like...well that''s an awfully nice ring you have for working here. To that snide remark I simply said "my hubby is an engineer...I don''t have to work...I choose to while I go to school full time"

Probably isnt'' the nicest comment I could have made back...but she was a beep first. She doesn''t know me. For all she knows, I could have inherited it from my dead grandma or something and she could have stired up sad emotions! HOW RUDE!

Although my little remark put her back in her place I think. Her mouth did the O thing and she kinda blinked funny and sat down.

 

[iheartscience]

I have a 1.51 radiant in a halo with baguette side stones and 3 sided pave. My ring size is 5.25 but I''m tall and I think my hands are on the bigger side. I''m 27 and almost all of my friends are single, but of the ones who are engaged or married it''s definitely on the large side, and it''s probably actually the biggest. I have seen much bigger rings in my area, though, so it''s definitely not the biggest ring around!

I do get a fair amount of comments but almost all of them are very nice. Before I got my ring my parents and siblings actually gave me a hard time because I wanted a bigger center stone and a blingy setting, but once I got it they all told me it''s beautiful and not too big looking. I have gotten a "Is that real?!" and "How much did it cost?!" but I kind of loved it since I''d read about the same kind of comments here on PS and it happened to me too!

The weirdest I got was when a girl asked me if it was a conflict diamond! I guess she had just seem Blood Diamonds or something and was feeling activist-y. I told her it wasn''t but I wish I would have made a smart ass remark instead. I actually posted a thread about it and got lots of ideas so if someone asks me that again I''m prepared! For example "Yes, I had to fight my fiance tooth and nail for it!"

(I think canuk gets credit for that one.)

 

[sugary]

I do not have my ring yet as it is being made. But it will be the Mokune -Gane Embrace ring (my avatar) with a 1.8 ct round purple sapphire (natural with no enhancements) My FI bought the stone from a NY gem dealer and got a great deal on it. I chose a palladium liner (TruPd which has the same luster as platinum, but is lighter in weight) instead of platinum, because it just felt more comfortable on my finger. We are not getting Mokune Gane wedding bands. I will wear my band on my right hand also instead of my left, because I consider this E-ring as a standalone.

My problem is that I do not wear jewelry, except for earrings and watches (I have a ton of watches. I am a watch fanatic!) In my business I find that rings get in the way so sadly I will probably have them hanging on a chain around my neck when I am not wearing them. Just wearing any rings on my fingers makes me feel conspicuous. Perhaps in time I will get used to it.

 

[bensbride]

Date: 12/16/2008 9:52:35 AM
Author: redrose229
My ring is just a simple white gold cathedrial setting with my cushion diamond (for now

mini thread jack: I need your guys help over in rocky talkly to find a new setting

end thread jack)


That being said, I work as a hostess part time at a steakhouse (saltgrass anyone

) and my diamond is a .85 cushette. I have had a few comments (mostly from co-workers, some guests) about how large it is (I do have a size 4 finger)


My husband is an engineer and I work part time while finishing my degree...and then my BSN(hopefully...haven''t decided yet..)

My co-workers havne''t been to rude about it. They are all in awe of it. However, I did have one lady (probably mid-30''s) make some comment like...well that''s an awfully nice ring you have for working here. To that snide remark I simply said ''my hubby is an engineer...I don''t have to work...I choose to while I go to school full time''


Probably isnt'' the nicest comment I could have made back...but she was a beep first. She doesn''t know me. For all she knows, I could have inherited it from my dead grandma or something and she could have stired up sad emotions! HOW RUDE!


Although my little remark put her back in her place I think. Her mouth did the O thing and she kinda blinked funny and sat down.

That lady sounded like she had a bad case of verbal diarrhea. I''m glad you said something back, I would''ve probably remained standing there with my mouth hanging open and either tears forming or steam rolling out of my ears or both!

P.S. Yay for aspiring for a BSN! I have one and now am a clinical instructor for BSN students!

 

[katamari]

Date: 12/16/2008 6:41:33 AM
Author: trillionaire
This is one owned by StepCutNut here on PS.

I''ve never seen one in person. I think most trillions with straight edges are mixed cut, a step cut on top, and brilliant cutting style on the bottom. The all step cut versions are older trills, I don''t know if they are even still being cut this way anymore.

THAT IS BEAUTIFUL! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT!

It is sad to hear they don''t cut any this way any more.

 

[Rhea]

.47ish centre stone, with side baguettes. Total weight .75ish. Size 7 finger.

In the South of the US it's "cute" if anyone comments at all. Oh, that's such a cute ring. When I tried on wedding bands one store told me that my engagement ring was too small and the eternity band I was trying on overpowered it. I asked for a smaller mm eternity band and was told that the store didn't have anything small enough for my engagement ring.

In London, where I've lived since married, it's too big. Rings vary more in London. I work with poor people are don't often wear my ring to work because it attracts negative attention. I'm rich if I can afford such a large stone, I'm told.

I have a .33ish old european stone I recently inherited. The setting is more blingy and takes up finger space, which I like. In the US since it's so large a setting, about 10 mm across, it gets very positive comments. In London it also gets compliments, probably because it's older and the stone is much smaller. I love the finger estate it takes up. I'm found that's very important to me. And being able to wear it in either country all the time without negative comments feels so good after wearing a ring that couldn't win for 5 years.

 

[Circe]

I wear a carat and a half on a size 5.5 finger. I was a New Yorker when I got engaged, and now I''m an expat NYer in LA: in both regions, the ring is on the bigger side of average for the general population, but nothing shocking for the social circle that I interact with. The most enthusiastic *positive* reactions that I''ve received have come from my students; I teach at the college level, and once in a while I''ll have someone come up to tell me that they''ve been staring at it all term, ask me how big it is, if they can take a closer look, etc. It''s sweet and flattering, but it makes me wonder if I should palm it when I teach to keep from being distracting!

The most negative reactions actually came when I was engaged and encountered couples at parties: the women were uniformly flattering, but a couple of the reluctant boyfriends were incredibly snide! And when we went to Sweden to see my husband''s friends and family after the engagement, it was A Very Big Deal (Swedes don''t do engagement rings for women, but bands for both parties): everyone was complimentary, but vaguely taken aback by the idea that someone would spend thousands on a shiny thing. I embraced my Inner Magpie, held out my hand when people asked, and told them about my life-long love affair with jewelry. Thus far, everybody''s pondered that judiciously, considered the fact that they''re talking to a woman who''s obviously channeling Auntie Mame, and moved on.

 

[Elmorton]

My ring is a .62 EC and I live in a mid-size city in the midwest. Most of my friends who are recently married/engaged go for right around the 1 ct mark, sometimes more when you add in side stones, so from that respect, mine is the smallest in the crowd. My ring weight is average for around here, I think - maybe on the smaller side of average (I really don't see many folks out and about with more than a ct though it certainly does happen). The cut/setting/shape certainly isn't, though - so from that respect, I do get compliments. The majority of people who notice my ring are my female students (typically 18, 19, 20 yos). In fact, I got a compliment on it today after a final - a student asked "Why don't you wear your diamond to class anymore? I think it's so pretty" - (I started wearing a plain band because I hated getting the EC covered in chalk). I definitely like the compliments, who doesn't? But I will say that DH and I were pretty conscious of size when I got it...my mom doesn't have a large diamond (it seemed strange to me to have a diamond that is much bigger than my mom's), I knew I'd be typically working with a lot of with folks who are lower income, and DH and I didn't want to purchase a diamond that wasn't proportionate to our lifestyle. While of course I find big diamonds very, very beautiful, I don't regret my choice.

 

[bee*]

I have a 1.23ct ring on size 8 fingers, Dublin, Ireland

It''s considered quite big over here and I''ve gotten quite a few comments-all positive. Most of my friends have rings in the .5-.8ct range so it''s a bit bigger than some, but not noticeably so. I wear it every where at home but there are some places that I wouldn''t take it while travelling.

 

[iheartscience]

Date: 12/16/2008 9:52:35 AM
Author: redrose229
My ring is just a simple white gold cathedrial setting with my cushion diamond (for now

mini thread jack: I need your guys help over in rocky talkly to find a new setting

end thread jack)

That being said, I work as a hostess part time at a steakhouse (saltgrass anyone

) and my diamond is a .85 cushette. I have had a few comments (mostly from co-workers, some guests) about how large it is (I do have a size 4 finger)

My husband is an engineer and I work part time while finishing my degree...and then my BSN(hopefully...haven''t decided yet..)

My co-workers havne''t been to rude about it. They are all in awe of it. However, I did have one lady (probably mid-30''s) make some comment like...well that''s an awfully nice ring you have for working here. To that snide remark I simply said ''my hubby is an engineer...I don''t have to work...I choose to while I go to school full time''

Probably isnt'' the nicest comment I could have made back...but she was a beep first. She doesn''t know me. For all she knows, I could have inherited it from my dead grandma or something and she could have stired up sad emotions! HOW RUDE!

Although my little remark put her back in her place I think. Her mouth did the O thing and she kinda blinked funny and sat down.

I LOVE your response to her! I''m usually a smart ass but every now and then I get so caught off guard by extremely rude comments that I don''t come up with a snappy comeback! I think your response was perfect!

 

[violet02]

I''ve had some comments about how ''sparkly'' my rings are but nothing negative. Lots of positive.

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have a size 7 finger and a 1.7ct OEC halo e-ring with .85ct in stones on the setting. I ALSO wear a spacer which takes up some more room and I have a 2ct OEC eternity ring for my wedding band. Honestly the three pieces together combined with my small amount of finger real estate can look like a bit much at times. Lately I''ve been alternating between wearing just my wedding band or my wedding band and stacking ring. Just seems easier overall.

 

[wannaBMrsH]

I''ve only had my ring about a month or so, but I''ve had both responses now!

My DF gave me a gorgeous 1.5 H VS2 RB and I wear a size 6 ring (it''s a tad big, but I haven''t had time to take it back to get it resized). Anyhow, in our circle of friends, my ring is about average. Most of his friends are also engineers in their 30s and most wives have very beautiful 1-4 carat rings (there is actually only one 4 carat ring and it''s a second upgrade.) I work in Telecom as well and most of the women in my office have about the same if not bigger diamonds. One of our admins has a 6ct Harry Winston ring that is just beautiful, but she is very self conscious of it and often wears only her wedding ring. Everyone has been VERY complimentary about my ring and the most sincere one in my opinion was his last single guy friend who asked DF if he minded giving him our jeweler''s information.

Most of my college friends have between .5 and 1.5 ct. rings, but back in my hometown (South Texas) my ring is HUGE. When we visited for Thanksgiving, several people made comments about having to hide their smaller rings, which I think is silly. I would NEVER hide my ring just because there are bigger ones out there, my love worked so hard to get me the one he thought would be perfect for me forever.

The only negative comment so far was from FBIL''s wife, who looked at it and said in a really sarcastic tone, "Oh, how cute". I thought she was completely rude...I have no idea what size her ring is, but it looks like a fairly good sized diamond as well (either the same or slightly larger, I would never ask anyone IRL for their specs. Can you imagine! hee!), but hers is set on a 6mm yellow gold band and mine is set on a 1.8mm platinum band.

 

[repartee]

Hello!

I never pass up an opportunity to talk about my ring (even though I''ve been married for a year and a half now...)!

I live and work in NYC. My ring is a size 5.5, but probably should be re-sized to a 5. It spins around A LOT which drives hubby crazy. I don''t want to size it down - mostly because I''m pregnant and I suspect it would be pointless v.v. soon... Anyway, the center stone is a 2.01ct square radiant flanked by two trillions. My wedding ring is a very thin eternity band with prong set diamonds. I am still wildly in love with them (and with hubby). I still catch myself staring at the set, esp. under halogen lights. HA!

The e-ring is not terribly big for NYC or my group of friends, but I (admittedly biased) think it''s a little bit more special. What can I say? She''s a flirt, always winking and sparkling at people. I''ve gotten overwhelmingly positive comments from everyone from a waitress in TN who dragged her daughter over for a closer look, coat check guys, airport security, friends, family, co-workers. My aunt demands to try it on every time I see her and then drags my poor uncle over for a closer look. One of the women in my office got engaged with a beautiful, huge RB solitaire and when I remarked on how pretty it was, she literally said (nicely), "Well, it''s not as nice as yours." Hmm, even if I thought that, not sure I would SAY it! I think she didn''t have much of a say.

My husband always laughs because when people say "Your ring is so beautiful," I always reply "I know." Yeah. What can I say? It''s the truth!

 

[DivaDiamond007]

My center stone is a .80 Leo set in a Stuller illusion setting. I wear a 3.75 so it looks big on my finger and then you have to consider how it''s set - it makes the stone face up more like a 1.5 (as compared to my SIL''s ring).

I get a lot of comments on it because people always think the center stone is huge and because the setting looks antique. The only person that really hassles me about it is my mother - she''s not into jewelry at all and thinks we wasted our money having the stone set, etc.

I live in Northwest Ohio and I''d say that my stone size is probably average. My SIL has a 1.5 and a friend of mine has a 1.00 and they have the biggest rings of the people I know. Everyone elses ranges from around .40+.

Diva

 

[ScorpioNYC]

I live in NYC and have a 2.4 carat oval with .6 in sides so 3 carats (photo below)....the oval faces up bigger, and my hands are a 4.5. Even here I have gotten a lot of comments, some of them inappropriate. Many people tell me it''s a beautiful ring, but I had coworkers say : "was he (my fiance) joking?", "huge rock", one joked that i couldn''t raise my hand- pretty uncalled for. However other friends who grew up in wealthy areas think it''s the perfect size. I also had a bunch of stares from my fiance''s friends, most of whom do not live in NYC and have rings less than 1.5 carats. I always wanted a nice ring and I want a tiny tiny wedding. I think the ring is a better use of funds.

 

[Bliss]

Loooove the oval! *drool*

I think if your ring is sparkly, it's going to get a lot of attention period. So many rings aren't sparkly out IRL!

Trillionaire, I love that trillion you posted! That would be a conversation piece!

Also, in NYC e-rings get a ton of attention because so many young women are single here. If you have an e-ring at all, people will look and comment! LOL. It's like being part of a species facing extinction!

 

[mrscushion]

Date: 12/15/2008 3:48:23 PM
Author: Clairitek
The women I work with thought it was ''huge'' and so did some of my other co-workers (who are a tad younger than I am in their early 20s). The one girl who comments on it all the time is European and I get the impression that it is not the usual thing to have a ''huge'' diamond engagement ring. Every time I see her she comments on my ring.

That''s true. Where I come from in (continental, i.e. non-UK) Europe, it is quite uncommon, in fact I''ve never seen one on a person. Nowadays you start to see engagement-style solitaires in shopping windows at jewelry stores in big cities and I think they''re becoming more common, particularly with people who went to study/work in the U.S. and picked up the custom. But still, it''s still pretty rare, I think. They have a lot of catching up to do, IMO!

 

[elle_chris]

I'm also in nyc and my e-ring which iis 2.52 doesn't get much attention. I sometimes notice people looking but it's rare. I once had the receptionist at my company ask if it was real. I just laughed.
My 5 stone ring is 2.59 ct's total. When I wear that I get stares. I never noticed until I was in Sephora recently, and was waiting to ask the sales girl a question- but she was just staring at my hand until I finally said "hello"? She turned red and complimented me on it. After that I started noticing the looks everywhere.
It now makes me uncomfortable and I find I don't wear it as much.

edited to add: That trillion is gorgeous!

 

[honey22]

Date: 12/15/2008 4:06:17 PM
Author: supergirl10
My ring is a 0.48 crt SI F and im not sure my ring size, in australia it is alphabetical so I am an L, (if anyone knows how to convert) kind of average size fingers. My ring attracts attention quite often unfortunetly.

I just posted a similar comment in LIW so sorry for repeating myself. I get comments all the time about how HUGE my diamond is, mostly this is from family my FFIL who is quite wealthy went on and on about how massive the diamond was in my setting. In fact my FMIL and FSIL all made comments about how huge the diamond was and how much money it must have cost. My FMIL even made a comment to my mother (as she had seen the ring first) about how completely massive it was. Even my aunties and uncles made comments about the size. I have also had quite a few comments from complete strangers about the size.

Im not reallly sure what all the fuss is about and I''m really not quite sure how to deal with it all. It really isn''t that big, especially since I don''t exactly have tiny fingers. I guess for the area in Australia that I live it is on the larger end. We were going to get something larger but only slightly, but in the end we decided on this stone because it was very well cut.

I find it quite funny actually because I wonder what the reaction would be if i actually had a 1,2 or 3crt stone or something substancial. Dont'' get me wrong I love my ring, but in comparison to some rings out there is reallly very modest.

Hello fellow Aussie, just popping in to say a L is about 5.75 - 6.0 US

I am a K which is 5.25, they roughly convert, it''s not exact for some sizes, and can change depending on which size chart you read, but it''s about that.

My ering is a 0.8ct RB and when I went back to work after our engagement, it got a lot of comments. One girl said it was the ''hugest thing she had ever seen''. One buddy of mine calls in the engagement rock. It''s funny cause in the scheme of things, it''s not that big at all I don''t see many big stones here - probably under 5 the same size or bigger than mine since we got engaged and trust me, I am a PSer - I look at a woman''s hand before their face

. I don''t think it''s necessarily the size they are suprised with - it''s the sparkliness. I think they know it looks different and they can''t understand why, so they assume it''s a big diamond. We don''t get many ideal cut stones here in Australia. I am not trying to be snobbish when I say, I have yet to see a sparklier diamond than my ACA (except of course, when I visit Gary''s store in Melbourne). I have seen a few larger stones and they have looked dead. I still can''t fathom why someone would want a huge lifeless diamond, guess they havn''t seen better. I just feel sorry for the diamond, it could have ended up so much nicer

 

[Burk]

I live in the midwest US. My e-ring is 2.1 ct OEC and I wear a size 6. My ring is pretty big for our area. I tend to get the most comments on it''s size from men. Women tend to compliment how sparkly it is and they compliment my setting.

 

[oobiecoo]

Mine is a 1 carat asscher with a white & rose gold setting with white & pink diamond pave. I mostly get nice comments and people are always amazed at the pink diamonds. We went to DH''s mom''s house a while back and she had a friend over. The lady looked at my ring and asked if those were rhinestones on the sides? Ummm... no... they''re DIAMONDS! She seemed really drugged and strange though so I just attributed it to her weirdness. I had one girl ask me how many carats it was... it didn''t bother me though because I know some people are just curious.

 

[WishfulThinking]

I love when I get attention for my ring!

I have a 5.5mm round brilliant cut pink/purple garnet set in a 2mm white gold band with 4 tiiiiny pave-set side stones on each side. I wear a size 4 on my left ring finger. I live in W. MA, very rural, and am a 21 year old college student.

I am pretty sure it gets so much attention because it's PINK!

My stone is a total fireball and sparkles like mad in tons of different lighting, and since it's an unusual color people tend to notice more. A lot of people ask if it is an engagement ring... probably because it's pink, because of my age, and because I am a student. No one has really given me a hard time about it, other than exceedingly rude strangers who comment on my age or choice of life partner.

Most people really love it!

The only time I feel at all uncomfortable about it is when I first got engaged and visited a few jewelery stores looking for a wedding band accompanied by my mother. She is also recently engaged to my future step-dad, and has a gorgeous 3-stone diamond ring, very classic and a nice size for her slender fingers. She is self-conscious about the size [she thinks it's too small] and got a bit upset when people noticed my ring over hers and complimented it so much. It happened a bunch of times. I think because hers is so classic and mine is so PINK. I felt bad, though.

 

[IluvEmeralds]

What a GREAT thread!! When my FI and I first got my ring we were really surprised by the reactions that we received. Some positive...and some negative...some bordering on downright RUDE. Let me explain what my rings look like first. My ER:center stone 1.56 EC w/ 2 side stones @ .35 EC''s. It''s set in a channel band with .10 (4 on each side) princess cut stones. All total it is 3.06 in the ER itself. My wedding band is a channel set band with princess cuts to match the band on my ering with .10 with 12 of them so it''s 1.20 ctw. All told my entire set is 4.26 ctw. I absolutely love it, and it took my FI and I long time to save up and find the right jeweler to work with to do a custom job in our town. (We live in N.FL ) I should explain that I''m a teacher, so most of my co-workers have much smaller rings than mine...though some do have bigger. When I got my ring...my closest friends loved it, and had appropriate reactions.While some women and co-workers simply said..."that''s nice" or that''s "cute''.

The best though were those who said "don''t you think that''s a bit much for a teacher?" or "what are you trying to prove?" Even better were those who told me I shouldn''t wear it to work since I would appear like I was trying to be "better than others!!". It amazes me the unsolicited responses I received in the past month or so...and how much I had to just smile and nod and walk away rather than say something I would regret. I absolutely ADORE my ring, and it symbolizes the love my FI and I have for each other. I would never NOT wear it just for someone else, nor am I trying to flaunt it to prove somehting. I don''t think it matters what your profession is, though clearly to some people it does.

ILE

 

[amcgookin]

I live in Orange County, CA and I have a 3.52 OEC center stone. There is an additional 1.37 carats in pave diamonds in a halo around the center stone and also on all 3 sides of the band all the way around. The total carat weight of my engagement ring is 4.89 and my ring size is 5.25. Because of the halo the top of the ring looks closer to 5+ carats. I also have two 3 sided pave diamond wedding bands that are about 1.25 carats each. In all my full set is about 7.39 carats. It makes me laugh that I have a wedding set with that much carat weight The center stone is a heirloom from my fiances family so we went all out with the setting and bands. We are getting married in April so I am not allowed to wear the bands yet so then comments I get are from the engagement ring only.

I definitely got/get comments from my family and friends. All of them are nice or funny in some way or another. We really all think it is hilarious that I ended up with a ring this large because even my fiance didn''t know the stone existed until we talked about engagement with his parents. So with family & friends we all giggle and then I let them all try it on. Some people may think that is crazy or bad luck, but I was and am still that girl who used to jokingly say to all my girlfriends "hand um over" whenever I would see them so I could try on thier rings.

I can''t say that I get offended my anyones comments, looks or stares. It usually just makes me laugh and smile. Before I got this ring if I had seen someone wear this big of a ring for sure I would have gawked but probably not said anything. For the most part that is what I get. I sometimes notice stares, but not a lot of comments. If I do get a comment it is along the lines of "Wow that is gorgeous". Orange County has some pretty ritzy areas so it is not super uncommon to see large rings.

I did however have a friend of a friend take my hand and then tap my center stone and say "my god is that real". I didn''t mind the comment but I didn''t like the tapping too much. Oh and this weekend walking through Target I heard a man who was walking by me say "Wow did you see that" However he could have also been making a comment about the lamps we were walking past

Oh and yes I definitely turn it around when driving through or going to the less than desirable areas. Very rarely though do I feel unsafe wearing it like you would think!

Alison