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I''ve got my Tacori, but now Ive got a porblem

I would echo alot of sentiment here that though you WANT to wear your E-ring all the time, in your line of work that is just not feasible. I would also strenuously suggest that wearing it on a chain everyday is not a good thing and an easy way to lose it. If loss is an issue then temporarily put it in a safe deposite box while you are under renovation.
 
Curious to know what you decided and how it''s working out? I''m in a similar position with someone starting an attending position soon and needing to get in and out of gloves the whole day. She also echos that most use chains. Guess something else I also need to get
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-- this is such a complicated purchase!

I hate to get a gorgeous ring and have it never see the light of day ...

Also looking at the same Tacori setting.

Yours appears to be the "petite" version -- is that correct? May I ask what''s your ring size I''m worried if it''s too bulky of a design.

Thanks!
 
I''m also wondering what you decided. I know many people don''t think the chain is a good idea, but I haven''t had any problems yet, and I still wear my ring everyday. My ring sits pretty low, and everything is flush without any prongs, so my ring doesn''t catch on gloves. Being an OBGYN, most of my co-workers are women, and many of them wear their wedding sets daily. I just haven''t been able to part with my ring yet :)
 
I have the Tiffany O ring pendant Shelby posted. It''s only $90 and it is awesome. You don''t want the ring directly on a chain because the links could eat the interior of the shank eventually but the O ring with hidden clasp is smooth. Still I think this is a temporary problem, once you are married you''ll have a wedding band and you can just wear that. My fiance bought me a plain tungsten band he planned to propose with since he knew I wanted to design my own ring but it didn''t come in time. It never scratches. I love to wear it when I am riding motorcycles, traveling, ect....
 
I''m an RN and I too have had this problem. I would say that many (maybe even most) women do wear their wedding sets every day. However, most of them are quite small, low profile, solitaires, etc. In fact part of the reason I originally reset my e-ring was to make it simple, low profile, and very wearable in all situations. As it is now I wear it about half the time at work. To be honest it doesn''t much bother me on my finger but I HATE how dirty it gets-washing my hands all day, taking gloves on and off, etc, just makes it a big mess and I feel like I have to clean it all the time. And if I had a very elaborate setting (which I don''t) I think that would bug me even more. But that said, I would still rather have it on my finger than around my neck--bending over patients, being busy, rushing around, necklaces tend to get caught on things and get in the way; plus I don''t even know if I''d notice it if it for some reason fell off.

So I am very little help here. But I honestly think it might be best and safest left at home. I like some others'' ideas about something very simple to wear in the meantime, and once you are married and have a beautiful band you can wear that all the time.
 
Slight tangent here...

An interesting observation I''m noticing. For those in health care profession, sounds like most ppl recommend leaving the e-ring at home and eventually just wearing the wedding band once married.

If that''s the case then why spend so much on a e-ring if it''s hardly ever going to be worn?
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It''s like getting a Maserati and just leaving it parked in your garage... what''s the fun in that?
 
Date: 6/27/2010 3:07:28 AM
Author: PenguinIce
Slight tangent here...

An interesting observation I''m noticing. For those in health care profession, sounds like most ppl recommend leaving the e-ring at home and eventually just wearing the wedding band once married.

If that''s the case then why spend so much on a e-ring if it''s hardly ever going to be worn?
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It''s like getting a Maserati and just leaving it parked in your garage... what''s the fun in that?
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Yes!
My primary, every day job is working for an air medical company in an office. I volunteer with a local ambulance company, and recently completed an advanced certification that required lots of clinical time.
Now that that is (pretty much) over, I can anticipate being on an ambulance about once a week, TOPS.

I have never had a chance to really look at the strength of the chains offered by Tiffanys. I went to the jewler where my ring came from to get alernate ideas. I found a pretty solid rope-like chain that might do the trick. I know somebody mentioned the wear on the ring on a chain, but the chain itself is actually pretty smooth. The jewler offered to replace the clasp with a more sturdy locking clasp. So this seems to be the option I might go with. Will I eventually just wear my band on ''high impact'' days? Probably, but that day is about 14 months away. (sigh...)

For now, I have been getting used to wearing it under gloves, though I have had to move up from a size ''small'' to a ''medium''.
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PenguinIce- Ring size is a 6.5. I honestly cant remember the specs of the petite without looking it up first, but I DO know off the top of my head that the side diamonds are .30 carats each. I would highly recommend trying it on in person to really grasp the height of the ring. I know my jewler was all too happy to order an example from Tacori for me to try since the style I wanted wasn''t in the store.
 
Date: 6/27/2010 3:07:28 AM
Author: PenguinIce
Slight tangent here...


An interesting observation I'm noticing. For those in health care profession, sounds like most ppl recommend leaving the e-ring at home and eventually just wearing the wedding band once married.


If that's the case then why spend so much on a e-ring if it's hardly ever going to be worn?
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It's like getting a Maserati and just leaving it parked in your garage... what's the fun in that?
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My E-ring is very elaborate and I'll be a nurse so wearing it to work won't really be an option. You bring up a really good point, however I'll be wearing that bad boy everywhere else. If you think about it..most people who do buy expensive cars like that only drive those cars on the weekends. I'm commenting because SO bought a car more expensive then a Maserati... and the car stays in the garage all week and gets driven on weekends only, unless I feel like driving it. Same will go for elaborate rings with high profiles--they stay at home while at work and then worn when not at work :) Am I making sense?

When we do drive it on the weekends, it actually makes it a lot more fun because we look forward to driving it and the car doesn't ever get boring. I assume the same can be said for rings.
 
I am an RN as well and we are not allowed to wear our rings while we are working, but I work in the NICU. I can''t say the same for the other floors as I see alot of other nurses wearing rings, bracelets and watches in other areas of the hospital. That doesn''t mean I don''t wear them on the way to work or going home, but once I scrub up, they come off
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. I keep them in a little Tiffany jewelery bag that I put in my pocket and close off with a safety pin, I don''t want to lose my rings even though they are insured.
I usually don''t bother to bring them with me anymore though since the "newness" has worn off, but sometimes I will wear a thin diamond band or just wear a plain band (which is allowed).

I kind of like that Tiffany O ring pendant alot, except I wear a pendant all the time and I would wonder if it would get tangled with my other pendants and if the diamonds from the ring would get scratched from the diamonds on the pendant. Plus, I tend to wear the same pendant for a few weeks at a time.

If you decide not to wear them to work and leave them home, it''s not like it''s the whole entire day, you can still wear it when you get home, in your sleep, shower, when you are off, etc., so it''s not too bad in my opinion, but I do understand that you just got them and are very excited to wear it.
 
Date: 5/29/2010 12:22:32 PM
Author: dreamer_d
I would not wear my ring on a chain around my neck, especially when I was working in a handson job like EMT! Leave it at home. I would then get something low profile to wear when I worked. Perhaps a .30ct in a bezel setting like the Tiffany etoile.
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I totally agree with dreamer! I would keep that baby at home and get a band like the etoile to wear so you don''t have to take it off for the gloves.

My very good friend would put her 3+ carat diamond on a chain ( hefty ) and wear it around her neck when she would go hiking with her Husband. She got totally lucky when they stopped to picnic she went to get their throw up off the ground and gave her engagement ring and wedding band a good throw! She didn''t even know the chain had came undone, not broke! The only time she wears her ring anymore is when she goes out date night with her husband or she knows she wont have to take her ring off for anything. So please insure the ring to.
 
When I'm working in the hospital and I know it will be a hands on kind of day, I do leave my ring at home and just wear my wedding band (it's mokume, so smooth and low profile).

However, if you MUST wear it and think a chain in the way to go, I would actually consider a strong braided leather cord. I've heard too many horror stories of chain-links breaking. When I used to wear rings around my neck, I had a very nice leather cord with a clasp, and I would actually tie the leather in a knot in the back and THEN clasp it too just for extra security, haha. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but it made me feel better.

I also would bet that if you go on etsy, you could have a jeweler design something with extra security for you. There are ingenious designers on there that could probably come up with something both stylish and very safe. You could probably contact your favorite sellers, or just list an Alchemy request and see what people can come up with for you.
 
Maybe it would look weird, but if I were to trust a ring to a chain around my neck, I would probably use *two* chains. I have snapped a number of chains just getting my hair tangled in the links and trying to unwind it, snapped the chain.

I like the leather cord idea too. A pretty silk cord could work well too. I used to wear pendants on those in highschool, and they are really sturdy.
 
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