One more rolling ring post :)

[NewEnglandLady]

Okay, so this is the issue: I have an engagement ring. I love it. I have a half-eternity band as a wedding band. I love it.

But I wanted a plain band to wear when I didn''t want to wear my e-ring and wedding band. So I bought a simple 3mm palladium band and I''ve only worn it for a couple of days. I don''t love it. I think 3mm is too thin for my size 8 ring finger, but anything wider looks too masculine on me. So I''m returning the palladium band.

I want to replace it with a trinity/rolling ring. I''ve gone to Cartier at least a dozen times--I''d ordered the Trinity One (pre PS days) as a wedding band but comfort problems coupled with buyer''s remorse made me change my mind. Then last week I thought about ordering the plain trinity ring as a right-hand ring, but the prices have gone up again (I posted about it last week) and I don''t want to pay $950 for three gold bands.

Obviously, I love the trinity band and since I''m returning the palladium band, I plan to replace it with a generic trinity band and use that as a wedding band when I don''t wear my e-ring and eternity band.

Sorry for so much background, but my question is who makes the best generic trinity band? Has anybody ordered from rollingrings. com? They seem to have the best price ($200), but I want to find out if anybody has had any quality issues.

Also, how often do Cartier''s trinity bands pop up on signed pieces? It''s not important for me to have the Cartier name, but if the difference between a generic rolling ring and Cartier''s trinity band is minimal, I''d go for the Cartier. I just find that since I need a size 56, which is large, refurbished rings would be tough to find.

Thanks everybody and sorry about my ramblings about rolling rings. Again, I love my e-ring and wedding band, but I''d like to have a simple third option and I really think a rolling ring is my best bet.

 

[musey]

Hi NEL!

I''m actually expecting my 3mm tri-color from rollingring.com in tomorrow''s mail. It fit my miniscule budget nicely

I''ll reply tomorrow and let you know about the quality, etc. (pics if you want)

Vespergirl has a rolling ring from there, and I think (?) either monarch or tacori do, too! Theirs are with scattered diamonds, if I remember correctly.


I think I''ve seen posts about memoire''s rolling rings being superior, though!

 

[NewEnglandLady]

ooo, that is nice timing! I can''t wait to hear about it, Musey! On the site the rose gold looks really dark--then again that could be my computer--so let me know what you think about the colors when you get it.

Thanks for the help!

 

[monarch64]

Still love my rring from rollingring.com...I''ve worn it daily on my RH for the past 4-5 months and it still looks fabulous, no problems at all. I notice that Cartier''s pop up pretty frequently on SP, but if you need a particular size you might try emailing them and requesting one if they get one in your size. I don''t know if they do that sort of thing but it''s worth a try.

 

[NewEnglandLady]

Monarch, did you get the 14k or the 18k? Great to hear you''re still loving it! I''m really wanting to order one now!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

You can get the Cartier ones on ebay almost all the time. Cost is around $400-500. This is one of those things that I want the real thing. They originated the ring and that''s why I''d want the Cartier.

 

[Miscka]

DiamondSeeker, what do you think is the best way to authenicate before purchasing?

 

[risingsun]

Date: 10/8/2007 5:54:10 PM
Author: monarch64
Still love my rring from rollingring.com...I''ve worn it daily on my RH for the past 4-5 months and it still looks fabulous, no problems at all. I notice that Cartier''s pop up pretty frequently on SP, but if you need a particular size you might try emailing them and requesting one if they get one in your size. I don''t know if they do that sort of thing but it''s worth a try.

I contacted SP and had them on the lookout for a specific Cartier Trinity for me. I really don''t know if it was a happy coincidence or not, but I now have the Trinity with the scattered diamonds and I love it.

 

[IHeartOldCuts]

Ditto on looking at Ebay. That''s where I got mine for $460, and it came with the orig box and certificate. Paid $40 to have the entire ring buffed to get the 3 distinct colors again (not worth driving all the way down to my local Cartier store). Love it!!

 

[sputat]

Been reading the old Trinity ring threads here in PS and was intrigued with all the praises for this style. I was curious to see how comfortable it really is. Took a while for my size to pop up on eBay and boy, I swooped it. Won it for a steal too.

Just got it today and I''m hooked. I wear a size 4 and French 48 is a perfect fit. Not too tight, not too loose.

Bumping up this thread to see if the OP and other posters got theirs as well.

 

[monarch64]

Date: 10/8/2007 6:00:06 PM
Author: NewEnglandLady
Monarch, did you get the 14k or the 18k? Great to hear you''re still loving it! I''m really wanting to order one now!

Sorry, didn''t see this post until now! I got the 14k, and again I''ve been wearing it daily for a few months and it hasn''t lost its finish at all. My skin chemistry must be conducive to wearing white gold because I haven''t had to have any of my few-years-old wG pieces rhodiumed yet...whereas DH has had his 18kw wedding band rhodiumed like three times in the last 4 years.

 

[NewEnglandLady]

Thank, Monarch! I ended up ordering the 18k gold and am loving it. I''ve only had it for a week or so, but as soon as I got it I knew it was perfect. I usually just wear the rolling ring and eternity ring together, which I like. Sometimes I pair the rolling ring up with my e-ring. If I wear the e-ring and eternity band together, I Just move he rolling ring to my right hand. The rolling ring is extremely comfortable and since I have large hands, I like the width.

 

[monarch64]

NewEnglandLady, good! Glad to hear you are happy with your ring. It sounds really versatile. I''m like you, I can move my r.ring from my right ring finger to my left middle finger if I feel like it, both of those fingers are the same size. So if I don''t feel like wearing my "blingy" wedding set sometimes I can just wear the r.ring on my left mid finger and that hand does not feel totally "naked," LOL! Once again, glad you are happy with your purchase!

 

[karasue91]

NewEngland, could you possibly post a pic of your trinity ring with your eternity band? I''m considering buying one as my wedding band, and my engagement ring is an eternity band. Thanks!!

 

[NewEnglandLady]

No problem, Karasue, I''ll do that as soon as I get home from work! I, too, wanted an eternity band for an engagement ring, but ended up getting it as a wedding band instead. I planned to wear my eternity band with a plain platinum for daily wear, but ended up not liking the look and went with a trinity band instead. I think it looks much, much better. I''ll post soon!

 

[NewEnglandLady]

I got home tonight right as it was getting dark, so I ran outside without cleaning either of these rings--sorry! Also, I have serious man hands I call them Frankenhands--especially now that all of my nails are broken. I wear a size 8 ring, so I''m sure this would look different on daintier hands! In fact, I just ran outside to get a quick shot of the rings on my right hand, which is a size 6.5--closer to normal sized hands

The half eternity has 6 pointers, F-G color, VS quality.


First, whole left hand

 

[NewEnglandLady]

Second, close up

 

[NewEnglandLady]

third, reverse view

 

[NewEnglandLady]

Last, shot of my smaller right hand. Sorry it''s blurry!

 

[snlee]

It''s beautiful and looks great on you! Enjoy!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Oh I love it with your eternity band!!!

 

[Skippy123]

Looks lovely!!

 

[BrownEyedCountryGirl]

Ohhhh, I really like it !!!!!

Feel free to post pics of your ering as well......

Yours is one of my faves !!!!!!!!

What is the carat weight of your Asscher.... ????

TOTALLY off topic I do realize and do apologize, but my ring size is close to 7 and considering we are close in size I am soo curious !!!!!!

 

[musey]

Date: 10/27/2007 11:35:57 AM
Author: BrownEyedCountryGirl
Ohhhh, I really like it !!!!!

Feel free to post pics of your ering as well......

BECG, NewEnglandLady has an SMTR thread here, if you haven't seen it already

 

[NewEnglandLady]

Thanks ladies, you are all such sweethearts.

Musey, thanks so much for posting the link to that other thread, I appreciate that. I saw that you posted a bunch of pics of your rings in another asscher thread yesterday and I literally stared (and drooled) at them for at least a half of an hour. I absolutely LOVE your royal asscher, the stone is perfection and the setting is fabulous. I really like it with your band as well, I don't think it's too wide at all, I think it really makes the stone pop, which it should!

BECG, I'm so excited to see your ring when it's done. I have no doubt it's going to be gorgeous! I love the setting you've chosen and it sounds like you guys are getting close to choosing a stone, which is really exciting!! My stone is probably a bit smaller than what you're considering--it's 1.55, F, VS2, 68% depth and 63% table. The measurements are 6.54 x 6.40 x 4.35. The girdle is slightly thick to thick, polish and symmetry are both EX and is a Lazare Kaplan stone. Side stones are G color, VS clarity, 4 round brilliants and 2 pears totaling about .5 carats.

I wore my e-ring on my right hand for the first 4 months of our engagement thinking that I'd just have a band on my left hand. I think the 1.5 carat was a really good balance on my right hand, which is a size 6.5. When I finally decided to move it to my left, the size 8 hand, I felt it was a tiny bit small. The sidestones help with spread, though. I have a good friend who wears a 1.5 carat and she's a size 7 and I think it looks fantastic. I know you're considering something a big bigger, so I don't think you have to worry at all.

Thanks Snlee, Tacori, SDL (I'm thinking about you, SDL, and hope you're safe!) and of course Skippy. Skippy, I have to say you are probably one of the absolutely sweetest women on this board. Also, I saw your e-ring on another thread and it is beautiful!! And that brooch? Wow!

 

[musey]

Thanks, NEL!! Are you obsessed with your rolling ring yet? I am!! Mine is already developing little scratches here and there. Note to self: STOP rolling the rolling ring constantly!!

I LOOOOOOOOOOVE the way yours looks with your eternity band. And pish posh I say to frankenhands, your hands are just lovely (and keep in mind, the camera adds two ring sizes

)

 

[NewEnglandLady]

Hehe, Musey, I am definitely obsessed with the RR. I take it off and put it on all the time. Or switch which type of gold shows the most--I''m finding that i love the rose gold. Mine already has little scratches, too, which I don''t even mind.

I completely own the Frankenhands I do quite a bit of rock climbing and find the big hands to be helpful. Plus, I notoriously forget my golf glove when golfing and can wear one of DH''s extras, so it all works out

 

[musey]

Date: 10/27/2007 3:10:45 PM
Author: NewEnglandLady
Hehe, Musey, I am definitely obsessed with the RR. I take it off and put it on all the time. Or switch which type of gold shows the most--I''m finding that i love the rose gold

I''m the exact same way!! I like it to be rose&white on top, centerstage--with the yellow peeking out at the sides. Good grief, am I obsessed!

 

[Elmorton]

*Bump* - NEL, which width did you choose? Is that the 2.5mm per band? It looks beautiful on your hand!

 

[NewEnglandLady]

I chose the 3mm width because my left ring finger is a size 8. I thought briefly about getting one as a RHR (I wear a 6.5 on my right) and thought the 3mm looked best on my right hand as well. I''d say the overall width of the ring is 6mm when on my hand. I love the ring--it''s very comfortable and I wear it nearly every day in lieu of my e-ring. I sometimes wear it with the eterntiy band, but lately I''ve just been wearing it on its own.

Musey has one as well (she also has the 3mm version) and pictures are in this thread:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/calling-musey.70351/