Please help me find a men''s gemstone ring. Please.

[KCCutie]

I know absolutely nothing about gemstones but I''d like to get my SO a gemstone ring.

His family is Swedish and very proud of their heritage, and I read somewhere that in Sweden the man wears and engagement ring too. I always wanted to get him an engagement gift and because he is also very fashion conscious I thought maybe if I got him a gem stone ring that he can wear it would be a nice gesture. I won''t expect him to wear it on his left hand because that''s not the norm here in the US but it''s the thought that counts.

I''m not sure what kind of stone to look for. His b-day is in December so I think his birthstone is a light blue and mine is in May so that''s an emerald. He''s very masculine and at the same time fashion conscious, not quite metro but he dresses well likes accessories. He loves green (we both have a pair of bright green sneaker we wear all the time) but an emerald may be too expensive so another green stone may work. Also he can''t wear cheap silver jewelry...he must have sensitive skin but I''m guessing white gold will work.

Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated

 

[Selkie]

How about a titanium ring? I think they are very masculine but fashionable at the same time. DH has a titanium wedding band, but I also gave him one before the wedding that he could wear whenever. Some are available with gems embedded, like this one from Titanium Era (www.titaniumera.com). There are others with colored inlays or engraving, like at Boone Titanium Rings.

 

[KCCutie]

I like the idea of Titanium. I''ve herd that if something were to happen and the ring had to be cut off some hospitals don''t have the equipment to cut through titanium.....I know it''s silly to worry about but he''s kind of .....er accident prone

That is a nice ring I''ll check out those site for sure! What gemstone would you recommend? What are some nice green ones (or just ones that guys seem to like)? His wedding band will most likely have diamonds so that''s why I want to do gemstones for this one.

 

[Selkie]

For blue or green gemstones, you have so many options. There's tsavorite garnet, which is a great alternative to emerald. There's blue zircon, which is one of the December birthstones. Turquoise is another, so you could do a turquoise inlay. I'd personally go with small tsavorite garnets, flush set into the ring. Yum!

As for removing a damaged titanium ring, any hospital should have the means to remove it. It's strong, but not indestructible. There's a faq on the Boone site addressing it:

"Q: What about cutting off a titanium or tungsten carbide in case of an accident?
A: The very first thing I did when I started making titanium rings is cut them off of my own finger by different methods. Titanium is about as hard as stainless steel, so things that cut steel such as a hacksaw or Dremel tool can be used. Titanium has a reputation of being stronger than steel. It's not necessarily so. It's the high strength to weight ratio that is the reason it is used in aerospace applications. I've had a customer that did have to get one cut off. They were able to remove it without a problem, and she ordered another titanium ring! Tungsten Carbide rings are so hard that they cannot be cut, but they are made from powder, so they are relatively fragile like ceramic, and can be cracked off by squeezing them in a vise or visegrips."

 

[KCCutie]

I found that FAQ right before you posted it. Thanks though I'm sure others were curious as well.

I looked into some Tsvas and I think they me be a bit bright for this kind of ring, if they come darker that's still a possability. I'd love some for myself though. I came across some Tourmalines though that are really nice I like the deep green color, I don't know I think it's more masculine....maybe that's just me. I like the square/octogon shape too as my e-ring will hopefully be a square/asscher or emerald shape.

Here one I liked: http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?-830961500
I think having one like this flush set in a fairly plain flat band would be nice. Not sure this is the best stone. Where's the best place to source something like this?

 

[baby monster]

Does he like diamonds? Tiffany has a nice man's ring with a burnished stone.
http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Item.aspx?sku=GRP00260&mcat=148208&cid=288176&search_params=s+5-p+10-c+288176-r+-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+

Or this with hidden diamonds http://www.pearlmansjewelers.com/jewelry-designers/damiani-jewelry/rings/27F1/18/

Or this with green or blue diamonds http://www.starlightbands.com/aboutStarlightBands.htm

 

[KCCutie]

Date: 5/15/2008 12:35:20 PM
Author: baby monster
Does he like diamonds? Tiffany has a nice man''s ring with a burnished stone.

http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Item.aspx?sku=GRP00260&mcat=148208&cid=288176&search_params=s+5-p+10-c+288176-r+-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+


Or this with hidden diamonds http://www.pearlmansjewelers.com/jewelry-designers/damiani-jewelry/rings/27F1/18/



Or this with green or blue diamonds http://www.starlightbands.com/aboutStarlightBands.htm

Does he like diamonds? Of course! I love that Tiffany I think that may be perfect for his WB.

I''d like this one to be different and fashionable so he can wear it whenever he wants, that''s why I was thinking a nice colored gemstone.

I''m really starting to like the Chrome Tourmalines. Anyone know of a good source that may also be able to do the ring?

Oh and BTW I''d like to stay around $500 or so (I''m just a poor admin. asst.).

 

[KCCutie]

I e-mailed Titanium Era and they said they could do a ring with square green tourmalines (or another dark green gem)! YAY

I''m not sure why I have this thing for square stones. LOL

Anyhow they want to know what size stone I would want. I''m thinking something like this:

http://www.titaniumera.com/catalog/detail?cid=661&pid=747

Or this:

http://www.titaniumera.com/catalog/detail?cid=661&pid=752

So maybe 2 or 2.5mm squares???

(I know I really need to learn how to make these clickable! Sorry!)

 

[Elmorton]

Were you thinking a sort of signet ring though? I think a classic, simple signet style with a deep green cabochon (sp?) stone would be really nice - and not look wedding-band-y

 

[KCCutie]

Date: 5/15/2008 4:33:54 PM
Author: Elmorton
Were you thinking a sort of signet ring though? I think a classic, simple signet style with a deep green cabochon (sp?) stone would be really nice - and not look wedding-band-y

Oh gosh I don't know anything about signets.....can you show me one? You could be right that could be exactly what I want and I don't even know it.

This is why I need help

ETA: Oh wait I did a search for signet rings and no that's not really what I was thinking. That's not really his style. Not that they aren't nice I just don't see him wearing one.

 

[Selkie]

I think either one of those would look great with square green stones! I think I like the grooved one (tristar) a little more, and it would look fine w/2mm stones.

Also, tsavorites can be light or dark-I prefer the darker ones myself.

 

[KCCutie]

Thanks Selkie!

Yes I have seen some nice dark tsavs so I''m open to that as well. I e-mailed them to see what kind of stone they could get and I said something between 2 and 3mm whatever they thought would be best given the width of the ring I choose.

I think I''m leaning towards the grooved one too.....hmmm Decisions! Decisions!

 

[beaujolais]

titanium looks great on men

titanium & tsavorite would be awesome

 

[Circe]

Additionally, just because I''ve been on a mokume gane kick recently, and have been finding a lot of gorgeous titanium mokume (going under a variety of weird portmanteau names list Timascus and Timoku): the symolism of two-as-one seems kind of cool to me for an engagement ring.

These are my favorites, but they''re currently out of stock (though, you can apparently have your name put on a waiting list): Timoku Rings

And these seem like really nifty rings, with the option for stone setting in at least one variety .... Timascus Rings

 

[whatmeworry]

maybe look at cabochons
green-jade
blue-lapis
moonstone
cat''s eyes
there''s some nice examples at langs antiques of men''s rings.

 

[jewelerman]

My vote is for the classic signet ring .I have four of them, all yellow gold.One is a square top for little finger,One is a small brushed oval top for ring finger and one is large high polished oval for ring finger,and one from turn of century(edwardian)that is heavily engraved on sides that i wear on middle finger.A CLASSIC STYLE.that is masculine and is wearable for every situation.