Solitaire with diamond band

[Gleam]

Diadiva again

 

[Gleam]

Beacon''s

 

[Gleam]

tmdblue''s

 

[Gleam]

jcrow''s set

 

[puravida]

Not trying to threadjack, but I''m just wondering which types of eternity bands are safe to wear with a solitaire. By "safe" I mean, which ways can the stones be set so that I wouldn''t have to worry about the eternity band sawing away at the band of the solitaire? I''ve read about some people who''ve had the solitaire settings/bands chewed into by their e-band and I just wanna do my research before I decide which eternity band to fall in love with.

 

[Gleam]

stephinextremis

 

[Gleam]

Date: 1/24/2010 2:40:15 PM
Author: puravida
Not trying to threadjack, but I'm just wondering which types of eternity bands are safe to wear with a solitaire. By 'safe' I mean, which ways can the stones be set so that I wouldn't have to worry about the eternity band sawing away at the band of the solitaire? I've read about some people who've had the solitaire settings/bands chewed into by their e-band and I just wanna do my research before I decide which eternity band to fall in love with.

Channel set diamond eternity bands are pretty safe as long as the metal of the e-ring and the eternity band are the same... platinum with platinum, 18K with 18K, etc.

I think shared prong eternity bands tend to be a little dangerous because the girdles of the diamonds are often exposed, and can cut into your e-ring. You can always wear a thin spacer between the e-ring and eternity ring.

 

[Turpinm1]

Ohhh.I did not think about that-the band ''eating'' into the ER.

We will just see how it goes. I am having my Princess reset into a 2.5mm 14kt yellow gold cathedral solitaire setting. I also purchased a .5 ctw 1/2 eternity band to accompany it. Now I get to play the waiting game, but I will post pictures once they come in!

 

[LabRatPhD]

everyone''s sets are so lovely!

I, too, am going for a diamond band with my solitaire and am getting such great ideas from this thread!

Turpinm1 - to ditto Gleam, channel set bands will probably cause less damage than shared-prong bands. It''s interesting though, I was trying on shared-prong eternities at Tiffany and the manager told me she has yet to see damage to an e-ring when wearing a shared-prong band.

I don''t believe her, of course, so I plan on wearing a thin spacer with mine!

 

[OcMrsB]

love the eyecandy!!

 

[puravida]

Its too bad that channel set eternities are one of the few settings that I don''t like. I prefer shared prong, bead set, or fishtail pave. Then again, I''m leaning towards a bezel set eternity wedding band so I should be ok.

 

[vespergirl]

Here''s a pic of my old diamond - 2.25 ct asscher solitaire with .50 cttw asscher band:

 

[vespergirl]

And here''s a pic of my new set - 2.01 ct RB with 1.68 cttw eternity band:

 

[Dreamer_D]

A half eternity is pretty safe because you can have the mertal part of the shank made a little wider than the diamonds, so the diamonds do not touch. Also, you can have a solitaire where the head is recessed back so the diamonds don''t touch it. Then the only worry is scratching on the chank of the e-ring, which is not so bad.

My set shows both of these features.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Forgot to attach the pic showing the recessed head of the e-ring and the slightly thicker shank on the half eternity.

 

[Octavia]

Here''s my solitaire with custom BGD wedding band:

 

[chiquitapet]

Here is my upgraded solitaire with diamond band. I don't wear this combination as much anymore though, as the shared prong diamond in the middle of the wedding ring has been eating away into the e-ring. Definitely going to get myself a channel set band one of these days.

 

[whitby_2773]

Date: 1/25/2010 1:18:19 AM
Author: Octavia
Here''s my solitaire with custom BGD wedding band:

hi octavia

can you pls tell me what ctw your engagement ring is pls? and also who did the setting?

it''s lovely

 

[Octavia]

Date: 1/26/2010 12:33:45 PM
Author: whitby_2773

Date: 1/25/2010 1:18:19 AM

Author: Octavia

Here''s my solitaire with custom BGD wedding band:

hi octavia


can you pls tell me what ctw your engagement ring is pls? and also who did the setting?


it''s lovely

Hi whitby! Thank you for the kind words.

My engagement ring is Tiffany & Co, .35ct E VS1. The wedding band is a 3/4 eternity with alternating .05 and .02 F-G BGD Signature stones (ctw is .62, I think).

 

[geckodani]

Here''s my .75 solitaire with my bezel band. In a ginormous phot.

 

[whitby_2773]

Date: 1/26/2010 2:21:42 PM
Author: Octavia

Date: 1/26/2010 12:33:45 PM

Author: whitby_2773

Date: 1/25/2010 1:18:19 AM

Author: Octavia

Here''s my solitaire with custom BGD wedding band:

hi octavia

can you pls tell me what ctw your engagement ring is pls? and also who did the setting?

it''s lovely

Hi whitby! Thank you for the kind words.

My engagement ring is Tiffany & Co, .35ct E VS1. The wedding band is a 3/4 eternity with alternating .05 and .02 F-G BGD Signature stones (ctw is .62, I think).

thanks for the stats, octavia my engagement ring is a triple, and i have a few other diamond rings - mainly bands - but no solitaires (well, one, but that''s ear marked for a different project). i''ve been thinking about getting myself a solitaire of about this size and have been looking at various styles. yours is delightful - thank you for sharing!

 

[Scary]

Here''s my 1.24 ct solitaire with .75ct eternity band - both are 2 mm (I wanted the same thickness) and my wedding band sits perfectly flush (also a criterion). The pic was taken at night with CFL lighting so you really can''t see much sparkle. I need to do an outdoor shoot one of these days - they really do shine!

 

[Gleam]

Scary, is that really 1.24? What''s your finger size? Looks giant on you! In a good way!

 

[chiquitapet]

Date: 1/26/2010 7:41:37 PM
Author: Gleam
Scary, is that really 1.24? What''s your finger size? Looks giant on you! In a good way!

Ditto!!

 

[waterlilly]

A bezel, perhaps?

here's some shots of mine with different bands...

bezel

pave band

 

[brilliance4me]

Date: 1/17/2010 1:23:34 PM
Author:Turpinm1
I would like to see all of your soliataires with diamond wedding bands. Presently I have a 1.01 princess cut diamond with channel set princess cut diamonds and matching band. I attached a picture so you can get a perspective. I am considering changing my setting again

to a solitaire with perhaps a 3/4 eternity band. I have always been a matchy kinda girl, but I see others that ''go outside of the box'' and I very unique and I really like them. Also, would resetting my diamond into a solitaire make the stone ''pop'' more or seem bigger?

I appreciate all of your suggestions and feedback!

I know what you mean about changing the setting. Getting a wider band for mine and it is at the jeweler''s right now being reset as we speak

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I have a 1.58 cushion cut with a shared prong band that has 7 diamonds ctw .58

 

[Stone Hunter]

I would say that Center Stones that have thin bands near the stone itself POP. So you could go to a plain band or just pick a band that is thinner near your center stone for that look.

That's my opinion and I hope it helps. But your set is lovely as is.

ETA: Everyone's rings are lovely and Dreamer's ring photo shows what I mean about the band being thinner near the stone.

 

[Natylad]

My set! Solitaire: 0.90 H&A, E, VVS2 and half eternity band: 0.25, E, VVS1.

 

[STEPHANSON]

here is my 1st anniversary upgrade
1.48 solitaire and 2.0 eternity band

 

[S&I]

Hi turpinm1, I think your set is lovely as-is! But if you really want to reset it, having a solitaire with a thinner band will make the stone pop more.

Here is my 1.56 RB solitaire (2mm band) with 0.75 tcw channel-set half-eternity (3.8mm band):

And here she is with a matching plain 2mm band: