Wedding rings for women - Trends and practicality

Last Updated (Monday, 04 October 2010 22:15) Written by Administrator Saturday, 09 January 2010 21:23

The selection of wedding rings for women is more complex than the one for men for two reasons:

• Women like plenty of glitter and detail as opposed to men`s quite conservative taste.

• The band is in most cases worn together with an engagement ring and must match its flair.

When a woman is selecting a ring, the practicality is often neglected for the interest of the trend and this is absolutely normal.  The following observations bear only the purpose to help you focus your choice in order to get the best of both.

If your selection is wedding band with fine detail or engraving, think platinum or palladium. These two metals are extremely hard wearing and have low maintenance. For yellow or rose gold rings opt for 18k purity or higher. Despite the fact that higher karat alloys are a bit softer they have higher abrasion resistance and when exposed to friction, the metal is displaced  rather than removed. This attribute (abrasion resistance) makes the rings much longer lasting and it is exceedingly important for everyday rings. Platinum holds the highest scratch resistance closely followed by palladium.
If you intend to wear your wedding band together with an engagement ring it is good to consider the ring`s frame in order to fit the band close enough. Very few diamond ring designs allow space for the wedding ring behind the diamond, which is peculiar since wearing the band adjacent to the diamond ring is a popular practice. Standard wedding ring for example placed next to classic 4 prong knife shank solitaire effects in a huge gap between the ring`s shank and the band. The easiest cure for this problem is to take this in consideration when choosing the ring design. Unfortunately this is the last thing in the mind of a man preparing to propose.  The next option is to either match the ring to the band or vice versa. If the band is wide enough to take the ring`s setting without getting too thin, a negative shape is filed off  from the band and the problem is solved. If this is not possible the setting has to accommodate the ring. I personally don`t favor this solution since it involves intervention in the setting structure which sometime might weaken it. It is OK nevertheless, if it is professionally done. In both cases I will recommend to tack solder the two rings together at the back after they are properly fit. This way the band will be permanently set to the ring, which also prevents them from getting lost. This work can be done after the wedding ceremony, it is simple and totally reversible if correctly performed. Tacking the wedding ring to the engagement ring is perfect solution for half jeweled diamond bands, preventing them from reversing their plain side up.
It is not a bad idea to avoid bands with high prong set diamonds going far between the fingers. This variety of setting tends to hook on clothing and may induce skin aggravation. The smoothest option is plain channel setting. Avoid hollowed designs which may collect grease within and thin light gauge bands which will very fast wear to a sharp edge.  Even platinum wedding band will scratch an eventually be due to freshen up. Avoiding complex mix finishes (polished and matte in succession for example) will make refreshing easy and error free. Choosing palladium or platinum will rule out the necessity for frequent and sometime pricy rhodium plating.

Solid comfort fit palladium wedding bands for women and men.Take advantage of the incredibly low current price of this amazing metal.