BANG! (Heart stops) Accidently banging your e-ring against something!!!!

missD

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#1
This evening while reaching in/out for clothes from my washing machine, I banged (LOUD BANG!) the profile of my ring (side facing me) against the washing machine as I was pulling clothes out.

My heart stopped. I've been pretty good (very good) with my new ring so far and haven't banged it on anything. I guess this is it's first "initiation" to everyday life! Usually I NEVER wear my rings while doing house work, but I just got home and laundry was done so I wanted to throw it into the dryer before heading upstairs.

After the big bang, I inspected my ring for a few minutes under various lighting to see if anything moved. Luckily, nothing moved.

Don't you just hate this feeling?
 
#2
Hey MissD, long time!

Oh I know the feeling..thank goodness nothing happened to it!

My ring however..I managed to close a door on it! The prongs spread apart and thank goodness I didn't lose the diamond! My finger was squshed by the ring and the jeweler nearly took my skin off while trying to remove my ring..even though it was lubricated.
 
#4
I banged mine on the trunk of my sis in laws car when she picked us up in Ft. Lauderdale to go on a cruise. My heart stopped too, and when I got in her car and checked it, the diamond was loose in the setting. Sob! So, I went on my cruise, and ER hung out in the safe all week. It's all repaired now though, so all is well. It's a terrible feeling though!
 
#5
missD said:
Hiya Sneezz!

That sounds painful!!!! Did you change your setting to something different after that or did you keep to the same style?
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No not painful at all. The jeweler said the ring saved my finger! He was able to repair it. :smile:

lanasyogamama said:
I banged mine on the trunk of my sis in laws car when she picked us up in Ft. Lauderdale to go on a cruise. My heart stopped too, and when I got in her car and checked it, the diamond was loose in the setting. Sob! So, I went on my cruise, and ER hung out in the safe all week. It's all repaired now though, so all is well. It's a terrible feeling though!
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Yikes! I'd be soo nervous during the trip! Thank goodness you were able to keep it safe.
 
#6
i think just for peace of mind, you should take it to your jeweler and have him/her check the looseness of your stone. it can't hurt and it usually doesn't cost anything.

if you say this bang was as loud as it was, i would just take it in and have them take a quick peek at it.

better safe than sorry.
 
#7
I know exactly how you feel. I banged my ring ( which at the time I was wearing a 18K yellow gold engagement ring ) really hard on something metal at a bank that I was working at several years ago. I banged it so hard that the prongs on my ring had white metal on it. It actually chipped the metal off from what I had hit. I still can't believe how strong that e-ring was. The prongs on it were perfectly fine after that heart stopping hit and I was able to get the metal off of it.
 
#8
Oh I know exactly how you feel! I have a 30x and a 10x loupe specifically FOR inspecting! Even if I hit it on plastic or a wood door I have a full scale inspection, stop everything immediately, clean the ish out of it, and then reinspect.
 
#12
I probably should not wear mine to work since I dress mannequins and do displays (and other tasks with my hands). But I also chose the style I did and the size I did so I wouldn't need to leave it at home.
 
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