Question about gap between ering and wband

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lily25

lily25

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#1
I was listening to a conversation of a few women that were all positively against a gap between ering and wedding band when worn together. (the erings were an average 1-1.5ct solitaires princesses and brilliants with simple and eternity wbands)
What do you think? Are they just very particular/perfectionists or is it a jewelry faux pas to have a gap between the 2 rings?
More particularly they were mentioning filling the gap with tiny rings (eternity or simple bands etc) or else it looks really bad. Personally I never had such problem with a gap, on other women's hands, I don't see it as a aesthetics problem. As for my rings I wear them seperately so I don't get this "problem" at all...

Any input? Do you mind a gap?:confused1:
 
#2
Before getting married, I was totally against a gap - it fed into my OCD "everything must match and fit" tendencies. But once I saw my e-ring and eternity together, totally changed my mind.

My e-ring is a single solitaire with a tapered shank around the diamond, and the eternity band is prong set. So there isn't a gap at the "back" of my rings, but a small gap at the top, as the e-ring shank tapers towards the diamond. I love the look - I think it really makes the solitaire stand out.

That said, I really think it depends on the set - I've seen gaps that look awkward and would definitely work better with an adjustment/new band.
 
#3
^ I see. Lol at the OCD, yes the mind frame of the women I was eavesdropping was this of a "everything must match and fit" , I'm sure they would disprove of my choices :amuse: I don't really fall for matchy-matchy. It is nice to play around.
Your set sounds lovely , have you shared a pic in the forum to take a look?

Do you feel that those wedding bands that have the curve to "hug" the ring so no gaps left are pretty? Maybe it is my taste, but I prefer the gap instead of having a crooked wedding band that can't be worn alone. Maybe I feel this way because most of the time I'm only wearing my wedding band alone.

hehee I'm so obsessed with this topic today.
 
#4
I love a gap. I think it has more of a 'carefree elegance' look. And I really don't like the curved stone WR look. I think a WR should be able to stand on it's own.
 
#5
i think it depends on the e-ring. i also did not want a crooked band that was fitted to the ring but it looked odd with a gap. we solved the problem by getting another band for the top and it looks great! it was about the symmetry.
with my baby present, i was wearing it in place of my e-ring when my fingers swelled and it looks weird with the two bands but better with 1, even with a little gap.
 
#6
I looooove gaps! My e-ring doesn't really give me the opportunity for a 'gap' so I'm even a bit devastated about that if I was re-vamping my ring I'd probably choose a setting that allowed for a gap like a bezel halo or split shank ring or something! But it turns out lots of rings don't allow for it because I think the majority of people out there don't like a gap!
 
#7
I don't care for the gap. I made that a requirement for mine to sit flush. The head on my ering creates a tiny one, not a big deal enough to freak out, but I do prefer no gap.
 
#9
Agree with Lana too, exactly my point. Shouldn't the wedding band stand on its own?

On the other hand I understand the appeal of 2 rings being close together, especially when they are high carat weights, it looks more compact and not all over the place.

Ame the ladies I'm talking about were definitely freaking out. Thus they caught my attention.
 
#11
LOVE the gap!!!

It's like effortlessly chic IMO :D
I'm not a symmetrical/matchy ,matchy fan though. I don't like fashion to look overly planned.
 
#12
I don't have a gap and wish I did!!!! I dont like matching. The way that my setting is makes the e-ring basket rub against everything so I had the add the spacer in between to prevent rubbing the miligrain off which completely eliminated the gap. When we picked them up at the jeweler, DH and I both preferred the gap.

I'm also with Lana. I'm not a fan of curved wedding bands, I prefer them straight.
 
#13
lily25 said:
Your set sounds lovely , have you shared a pic in the forum to take a look?

Do you feel that those wedding bands that have the curve to "hug" the ring so no gaps left are pretty? Maybe it is my taste, but I prefer the gap instead of having a crooked wedding band that can't be worn alone. Maybe I feel this way because most of the time I'm only wearing my wedding band alone.

hehee I'm so obsessed with this topic today.
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Actually, I don't have a proper pic of my rings on my hand! This is the closest I could find, showing the narrow shank at top, widening at the bottom.

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And I'm not a fan of the crooked wedding bands as I love wearing the band by itself.
 
#15
I don't mind the gap at all. in fact, since I prefer a "collected" look of different styles rather than an exact-matching set, you could probably say that I LIKE the gap better than no gap.

I don't think there's any right or wrong...I think it's personal preference.
 
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