# Suggest a ring.... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 31, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404 "2008-07-31T20:22:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/21 "2008-08-01T19:58:00Z")
[QUOTE=Unintentionally Blank] /me sits back and waits for a Tolkien reference. [/QUOTE] Well… friends of ours had their wedding rings engraved with a version of the “one ring” rhyme from LOTR 🙂 Only theirs was rephrased to make it about love and joining forever in a _good_ way! Pixilated - if you’re looking for engagement vs. wedding (the “poesy” rings - new term to me - look more like wedding than engagement but what do I know) - i.e. something with a stone - consider something other than a diamond. Those are quite pretty of course 😉 but are overpriced due to the cartels, not to mention the unsavory origins of many of them… I’m personally partial to sapphires but any other colored stone would look stunning in an unusual setting. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/22 "2008-08-02T01:33:26Z")
hey! hold on a minute! y’all are in arkansas!!! hie thee off to crater of diamonds state park in murfreesboro and dig up the stone! nothing says “oh my reason for living! i love thee enough to grub in the dirt”. you may get really lucky and find a diamond or 2. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/23 "2008-08-02T02:04:03Z")
Doubt you’ll go for it, but my best friend and his wife went for tattooed rings. Certainly it’s permanent! ---
**Author:** ![Pixilated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@Pixilated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixilated)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/24 "2008-08-02T05:40:44Z")
i’m not really a big fan of diamonds myself, and I’m too lazy to go diggin one up… if the SO wants to, he can have at it! The poesy ring (preferrably with a Gaelic inscription) would serve as the wedding band. We havent set a wedding date yet - I think Projammer was counting on something within the next couple of weeks… you’d think I had cut him off til the wedding or something - sheez. I already stated no courthouse wedding - but I dont really want a church wedding either. I would like a small, intimate outdoor wedding - like in his brother’s back yard or something. And with it being outdoors - of course all Dopers are welcome! Bring a camper (dont recommend tents with the fireants around) and byob, though! Oh, and all men must wear kilts. ---
**Author:** ![bathsheba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@bathsheba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bathsheba)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/25 "2008-08-02T23:35:03Z")
Here’s a link I gave out in an earlier thread. [art deco diamonds](https://www.artdecodiamonds.com/products.php?type=1&l=0.7&u=0.99&sortway=desc&page=1&limit=6) Can’t go past vintage, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/26 "2008-08-03T05:45:14Z")
[QUOTE=lobotomyboy63] I like some of the Gwynfynydd posted earlier. Something in rose, yellow, and white gold but if I had to pick just one, it would be rose gold. [/QUOTE] You can get all three, they make a damascus style ring with three colors of gold in it. It its lovely and rare. There’s also Titanium. On eBay, item #160267849630 (for example) is a “Damascus Steel White Gold Ring Wedding Band Titanium” for $250. Just go to eBay and search Jewelry, rings, bands and look around. Not that you then need to buy the rings there, but it will give you an idea of the huge variety ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/27 "2008-08-03T17:45:52Z")
Ah, the technique is called “mokume-gane” ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/28 "2008-08-04T00:31:04Z")
Do you have any independent jewelers in your area? My fiance had only general guidelines (I prefer filigree Edwardian whatnots and stones that do NOT stick up above the ring)\*. [this](http://pics.livejournal.com/h0taru/pic/0005cbh9) [is the ring](http://pics.livejournal.com/h0taru/pic/0005d6hq) [he picked out](http://pics.livejournal.com/h0taru/pic/0005e725). I love it, and it looks like it would mesh with your style, too. 🙂 He just went to a local (ie NOT Jared’s, Kay’s, etc.) jewelry store and went through their settings; the guy helped him with which would fit with the diamond from my great grandmother. That’s what I recommend doing! - I also didn’t want a diamond, but my grandma gave me my great grandmother’s diamond to use, so how could I refuse THAT? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/29 "2008-08-04T01:40:53Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Zappa] consider something other than a diamond. Those are quite pretty of course 😉 but are overpriced due to the cartels, not to mention the unsavory origins of many of them… [/QUOTE] This is what I came in to say. The diamond industry props up a very, very ugly regime of human rights atrocities. Yuck. I like the Edwardian one, but IMO the stone is too big for the band. It reminds me of cartoons of people with gigantic heads on tiny bodies. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/30 "2008-08-04T01:44:26Z")
[QUOTE=zweisamkeit] [this](http://pics.livejournal.com/h0taru/pic/0005cbh9) [is the ring](http://pics.livejournal.com/h0taru/pic/0005d6hq) [he picked out](http://pics.livejournal.com/h0taru/pic/0005e725). [/QUOTE] I’m getting “Forbidden” errors on all of those links. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/31 "2008-08-04T01:53:31Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] I’m getting “Forbidden” errors on all of those links. ☹ [/QUOTE] Really? That’s dumb! (not you). I set the permissions to public. :: tinkers :: [Here!](http://flickr.com/photos/21142502@N07/2730591038/) [Try these](http://flickr.com/photos/21142502@N07/2730590760/) [links instead](http://flickr.com/photos/21142502@N07/2730590408/). Hopefully those should work. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/32 "2008-08-04T02:25:04Z")
Ooooooh pretty ring 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pixilated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@Pixilated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixilated)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/33 "2008-08-09T00:43:11Z")
I “found” [THIS](http://www.moonstone-jewelry.com/lovers-mixed-man-silver.html) and fell in love with it! No, seriously! I want one on our anniversary… or Valentine’s Day. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/34 "2008-08-09T01:13:52Z")
Google mokume-gane. I love that style–I don’t have an engagement ring (I told him to buy me a dual-fuel range instead) but our wedding bands are sterling silver and white gold mokume-gane, and they are stunning. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/35 "2008-08-09T01:28:23Z")
[QUOTE=Pixilated] I “found” [THIS](http://www.moonstone-jewelry.com/lovers-mixed-man-silver.html) and fell in love with it! No, seriously! I want one on our anniversary… or Valentine’s Day. [/QUOTE] I’m sorry I didn’t see this thread earlier, my wife and I have some cool rings IMHO. Have you looked into **Mokume Gane**? It’s a japanese style that is very unique, layered. Some are really cool, I googled around and found a couple very good artists if you google Mokume Gane Unique Wedding Rings you can see some cool ones. You’ve got to look around though. PM me if you want some recommendations for specific stores with MG in them. EDIT: Oops some one beat me to it. Nice - I’m happy other people like Mokume Gane ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/36 "2008-08-09T06:50:49Z")
[QUOTE=Phlosphr] EDIT: Oops some one beat me to it. Nice - I’m happy other people like Mokume Gane [/QUOTE] Only two others. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/37 "2008-08-09T13:06:39Z")
[QUOTE=delphica] I love all my jewelry from [these folks](http://www.customceltic.com/). (It might be the same company as the one **silenus** linked to … the url seems similar but not quite) They are great to work with and receptive to custom orders and can help you figure out what you want (“Um, I want something that looks like that but different … but I don’t know what exactly…”) PS Please do not let the cheesy web site influence your opinion too much! It’s terrible, I know. 🙂 [/QUOTE] I don’t usually botther with “ditto what **delphica** said” posts but, we got my wedding band from these folks and I’ve been very pleased. The service was great - we needed a bit of a rush since a different ring maker bailed. The ring is quite comfortable, nicely finished inside. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404/38 "2008-08-10T15:28:45Z")
I have a platinum wedding band, and a round cut diamond in a yellow gold setting with two tiny diamonds on the shoulders on a platinum band for my engagement ring. The diamonds are sort of sunken into and encircled with a solid round setting rather than sitting up in claws. It’s pretty and I’ve never seen anyone with a similar ring. I went for two colours because I’m anal enough to know that I could never wear one colour of metal on my finger and another elsewhere. Now I can wear gold or silver or platinum earrings, necklaces or bracelets and know that my engement ring won’t clash! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-ring/458404.md?page=1)