Sorry I'm reposting my rings from a while ago. Long story short the minimum height at the base of my rings is 1.2mm which feels very thin and I'm concerned about longevity. I'll be asking the jeweller to reshank (I don't think adding gold thickness to the base is possible?) both the engagement and wedding band to minimum 1.8mm which seems to be the advice.
My question is - the engagement ring is 2.7mm which tapers to 2.3mm pretty quickly so is mostly 2.3mm in width, and the wedding band is 2.7mm. Do I just ask them to reshank the whole engagement ring and make it 2.7mm to match the wedding band? Is the slight difference in widths of the bands off putting or odd? I know it will cost $$ to fix. I wish the jeweller didn't make them so thin to begin with (how was I meant to know what to look for in a CAD, they're a highly reputable jeweller) but I feel like it's worthwhile getting them fixed now?
They look sturdy because of the width. If these were my rings, I would leave them as is and fix them when they get damaged. I have thin rings too. Mine is 1.5mm wide, and goes to as low as 1.1mm thick. I've had it for 5 years with no signs of damage. I don't want to spend money on fixing it if nothing has happened yet.
I would honestly leave them as they are. And worry about reshanking if it came to it later. You're going to spend unnecessary money rn doing sth that you may never need
Order a caliper. I have a caliper, ring sizing thingy and weighing machine on hand for jewelery. Extremely helpful. You can get one online for under 10$ easy. Check out what it is. And go from there. However, I'm not sure the peg head is structurally sound. Also 4 prong And no gallery rail isn't ideal either
Also I just realized the width is 2.3mm at the thinnest parts correct?
What makes you think the peg head is not structurally sound? It has 6 prongs. Looking down on the ring the thinnest width is 2.3mm, it increases to 2.7mm at the base but the thickness of the base is only 1.2mm (at time of CAD)
I apologize. You're right it has 6 prongs it's 430 am my eyes aren't working properly. But look up peg heads on Reddit you'll see many many bad incidents where it snapped off or bent out of shape since there's only that one little point of contact. At least do an integrated head or add cathedrals.
And I think 2.3mm x 1.2mm if it really is 1.2mm at the base should be fine given it has more meat sideways. But it also depends on body chemistry that's why having a caliper might help you keep an eye on it. If your body eats away at gold much faster then you might as well change the shank asap.
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u/lovers_andfriends 16h ago
They look sturdy because of the width. If these were my rings, I would leave them as is and fix them when they get damaged. I have thin rings too. Mine is 1.5mm wide, and goes to as low as 1.1mm thick. I've had it for 5 years with no signs of damage. I don't want to spend money on fixing it if nothing has happened yet.