Maybe this is a silly question but for the life of me (and my future fiancé), we can’t figure it out!
We will be getting an engagement ring from Leon Mege. I was set on the pave band with the 3 rows of pave as opposed to the single row. On his website, an example would be the R908.
If I were to get the single row pave engagement band, then a single row pave wedding band would be flush with the engagement band. What the heck do people do when they get the 3 row pave engagement ring bands? Obviously when you have a strip of diamonds down the middle and both sides of the engagement ring band, and the same on a matching wedding band, won’t the diamonds always be rubbing against each other??? The single row bands have metal on the sides so they can come up right next to each other so how does it work with the 3 rows?? I’ve seen plenty of pictures of bridal sets with 3 rows on both bands, but never a picture of how it looks on someone actual finger?! And the ones I do see on pricescope, usually people write “pave bands” instead of “single row” or “3-row pave bands” so I can’t tell in the picture if I’m looking at single or 3-row.
I do see that Leon has a metal band that can go in between the two rings in his additional photos of the R908 if you wanted matching bands. #1- I don’t like it, and #2- wouldn’t the metal just get scratched??
Is there any way to have these rings sit flush with each other, or even have them welded together?
Wouldn’t having 3 rows on the engagement band and the wedding band defeat the purpose if the two rows that touch each other are basically now covered up by each other?? Isn’t that a waste of money on extra diamonds or am I just not envisioning it right???
Just to clarify I am talking about the pave BANDS only. The setting of the E-ring is a single stone solitaire on a pave band. Some bands have the single pave strip, in other words, a row of very small diamonds around the band. The one I am getting has three rows of very small diamonds around the band: one down the middle and one down each side… the pave diamonds curve with the band. The wedding band is the same deal and the pave diamonds curve with the band. So just wondering how that works when they are sitting right next to each other on the finger.
I think my ring is like what you’re talking about, but the sidestones in mine are actually round channel set, here’s a picture: http://www.moissaniteco.com/round-brilliant-moissanite-6prong-trellis-engagement-ring-p-9778.html Here’s a picture of it on a finger if it helps any: http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac80/persesuede/Ringaling/sed493.jpg (sorry, it’s a bad picture)
I have two wedding bands:
1. A plain 2 mm palladium band.
2. A band that matches the engagement ring, but one has a single row of stones on the top (the shoulders) Like this: http://www.moissaniteco.com/18mm-moissanite-round-channel-eternity-ring-p-5516.html
I don’t wear either though as I’m not married yet. When I am, I can use the 2mm band as a spacer between the two rings.
I understand with pave vs. channel set the stones would likely stick out more and you would then not achieve a flush fit with a wedding band and you would have problems with the stones scratching the band. As I see it your options are:
1. Get a band with only stones on the top and allow it to get scratched up a little.
2. Get a band with stones on three sides, but 1/3 of those stones will be hidden.
3. Get a spacer ring between the band and e-ring which will sustain all of the damage. You can get something really tiny.
4. You may be able to have the ring soldered, only if there is some metal on the sides to be soldered.
You will note some rings with pave on the side are actually on an angle so a band will fit flush with it, here’s an example: http://www.moissaniteco.com/round-moissanite-pave-wedding-set-p-8395.html It looks like this might be the case with that particular leon mege ring too. Here’s a more similar example: http://www.moissaniteco.com/round-moissanite-pave-style-wedding-set-p-9707.html
And, you’ve noted that this style of ring means a lot of stones will be hidden once you add a wedding band. Sure makes those stones kind of pointless, but you like what you like. While 1/3 of the stones from my engagement ring will be hidden when I wear a wedding band, I don’t plan on always wearing a wedding band so it won’t always be a problem. But, my ring was very affordable, if you’re spending a pretty penny on those stones it might be hard to then just hide them.