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Now that it's getting colder my engagement ring is permanently turned in the way with the stone against my palm. My fingers swell/go down about 2 sizes throughout the year. Am considering buying a plain cheap band in a few sizes smaller for the colder weather. Anyone do this?
Nope. I deal with the spinning.
I have found that now that I have a wedding band, the e-ring spins a bit less.
Have you thought about adding sizing balls to your ring? It'll keep it from spinning without having to make your ring smaller.
No, I just deal with it. I was thinking about getting sizing balls added this year.
I wear a ring snuggie. You can get them on amazon, only a few dollars for a pack.
My fingers easily go down a couple sizes when I'm cold but I just deal with the spinning. This is the first I've heard of sizing balls. That sounds like something I might look into.
You could always get ring sizing beads added to your ring in the colder months and taken off for the warmer months. Here's a picture so you know what I'm talking about:
ETA - sorry, I missed that this was suggested by a pp poster!
This is my first winter with my e-ring since I just got it in July. I do notice spinning now if I'm in a really cold room or something, but I think I'll just get a metal ring guard to add to my ring so I can wear it all the time.
Sizing balls were added to my ring because it kept spinning. Now it stays put but still gives my finger room to swell/shrink in different seasons.
(sorry this picture is so yellow, but you get the idea!)
This was my first attempt at sizing my ring for the winter, but you get the idea. I used some jewelry wire and jewelry pliers to make it...oh, I would guess 1/2 size smaller? (I don't have a picture of the way it looks now, but it's a bit tidier.) I am aware that the metal wire might do something to the ring over time, but after this winter I will examine it closely to see if I need a different long-term solution.
You could also get another ring in a smaller size to wear on top of your e-ring? (Or, I can't tell if that's what you were suggesting in your original post. I thought you were suggesting getting a replacement ring.)
No, I just deal with it lol. This time of year my ring spins like crazy!
mine just shifts a little (and is a bit snug in warm weather), but i think my fingers only vary with temperature around half a size. (my ring is a 5...i think i'm more like a 4.75 in winter and a 5.25 in summer.)
Mine always spins so the colder weather isn't much of a difference. However, it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to wear gloves and I am dreading my first full winter without the ability to cover up. The downfall of a larger diamond.
my ring is not very topheavy so it doesn't spin as much. one advantage of a smaller stone :)
one thing I noticed- it spins more when my hands are dry (and they are more dry in the winter). sounds weird, but there is nothing for the metal to "stick" to. so it helps to keep your skin moisturized!
I had my ring sized down to my winter size so it's actually a bit painful in the summer when it's really humid. Oh well.
@Treejewel19: You could wear mittens! XD
Nope, I add a ring sizer like @joy2011. It gives me about a quarter to half size, just enough to stop most of the spinning.
@deathbydesign: Please pass that on to Santa so he will bring me a pair...I've been awfully good this year. :)
i feel like i will have the opposite problem. i got engaged i the winter so it fits fine now, im nervous about the heat and swelling!
I am a fan of the sizing balls, I have them in both of my daily rings.
Do you want one or two of those plastic ring-snuggies? I still have a few left...
(Again, not affiliated with that company, I just prefer the sizing balls)
every morning mine is swollen in place then by mid day its swinging all over the place. summer time was fine, and originally I had to get it sized down two separate times. it's totally the perfect size just wish it wasn't tight every morning.
Nope, I love my ring too much to replace it. I just deal with the spinning.
My fingers shrink in dry heat not the cold but I have these plastic sizers which you slip on the bottom of the ring. I didn't even feel them on there after a few hours... I wore them for months with no problem.
I got mine fitted in the summer so was a little surprised when it didn't fit when I got engaged (end of October). Right now, it just kind of spins- but I've been trying to find a ring sizer- for some reason every place I have looked has been out of them!
@loopy_lou: I only recently got engaged, but it was warm when we picked it so it was very big, i just got a metal ring guard, and when it gets warm i can take it off... i wanted to get it sized but i worry it will be too small in the summer so i will wait until this summer to figure it out. my band is abt 3.5 mm so i don't think i could fit one of those rubber things. Maybe you can get a metal ring guard too? the jeweler put it on for me, it was $5.
In the future I plan on buying stackable eternity diamond rings possibly with sapphires to switch out for times when spinning is the most annoying, like winter.
Since I just spent about four times my yearly jewelry budget on a new ering setting, this won't happen anytime soon and I'm dealing with the spinning :)
Nope I just deal with the spinning, mine actually isn't that bad, maybe a quarter inch size difference.
I dont really wear my engagement rignt much now that I'm married. My DH and I have both purchased extra wedding bands for the weather. I am awful about wearing jewelry as it is, so if I'm going to wear anything, it better not be annoying!
I got fitted in the dead of winter, so in the summer my rings are snug, but I just deal with it, and they fit great in the winter.
My ring has started to spin more now that it's colder out, but I'm just going to live with it. Once I'm able to wear the band, the fit will be more snug in the winter months.
@HappilyEverAfter54: Where do you get those? They might come in handy until I "get" to wear my wedding bands. :)
@Treejewel19: I got mine at Walmart... they had them in the jewelry section. It's a pack of 10 for $2 or so?
I heard that the sizing beads pinch when you carry things. I am thinking of using hot glue to make temporary sizing beads to see how they feel and then go from there.
@HappilyEverAfter54: These are what I have been trying to send people, I got 10 for $3 from ring-adjuster.com.
I really would rather send one or two to someone to try, since I only needed two in the first place and didn't care for them.
@zomgwut: I haven't had any problem with my beads pinching, or even causing problems from finger-fluctuations. I've got three in my e-ring maybe the size of a BB, and two in my other ring that are teensy.
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