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Mine's not round, but here's what my eternity band looks like with my e-ring.
I have pictures of my old setting in my gallery. The diamond is the same, but sadly both my FI and I were unhappy with any wedding band paired with my e-ring setting. So, I'm in the process of getting my diamond put into a classic platinum solitaire setting in order to get my dream wedding band, which is just a round channel set band. Here is a picture of the setting I got with a round diamond in it though....my diamond is just a little under a ct.
I still do have my beautiful original setting, in case any of you were wondering. We plan to put my favorite gemstone in it in the future. It was very hard parting with my setting, but we spent months searching unsuccessfully for a wedding band, so it was best for me to get a simply setting in order to end the wedding band search.
My half eternity band is .385 - my actual ring has the same matching eternity band (with two less stones for the space of the solitaire so .33). The solitaire is 1.5 carats. I think you would be fine with the .33 option.
Just to clarify, that's a stock photo...I think that's 1 ct? My diamond would be slightly smaller than that I think. Here's a picture of my diamond (in my old setting)....
are there any diamonds in the band of your ering? if so i'd try to match their size. In general I think 1/3 is a good size. It isn't tiny, but also isn't big.
@lauren810c: Ok, thank you!
WOW, I'm sorry that picture is so big...I tried to resize it to make it smaller...guess I wasn't too successful!
@CorgiTales: There were tiny diamonds going up the prongs in my old setting, but with the setting being a knife edge, my FI and I didn't think anything looked right with the setting besides a knife-edge wedding band, and I personally did not want a knife edge wedding band..........sooooooooo, no more diamonds up the prongs. I will have just a classic solitaire setting.
No problem - here is how mine looks with the weight described to you! Good luck!
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@lauren810c: Oooo, I love that! I really like the delicate look of the bands! Perhaps if I get a smaller ct weight for my wedding band, for an anniversary I can get a matching band to go on the other side of my e-ring....
Yup, that would definitely look nice!!!
I agree, it looks delicate but doesn't look too tiny...
I have a half eternity, channel set band. Total carat weight of .25. E-ring is total carat weight of 1.35.
It sounds like the most important factor for you isn't the actual carat weight but how wide or heavy the wedding band looks with your engagement ring. I would start by first trying on some eternity or half-eternity rings and taking note of a few things: the total carat weight, the number of stones, and how far around the band the stones go. From that you can determine the carat weight of each stone and use that factor to guide your choice.
I have a half-eternity band that is .57 carats, prong set, with 11 stones, which works out to about 0.05 carats per stone. Each stone is about 3 mm wide. One of the other choices I looked at for my wedding ring had the same total carat weight but spread over only 9 stones. These stones would have been slightly larger but would not have stretched as far across the ring. I chose my ring because the stones were the same as the side stones in my engagement ring, and I wanted the stones to stretch farther around the band rather than be larger. So total carat weight will not be the only determinant of the width of a ring.
I think you should make your decision not on the size of the solitaire but on the size of the engagement ring band. I would want a wedding band of approximately the same width. If you are buying online, most sites list the ring width as one of their specs as well. Good luck!
@chelseamorning: Wow, that was some really great advice! You are absolutely right! The 2 rings (one at .33 and the other at .50 ct) I am looking at online both have 11 diamonds and the same width (3.2 mm), surprisingly; however, the .33 has a thickness of 2 mm and the .50 a thickness of 1.7.......odd that the higher ct weight is thicker???
GAHHH, this is all so confusing! You are right, I don't want a ring that is very thick. But, the .33 and the .50 have the same thickness.....so then it does boil down to the size of each diamond (there are 11) and how each diamond looks (size-wise) in relation to my e-ring diamond.
My brain hurts.
I wish I could get a decent picture of them but mine are .33 and 1 1/2 mm thick. But I have tiny fingers and paired with my e-ring it can't be any bigger w/o overwhelming my hand!
Any other bees with a channel set wedding band that can post a picture and tell me the ct weight of the band to help me out? It would also be super helpful if you have a round solitaire e-ring to go with the band and can tell me the ct weight of your solitaire diamond so that I can see the ct ratio between e-ring diamond and the diamonds in the band.
I know I am ultimately going to have to try some on before I order one, but pictures always help me out......and who doesn't love showing their wedding set?! ;-) Thanks, ladies!
My ering minus my center stone is a total of .56 carats, channel set 
Blue & white diamond band is 1/3 ct tw:
I don't know what carat weight my wedding band is, but my solitaire is 0.78. My wedding band is also a half channel setting.
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Ok, so I've been on the fence about getting either an eternity band or a half eternity band. I think I want to get a half eternity band (mainly because I am a wussy pants and don't want anything to happen to the "underneath" diamonds).
Now, here comes my next question! What ct weight should I get for a round channel set band? My engagement ring is .85 ct round solitaire. I don't want a band with a ct weight that overpowers my e-ring, but I also don't want it to be barely visible. I don't know if there's a rule of thumb for how to gage what ct weight a wedding band should be based on the size of the e-ring stone. Can any bees out there help me?
I think my options should be: .33 ct or .50 ct. What do you think?
Also, if any of you have a round solitaire with a round channel set wedding band, can you share pics and your ct weights for both your e-ring and band?