Post # 1
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Helper bee
- Wedding: July 2017 - Eldorado Canyon State Park
Not sure I’m going to do it, but for those of you who did, where’d you get it done? The jeweler my rings are from is remote and doesn’t offer that service, as far as I can tell, and I don’t have any trusted jewelers in my area or anything.
Also, this may sound weird, but I like to have a certain side of my ring facing me (there’s a slight asymmetry that I don’t think anyone else but me notices but I’m used to it looking a certain way and if I put it on the wrong way it looks “backwards” to me). Is there a good way to indicate to a jeweler the side you want the wedding band soldered to, when it’s not something obvious like a pear stone? I feel like I’m going to tell them which side, they’ll say okay, and then set it down wrong and forget and screw it up. Such a silly problem, I know, but I’d rather keep them separate than have my rings permanently set a way I don’t like.
Thanks!
Post # 2
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Helper bee
I have had my rings soldered, then taken apart, then had one of them soldered into a different one. Ha.
The last time I went in I was specific about what I wanted and they marked the ring with a sharpie. They could do that for you too. Mark both rings and then match up the mark in the shop.
Post # 3
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Helper bee
- Wedding: July 2017 - Eldorado Canyon State Park
Ahh, the thought of sharpie on my ring makes me so nervous but I guess it’d be covered up, huh? How did your rings look after being taken apart? Could you tell they’d once been soldered? (Again, probably wouldn’t matter much if you’re going to cover up the former solder point with a new soldered ring, but…?)
Post # 4
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Busy bee
You could just tell them your specifics & they will write it down. I take my rings to Fred Meyers. If the ring guy has any questions he calls me with the number I provide.
eztA- I highly recommend soldering. Stones rubbing again each other from 2 rings causes damage. But to me the best thing was my rings soun all the time. They don’t spin at all now that they are soldered!
Post # 5
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Busy bee
They marked mine with a highlighter and then still did it wrong. Oh well, doesn’t bother me anymore.
Post # 6
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Helper bee
- Wedding: July 2017 - Eldorado Canyon State Park
mandakay0021 : I don’t know how I’d tell them specifics when it’s not something obvious to the casual observer or easily put into words… Anyway, my e-ring band is pave but my wedding band is plain gold, so I don’t know if that would make the rubbing worse or better, but at least spinning isn’t really a concern, my wedding band looks the same from all sides!
kipper88 : Ahhh, see, that makes me even more nervous! Did you go anywhere famous I should avoid?
Post # 7
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Worker bee
Pear stones are not obvious to solder. I have a pear and I like to wear it a certain way. With the point pointing up. Different people think it should be flipped. The jeweler thought they liked it flipped. I love my pear but don’t want to wear it the other way around.
Post # 8
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Buzzing Beekeeper
faina9286 : they will clean everything for you afterwards so it’s not like the sharpie is going to be there forever.
I had mine soldered and don’t regret it a bit.
Post # 9
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Sugar bee
They marked mine with a sharpie too. As they did it, they said, ‘don’t freak out, this comes off gold with the cleaner!!’
Also, I love that my rings are soldered not. They never spin, and are always lined up perfectly. And no matter what they are, two rings worn together like that will always wear on each other if they aren’t soldered.
Post # 10
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Helper bee
- Wedding: July 2017 - Eldorado Canyon State Park
brokeandinlove92 : I’m not saying they’re obvious without instruction, but it’s a lot easier to explain which side of a pear to solder on than which side of a round or oval stone that looks symmetrical.
Westwood : lahela017 : It’s nice to hear some success stories, thanks.
Post # 11
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Busy bee
faina9286 : famous in Wisconsin alone. Kesslers
Post # 12
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Busy bee
I had mine soldered at People’s (Kays), and I have ZERO regrets. I also wanted mine a specific way due to a slight inclusion, and it turned out just as I wanted it!
Post # 13
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Sugar bee
I had mine done at Zales. She took some string and tied my rings exactly how I wanted them. Picked them up three days later. Don’t regret it at all. A++ would recommend. They also dipped them again so they both matched.