Elena's Wedding Rings & Jewelry Guide

Wedding Ring With Comfort fit - Not Just a Trend

Comfort fit is a term applied frequently in online jewelry web sites but seldom explained properly. It is term for rounding the inside wall of the ring, particularly wedding band in order to cushion the sharpness of the edges in contact with the finger.  This type of wedding ring feels much more comfortable and it is a lot easier to put on and particularly to take off. 

One is left to wonder why user-friendly feature as this is ignored by the manufacturers and large share of the wedding bands on the market are still offered with flat inner wall and sometime really sharp edges.  There is a rational reason for this; significant thickness is necessary to have a wedding Ring Comfort Fit. This surplus thickness contributes sizeable amount of surplus weight to the band and renders it unsuitable for low price orientated designs. On average 4.5mm wide men`s wedding ring the extra weight is more or less 25%. Another critical factor for the quality of the wedding ring is the fullness of the dome. This parameter adds heavily to the weight and respectively to the price, but then again contributes greatly to the appearance and longevity. Good quality wedding rings have substantial thickness and never go off round in shape. 

Comfort fit wedding rings have less surface contacting the finger thus are less likely to induce skin irritation due to sweat trapped in between.  In my long experience as studio jeweler I had numerous cases of cutting wedding ring stuck and sometimes badly imbedded in the customer`s finger, but not one of these bands was a comfort fit one.  I am always recommending this type of wedding ring to my clients, use comfort fit on my engagement rings and even on dress rings if the design permits.

Practicality is often neglected element when it comes to jewelry but for pieces like wedding bands and engagement rings is of paramount importance. These type of bands are worn full time everyday and their design has to be aligned with one`s life style.

Here are some guidelines worth considering:

• The easiest to maintain and the most comfortable to wear wedding band is the classic half round one.

• The flat interior wall wedding bands are getting sharper while getting thinner from wearing.

• Avoid wedding bands with a lot of small detail or complex finish; they will wear off in no time.

• If you genuinely like more detail, choose designs where the detail is embedded in groove or concave.

• If you insist on small detail select only palladium or platinum. Any gold alloy will wear off much quicker.

• If you don’t like highly polished wedding bands choose one with brushed finish; it is the easiest to freshen up.

• Avoid hollow wedding bands. They tend to cause bad skin irritation.

• Wedding bands with shadow line tend to accumulate grease form perspiration and cosmetics.

• Stick to noble metals (platinum, palladium) which are completely hypoallergenic or high Carat Yellow Gold.

• Choose simple uncomplicated wedding ring designs. They will look good longer, require less maintenance and feel comfortable.

About the Author

Vasco Kirov is an experienced designer and master goldsmith with vast knowledge in every aspect concerning fine jewelry. He has been awarded many prestigious design awards for excellence in diamond jewelry design. Vasco recently launched the first palladium only jewelry website where you will find additional information about wedding bands with comfort fitand plenty of industry’s insider tips on “how to” in today’s jewelry market. For quality selection of remarkably well priced palladium rings visit http://www.palladiumdiamondring.com

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7 Oct 2009
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