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The Benefits and
Drawbacks of Tension Set Wedding Rings
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As an alternative to the traditional channel set wedding and engagement
rings, rings created with a process called tension setting have started
to become popular in recent years. Tension set wedding rings and engagement
rings have a stone (typically a diamond, although tension setting can
be used with any precious gem) that is set in an opening in the ring
itself and held by tension of the open ends of the ring pressing against
the stone. Jewelers agree that there are both positive and negative
aspects to choosing tension set rings.
The Benefits
Tension set rings are beautiful. Because the design is so unique, your
tension set wedding or engagement ring will definitely draw people’s
attention. The rings are available in all the typical styles one would
expect, including rings of gold, platinum, titanium, and white gold,
but the tension setting gives them a stylized and modernistic look that
channel set rings are simply not capable of. People will examine the
ring up close and, if they’ve never seen a tension setting before, will
wonder how in the world that stone stays in place. You’ll find that
your tension set wedding ring will be a topic of conversation at many
a social gathering.
Makers of tension set wedding rings insist that the stone is immoveable
and will never be lost. Whether this is actually true is the topic of
some debate, but it is a claim that can not be made for channel set
rings as we know that channel set stones can sometimes work their way
loose and be lost.
The Drawbacks
It is difficult for a jeweler to effectively resize a tension set ring
of any kind. The process of resizing a ring actually alters the shape
and thickness of the metal and this will cause a change in the amount
of tension holding the stone in place. This is particularly troubling
for someone with a tension set wedding ring, since the ring is meant
to be worn forever. As a person ages, their body changes so, even someone
who doesn’t gain or lose weight over the years (and that’s a scant few
of us) will still likely have a different ring size when he or she reaches
the age of fifty than he or she did at age twenty five.
While proponents of tension settings do make the aforementioned claim
that the stone is immoveable, opponents of the process say quite the
opposite. Several jewelers claim that they have been approached by people
looking for advice on how to replace a lost stone from a tension set
wedding ring. The jury is still out, therefore, on whether tension settings
really are more effective than the more traditional channel settings.
The final drawback is for the jewelers themselves. Jeweler Keith Farley
states on the InForm web site that it is very easy for a person to intentionally
remove the stone from a tension set ring. This, obviously, makes it
that much easier for a dishonest customer to remove the stone and then
come back to the jeweler seeking a replacement under the terms of a
warranty, claiming that the setting was lost.
About The Author:
Peter Dobler successfully operates several web sites on the topic of
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at:
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