Comfort Fit Wedding Bands
A wedding ring is normally worn all day, every day. Wouldn't it be great if that wedding band was as comfortable as your finest slippers? While most rings are just that, it helps to look for that extra feature if you want that extra degree of comfort. Comfort fit wedding bands to the rescue!
That comfort is achieved in many ways, each a little differently thanks to the ingenuity of designers. One way is to round or bevel the edge along the interior of the ring. Another is to provide a smooth arc that blends the outer and inner portions of the engagement ring or wedding band. This is in contrast, for example, to pipe cut rings that have sharper edges.
The net result is an increased level of comfort, thanks to the absence of those sharp angles. Since ring material is hard metal, that edge can produce discomfort when worn over time. Shaping the ring, which can be done more exactly today than ever before, produces the ultimate in relaxed fit.
Comfort fit designs interplay with another aspect of engagement ring or wedding band selection. Sizing plays a role.
A wedding band may be as slim as 2mm or as large as 8mm. A millimeter is about the minimum distance the average person can hold the thumb and forefinger apart. It's roughly the width of a fine pencil lead. For smaller sizes, a comfortable fit is easier to achieve. But as the ring width increases, it can help to adjust the sizing.
An extra-wide band, such as 7mm, may call for a comfort fit ring that is 1/4 size larger in diameter. Take into account that finger size can and will change, from such obvious but long term changes as weight loss or gain to hourly fluctuations in temperature or fluid intake. Wedding ring alloys are designed to change only very minutely over the normal range of temperatures a band is worn.
That sizing is especially important in titanium rings, for example, since they're very difficult to adjust after ordering. A small amount can be shaved from the interior to enlarge them slightly. Reducing their size is nearly impossible owing to the hardness of the metal.
Fortunately, a comfort fit can be achieved in a wide array of stylish choices. Comfort fit wedding bands are not limited to a plain, rounded or domed edge by any means. The outer portion can sport any number of alternatives and still achieve the designer's comfort goal.
Imagine, for example, a two-toned band in yellow gold and platinum. The interior is shaped to perfection with comfort in mind. The outer portion is peaked and can be grooved, or even display gems. Since a portion of the ring doesn't contact any surface, the designer has nearly a third on which to exercise additional creativity.
The carefully contoured interior integrates seamlessly with the stylish design of the more visible portion of the ring. That's the very definition of win-win in jewelry.