I had to get my wedding ring cut off my finger the other day for an MRI. Though when I showed up for the MRI, the technician said, “Why did you do that?”
The reality is, this wedding ring is 38 years old, very thin and bends in weird directions, never staying circular. It’s been tough to get off for years. I’ve tried ice, dental floss, soap and olive oil, but my knuckles are just too large to slide it off.
They can salvage the diamond, but I need a new band, and was thinking about one with a clasp or hinge, so I could have it fit my finger, but still be able to take it off. Apparently they are quite secure. When I look at them online, the clasps on the side don’t look discrete, so I don’t know if I like them. Does anyone have one of these rings, and what do you think of them? It feels very weird to be without a ring after 38 years, and I need to get this done soon!
My jeweler attached 2 round metal balls on inside of my ring to keep the solitaire engagement ring from spinning. He had to experiment to figure out size and placement bit it works pretty well and I’ve had it for decades now. The balls can’t be seen except on inside of band.
Yes, and also prevents the ring from turning if it has a stone on it.
As I’ve aged, I’ve lost collagen in my hands and fingers, so my fingers are quite a bit smaller than my knuckles…which are a mess after years of playing volleyball and softball LOL.
It has give in it, so no need to do anything before you take off your ring. But, yes, you could just kind of push it down as you take the ring off, or even take the whole strip off before taking the ring off. This strip also prevents a ring with a stone from turning.
But, I felt that thing (both the straight part and the knots) all the time on the underside of my finger and didn’t like it, so switched to the silicone adjuster (for rings that don’t have the beads.) I don’t feel the silicone adjuster at all.
Yes, even when I was married, decades ago my knuckles were larger than the base of my finger and the jeweler was concerned that the stone would cause the ring to spin around a possibly get damaged. I don’t feel the balls inside the ring. Only my engagement ring has the balls as it’s the ring I wear regularly.
Thanks to both of you, that’s great information! I just don’t like the look of the clasps from the outside, and it’s good to know there are other options.
If you do decide to try a hinged ring, please post more as I’ve never tried one and am curious. Have not tried silicone strips either. I didn’t like ring guard—for me it was not comfortable.
