Fall 2010 bridal jewelry trends, seem to only have a few encompassing themes in mind this season: elegance, color and Ritani. The jewelry pieces expected to make an impact this season, are those that can all be found within The Romantique, Masterwork and Andaré Collections.
Gold, a popular trend on the runways is also leaving a mark on bridal jewelry trends for the fall. The Andaré Collection features an Eternity band that is centered around a rose gold band. The Romantique Collection offers an eternity band with the finest set micropave, bezel set diamonds and microscopic hand carved leaf motif.
Anadaré diamond eternity band twisted around a rose gold band insert
Romantique Collection Eternity Band
Another emerging trend is adding color, particularly, mixing black and white together. Again in the Andaré Collection features an Andaré diamond eternity band twisted around a black band insert. The Masterwork Collection features a variety of bands incorporating color into their rings with either sapphires or yellow diamonds, specifically in the engagement rings.
Anadaré diamond eternity band twisted around a black band insert
The ‘leaf motif’ and ‘vintage-inspired’ is also making an appearance in bridal jewelry. The Romantique Collection, as mentioned before, offers the best of both trends due to the hand carving that gives the feel of an antique engagement ring with a beautiful Grecian leaf carved design. This wide eternity band features the finest of diamonds and the hand craftsmanship of the leaf motif.
Romantique Collection wide eternity band
PRESS RELEASE
06.08.2009 – The tradition of the eternity bands dates back as far as 2000 BC to the ancient Egyptians. Its history is closely related to that of the wedding ring — a circle of metal with no beginning and no end — the perfect symbol of everlasting love. What could be more romantic than a symbol of love with no end?
An eternity band is usually given at a significant anniversary. Many men present their wife with an eternity ring to celebrate the first year of their marriage or the birth of a first child.
The eternity band is often worn on the third finger of the left hand, the same finger as the engagement and wedding ring. Egyptians in ancient times believed that this finger contained the “vena amoris” — the vein of love, that directly runs to the heart.
Eternity rings are stone set, often with diamonds. Some people prefer ‘half eternity’ rings for practical purposes – ‘full eternity’ rings cannot be easily adjusted. Full Eternity Bands can also be uncomfortable to wear because of the depth of the shank between the fingers.
RITANI has reported that Eternity Bands have truly made a comeback in recent times and furthermore having sales skyrocket in this area. RITANI is a world renowned designer and manufacturer of Engagement Rings.
To see the complete RITANI line of Eternity Bands, visit the RITANI Website.
You can view this press release here : Eternity Bands Making a Tremendous Comeback According to RITANI
Being in the jewelry business one of the most common questions I get is “What is an eternity band?” And then “Why can it not be sized?” So I am going to take a moment and explain a few things regarding the subject.
Taken literally, eternity does mean forever. With that in mind, the eternity band was created to show long lasting love. Though it is beautiful it does come with its share of complications. Once you have a band made with diamonds that go all the way around you will not be able to size it. And as we woman know, we do tend to go up and down in sizes throughout our life. I would say it’s rare when a woman stays the same size her whole life then not.
That being said you may want to know all of your options before you purchase one. If you have a talented jeweler you could perhaps have the band made a half size larger and have sizing beads put on the inside and if you happen to put on a few extra pounds, the beads could be taken out. If you do not prefer sizing beads you could have a ring guard put on the inside.
Some other options include leaving out a few stones on the bottom so you can size the ring. This works best with an eternity pave or eternity channel set ring, though you must also be careful with channel when sizing. Some jewelers will offer the option of sizing bar or three quarters of the way, and half way around. Not only may it help with cost but you will have a better chance of sizing in the future.
Another thing to think about it the safety of your stones. If you tend to be rough on your jewelry having an eternity band may not be the best idea. You can break and scratch the stones that are hitting against whatever hard surface.
These are just a few of the issues you may want to discuss with your jeweler before making your purchase.
