| Have you heard of a wedding ring style called | | | | diamond, don't be. Manufacturers of tension sets |
| tension set wedding rings? This style is very | | | | claim that the stone is hold very securely and will |
| different from traditional wedding rings; it has a | | | | not get lost. You actually have more chances of |
| stylish, modern appearance. There are many | | | | loosing your diamond from a traditional channel set |
| advantages to getting a tension set ring, but | | | | ring. If you handle your ring with care, your gem |
| there are some disadvantages as well. | | | | will stay there. |
| This style of wedding rings is not as widely | | | | Tension set ring cons |
| spread as tradition channel set rings. But they are | | | | The biggest drawback of this style of rings is that |
| becoming more popular in recent years because | | | | they are very difficult to resize. Resizing this style |
| of their elegant beauty. The reason they are | | | | of rings can break the tension and the stone may |
| called tension set is because the stone is hold in | | | | come lose. This might be a serious problem for a |
| place by tension. In tension set engagement rings | | | | wedding ring, because you are going to wear it |
| and wedding rings a stone is set in an opening in | | | | for the rest of your life. You may gain or lose |
| the ring itself and held by tension of the open | | | | weight, and even if you don't, with age your |
| ends of the ring. This style gives your stone a | | | | fingers "shrink". Most people need to resize their |
| better exposure. | | | | wedding rings as life goes on, but with tension set |
| Traditionally diamonds are used in this style rings, | | | | rings this is almost impossible. |
| but in fact you can order a custom made ring | | | | Another disadvantage is not really any concern to |
| with any precious stone which is large enough. | | | | you; it is a problem for jewelers themselves. |
| Tension set wedding rings pros | | | | While the stone can't come loose accidentally, it is |
| Tension set style makes your ring exceptionally | | | | easy to remove if a person deliberately holds the |
| beautiful. It will always be the center of attention | | | | ring open. So many not so honest people remove |
| because of its uniqueness. Your friends will look at | | | | the diamond, and then come back to a jeweler |
| your ring and you will hear many compliments to | | | | complaining that the gem is lost. But as we |
| it. | | | | already mentioned this is not your problem as a |
| Tension sets can be made of any material that is | | | | customer. |
| used for traditional wedding rings. You can have it | | | | Tension set wedding rings are for people who |
| in yellow gold, white gold, titanium or platinum. | | | | want something different. Surprisingly, considering |
| Since this style gives your ring a very modernistic | | | | the cost of diamond and the material, they are |
| look, platinum and titanium are most popular | | | | not much more expensive than traditional rings. |
| materials for this style of ring. | | | | So if you want a unique, stylish ring that shows |
| If you are worried about loosing your beautiful | | | | your gem in all its glory, go for a tension set ring. |