Traditional engagement rings were supposed to have a huge diamond and a slim yellow gold band. Today, while a huge diamond is something everyone would love to have, they are looking at wider bands. People probably thought that a narrow band would show off the diamond better but that does not seem to hold water with the designers today. In fact, younger couples seem to feel that the wider the better where the band is concerned. There’s a lot more confidence among women today and let’s face it – many of them work and in high powered jobs too – so why not make a bold statement of confidence to the world with a broad band?
Wider bands make engagement rings look modern and give it a look of stability. It’s today’s woman’s look and it’s something that suits her. After all, a woman has come a long way in the last few decades. From a shy, retiring behind-the-scenes person, she has come into her own, centre-stage very often and loving it. She makes decisions, she supports her family very often and she might just be in that corner office at work. So why can’t she have a wider band on her engagement ring if she wants to?
Furthermore, certain wider bands will look great on longer wider fingers. A 6mm band for example will look disproportioned on skinny fingers, whereas a 6mm on slightly larger fingers will look excellent. It is useful to rememeber that it is not only finger thickness that should influence the width of your ring, it is more a proportion between length and width of your finger.
The most important thing though when considering band width is personal preference, if you have skinny fingers but you love how it you look wearing a wider band, then get a wider band. As with any choice in jewelry as long as you love what it looks like then get it. We do recommend you consider different band sizes if you have not already as they can really affect the apperance of the ring, and you may find a design looks great in a wider band.