{"id":7688,"date":"2022-11-23T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=7688"},"modified":"2022-11-23T13:56:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T18:56:32","slug":"is-your-ring-thin-bent-and-breaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/is-your-ring-thin-bent-and-breaking\/","title":{"rendered":"IS YOUR RING THIN, BENT AND BREAKING?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Is<\/div>\n

Most people don’t pay much attention<\/strong> to the band or shank of their diamond ring.<\/p>\n

What’s a shank?<\/h2>\n

\nThe shank is the bottom part of the ring that wraps around your finger<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nPeople just don’t notice how thin their ring gets until it bends, breaks and causes damage to the ring or channels.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nAll the time, people bring their rings in to get them cleaned and polished<\/strong>, and when they take their rings off, they’re surprised to see they are bent on the bottom<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

They’re almost shocked.<\/h2>\n

\nPlus, when they are bent, it makes it tougher to get them off<\/strong>. Some rings get so thin and bent that they’re almost flat on the bottom.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nThey bend easily because they are thin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nVery thin.<\/strong> Just the act of wearing a ring and picking things up with your hands can bend the metal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nWhen gold is thin, it gets very malleable<\/strong> and bends easily. Not to mention that when you’re wearing it, your hands heat up the gold making it even softer<\/strong>. It doesn’t take much to bend a thin shank.<\/p>\n

3 things can make your shank thin:<\/h2>\n

\nStarting with…<\/p>\n

1) It was thin to begin with.<\/h2>\n

\nNo lie. <\/strong>Some manufacturers are cheap and skimp on the bands<\/strong>. Look at the shanks or bands of a ring before you buy it to see if it’s thick and durable. You want to make sure that it’s heavy and solid<\/strong> (see photo). If it’s thin or wimpy; buyer beware<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nCheap rings don’t last long.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2) The jeweler thinned it out during sizing:<\/h2>\n

\nThis is one of the biggest reasons<\/strong> for thin shanks.<\/p>\n

\nWhen you size a ring you have to cut and solder the shank back together again. Once soldered together, the jeweler has to file and smooth and polish the shank<\/strong> once more. And sometimes they take too much off the band<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nIf the jeweler is a bad jeweler<\/strong> (or inexperienced), they can make a band thin, warped, bent, crooked and very uneven<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nIf you pick your ring up from a repair or a sizing, look at the band<\/strong>. If it’s thin or badly done, have the jeweler re-do the sizing<\/strong> and put on a heavier shank. You don’t have to accept<\/strong> it.<\/p>\n

3) Normal wear and tear:<\/h2>\n

\nAfter years of daily use, gold will wear down and thin out<\/strong>. Especially on the bottom of the ring since it takes the most abuse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\"Thin<\/p>\n

So what can you do?<\/h2>\n

\nWhat can be done with thin, weak, bent or breaking bands?<\/p>\n

Buy a new shank!<\/h2>\n

\nThat’s about all you can do (or trade in the ring<\/strong> for a new one).<\/p>\n

\nJewelers can easily remove your old, thin, worn-down shank and put on a new, thick, durable band<\/strong> that will last a lifetime.<\/p>\n

\nNew shanks won’t be cheap<\/strong> though. Depending on the thickness and width of the mounting, it could cost you anywhere from $100 and up<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What choice do you have?<\/h2>\n

\nYou either wait until the ring gets so bad that it breaks and the ring painfully stabs you in the finger<\/strong>… <\/p>\n

\nOr the ring bends and all the diamonds in your channel fall out<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

It’s just not worth it.<\/h2>\n

\nGet your ring fixed<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

\nGet it beefed up. <\/p>\n

\nYour ring will look brand new<\/strong> again, and you won’t have to worry about a bending band<\/strong> or a broken shank<\/strong> again.<\/p>\n

\nCheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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