As we didn't do an engagement ring long ago before we got married, my wife has never had an sort of a substantial looking diamond ring. I've bought her other nice jewelry over the years, but somehow this sort of ring never entered into the mix.

I decided I would rectify that situation for this Christmas, and tried this one. First let me say that in person, this ring is just as beautiful as it looks in the picture. The stones are of course small, but there are a lot of them (LOL) and they do have some fire to them under the light.

We were going out to dinner with another couple last night, so I decided to break out this present early so that she'd have the opportunity to wear it out, and also because I was a bit worried about the size. It turned out that I did wind up getting it a size too large. Also, it is so wide that it covers my wife's ring finger knuckle to knuckle, and that felt a bit excessive to her, as she does tend to go for a more understated look. So for those two reasons we're returning this ring. It's really no fault of the ring though. My wife and I looked together and she picked out a ring with a similar pattern but only about half as wide as this one is ... and was available in a smaller size.

This is a very attractive ring and if she doesn't mind the width, any lady could wear it with pride.