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Platinum 4mm Comfort Fit Milgrain Band

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I purchased two of these rings for my wedding, the 6mm and the 4mm. Both of these rings exceeded my expectations. I had looked at dozens of rings at numerous jewelry stores in three different malls and my fiance and I had agreed that we wanted a comfort fit milgrain pattern. Past that, here are a few points:

1) THESE RINGS ARE STAMPED PLAT 950: The ring description on the product page does not specify what type of platinum these rings are made of. I took a gamble and ordered them hoping they would be either 95% or at least 90% platinum (the two most common types). To my delight, these rings were both stamped "PLAT 950" which means they contain the highest pecentage of platinum available.

2) VERY FINE MILGRAIN PATTERN: The milgrain pattern is quite fine compared to the platinum rings that we saw at the mall. Although I do not have the tools to accurately measure it, I'd say that the grain pattern on either side of the ring does not exceed 0.5mm, probably less. So on the 4mm ring, there is less than 0.5mm of milgrain on either side, and approx 3mm of plain band. It looks very refined.

3) IMPRESSIVE FLUID MILGRAIN PATTERN: Platinum is apparently much harder than gold, and the milgrain pattern on many of the rings at the mall appeared etched or scored, rather than giving a smooth organic grain pattern. The rings from Amazon more closely resemble a true milgrain pattern like the kind you'd find on a gold ring. The details appear very organic, even under a 10x loop. Since I was willing to accept the inferior appearance of the rings at the mall, I was quite pleased to see the superior milgrain pattern on the Amazon rings.

3) SIGNIFICALTY LESS EXPENSIVE: By purchasing these rings from amazon, I paid approx. half of what I would have paid at the mall.

4) FAST DELIVERY: No single store at the mall had the rings we wanted in our sizes. So we would have had to special order them anyway, and most places were asking for a 4 week lead time. So not only were the rings cheaper at Amazon but we got them faster as well.

5) SIZING WAS IDENTICAL TO MALL SIZING: My fiance and I had our ring fingers sized at at least 10 different jewelry stores and used those measurements to order our rings from amazon. The measurements were right on. The amazon comfort fit ring fit exactly the same as the comfort fit rings at the mall. Please note however, that when purchasing a "comfort fit" ring, you should order the smallest possible size that will fit. This is because only the middle part of a comfort fit ring will contact your skin, unlike a traditional ring where the two ends of the rings contact your finger. This is what makes these rings comfortable, and also heavier (the middle part has to be made thicker adding wieght to the ring). However this also makes the ring easier to slide off of your finger since the ends don't contact the skin on your finger and consequently the ring doesn't pinch your skin to stop the ring from sliding off. So as a rule of thumb, when ordering a comfort fit ring, get one that is 1/4 to 1/2 ring size smaller than your traditional ring size. If my descrition doesn't make sense to you, at least go to the mall and try on a traditional and a comfort fit ring of the same size. You'll see that the comfort fit slides off of your finger much more easily.

In summary, all in all I was a little nervous to order jewelry without first seeing it in person, but I was quite please with the rings once I received them.

Bought the Tiffancy milgrain band ($1250) and this band. After determing that they were nearly identical (and both are 950 platinum), I decided to return the Tiffany ring and keep the Amazon ring.

Since this is comfort fit (the middle of the inside of the band is thicker), if you were sized for a traditional fit ring, order 1/2 size smaller.

I bought the 4mm for my fiance and the 2.5mm for myself. Both rings are stamped "PLAT 950". The craftmanships is awesome, beautifully detailed milgrains. You can't beat this price!

I purchased this ring as a wedding band. I did a lot of shopping both online and in stores, and found that this series of rings from Amazon.com was the best value. The ring is beautiful! The detail of the milgrain is impeccable, and to get a platinum ring at this price is pretty amazing.