How to Go About Selecting A Man Birth Stone Wedding Ring

A man birth stone ring does not seem like a very challenging design concept but, the truth is that there are 2 to 3 ways in which you could choose the gemstones for your man birthstone wedding ring.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Knowledge from this article.

1. Birthstone And Wedding Ring Combination:
   A men's wedding ring symbolizes a deep and meaningful commitment between two individuals. Men wear a wedding ring for reasons that go beyond the mere external appearance of the jewel. The concept of setting a birth stone in a man wedding ring, attempts to enhance the meaning of the birth stone and the wedding ring. For many centuries, mankind has believed that wearing a birth stone jewel encourages good things to come your way. It is also said that a birth stone ring keeps evil and bad things away from your life. There is then no better way to add meaning to a men's gemstone wedding ring than to, include a birth stone in it. You will be combining the ancient belief of birthstones with one of the most respected institutions of mankind, a marriage.

2. Choosing Your Birthstone:
   In modern day terminology, a birthstone is related to the month in which a person was born. The birthstone for your man wedding ring will therefore include a gemstone that represents your month of birth. Some of the months have a few birth stone options, you could make a choice based on your preference and budget limitations. The resource box below provides a link to birth stone charts that you can refer to. In general, try to understand the physical properties and durability of the birthstone. Pricing also becomes an important factor as, certain gems like rubies, sapphires, emerald and tanzanite show a steep price increase as the size of the gem stone increases. The design and dimensions of your men's wedding ring will need to take the gem stone pricing factor into consideration too.

3. Exchanging Birthstones:
   Most of the information provided above is relevant here too, but involves a slight variation of the birth stone concept. In this case the couple exchanges birthstones in their wedding rings. The men's wedding ring would have the birth stone of the wife and the wife's wedding ring would have the birthstone of the husband. This design concept tries to add a new dimension of feeling and closeness between the couple. Geographical distance might sometimes separate the couple, this is common when either the wife or husband (sometimes both) serve in the armed forces or represent businesses that operate overseas. The separation could be in dangerous environments like war and challenging business setups. Wedding rings with exchanged birthstones aim to create an inner bond and feeling of closeness between the couple. It is not necessary for the men's wedding ring and the lady's wedding ring to have the same design, all that is suggested is that, each person wears the other persons birthstone in their wedding ring.

4. Combining Birthstones:
   This idea is a combination of the above two design concepts. In this case, the man wedding ring would have two birth stones, one would be the husband's birth stone and the other would be the birth stone of the wife. Ideally the two birthstones would have the same size and shape, stressing on the belief of equality and unity between the couple. In this case remember that, you will be budgeting for two birth stones in each of the wedding rings. The birthstone and pricing would need to be discussed with your jeweler. Men do not normally prefer colorful and eye catching jewels, so keep the design for your men's wedding ring simple and mount two medium sized gems in your wedding ring.

5. Check Authenticity:
   There are natural gems and man made gems, neither of them are really bad. All you need to be sure of is that you get what you pay for. A man made gem stone would be much cheaper than a natural gemstone. If you strongly believe in the concept of birthstone wedding rings, we would suggest that you stay with natural gems. It is possible to work on affordable price tags by choosing the right design, right quality and size of gems. Gems like sapphires and rubies can be affordable if, you stay away from big sizes (above 3 carats) and do not insist on a quality that is fit to place the gemstone in a museum. Remember that the belief is in the gemstone and paying a higher price does not mean that you get more meaning into your man birth stone wedding ring. Sapphires need not always be blue in color, green sapphires and even white sapphires are available in more down to earth prices.

Tips & Warnings

• Tips and Suggestions: When choosing a man wedding ring design, give equal emphasis to appearance, craftsmanship and longterm durability. No jeweler should really be selling wedding rings that are not durable, but the chase to please mass markets with friendly prices can be done only by compromising on quality. Given the special significance of a wedding ring, most people are not willing to compromise on the features of their wedding ring. In such a situation a custom man wedding ring will allow you maximum customization. However, custom wedding rings cannot be purchased off the shelf, they need to be carefully made to fulfill every requirement of the buyer. This does mean that the making of your men's birthstone wedding ring could take a few weeks. You should therefore keep evaluating designs and jewelers a few months before you actually require your wedding ring to be ready. Since a custom ring would be fully made from scratch and require a lot of attention from skilled craftsmen, provide at least 4 to 6 weeks for the actually delivery of your men's wedding ring.

Resources

• Male Birth Stone Wedding Ring Information
• Men's Wedding Ring Information
• Compilation Of Birth Stone Charts