I have the weta ring and it's awesome but now I am in the market for another ring. How is the F boutique shape and contours compared to the weta/JH?
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Also has anyone worn their JH/Weta daily? If so any breaking issues? I know tungsten is very brittle
The ring is not likely to break. Because it's actually tungsten carbide, it's extremely hard and not likely to break easily if simply dropped or knocked around. Enough pressure though and you could shatter it.
Your main concern would be wearing down the gold plating before the ring breaks. The Jens Hansen plating is extremely good, but regular wear, exposure to oils and sweat and stuff will eventually dull your plating. (And it's a bitch to get things re-plated!)
If you already have a screen accurate one ring and love the books then go with the 24 carat gold plated bronze one ring from Badali (
www.badalijewelry.com). It is only $40 and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Badali has a bunch of other officially licensed Lord of the Rings jewelry as well.
Not gonna gonna mince my words; the Badali ring looks to be the least accurate of the two alternatives.
With specific reference to
Heyjude7 asking about the contours compared to the Hansen ring, I'd say the next step they want to take is one that is close, but a little different.
The Badali ring looks like the contours are completely wrong (near enough non-existent compared to the other two), and is too tall to accommodate the inscription.
That's $40 I'd put towards something better - perhaps the Jens Hansen chain, which is also really nice. The hook just has that added finesse of Middle Earth.
Since I found out about Jens Hansen years ago, personally, I'll never buy a One Ring from anywhere else. Licensed or not - it won't be right.
The work from the guys at Jens Hansen is second to no one as far as I'm concerned. They have amazing customer service and are fantastic when it comes to having custom designs made as well.
But obviously this sorta stuff is all subjective at the end of the day, and just depends what you're after!