I wear my engagement and wedding rings on all my trips to Europe and have never encountered a problem of any kind.

Tracy

My worry has always been the stone falling out, so it's a habit to check often with my thumb. Imagine glancing at it and - NO STONE. Outside of that, there was only one time at a carnival when the guy running the game said, "That's a nice ring you got there lady" !!!!

If you leave it at home where do you leave it? Isn't just as vulnerable in your house as on your finger?
Mine is not worth a fortune (a lovely Opal - my birthstone)but I don't wear it very often -opals are sensitive to water etc. It does go on holiday with me, even if I don't wear it, though.

I just wish mine was worth enough to use as a downpayment on a house or land. However, it is a 1930's vintage ring and I wear it everywhere along with the diamond anniversary band my romantic husband gave me for our 10th anniversary in Paris.

I wear only a band when I travel abroad. In the States when alone in large cities, I turn the stone around or leave them home. (Yes, they could be stolen from my house, but I wouldn't be slammed by a thief in the act of stealing them!!) The bling is noticeable as I've had strangers -even men on airplanes, comment on how beautiful my rings are. I don't want to be a target and it makes one less worry less when overseas. Most of the European women seem to wear very little bling.... much more conservative IMHO.

The Swiss don't give engagement rings. You just have your golden wedding band (with a possible smaller diamond). Quite bland next to all the US glitter.

I leave my rings at home. I was given an 18K Ebel watch years ago and I keep that at home as well. I wear a cheap watch and costume jewelry. I want to looks as uninteresting to thieves and customs agents as possible.

I leave my engagement ring at home. I do wear my wedding ring, though - it has little itty bitty diamonds in it. In fact, I wear my wedding ring permanently. I have never taken it off at all since shortly after our wedding!

Oh hdm thats funny-youre so right!

;)

Hopefully right now <i>your</i> great mind is thinking about how one can smash a weeks worth of clothing/travel needs into the smallest bag possible because <i>my</i> great mind is drawing a blank, heh heh!

:-?

Since I'm getting older, I think that I'm more of a target when I travel. So I purchased a gold wedding band at Wal-Mart, and I made sure that I got one that slips on and off easily. If someone wants the ring, they can have it, and I'll keep my finger. I do not wear earrings that are difficult to remove since I want to keep my ear lobes, too.

I'm hoping that a mugger/thief will go after the person that is wearing the expensive jewelry and leave me and the cheap stuff alone.

Funny story about rings. I don't wear them playing golf. We were in Los Cabos and I thought that the rings would be safer hidden in the room then in a golf bag or purse. That evening I went to retrieve the rings to wear to dinner; and they were not to be found. On the way to dinner, we did mention to the hotel manager that they were missing....I was really upset, as in addition to wedding and engagement ring was a tanzanite ring purchased in Africa.

The next morning we were getting ready for more golf. I pulled out a clean pair of golf socks; and low and behold found the rings stuffed in the socks.
I had forgotten where I hid them

Dumb - I know!
Linda

I have never worn any of my nice jewelry on a trip. It's not so much worry about theft, but I probably would lose something. When I get cold, my rings almost fall off my fingers. I lost the back off one earring last May, but the earring itself was saved. No worry it was only inexpensive gold balls. My Rolex stays at home and I wear a Skagen with dual times.

I lost a diamond bracelet on a trip to Singapore many years ago. That taught me never to travel with any jewelry that I would regret losing.

The point is: why travel with anything thing valuable that you have to worry about? Travelling should be stress free. And if something as sentimentally and monetarily valuable as an engagement ring were lost, it would make that a very costly trip indeed!

I wear my engagement ring while traveling however my DF always tells me to turn it around when he thinks we are in an area that might be unsafe.

I did loose a diamond stud once while walking the dogs. However, the next day I retraced my steps and found it! Boy were we relieved. I haven't worn them since because I am now gun shy.

Gail

I lost my wedding ring on a trip several years ago - I left it in the room while we went to the beach and it was stolen. That was difficult, but fortunately it wasn't expensive in addition to its emotional value.

I don't think I would take any expensive jewelry on vacation with me. If I had any jewelry worth thousands of dollars, I'd keep it in a safe deposit box when I was out of town.

I wear nothing of value when traveling. Not even in the US. I'm more apt to forget it on the sink or on the nightstand than have it stolen.

Not worth the hassle.

No engagement ring here but the big rings I wear, I do wear always so I'd be constantly checking where my rings were &amp; being startled that they weren't there. (Sort of like when you forget to wear your watch.) Same for the gold choker with the big topaz.

I do leave the rest of my pearls &amp; jewelry at home though.

I leave my expensive jewelry at home in the safe and just bring less expensive stuff. I bought a plain gold wedding band to wear when I travel.

Of course. I bring along and wear whatever I would wear here for the same type of occasion. It is only jewelry and while it is big and sparkly it is also insured if it gets lost or stolen and wouldn't be the end of the world. While there is obvious sentimental value attached, it isn't like losing my husband or kids. I don't leave them at home either.

Then again, I am one of those use the &quot;good&quot; china and crystal for everyday meals types of people. Life is too short to not enjoy the fun stuff...and once again, it is only stuff.

Have fun traveling whatever you decide to do.

Taitai

I agree with Taitai and wear what I wear daily at home....I'd feel strange without my rings. But I , also, use the &quot;good&quot; china, crystal and silver whenever the mood strikes (and I feel like hand washing some stuff).
I would think a fake would offer no protection from theft.