Tradition of wearing wedding rings goes back for a long time since a round ring symbolizes an eternal, non-ending love. During wedding ceremony bride and groom exchange rings promising to love each other forever. Men have a lot of options to choose from when deciding which wedding ring to obtain. Men’s wedding bands come in different designs and are made of different materials, the most popular being gold, platinum and titanium. Gold is considered to be the most traditional material for wedding rings. Since gold is a very soft pliable metal, it is usually alloyed with some other metals such as copper, silver, nickel or zinc. The measure of gold purity is a karat (k). The highest measure is 24k which means 100% gold. Usual measure of gold in jewelry making is 18k which means that this particular piece of jewelry has 75% gold in it. Gold rings can be easily custom designed to your liking. Platinum is a precious metal which is often priced over gold. Platinum is a silver-white in color, durable metal which is corrosion free as well as hypoallergenic. Platinum is often alloyed with other metals and the numbers on the rings will tell you the percentage of pure platinum, for example, PT950 means that there is 95% platinum and 5% of other metals. Platinum men’s wedding bands are considered to be more sophisticated rings to wear.
Titanium wedding bands are a new trend developed in the latest years. Titanium is an extremely light, strong, hypoallergenic and stylish metal of gun-metal color. Titanium is difficult to work with because it is so hard so price of those rings may be higher than even gold or platinum bands. On the other hand, titanium rings are durable so they are less prone to be crashed or bend. If you choose titanium wedding band, you need to keep in mind that it is almost impossible to resize a titanium ring. There are a lot of choices when it comes to men’s wedding bands. There are plenty of designs available in any metal mentioned above. Rings can be enhanced with diamonds, they can be engraved or made two-tone, they can be even made of some really unusual materials such as carbon fiber, or they can be custom made to correspond with each other. The main thing to remember is that your wedding bands should be as unique as you and your bride-to-be.