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We went with Titanium. I think it's beautiful. He hasn't worn it yet, but I've heard they hold up really well. Not as likely to scratch or bend as gold or silver but less heavy and expensive than pretty much everything else. My dad has a tungsten ring and loves it. I've heard they can shatter but I don't think it's a very common thing.
We went with tungsten carbide. FI has a motorcycle, corvette and lots of other things he works on and is active so he wanted something durable, scratch resistent, easy to clean and this works out well. He has been wearing it for 6 months and gets oil/grease on it and bangs it around working on engines and he hasn't had any problems. It always comes clean and looks brand new. We got him this one, the website is great too btw. http://www.titaniumkay.com/VELLI-Tungsten-Carbide-Concave-Wedding-Band-Ring-P103795.html
I'm looking at titanium now but I hear that they do scratch a lot? I love how tungsten never scratches.
We went with tungsten for a few reasons, but it mostly came down to cost and style. If cost was no object we probably would've done a platinum band with diamonds because my DH doesn't like the super plain bands that look like every other ring. But-- diamonds and platinum were not in the budget. We looked at gold rings but there are really not very many styles available that he liked. Then we looked into tungsten because he liked how it stays super shiny always, and they also had more designs. I love the one he picked, its classic while still being just a little bit different:
We went with platinum. We wanted ours to be the same metal, even if different in design. He also liked that it was reminiscent of his dad's in that way.
Has anyone had cobalt chrome? It seems to be like tungsten except it doesn't shatter.
Mine went the Toungsten and he loves it. I haven't heard about them shattering before though :S
My husband wears a palladium ring. He liked the weight of it compared to platinum and even white gold. It's also brushed. Some of the brushing has worn away from a year and a half. So eventually, we'll have it rebrushed. He's a computer web developer. Having a light ring helps with him being at the computer all day.
We went for brushed palladium because platinum would have cost a fortune for his ring size.
He wants a Titanium band with a yellow gold inlay. If it gets too scratched up you could always replace it since they're so inexpensive, if you're comfortable with that. :)
Well the first ring we bought was titanium, but it was ordered in the wrong size and Jay jewelry would not refund us, soooo I said eff them and eff titanium. Finger sizes can change all the time, so we decided to go with white gold, so that we can get it resized if we need too.
White Tungsten
He really wanted something that wouldn't scratch and he liked the classic look.
We went with Cobalt. FI's not sure if he'll wear his ring on a daily basis, but if he does he needs something that he can cut off on his own. Cobalt and White Gold fit that bill. Downside is that Cobalt couldn't be put back together like white gold. In the unlikely event he has to cut it off, I think we'll just be glad he still has a finger to put a new ring on. The white gold was three times the price of the Cobalt and we just couldn't justify spending that much more on something he might wear once or twice a week.
We went with 10K gold but we also have an offer for free Tungsten bands so we will have both. Hopefully he'll wear the Tungsten to work every day so that his other band doesn't get scratched up, but we did get 10K (rather than 14K or 18K) since it is harder in case he did decide to wear that on a regular basis.
No the Tungsten cannot be resized but basically no matter where you get your ring you'll get a jewelry service plan and it will include ordering a new ring if it ever needs to be resized. I know that we have that plan included with the free rings (thank you bridal show!) and it was also included at Zales if we were to buy the Tungsten from there. The drawback for him for the Tungsten is that it is VERY heavy.
@PinkMagnolia: Titanium is actually very scratch resistant. More so than gold, silver, or platinum. You're right that Tungsten is even more scratch resistant, but unless you're super tough on your rings/hands it shouldn't be an issue.
And like a pp said, one of the things I prefer about titanium is that it's so much lighter than tungsten. Can hardly feel it on your hand as opposed to tungsten which is super heavy. Still gorgeous though! :)
He hasn't purchased it yet but we went with white gold. We were intersted in tungsten or cobalt but were concerned because we have heard that they are not resizable?
I actually made DH's out of sterling silver. He gets complements on it CONSTANTLY (thank you very much :) and he says that everyone thinks it is gold. I will try to find a picture or take one to post it.
Originally I thought we would get matching rings and he would get white gold like me but he chose tungsten which has a black stripe in the center
I went with Cobalt. He had a tungsten ring previously, so I wanted to stay away from that material, and he didn't really like any of the other options, so Cobalt it is.
DH's is hammered platinum. So it won't show dings or scratches like a smooth ring would, and we like that our rings are the same metal.
DH's wedding band is white gold. He looks at some of the other materials, but he prefered the look and feel of white gold.
We're ordering a Titanium for him. After trying a bunch on in stores, he liked that metal the best and we were both happy with the price tag :)
@MaiFuture: suppperrrr late reply, but I was wondering where you got your husbands band (or brand of) and what mm width it is.
We got Titanium for now, but hopefully we can upgrade his to white gold in a few years!
My DH's band is 18k yellow gold. He really likes to save money, so he was tempted to get a ring made of a less expensive metal, but he loves the buttery color of gold too much! His ring was very expensive but he loves it!
we are getting this ring most likely for my SO. he is an architect and he loves "different" and modern and if you know any architect this kind of fits them perfectly. I actually love it!
Tungsten carbide. He's an engineer and really hard on his hands, so he wasn't interested in anything less durable. He also loved the price (we got it for $30) :)
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What did you and FI go with for HIS wedding band?
FI is extremely active and I was looking for something durable.
What do you all know about titanium? How has it held up if you chose that? He loves the traditional shiny rings and I'm worried about him scratching the hell out of them. I was just about sold on Tungsten and then my friend’s husband shattered his wedding band, but I love how they look permanently shiny and perfect.