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Have any of you gotten your FH's wedding band from here?  They have a ring that my FH loves and I am just curious what anyone thought of them.  Thanks!!

I ordered my husband's band from TungstenWorld and had a great experience with them.  Plus they can engrave the ring (only $25!) and not a lot of places can do that. 

The ring came very quickly, and we ended up having to send it back to exchange for another size.  That entire exchange process took less then 1 week- so fast.  He's a mechanic and has been wearing it for 4 months now, the thing is absolutely flawless and I'm so happy about it.  He also says that it's really comfortable, it's got that comfort fit shape to it.  If it ever does scratch or get messed up we pay $50 and get a new ring.

To all the people bragging about their $50 ebay rings or whatever, it's buyer beware, if you get one of those crap tungsten rings from China that turns his finger green it's all on you.

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but what's the deal with tungsten? Obviously, it is more affordable. But why is it desirable? Is it durable? Thanks.

Tungsten carbide is very durable and scratch resistant.  A lot of people get these if they work with their hands or are very rough on jewelry (mechanics, construction, etc).  It is also less expensive than gold. 

The drawback is that it's sort of a one and done thing-if you break it, scratch it, or have it cut off you cannot fix it, it can never be formed back together.  I'm not totally sure if scratches can be fixed, most places I researched before buying said that if the ring gets scratched they will send you a new one for free or very little money.  Most traditional jewelers won't touch it because you need special equipment to deal with tungsten since it is so hard.  It's a bit hard to find places who will engrave it, TungstenWorld was the most reputable place that offers that service.  You cannot have a tungsten ring re-sized, you will need to get another ring and most places offer free size exchanges for life.  Even with all that it was totally worth it for us-my husband would have destroyed a gold ring in a year.

The most important thing I learned while researching this stuff is that you need to buy it from a reputable place that guarantees their tungsten to be cobalt free and to be genuine tungsten carbide material.

Hope this helps!

Thanks, J. That was very informative. Add me to the list of bees who had never heard of this before. This could be an option for us - the rings I just looked at are quite nice. Do they maintain their appearance (i.e., not darken or change colors)?

@bestforlast: The good thing about tungsten is that they never change color or show wear.  They are a great option for those who would be hard on jewelry. 

I got FI's ring at Titanium Kay.  I cannot recommend them enought.  Great customer service, easy exchange, and they do laser engraving.

My FH picked out a Tungsten with a cable inlay from Kay Jewelers....its was about $170 but its stainless steel.  Heres a pic......

I work for firefighters. Emergency workers don't cut the tungsten ring off, if the ring has to be removed ... because tungsten is so durable and hard and practically impossible to cut, they cut the finger.

Just something to think about if you are considering tungsten.

@awakemysoul

are you serious? maybe you just work for incredibly poorly trained firefighters?  that is a much repeated myth that has been repeatedly proven to be false.  see here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungsten_carbide#Domestic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poM423pewRE

tungsten rings are somewhat brittle, which means they can shatter.  Emergency personal know that it takes a different technique to remove these than gold rings, you don't cut, you shatter.  Unless of course, you are the unlucky person who lives around the firefighters that this person 'works' for, in which case i guess you're really screwed.