Look good cheap and no issues with cutting them off like Ti.

No issue cutting off Ti either…

Would you have a [strike]Tungsten[/strike] wedding ring?

No

For the right woman, yes.

jota180 – Member
> Would you have a Tungsten wedding ring?
No

That

Clubber that seems debatable and I haven’t seen proof either way.

I looked at tungsten, very heavy and normally make nice chunky rings. Not ideal for my little hands though so in the end I went with a Ti ring

rich – debate was had here many times. As I recall people who actually work in the emergency services posted that it wasn’t an issue.

I have got one. £60 odd from Pravins so if I lose it I can replace it without too much bother. DO NOT get a black one, the coating rubs off and it looks terrible within a couple of weeks. The silver one I have is absolutely spotless and still looks brand new (she would not notice if I had to replace it!)

Good point about replacing it. I could get a couple and have a spare locked away!

I’m not a metalurgist but is tungsten not a hell of a lot tougher than Ti anyway. So if its a proble to cut a titanium ring (which I doubt BTW) it would also be a problem to remove a tungsten ring (I might be thinking of tungsten alloys though)

Apparently a tungsten carbide ring can be removed by cracking with mole grips-titanium can be cut off with either a ring saw or with snips that A&E use I believe. I think it takes longer than gold though-would like confirmation of this as I am looking to replace my Knackered wedding ring & really like the look of the alternative materials.

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No I would not have a tungsten or titanium wedding ring. I went for platinum.

I’m not a jewellery wearer and just wanted something hard wearing and cheap. My finger is just not worthy of much investment, and I do not value expensive bling.
I don’t know about tough, but tungsten is hard. I’ve scratched glasses and taken shavings off metal door handles without realising. As I said, the ring is completely unmarked.

Google: degloving injury

Actually don’t

nothing wrong with a few wear marks on a wedding ring, it gives it character.

got to be gold and chunky – do it

got to be gold and chunky – do it

Rich, yeah, I’d have one. I don’t do gold, I think it looks cheap. My wedding ring is stainless steel, which at the time was hard to find in the UK in a nice simple design. So I got mine from the USA, from Salt Lake Silver. It was about £60 delivered including customs charges. I wish I’d have bought a spare actually.
SLS do all sorts of stuff, and custom stuff IIRC. It might be worth trying them 🙂

as above, i understood tungsten was supposed to be virtually indestructible so far harder to cut off than ti… 😕

i went for platinum, anyway.

I got married last month and went for a Tungsten Carbide ring as i’m not a fan of jewellery and didn’t want the Mrs to spend loads on a ring that will rarely be worn.

It only cost £50 and seems really hard wearing and always shines up like new if it gets dirty. I have not been able to scratch it so far despite catching it on several surfaces.

If i lose it it’s no problem to replace as it was so cheap.

I prefer stainless steel.

Bit like a bike for me. I’d go for look and characteristics over rarity and price! As above it’s a really hard metal and some of the rings look really good. Keep it cheap and spend more on her ring she’ll appreciate it more. Or see if you can get a bike/wedding ring combo package for the same price as a Platinum ring. 😉

Or see if you can get a bike/wedding ring combo package for the same price as a Platinum ring.

That’s pretty much what I did!

Erm…I hate to butt in, but we’ve only got a tiny wedding budget as it is…so you can only buy a bike with it if money is left over at the end!

As you were gentlemen.

Dolphin or platypus bone the only option for the discerning.

suay design SS ring and a dialled alpine for far less than the missus wedding ring, white gold, not to mention the engagement ring, a deal where i certainly came off worse

Tungsten carbide here, not been a jewellery person but wanted to wear a wedding ring. To ‘try it out’ I opted for one @ £35ish with the view to replacing it when I got used to it. Not going to bother now as I like the look and slightly heavier feel of it compared with others I tried.
I used this place as they were happy for me to order a few different styles/shapes and send back the unwanted ones (at postage cost of course!). I settled on the 6mm court tungsten carbide one…..