[Closed] Ti wedding ring. Danger or sales patter?

Those worried about getting titanium bands off their ring fingers should consider that such circlets have been successfully removed from other body parts, some a great deal more sensitive than fingers. For example, in 2005 a German medical journal described the removal of a titanium thumb ring of 2 mm thickness from a patient’s penis. Said situation (in which the ring was excised with the aid of an electric cutting tool) was described as having presented “an interdisciplinary challenge for urologists, jewelers, and locksmiths.” (While folks of more sedate tastes might not think to put wedding rings to such use, the practice is far from unheard of.

http://www.snopes.com/weddings/horrors/titanium.asp

I got told that too when I was looking - no idea if its true or not.

The wife wasn't keen on one as it wasn't a precious metal and a wedding ring should be made of one.

I eventually went for palladium as it is meant to be stronger and more scratchproof than white gold, but cheaper than platinum (I wanted a silver coloured ring not a gold one).

Bit disappointed with how easily it scratched tbh - I'd got a big scratch on it before I even got back from honeymoon. It looks mangled now but apparently you can just get them polished back up quite easily.

Simple solution for me is.

Ring in top drawer of bed side cabinet unless it's a special occasion

Work policy says I can't wear it there and for similar reasons I won't wear it on the bike or in the garage.

I lost my platinum wedding ring and replaced it with titanium inlaid with silver about 8 years ago.

I haven’t lost a finger yet. I rarely take it off.

The horror stories do occasionally cross my mind though.

I’ve got a Ti one, I figured that it was pretty indestructible, and cheap and easy to replace when I inevitably lose it.

Apprently the kit they use to remove rings etc in A&E will go through it like a hot knife through butter.

Mine lives on the kitchen windowsill, even though it don’t wear it much it’s scratched to hell.

Total man-cow-poo.
I've got a Tungsten carbide one which are apparently a bit of a bugger to get off, but if you give them a snack in the right way or crush them they'll just shatter.
Source for the above: conversations with multiple members of healthcare staff on multiple visits to A&E 😀

I'd hate to have ended up with something that got trashed really easily based on an old fallacy.
I really like mine, looks low key, wasn't very expensive at all (although I guess that puts some people off) and in 6 years of riding, car maintenance, DIY, and general abuse, it hardly has a single mark.

What I don't understand is the trend for titanium wedding rings in the first place. titanium is very abundant. Apart from the biking thing you might as well have a wedding ring made out of copper or iron.

Sounds nice, I'd like one from weathering steel.

It sounds cool and it’s cheap. That what appealed to me and it matched my elbow and wrist.

I wanted Ti but was told that you can't resize it.
How about carbon fibre instead?

Apart from the biking thing

That's the beauty of it. Years ago, mine came in handy as an emergency shock linkage spacer, a job it still performs today.

(yes I am divorced!)

Geetee. They are stronger than most metals so don't scratch or bend easily which is good for me as I work on cars all day. They are also a lot cheaper. Ti ring cost me 70 quid. The Palladium one was 235. I'm not a jewellery person so just wanted a ring and nothing fancy. I tried a silicon one but was too small

I have a titanium one, I did consider making my own but easier to just buy one, and I didn't have any titanium laying about at work 😉

I never take it off and it's wearing really well.

They are probably getting titanium & tungsten carbide mixed up.

Tungsten is bloody hard - a horrible material to work with & very brittle. Probably one of the worst metals for making something like a wedding ring out of. Plenty of Youtube videos of them shattering when dropped.

I went for palladium. As above, it's scratched to bits, but they all get like that.
My brother spent a load on a platinum wedding ring, but side by side it looks identical to my wedding ring.

No need for stories, Googling "de-gloving" will sort you right out

 

Cutting the ring off thing.

When I crashed heavily in April and broken myself, the tools they had in A&E to cut my wedding ring off weren't up to the job. 2 hours of making a mess with multiple cuts they gave up and call the Fire Service. They truly mangled it with their bolt cutters.

This is my ring we're talking about not my "ring".

😯

Yup it’s true in the sense most ring cutters can’t cut titanium but if they’ve updagred them they can or local fire service may help.

Saying 'they all get scratched' just isn't true. As above, my Tungsten one has had a very hard life and I'm hard pressed to find a mark on it. The brushed finish probably helps though...

Think it was about 35 quid 😀

I'd the takes about removal difficulty. It directly contradicts what staff have told me. I guess it's a bit of a 'it's not an issue
If the dept have the right tools...' scenario.

I've got a titanium wedding ring its been on my finger for 9 years 2 days and 23 hours so far . looks as good as when it first went on.
Durability, simplicity of design and not spending a huge wedge of cash on essentially a metal band were the factors that informed my choice. Plus a thread on here where some medic said no worries we'll get it off easily in a+e if we need to.

What I don't understand is the trend for titanium wedding rings in the first place.

Ia it a trend ? had mine 17yrs now, seemed like an exotic material back when bought

Mine was a place keeper. Bought by my wife for £67 on the day I lost my wedding ring. Insurance paid out but I preferred staying with the one my wife bought me.

What tr says, sits next to the wifes.

The only problem with Ti is that it's cheap. Having said that if you want something bulletproof that won't be damaged by daily life e.g. bike maintenance then platinum (which we have) works well too.

I don't think it's a major issue with getting it off in the event of an accident, even if it does need specialist kit from the fire service it can be done. Degloving is just as likely with any metal (if you don't know what it is don't google it)

I just don't like the idea of having a hard to remove, inflexible ring on a vulnerable part of the body, but i like wearing a ring as a symbol of my etc. etc. (some may scoff, but t'wife and I exchanged rings 17 years ago and I've worn 'it' every day since). But for sport, manual work, etc., I have a silicone band that i use instead - symbol is the same, but it's flexible (so more comfortable), stretches if i should have an accident and swollen finger, cut it off with scissors, etc. I rarely notice now which i'm wearing and I swap when appropriate; I'm currently in the official gold band but when i go riding in the morning I'll swap and that'll stay on until I have reason to change again (prob formal work event Wednesday) at which point that'll probably stay on until the weekend again.

The only problem with Ti is that it's cheap.

Oh yeah that’s a massive issue.

My Ti ring is pre cut, there is a small gap in it. The other half has the same, except there is a small diamond held in the gap.

We went with Ti wedding rings as they are different, look good and didn't cost the earth.

For us it's about the meaning behind the ring rather than the expense.

Probably why I wear mine round my neck on a chain 😀

Degloving is just as likely with any metal (if you don't know what it is don't google it)

Indeed, but it's a good reason not to wear any ring when riding

crankboy - Member
I've got a titanium wedding ring its been on my finger for 9 years 2 days and 23 hours so far . looks as good as when it first went on.
Durability, simplicity of design and not spending a huge wedge of cash on essentially a metal band were the factors that informed my choice. Plus a thread on here where some medic said no worries we'll get it off easily in a+e if we need to.

8 years 5months for me and I've still got all my fingers...she's taken everything else as her own though!

Got a Ti ring. Cheap, light and strong. So ticks all three Bontrager criteria.
Very comfy, appears in good nick and isn't scratched. £100 when a platinum one would have been upwards of a grand. Love it.

What are you lot doing to your bikes to knacker wedding rings? I've had mine on since we married in 2005 and done all manner of bike maintenance, DIY, **** about etc and the only time it comes off is when I play cricket to avoid a) squashing it and b) swollen fingers from the ball.

thecaptain - Member

Having said that if you want something bulletproof that won't be damaged by daily life e.g. bike maintenance then platinum (which we have) works well too.

Weird. Every platinum ring that I've seen, looks just as scraped as my palladium one. Platinum is pretty soft, as far as metals are concerned.

Ti can't be resized either, but not really a problem given they're so cheap (I lost my first - both rings were under £40 each).

I like it - light, hypoallergenic, prefer the colour to gold, and while it has some fine scratches nothing deep enough to feel with a fingernail.

i keep meaning to get a chain twonks but then i never bother 😀

I've got a Ti ring too, but I was fat when I got married and now I'm not so it doesn't fit and can't be resized. We replaced it with a white gold one, but it's not as comfortable and is now also too big.

Not sure when the last time I wore a wedding ring was. Mrs P wears hers most of the time, but she doesn't mind me not wearing one, her dad never has either. I did look at getting a silicone one, but struggled getting one the right size there too and gave up.

I don't have any wedding ring. As an apprentice I worked with a 9 digit guy where even a soft gold wedding ring was enough to tear his finger off. He still had the ring - stretched into a nice teardrop shape before his finger detached!

Surely they could make the rings with a fine slit so they could be prised open? Spherical bearing outer races have a deliberate and almost invisible fracture (guess they must freeze and shock them) so they can be sprung open onto the ball.

Indeed, but it's a good reason not to wear any ring when riding

i'm pretty sure a silicone ring would give before then

Ok, for the hard of thinking, silicone and haribo rings are fine for wearing when riding

I have a gold and stainless ring.

I wanted a 'manly' metal and steel seemed about right.

It got scratched quite quickly but I like it. It looks lived in as opposed to show-room fresh.

Something I'd never considered but am happy I did is a [url= https://www.google.co.th/search?q=comfort+fit&rlz=1C1CHBF_enTH746TH746&tbm=isch&imgil=fF6cA_JDUZpChM%253A%253BhopHHNmUnqqHqM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fapplesofgold.com%25252Fjewelryblog%25252F2008%25252F11%25252Fcomfort-fit-wedding-bands%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=fF6cA_JDUZpChM%253A%252ChopHHNmUnqqHqM%252C_&usg=__CnsfROsT6aVRUsMkv_CwybbcavM%3D&biw=1745&bih=850&ved=0ahUKEwjy2c_yrLjWAhUQR48KHfAiC2QQyjcIMQ&ei=h8bEWbL6KZCOvQTwxaygBg#imgrc=fF6cA_JDUZpChM: ]comfort fit[/url]. Makes a big difference. I never take mine off. I'm not sure I actually could after 8 years or so.

Excuse the sausage fingers.

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Agree with the comfort fit, my ti one was comfort fit but the gold one wasn't makes a huge difference.

Might start looking at silicone ones again now there seems to be a bigger market and better choice of them.

geetee1972 - Member

What I don't understand is the trend for titanium wedding rings in the first place.

It's because of The Abyss

I've got a Titanium wedding ring, not sure where it is as I never wear it.

The wife did say that I wouldn't wear it and I didn't have to bother with one, I should of listened!

I've got palladium. It's nicely scratched and has a bit of character but on the inside is still pristine. In many ways, it's a reflection of my marriage... quite cheap too, certainly compared to my wife's gold and diamond ring.

Ti ring here too.

Wore it all the time and like it a lot. Looked good and was very comfy.

But had to take it off after I developed a "Bible Bump" just where it sat and I've never gone back to wearing it.

The only problem with Ti is that it's cheap.

I have no idea why that is a "problem". 😕