One of the top choices for wedding rings these days is not gold, silver or platinum but mens and womens titanium band designs. Why? Because they are incredibly durable, difficult to scratch, corrosion resistant, tarnish free and even hypoallergenic. Titanium is a stylish grey-white metal that rivals stainless steel by being equally as strong but much lighter in weight. It rivals yellow and white gold because it is much stronger, harder and more resistant to everyday wear and abuse. It rivals silver because it does not stain or tarnish and will not be affected by chemicals like chlorine or even salt silver. It rivals platinum because when highly polished or anodized it can give the impression of being as lustrous and white as expensive platinum but comes at a fraction of the price. All these unique features combined has made mens and womens titanium band rings become one of the best selling jewelry items of out time.
Matching Mens & Womens Titanium Band Rings
Plain titanium wedding bands and fashionable titanium cable ring designs have been extremely popular with men for a long time, but recently womens titanium bands have become hot items, not just because of their durability and strength, but because there are so many elegant designs available, especially when it comes to selecting matching His & HERS bands. Since titanium is one of the hardest metals on earth, carving and etching designs into rings is a craft that has taken decades to perfect and even now, new techniques are being discovered and used to create beautifully engraved styles that have long been traditional in gold and silver designs. The making of these hand carved titanium wedding bands requires special equipment and technical skills that are very different from the traditional methods used by goldsmiths and silversmiths when carving or etching the softer more malleable metals. So while titanium wedding rings will be generally less expensive than platinum, the ones with carved designs are not usually as cheap as similar designs in silver, for example. Sometimes titanium is plated or accented in gold, and the gold areas are then etched or carved.
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