Men's wedding bands: what are the "pros" and "cons" of different types of gold?

[cpu.]

Suppose that you are carrying a heavy object that you then put down onto a hard surface, but that you accidentally lower the heavy object onto your hand that has your wedding ring. Now with soft gold which is malleable, there is a possibility that the shape of the ring may change and that the ring may clamp round your finger because of the force being put on it. Will titanium not just crack and crumble rather than squash around your finger?

Not reading threads from front to back should be a bannable (?) offence.

 

[ISP cash cow]

Not wearing a wedding band can also be dangerous. Just ask my wife

When I was working as a factory manager I never used to wear a wedding band but now I am in an office and have little chance of machine incidents with regards to my ring. so the SO told me if she has to wear one I have to wear one.

 

[Garson007]

so the SO told me if she has to wear one I have to wear one.

Why does she have to wear one?

 

[Humberto]

Not reading threads from front to back should be a bannable (?) offence.

I did read the comments about tungsten, but I'm curious about titanium.

 

[ISP cash cow]

Why does she have to wear one?

She doesn't, but I think it was more in line with me having to have one on my finger

 

[dualmeister]

On my second titanium ring. Lost the first one while swimming.

 

[isie]

Suppose that you are carrying a heavy object that you then put down onto a hard surface, but that you accidentally lower the heavy object onto your hand that has your wedding ring. Now with soft gold which is malleable, there is a possibility that the shape of the ring may change and that the ring may clamp round your finger because of the force being put on it. Will titanium not just crack and crumble rather than squash around your finger?

Actually Titanium will probably still retain its shape after a drop like that, and its not as brittle as Tungsten carbide so won't crack or shatter as easily

 

[KleinBoontjie]

I never liked wearing jewelry. Got a white gold ring when I got married, don't like the yellow(gold colour) ones. It was lost few months after I got married on a angling competition at Witsand. Never wore one since (8 years), just doesn't feel comfy to me.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Actually can be cut by standard equipment at most Emergency rooms / paramedics

Interesting it's something my jeweller specifically warned me about.

It has held up supremely well for the past two years, I just can't wash the dishes with it.

 

[ponder]

I saw a Anglo Kumba accident report once.

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Never wear your wedding ring if there is a chance it can hook onto something.

It does not take much force to rip a finger off, just jogging and the ring catching on something can take your finger off. If you work with electricity jewellery is also a no-no.

 

[isie]

Interesting it's something my jeweller specifically warned me about.

It has held up supremely well for the past two years, I just can't wash the dishes with it.

Urban Legend unfortunately a lot of jewelers believe it - its a strong metal but not indestructible (thats Adamantium )
Can be cut with standard ring cutters found in most emergency rooms or a jeweler's Saw - granted it takes a little more effort than a steel Ring and way more then a gold ring.

Remember reading and Article a few years back a German dude managed to get one stuck around his you know what. Doctors removed it without going Loretta wayne bobbit on his Junk.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Urban Legend unfortunately a lot of jewelers believe it - its a strong metal but not indestructible (thats Adamantium )
Can be cut with standard ring cutters found in most emergency rooms or a jeweler's Saw - granted it takes a little more effort than a steel Ring and way more then a gold ring.

Remember reading and Article a few years back a German dude managed to get one stuck around his you know what. Doctors removed it without going Loretta wayne bobbit on his Junk.

Yeah it's not that I thought it was impossible.

Just that the probability of the tools being available might be a problem so as you even admit the risk of a problem is higher than with other metals.

 

[isie]

Yeah it's not that I thought it was impossible.

Just that the probability of the tools being available might be a problem so as you even admit the risk of a problem is higher than with other metals.

From the jewelers point of view Gold is more expensive so more money for him to sell that to you then cheap (relatively speaking) Titanium
if you compare it to gold sure its alot stronger and more difficult to cut but in gold itself the less carats it is the harder it is (since the alloys bonded would increase the strength) , so 8k Gold ring would be harder to cut then a 18K ring, then Platinum is twice as strong as gold Rhodium should be the same strength as Titanium and steel (but weight being an issue 1/2 gram titanium will have the same strength as 1 Gram of steel or Rhodium) never see any stories about Rhodium cause the money is more

 

[MandM]

My husband has a titanium one that he only wore on our wedding day. Instead he had one tattooed, just a plain black stripe about 3-4mm wide. My MIL was not happy, but I think it was quite sweet

 

[systemofpurplelimpminion]

What are the "pros" and "cons" of:

• yellow / white / rose gold;
• 9 K / 18 K gold;
• shiny / brush finish;

in terms of wear, appearance, etc., for a man's wedding band?

Secondly, can a wedding band made of a combination of white gold and non-white gold, be rhodium plated? Obviously one does not want to rhodium plate the non-white gold, so is there a way to rhodium plate only the white gold portion of the ring?

I've read up quite a lot about this, and spoken to several jewellers, so I have some idea already, but it would be interesting to hear the opinions of men who have seen their rings take a beating over many years.

You do realise that there is no such thing as "White gold", it is only gold mixed with a rare metal such as rhodium