My wedding ring is the most ultimate wedding ring on the planet – and I’m not just saying that because it’s my wedding ring! More than anything, I wanted to find a metal that wouldn’t get all scratched up. We flailed to E.E. Robbins in downtown Seattle (remember, I picked up Ponzi’s engagement ring at Robbins Bros in Los Angeles). She prefers silver to gold, although that doesn’t keep her from wearing her Thai gold on occasion.
I don’t need to know everything about wedding bands – just enough to know that I can live with my decision forever. We were steered into a brushed titanium band, and I think it’ll work out quite well for my left ring finger. I like that it’s a more neutral color and doesn’t feel too heavy on my hand. I keep clacking the ring everywhere (like when I turn a car’s steering wheel). Yes, I’ve been wearing it out before the wedding date! And if that’s violating some kind of unwritten rule, you should know that Ponzi and I have been living together since a month after we first met.
At least, I think this is a titanium ring? It didn’t exactly come wrapped in a fancy package with big lettering. No inscriptions, either – that’s how you know it’s a good ring. Ther… hey, wait a minute. There is an inscription! It says… “one ring to rule them all, and in the marriage bind them.” Just kidding. Seriously, I didn’t realize it was inscribed until I looked just now. Triton? Must be a brand. Oh, it’s a tungsten carbide!
Very strong, very tough, very durable, very scratch and tarnish resistant, very unique, very happily stuck on my finger. Oh boy. I hope I can get this sucker off before our wedding on the 9th.
Oddly enough that’s where I got my wedding band (in Bellevue though) and it is as well a Tungsten Carbide ring. You’ll not believe the torture you can put it through and it’ll still shine.
FWIW, I hardly ever wear my wedding ring. It makes me crazy when I drive! It pushes against the steering wheel and rubs my finger until it hurts. There is probably a metaphor in there somewhere.
Incidentally, Triton is the largest moon of Neptune. It orbits the planet retrograde (backwards). Again, there’s probably a metaphor in there somewhere. Also, from that page:
“Because of its retrograde orbit, tidal interactions between Neptune and Triton remove energy from Triton thus lowering its orbit. At some very distant future time it will either break up (perhaps forming a ring) or crash into Neptune.”
Hopefully, there is no metaphor in there anywhere. Don’t tell Ponzi just in case.
Chris,
My sister has a part time job at a jewelry shop. I recently got married and she with the ring purchase. She said the only problem with Tungsten Carbide rings is that if you ever get into an accident and need a MRI and they cannot give you one, if your ring will not come off. Hospitals usually do not have the equipment or the know how to get through this type of ring at the hospitals. This usually happen later in life with weight gain, but can also happen if you hand swells up do to trauma to that area.
Edgardo
Tungsten carbide wedding bands?!? What in bloody hell’s tungsten carbide wedding bands?
Tungsten Carbide is the metal that is used for Carbide tips on saws and other cutting tools. It’s a pain in the butt to cut or shape using any method other than grinding, since it’s one of the hardest steels out there. (the reason that it’s used on cutting tools) That’s also why it holds its shine so well. And you probably wouldn’t want to cut it with a grinder while it’s on your finger, since it would get really hot.
Edgardo (and all the rest of you…)
I am afraid that you are incorrect in your assessment of tungsten carbide in that it is hard to remove in an accident. You see, tungsten carbide is incredibly strong and resilient to damage, however torsionally it is not. In the event you are in an accident and your tungsten ring needs to be removed it can be removed easier than a gold, silver, or titanium ring. All you need is a pair of vice grips or something similar that will exert lateral stress on the ring. Once there is enough force the ring will break into two or three pieces, leaving your finger unharmed (versus smashing like gold and other metals). Also, in the event that your finger is involved in a traumatic accident it is more than likely the ring would have already broken if it was directly involved. It is merely a myth that tungsten rings are hard to remove, the truth of the matter is that they are very easy to remove and also much safer in an accident then other metals.
Regards,
Stewart Goodwin
Congrats Chris! Have a great wedding day buddy, been reading you for years.
Stewart Goodwin sells these rings, but he is right and the rings are cool.
Well.I’m a manufacture of tungsten jewelry in China.the tungsten jewelry is a baby in jewelry industry.popular in America only begin in 2006. when you ask a people about tungsten ring in other region, there will confused expression on his face.what is the tungsten carbide? and what is the tungsten steel jewerly?but when you describe it .they will interested in it .so i think the tungsten jewelry will popular in world.and there are hundreds of tungsten jewerly.when you have any suggest or advice about style and so on.
I got married 09/30/2006 and my beatiful wife got me a Tungsten Carbide ring. I have not taken it off for any extended period of time. I work out in it, golf, and drive with it and believe it or not, it looks as good as the day it was purchased. I am really impressed