Comments on: My Wedding Ring: Tungsten Carbide

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:13:47 +0000

I am actually surprised that metals like titanium and tungsten are in such high demand. Neither tungsten nor titanium can be sized, so don’t gain or lose any weight! Then again, the styling of wedding bands created with these metals tends to be much different than more traditional designs created in platinum, palladium or gold.

By: Eddy

Eddy — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:12:14 +0000

What I’m concerned with is, since tungsten carbide is naturally grey/gunmetal in color, that the black is just coated on over the tungsten, negating the durability of the finish, and easily scratched off? Or is the black TC just as scratch resistant as the original TC?

Thx for any help

By: sam

sam — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:37:46 +0000

i just love my black tungsten band most … i got it before two years.. but it looks as it look at when i got it… there is not a single scratch i get on it… it is the ultimate gift that i never took from my finger…. i m a big fan of tungsten ring .. if you want 2 know something about its feature and want to look at few of them then visit us at my site

regards
sam

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:00:33 +0000

I bought my tungsten ring and it has been strong for almost 4 years. I have dropped it and knocked it, and it still looks polished. My first ring came from ebay and it turned out to be garbage. That was $79 and that was high for ebay. At ForeverMetals I paid $261 for a carved style, and it was well worth it. I could not find this exact style anywhere. I think ForeverMetals is their own manufacture because they can make any width any size any finish any style etc etc.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:01:41 +0000

The hardness of the tungsten carbide rings are very close to the diamonds, they are ideal metal for wedding as they last forever, and affordable by most of the people. I believe tungsten carbide rings will play more and more important role in our daily life.

By: Triton Tungsten Ring

Triton Tungsten Ring — Mon, 25 May 2009 07:05:03 +0000

After reading that post, i have to agree that the tungsten rings last forever. Have you seen Mens Ring Store. They offer great deals on these pieces of jewelry as well. I am very satisfied from their company. But to get back to your point, yes they are very strong and are great new metal rings.

By: Luis

Luis — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:53:00 +0000

I just returned from my honeymoon, I have a TC wedding band. After hiking a few trails in Hawaii and placing my hand on rocks for leverage there is not one scratch on my ring. At times I would feel the ring rub/grind against the rock as i pivot my hand and then see that not even a scratch was on the ring. So far so good!

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:42:43 +0000

My wife bought me a tungsten carbide wedding band 2 years ago for christmas to replace my 17 yr old 14k gold band. I am an auto glass installer and am very hard on my ring (my old one is worn to about 1/2 its original thickness). I have worn this ring every day to work and it does not have 1 mark or scratch on it. Mine is a triton with a Celtic knot pattern it is laser etched and says tungsten CARBIDE inside, so it is possible to laser etch tungsten carbide but not possible to engrave it. I have tried to scratch this rind by rubbing it on a concrete sidewalk and 400 grit sandpaper and you cannot make a mark on it. I would definately buy another if I ever lost it. This is in my experiance the ultimate ring. It cost $395 and you can’t buy a triton tungsten carbide ring on eBay for $30 I think Di0de is rude for the comment about only wanting to spend $30 for a ring that represents your marrage (maybe his marrage is only valued by how much you spend, not on how much you mean to each other!) maybe his user name should be dild0!! I would love my ring just as much if it came from a gumball machine because my soulmate got it for me. Just food for thought.

By: phil

phil — Sat, 02 May 2009 20:52:03 +0000

My wife and I got married last July and I bought a TC ring. I loved it at first, cause it looks so cool. I’m now getting quite pissed with it cause I’ve had to return it twice now. I treat it with care and both rings have gotten scratched to hell within 6 months or so. I love the look of them and feel, but if my third one gets scratched I’m going with silver or titanium. I payed over 300 bucks for mine so I don’t think it should scratch. It should be tungsten carbide not just some metal trying to be tungsten.

By: di0de

di0de — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:23:52 +0000

so… I’m a goldsmith, and doing my job training at a really well respected custom jeweller.

we have a few clients who are doctors, and one of them was talking about people having rings made out of titanium or tungsten, or ceramic, these hard metals, and saying that they ARE a problem.

I mean, yeah, as a jeweller, I can easily cut through a titanium ring with bolt cutters or a jewellers saw.. but they don’t really stock those around the hospital. and they don’t want to use vice grips to hold your ring and hit your ring with a hammer to try to shatter it off your finger like you can with tungsten or ceramics.

my recommendation if you wanted a ring in an “indestructible” material is to buy it a size or at LEAST a half size bigger than your actual ring size (which you should get a jeweller to tell you, because I bet the one you think it is is wrong.) get it so you can slip it on and off your finger with no wiggling.. which is much too big for you, but since you only want to spend $30 on a ring that represents your marriage you can probably get an extra one.

so in the event of an accident, they can probably still yank the thing off your finger with a lubricant, because emergency rooms aren’t in the habit of keeping jewellers saws and vice grips around the place.

this is just what our doctor friend told us, and then my opinion.

(he got his ring made out of 19k white.)

By: JHar

JHar — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:51:53 +0000

To all who would buy a tungsten carbide ring:

My best advice for you would be to keep current on your research. Don’t go to a jeweler uninformed. Be sure you have as much information as you can get, and remember – it is highly probable that your typical sales representative is victim to the same rumors that have you researching TC in the first place. If you can re-educate your local sales rep with the facts, he/she will be able to sell with confidence, and proliferate the truth.

Now you know – and knowing is half the battle! (or something like that)

Good luck!

By: Shtanto

Shtanto — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:01:35 +0000

Well now congratulations yourself there now! Titanium is another popular choice for guys, symbolic of the fact that sometimes marriage is hard – but always shiny!

By: Squall

Squall — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:02:52 +0000

my gf got me a tungsten carbide trueman ring, i havnt taken it off since then, i eat with it, sleep with it, work with it, drive with it, swim with it, it has never come off except when i took it off for inspection….and found…. not one scratch!!!!
tis the ultimate ring!

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:56:28 +0000

Your wedding ring should not come off your finger. This would prevent it from being dropped. I am hopping that our new rings will be a beautiful as everyone talks about.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:43:17 +0000

I just purchased a tungsten carbide ring from Amazon.com. It looks great and fits great. Best thing is that I only paid $23.99. They have a load of tungsten rings for around $30. So even if it were to break. Who cares. So far I am impressed. My boss likes to have ring wars, so we will see how it holds up.