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Titanium
Mens Rings – The Contemporary Look for the
Modern Man
by: Peter
Crump
The wearing of
a man wedding ring is a relatively modern
phenomenon. So is the use of Titanium in Titanium
mens rings.
One of the newest and classiest of the modern
jewelry materials, Titanium is setting a standard
in the looks of contemporary mens wedding
bands.
Despite this, mens titanium rings are reasonably
hard to find in your local jewelry store.
Unfortunately titanium hasn’t quite made it
into the consciousness of your local jewelry
merchant. So if you want to find the ultimate
in contemporary male jewelry, including men’s
titanium rings, you have to look further affield.
Enter the internet. There is a world of choice
on the net for the modern couple searching
for the ideal contemporary design mens titanium
wedding band.
But first, what is titanium?
Titanium is a naturally occurring element,
not an alloy. In other words it isn’t just
a mixture of two or more different metals
to produce a third one, as alloys are. That
is not to say that Titanium cannot be alloyed
with other metals, just that Titanium itself
is not an alloy.
It is in fact often alloyed with other metals
for jewelry making to make it harder, although
all Titanium including pure Titanium makes
a fine jewelry material.
For the more chemically minded amongst us,
Titanium is listed in the periodic table as
a natural element, atomic number 22.
It was named in 1795 after the god Titan.
Titanium can even be found in space rocks.
The Apollo 17 mission brought back rocks with
up to 12% Titanium in them.
Because of it’s natural properties Titanium
has been primarily used in the aerospace industry,
and only more recently applied to jewelry
making.
But why is Titanium such a great material
for making mens wedding bands? A number of
reasons.
Firstly it is very hard, much harder than
traditional ring materials such as gold and
silver. It is extremely lightweight, corrosion
resistant and very strong. It is so strong
in fact that rings are fashioned out of a
solid block of metal, so make sure that you
get your size right as resizing is usually
not an option.
It is hypoallergenic, meaning that it cannot
produce skin reactions or allergies as can
be found with some other ring materials, though
rare.
But the real reason is that it looks great!
Titanium can be shaped into a wide variety
of styles. It can also be colored into a stunning
range of colors which can be mixed and matched.
For this reason the range of choices in mens
Titanium wedding bands is much greater than
for a more traditional material such as gold
for example. Although gold can be altered
to offer a small range of different colours,
it is basically gold colored. Titanium offers
a much wider range of choices in color.
Titanium also offers a choice of finish, most
commonly satin, matt or polished.
Black Titanium mens wedding rings are amongst
the most eye catching of all the Titanium
rings. Black Titanium rings are usually a
mix of black Titanium coupled with another
color as an all black ring can be overpowering.
But a contemporary style mens black Titanium
ring is almost the ultimate in chic for the
man who wants to make a statement.
Mens Titanium rings can be coupled with a
wide range of precious gemstones, including
diamonds, to add effect. And as Titanium is
so strong it is also possible to buy tension
set titanium rings.
What are these? Well the strength of the material
is used to suspend a gemstone, say a diamond,
between the two ends of the ring so that the
gemstone is almost hanging in space in the
ring. A totally modern look.
The strength of the Titanium keeps it there.
And for the more creatively minded amongst
us it is possible to design your own mens
Titanium ring. There are online jewellers
who offer the option of making up a design
for your Titanium ring that is unique only
to you. You decide exactly what style, color
or mix of colors you want.
Want to add a gemstone? Or more than one?
Where do you want to put it in the ring? It’s
all up to you.
There is no doubt that the older traditional
materials used for making rings make beautiful
rings. Gold or silver rings are still high
on the list of choices for many men, and modern
ring designs in these materials are also impressive.
But the modern man who has decided to wear
his marital status on his finger shouldn’t
buy a ring before he looks at the range of
Titanium mens wedding rings.
The only difficulty is making up your mind
which one!
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