Sure, you can spend $1000 or even more on a men's wedding band. You can also get cheaper ones that cost mere hundreds of dollars — especially if you forgo platinum for gold or white gold. But if you're practical like me, you don't need your symbolic jewelry to be made out of an expensive metal. Despite what the wedding industry would like you to believe, your love is not proportionate to the amount of money spent.That's why I love my titanium ring. It's simple, elegant, looks great and is extremely light. That last point is really important. I know some guys who don't wear their ring because they don't like the weight of it. I was the same way with my high school ring (which is another jewelry tradition that is at the root a scam). With titanium, it's almost like the ring isn't even there.
Titanium is only moderately hard, so it will lose a bit of its luster over time. But this also happens with platinum and gold too. If maintaining a high-gloss finish matters to you, then you should consider a tungsten carbide ring.
But the big advantage of titanium is the cost. You can get a simple one for well under $100. And in fact the one I am wearing cost only $10 shipped from Cool Rings Direct.
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