Womens Wedding Bands
The jewelry business has become steadily expanding the exotic metals and gem stones on the market to craft your perfect ring and setting.
It may be surprising therefore that yellow gold in 14ct or 18ct continues to be essentially the most preferred metals when selecting a ring. Perhaps with its longer history there may be more romanticism surrounding this metal? Or maybe, most couples are traditionalists at heart.
White gold is proving popular with those who would prefer to not have a yellow metal. Whilst silver in color it is more valuable than silver and is an amalgam of yellow gold and other metals allow it that distinct color.
Silver is the one other alternative and has a history given that gold but has always been the poor relation. However, the metal wears well and can be complimented by many different stones.
Platinum is another silver colored metal. This metal is among the hardest materials and one of the purest, because they both qualities cause it to popular for wedding rings. In terms of purity, 18ct gold is 75% pure gold whilst platinum is almost 95% pure. These rings maintain their look over time and would be tough to scratch. Platinum rings are the most expensive.
Titanium is one of the newest metals found in the jewelry industry. Titanium is very light and very strong and in fact due to these qualities is used in the manufacture of aircraft frames. Titanium is fairly inexpensive and similar in appearance to white gold but lighter. This means you will hardly notice you are wearing a ring. This metal has gained popularity for men as a wedding ring.
Hematite is a rust colored iron ore that was popular in Victorian times for jewelry. You can find large deposits of Hematite which is quite a brittle substance. This mineral is enjoying something of resurgence in popularity for jewelry.
With so many choices the only safe bet is to go and try some rings and then go with what feels right.
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