Rings For The Menfolk

Rings For The Menfolk

April 9th, 2008 @ 5:45 pm by Mrs. Cherry Pie
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Rings For The Menfolk : wedding montana rings Tungsten Rings tungsten-rings

Mr. Cherry Pie is big on tungsten carbide rings for their durability and shine. Personally, I loves me some platinum, but I understand his desire to be able to wear his ring while hiking and rock climbing without scratching it up… because he won’t remember to take it off. [It also means I am saved from spending thousands of dollars on a rather plain-looking platinum band, yay!]

At the suggestion of a reader, I have been browsing eternaltungsten.com for tungsten wedding bands. I told Mr. Cherry Pie to send me a sample of the styles he liked.

Here they are:

Rings For The Menfolk : wedding montana rings Rings1 3

1) Halo, 2) New Yorker, 3) Nexus

Rings For The Menfolk : wedding montana rings Rings4 6

4) Orion, 5) Accenture, 6) Califa

Purdy, huh?

The only problem is the Eternal Tungsten doesn’t make these rings small enough to be sized to his hand (which is not all that small). WHOOPS. Well, at least I have an idea of what to look for, and our local custom jeweler can probably find me something similar to the one I choose in an appropriate size.

Which of the rings above do you like? What did you get for your man’s wedding band?

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36 Responses to “Rings For The Menfolk”

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Megan

I heard that tungsten carbide rings can’t be cut or sized so if something heavy squishes it onto his finger, he may lose the finger, not just have the ring cut off. Something I would recommend looking into. We bought my honey’s ring on goldenmine.com. They have an incredible selection!

4/9/08 @ 5:55 pm (reply)

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mtyf (message) 320 posts, Helper bee

My FI was kind of bored by the designs out there, since there aren’t all that many different varieties in mens’ rings. We ended up having it custom made through this website:

http://customringdesigns.com/

I thought the designs were just lovely and a little different from the usual that we’d been finding in tungsten and/or titanium. Plus they are quite affordable.

The artist was easy to communicate with, and is willing to do anything as long as it’s possible - you can work with all sorts of metals for inlays, yellow gold, rose gold, green gold, palladium, platinum, etc. in different widths, offset, and so on. When we asked him about the design we came up with, he was excited to do it as he said “there won’t be another one like it on the planet.”

How cool is that?!

4/9/08 @ 5:55 pm (reply)

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furelysse

My FI is very very big on tungsten as well, for its practical characteristics so we probably will end up getting him one. I’m a fan of the matted look rather than the shine, something like #4.

4/9/08 @ 5:56 pm (reply)

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Mr. Cherry Pie

Megan, while it’s an interesting concern, the properties of tungsten carbide don’t really allow the scenario you’re describing. In fact, the way to remove a tungsten carbide ring that is stuck on is to use a pair of vice grips / pliers and essentially crush the ring by degrees. Tungsten is very hard, but when bent or compressed it tends to break and crack, the end result is you basically crack the ring off your finger because it doesn’t like to bend.

So if something lands on the ring hard enough to crush the metal, it’ll just shatter or split it…then smash my hand. Oops.

4/9/08 @ 6:17 pm (reply)

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Miss Cherry Pie (message) 884 posts, Busy bee

Thank you Megan and thank you sweetheart for the horrifying imagery. o.0 I can’t unsee that. LOL.

4/9/08 @ 6:20 pm (reply)

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Jenni

I love 2, 5 & 6. I think that 2 is my favorite, but I would prefer if the middle part was matte instead of shiny (similar to 5 & 6).

These are pretty much exactly the type of bands that my fiance has chosen! And he likes the tungsten too!

4/9/08 @ 6:25 pm (reply)

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Barbie

my husband selected tungsten also…very happy with design and $$$ good luck on your quest!

4/9/08 @ 6:27 pm (reply)

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linzerella (message) 41 posts, Newbee

Fabulous! I love seeing alternative materials used in wedding bands … the nice thing about stainless/titanium and other alternative materials is they aren’t as heavy as platinum. I personally love #6.

My fiance is a graphic designer and wanted a really different ring - a black stainless steel ring designed by a local jeweler, 10mm in width.

Pictures on my blog: http://itsjustawhitedress.blogspot.com/2008/03/ring-ding-ding.html

cheers!

4/9/08 @ 6:30 pm (reply)

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Natalie

#5 is exactly my husbands ring so of course I like that one best. His is white gold though.

4/9/08 @ 6:31 pm (reply)

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nerdherd

My guy’s ring looks a lot like what would happen if you stuck two of #3 on top of each other, but it’s brushed metal (I can’t actually tell if that one is brushed or shiny) and white gold. My ring actually looks quite a bit like #3 (but shiny), so, conveniently, we’ll almost match!

4/9/08 @ 6:33 pm (reply)

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litsecretary (message) 106 posts, Blushing bee

My guy too is partial to the Tungsten…we picked one that looks just like #6…..my mom described it has “handsome”…it does have a manly quality to it.

4/9/08 @ 6:46 pm (reply)

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Michelle

my fiance wanted a tungsten ring as well, we just went shopping this past weekend and learned that the smallest size tungsten comes in is 9 and his fingers are an 8, so we opted for titanium because it is just as strong and scratch resistant as tungsten and a little nicer finish to it.

4/9/08 @ 7:25 pm (reply)

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anonanon123

The Tungsten process was patented by a man based in California. If you buy from any other source you’re essentially stealing from him. http://www.scsextra.com/story.php?sid=66768

4/9/08 @ 7:26 pm (reply)

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ckonkle (message) 102 posts, Blushing bee

We bought my FI’s ring from titaniumkay.com, and it’s a tungsten carbide. The service was great, prices are fantastic, and some of their rings come as small as a size 5.

Anon- I hadn’t heard about that, and all the major jewelers and smaller ones as well sell them. That website says he patented how to make tungsten rings with angled sides, and that he owns a portfolio of patents, not a patent on tungsten. Still interesting to look into, but that would be like someone saying no one can sell gold rings because one guy made them into a ring shape first.

4/9/08 @ 8:03 pm (reply)

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ckonkle (message) 102 posts, Blushing bee

also, it says on that man’s website that other tungsten carbide rings can be sold legally by other jewelers, not that everyone else is stealing his work.

4/9/08 @ 8:14 pm (reply)

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Suzanne

Hi Miss Cherry Pie,

is there a way I can get in touch with you by email?

Thanks!

Suzanne Davis

4/9/08 @ 8:57 pm (reply)

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KSirish

My husband has a tungsten ring and loves it. It’s very thick and heavy looking and the color makes it different looking. And..it was so much cheaper than platinum!

4/9/08 @ 9:41 pm (reply)

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jma19 (message) 496 posts, Helper bee

So I just sent this to FI and he really likes the designs, but he also said that he kind of likes the idea of the ring getting “older” meaning gaining a type of a patina. However, he doesn’t want a gold ring because that’s what he got for his first marriage. Does anyone know the best “non gold colored” metal that gains a patina with age? I’m going to do some research, but Bees are so knowledgeable, I figured I’d ask here too!

4/9/08 @ 10:21 pm (reply)

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blushingaudrey (message) 196 posts, Blushing bee

I highly recommend Titanium Style. We got my FI’s TC ring and my Ti ring there. They have GREAT prices (the best I’ve seen), many styles and a wide variety of sizes available, a generous return policy, and super helpful customer service. They can do custom work with Ti, but not TC.

http://titaniumstyle.com/tungsten-rings.htm

Megan, Mr. Cherry Pie is right in that TC rings can be cracked off. You may be thinking of Titanium though, which is harder to cut than TC is to crack–however, most ambulances and emergency rooms are now equipped with the tools needed to remove both metals.

jma19–platinum is well-known for developing a unique patina as it ages. Ti will also “age” (scratch) though not as fast as gold or platinum because it is very hard.

4/9/08 @ 10:45 pm (reply)

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Miss Cherry Pie

Cool! it’s good to know so many people are choosing tungten. Mr. Cherry Pie and I are glad for the feedback and the resources. We checked out the article by the patent maker and Mr. Cherry Pie likes his work a lot, so I think we are going to head down to E.E. Robins (an engagement ring store in Seattle) to check them out!

Suzanne, you can email me at cherrypie@weddingbee.com.

4/9/08 @ 11:02 pm (reply)

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