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Alternative Metals
There are a few different types of alternative metals used for wedding bands such as titanium, tungsten carbide, cobalt, and ceramic wedding rings. These metals are not precious. It is an alternative choice to gold, platinum, and palladium wedding rings. WeddingBands.com only carries titanium and cobalt for alternative metals. Below can find more information about each alternative metal WeddingBands.com carries:
TITANIUM, Named for the Titans, sons of the Greek gods, Titanium, when pure, is a lustrous, grayish white metal. It has a low density, good strength, is easily fabricated, and has excellent corrosion resistance. It is mainly used in jewelry as an accent metal in Men's jewelry. Its inertness and ability to be attractively colored also make it a popular metal for use in body piercing. View More
COBALT, is an alternative metal, white color, harder than platinum, and similar to platinum appearance. Cobalt is not a precious metal. It is more scratch resistant than titanium and other precious metals. It can be sized slightly without cutting into the ring. The weights of cobalt rings are very similar to the weight of gold rings. Cobalt does not contain harmful alloys and as of today does not cause any allergic reactions. Read more...
Testimonials
Awesome service! Got our wedding bands in super time all the way to Australia they fit perfectly and the engraving was beautiful.
Thank you!- Sophie,
Melbourne Australia
1/27/2011
This was my first time to buy jewelry online and I was impressed with how well things went. I got a platinum wedding band to replace one that had been lost. I was able to get all of my questions answered about composition weight thickness and style. I was happy with the ring and how quickly it arrived. I would use this company again.- David,
TX
3/2/2014
Our WeddingBands experience was wonderful like our whole wedding. We only had five days between the ring sizing and the wedding. With the free plastic sizing rings finding the right size was a breeze. Even with free engraving our rings were ready in two days and shipped to our wedding resort with time to spare. Throughout customer service was friendly and responsive. I can think of no better place to get a beautiful ring!- Guy,
Washington
6/21/2015
I would like to thank the staff at Wedding Bands. I would especially like to thank Edessa. She has been wonderful. She helped me with my specific demands on the size and width of the ring. Because I ordered on 9-10-12 and needed by 9-15-12 I was promised a substitute ring by 9-14-12 should there be some delay on my original order. Edessa not only kept me posted throughout the week of my order but she had my ring delivered as promised right on my wedding day 9-15-12. Because of Edessas exceptional customer service I will recommend Wedding Bands to everyone I know. By the way I love my ring. It looks better in person than it does on the website. Ive had many compliments.
Many thanks
G. Garcia- Gabriel G.,
Arizona
9/26/2012
Such an amazing selection of beautiful and varied wedding rings to choose from - the hardest thing was choosing the just the one ring. The ring sizer kit was extremely helpful in choosing the correct sizing especially my being an international customer. Quick turnaround and ring exactly as on the website. Flawless experience and would recommend to anyone.- Adrian M.,
Perth Australia
1/1/2012
I made an egregious error in purchasing a wedding band from another purveyor. I then made a last minute Hail Mary attempt to get what I wanted from W.B. They delivered with plenty of time to spare. The titanium bands are gorgeous and priced right too. Delivered in a wonderful white satin pouch with drawstring cords. The inscription was perfect. Thank you Rich- Richard,
Los Angeles California USA
4/10/2015
The plain flat platinum band I bought for my husband is beautiful and a great deal through Wedding Bands. Were celebrating our 26th anniversary and I wanted to upgrade his ring. Its perfect and fits perfectly. Thank you.- Lynne,
CA
10/30/2012
We loved the ring set looking nice and perfect design for us. Would recommend any friends to buy.- Helen W.,
California
12/23/2016
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