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What are the best men's wedding rings?
For most men, a plain 6mm band in titanium or black zirconium: light or hard wearing, comfortable and far cheaper than gold. Choose 9ct gold for tradition and a hallmark. We sell rings, so this guide also gives the checks that work on any shop, ours included.
What is the best men's wedding ring for most men?
A plain 6mm band in titanium or black zirconium. Titanium is very light, which suits a man who has never worn a ring. Black zirconium has a harder surface and more weight on the finger. Neither is plated, neither tarnishes and both cost a fraction of a gold band.
We sell rings, so read the picks below as our view of our own range. The last section gives the checks that work on any shop.
Men's wedding rings: The whole men's range, with the price and weight of each metal side by side.
Which ring is best for a man who has never worn one?
Plain titanium at 6mm. It weighs about 2.2g at UK size N, so there is very little to get used to.
If a band feels like a lot of ring, try 5mm. If 6mm looks lost on a broad hand, go wider before you go heavier.
Wedding rings for men who never wear jewellery: Getting used to a ring and which ones make it easiest.
Which ring is best for manual work?
A plain titanium or black zirconium band with nothing standing proud of the surface, taken off for abrasive or heavy jobs. A stone or a raised pattern is the first thing to catch.
No ring is safe around machinery and a hard metal does not make it safer. Follow your workplace rules on jewellery. If you cannot wear metal at work, a silicone band for the job and your real ring for the rest of the time is the sensible answer.
Wedding rings for hands-on jobs: Manual work, nursing and the gym.
Silicone or metal wedding rings: When a silicone band is the right choice.
Which black ring is best?
Black zirconium. The black is an oxide grown from the metal itself, so there is no plating to wear through at the edges and there is metal beneath it to take a knock.
The best black wedding rings for men: Zirconium, ceramic, plated rings and tungsten compared.
Which ring is best if you want some gold?
A titanium or black zirconium band with a solid gold line set into it. You see real gold and keep a light, hard wearing ring, for much less than a solid gold band.
If you want the whole ring in gold, 9ct is the sensible choice for daily wear. It is harder than 18ct, carries a UK hallmark and any jeweller can polish or resize a plain band.
Inlay wedding rings explained: How gold and wood are set into a band.
What is 9ct gold?: What it is made of and how it wears.
Which ring is best if you want a pattern?
One cut into the metal rather than applied to it. A hammered face hides everyday marks well, because the surface is already textured. Celtic knots, Roman numerals and tyre tread patterns say more about you and they suit 7mm or wider, where more of the design shows.
Wedding ring patterns and what they mean: The designs and their meanings.
What should you check before buying a men's wedding ring online?
Five things, at any shop. Is the metal named plainly and if the ring is black or white, is the colour plated? Is a precious metal hallmarked? How long do you have to return it and does engraving end that right? Can it be resized later and by whom? Is delivery insured and signed for?
A shop that answers all five on the ring's own page, before you reach checkout, is one you can trust with the rest.
What to check before you buy a ring online: The full list, with what good answers look like.
Mentioned: titanium, black zirconium, 9ct gold.
