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Heated in air, zirconium forms a black ceramic oxide at its surface. This design machines that oxide away at the shoulders so the pale metal beneath shows through. The black is not applied plating, but harsh contact can still damage the surface.
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Each ring is hammered individually and the pattern of dents that results is genuinely particular to it. Against black oxide the facets catch light as dozens of small highlights rather than one band.
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Black zirconium on both hands, finished in two very different ways. Relieved black is machined and orderly: a satin black band with its oxide cut back at the shoulders to show bright metal along both edges. Hammered black is struck by hand, so its surface is a field of dents that catch light as dozens of small highlights, and no two rings come out the same. One is precise and the other irregular, and the shared black keeps them unmistakably related.
Relieved black is the steadier of the two: satin black with bright edges, from 4 to 10mm. Hammered black is black all over, with no bright metal, and its pattern belongs to that individual ring alone. Both are hypoallergenic zirconium with an oxide hard enough to resist everyday marks. A hammered surface also suits daily wear, since a new mark simply joins the others. Either can be bought alone.
| Hers | His | |
|---|---|---|
| Ring | Relieved black | Hammered black |
| Metal | Black zirconium | Black zirconium |
| Width | 4 to 10mm | 4 to 10mm |
| Finish | satin | hammered |
| Weight | About 3.2g at 6mm, est. | About 3.2g at 6mm, est. |
| Surface hardness | Mohs 8 | Mohs 8 |
| From | £255 | £255 |
With black fixed on both, the choice is between symmetry and character. A couple drawn to the idea of a ring nobody else has will lean to the hammered design; one who prefers clean lines will lean to the relieved band. This pairing splits the difference and gives each of you your own. Widths run from 4 to 10mm on both, so the rings can be matched in width or deliberately varied.
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