Mamor, stone and iron break – silver, gold and platinum don’t?
The ring exchange is probably undisputedly one of the highlights of every wedding ceremony. The rings symbolize the love of the spouses and just as indestructible as the love should be the material of the ring, which from now on until all time represents the bond with the partner. For this reason, only very noble, robust and high-quality metals are usually used in the production of rings. There are many of them, but it is not uncommon for the choice of materials to be subject to current trends, at the moment monocolor rings, i.e. rings made of one material, are in fashion. There are no limits for the bride and groom here, with a choice of different materials such as white gold, silver, platinum, rose gold and many other metals. We would like to give you a small overview of the most popular materials here.
- Stainless steel wedding rings
- Platinum wedding rings
- Titanium wedding rings
- Gold wedding rings
- Silver wedding rings
Stainless steel wedding rings
Stainless steel is absolutely trendy due to its material properties and the fact that it can be wonderfully combined. Countless possibilities for design and creation with, for example, stones and shapes, make every individual wish come true. Steel wedding rings always have a very noble and modern look, even though they are usually rather inexpensive compared to alternatives made of gold or platinum. That’s why stainless steel rings, for example, are very popular with young couples. Furthermore, stainless steel is rust-proof, corrosion-resistant and has a long durability as a wedding ring.
Platinum wedding rings
Platinum is also becoming increasingly popular – the very tough, rare, solid, white metal is harder and heavier than gold or any other jewelry metal, but this metal is considered very precious. Due to these characteristics, platinum is very exclusive, due to the difficult processing, the higher fineness and the metal price, the cost can double compared to other rings. Its purity, which distinguishes it, ensures that platinum rings do not change color or fade and hardly suffer abrasion from much wear. In addition, platinum is extremely skin-friendly, which is a big plus, especially for allergy sufferers.
Titanium wedding rings
Titanium is also characterized by enormous robustness. This modern metal, which comes from space technology, is on the one hand only half as heavy as stainless steel and on the other hand it is also extremely resistant, especially in terms of abrasion and is even acid-resistant. With a titanium ring, you have an almost imperishable, noble piece of jewellery that radiates modern elegance and also gains in attractiveness when you consider how inexpensively it can already be purchased.
Gold wedding rings
Of course, still unbeatable – the classic gold ring.
Gold still captivates today with its timeless beauty. Due to its physical properties, pure gold is very soft. Therefore, it has to be alloyed, but this is a great advantage. By adding a wide variety of components, various other gold colors, such as red gold, also known as rose gold or white gold, but also different hardnesses can be created. This has the advantage that every individual wish and every budget can be taken into account and served. Due to its processing, wedding ring gold is still the hardest jewellery gold and thus remains the highest quality.
Silver wedding rings
Silver is particularly popular with young bridal couples, as it is often found in everyday life as costume jewellery. Therefore, it radiates modernity and the current zeitgeist like no other metal, also due to its affordability. Silver is in high demand at all times and not only as a ring material. The so-called sterling silver is the highest quality alloy of this metal and is usually also tarnish-resistant, but still a very soft metal. Therefore, silver is not hard and sturdy enough to meet the durability of a wedding ring. Silver rings are better suited than partner or friendship rings.
Ultimately, it is up to each couple individually which material and which alloy should symbolize this love. Finally, it should only be pointed out that wear marks always become badges in the course of marriage, no matter how robust the metal may be. Consider that from the day of the wedding, the wedding ring will remain on your finger 24 hours a day for the rest of your life. And it is precisely the small scratches and notches that are collected in the course of the marriage that are the ones that are characteristic of the years of marriage that have been lived through.
