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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...
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Back in 2016 when we decided to finally make it official we ironically had 12 days to plan our wedding....and it all honestly fell into place as if it had been planned for a very long time. We found wedding bands.com online and found the perfect ring....the Grand Canyon....it was truly a mix of us... yellow gold and white gold both polished and satin in a wave design around the band. We ordered them and can honestly attest this jeweler is amazing! We got the rings in time for the ceremony and since then we have sent both of them back for inspections and refurbishing. As our 7th anniversary was approaching 10/23 we contacted the jewelers and scheduled our bands to be sent back to be inspected refurbished and refinished. This company is beyond professional...in communications and advice on the products they create and take pride in taking care of.
They kept the rings for almost 3 weeks giving them the time to make them look new again and today we received them back...looking like they did the day the originally arrived 7 years ago.
They communicated with us by email and phone from our initial contact to send them back for inspections/refurbishing and followed up till they arrived back to us today.
They are the type of organization that existed years ago in the old days....they take great care in what they create for you and take great pride in keeping you as a satisfied customer....we recommend them highly definitely a 10+ in todays retail world.- Kevin and Jim,
Ohio Cleveland suburb Lorain
11/17/2023
When I read the other reviews I thought they might have been canned or fake reviews because they appeared too good to be true. But here I am writing one because honestly - I could not be happier with the service and product quality through weddingbands.com.
It was so easy to select exactly the size and shape of simple white gold band that I wanted for myself - at HALF the price it would have been in a local store. And for my bride-to-be the local store couldnt even size the ring we wanted for her - but with weddingbands.com no problem.
Customer service was also incredibly helpful and knowledgable when we interacted with them so the whole experience was very positive.- Dave S.,
California
5/23/2014
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 ring is absolutely beautiful! My soon-to-be husband just loves it and so do I. We had a really hard time finding rings in his size 14.5 and it was no problem for the team at weddingbands.com. The engraving is gorgeous and I couldnt be happier. Thank you for making this ring purchase the least of my worries. I will recommend Weddingbands.com to everyone in the market for rings and jewelry.- K. R.,
California
4/4/2013
A very nice ring and perfect fit- Ms van l.,
The netherlands
12/13/2013
Ordering was easy! Rings arrived just as promised and they were beautiful! So happy with the results.- Glen Cindy,
Midwest
5/13/2013
I google weddingBands and found out about this place. Those people are verry professional and they took good care in informing me about my orders before I even thought about contacting them. It was quick and I get my products in a record time. Thanks again guys for yr services and professionalism. My bride and I are verry happy with our rings- Albert,
Germany
4/7/2012
Excellent craftsmanship and beautiful to look at. We searched many stores in our area and were not able to find what we wanted. It was surprising to find online what we were looking for that were timely and reasonably priced. We are very happy with our purchase and feel that it was well worth it.- ggestewitz,
PA
2/28/2017
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