What type of metal is best use for a wedding band, that will go up in value, wont break, and still looks nice?

Question

a wedding band is for some one in he army and he use his hands for everything,so i don wan it to bend,scratch or anything like that

Answer 1

Palladium itself has been used as a precious metal in jewelry since 1939, as an alternative to platinum or white gold. This is due to its naturally white properties, giving it no need for rhodium plating. It is slightly whiter, much lighter and about 12% harder than platinum. Similar to gold, palladium can be beaten into a thin leaf form as thin as 100 nm. Like platinum, it will develop a hazy patina over time. Unlike platinum, however, palladium may discolor at high soldering temperatures, become brittle with repeated heating and cooling, and react with strong acids.It can also be used as a substitute for nickel when making white gold. Palladium is one of the three most popular metals used to alloy with gold, making white gold. Palladium-gold is a more expensive alloy than nickel-gold, but it's naturally hypoallergenic and holds its white color better.

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Tungsten Carbide. It has only recently been used in the fashioning of jewelry due to its hypoallergenic nature and the fact that due to its extreme hardness it is not apt to lose its luster like other polished metals. In fact, a ring or bracelet made from Tungsten Carbide will never need polishing and it is virtually scratchproof...only another item with a diamond or diamond surface or a special sapphire in it can scratch tungsten jewelry. Carefree Tungsten Carbide is made without the use of any Cobalt additive and not just anyone can make a piece of Tungsten Carbide jewelry. In order to manufacture a perfectly crafted piece of jewelry, it takes skill that only a few companies have mastered. It cannot be made in someone’s garage with a lathe and a machinist.

Answer 2

Don't think you'll find anything to INCREASE value...sustain would be your best bet.

I honestly don't think there is a metal that won't scratch/break/etc.  Tungsten is guaranteed, but they may not be able to wear that in the Army - it's a health risk if they can't get it off in the field.

Platinum actually scratches more easily than gold.  (No, really)

My friend has a white gold band.  He wore it constantly for 18 months overseas.  Yeah, it got a little scratched.  But it didn't break or bend.  And when he got back he went back to the jewelers and they buffed and re-dipped it.  Good as new.

Answer 3

Platinum

Answer 4

platinum.

Answer 5

Is he allowed to wear his wedding band when he's working? Check that first before you worry about anything of the sort. Any wedding band which isn't breakable is a bad idea, because it also can't be cut. What happens if he's in an accident, do you really want the ER to have to run to the local machine shop to get it off so they can start working to save his hand?

Specifically I mean tungsten, it is a tool grade material and used because it CAN'T be cut. Find a mechanical engineer or mechanical engineering technician or technologist and ask his/her opinion of tungsten rings. You can't get the full freak out effect over the internet.

Answer 6

Yellow gold is totally the best - if you get 10k, it's extremely durable.

Answer 7

It doesn't matter whether it goes up in value, because he should be wearing it the rest of his life, but that aside....I think platinum is the strongest.  Maybe goes for a brushed aged finish as opposed to a shiny one for the ring so that all the scratches won't show up.

Quite frankly, he shouldn't be wearing his ring at all if he works with anykind of equipment.

Answer 8

Steel Handcuffs.

Answer 9

All precious metals increase over time. The problem is finding a way to sell them for what they’re worth.

I can tell you personally that Platinum will get scratched. They’re just purely on the surface and easy for your jeweler to buff out.

He really shouldn’t be wearing his ring in the field. My brother is a drill sergeant and not too long ago a recruit was jumping off a truck, caught his ring on something and literally ripped his finger off.  Any time you work a job where your ring poses a safety hazard (which is pretty much any where you work with your hands), you should avoid wearing it.

Answer 10

titanium

Answer 11

Stainless steel or tungsten is pretty tough however understand this.....

Gems & precious metals are dicey investments...they are NOT  real estate...their market value fluctuates and is keyed into demand....a gem or a metal is worth only what someone is willing to pay for it....and the re-sale value on diamonds, gems,& precious metals is never what you payed for it.......

so rather than concerning yourself in what the market value is on any kind of ring, place the emphasis on what the ring means to you...what you like and what it means to you....

and I do agree with those who say he should NOT be wearing his ring in the field....he should leave something that precious with you while he's deployed, or if he's stateside & living with you, it should be left at home......any ring can get lost, stolen, & damaged...and Honey, the ring doesn't make him married...his heart does. good luck.

Answer 12

14k white gold is very nice and it want hirt you pockets like platnuim will how ever in the future this metal will tripple in value because there isn't mass quantitys of it around this i think would be the better choice...

Answer 13

Titanium or stainless steel. You can have them gold-plated too.