The typical wedding bands today are made of common metals such as gold, platinum, titanium and silver. However, tungsten wedding bands are gaining popularity within the jewelry market because of its certain qualities. Tungsten as a metal itself is recognized for its durability and hardness in spite of its brittleness

Tungsten rings are very scratch resistant and maintains a permanent shine. Hard tool steel could barely scratch a tungsten ring and even if you hit the ring to a mallet, it would cause a little or no damage at all. Generally, tungsten wedding bands can be scratched only by objects as strong as a diamond.

You may be fascinated to own a pair of tungsten rings for your wedding. But before that, you might have to plan carefully and make a few decisions to get the perfect pair. You need to first realize that the width of women wedding ring is usually in the range of 4mm-6mm while a men’s wedding ring is typically 6mm-8mm.

You must also recognize the fact that tungsten is a pretty heavy metal, hence the thicker the ring, the heavier it will feel on your finger. To determine the ring size, you must round up the size of the ring and not round down. This will help to ensure a better fit.

There are a huge variety of tungsten ring designs available for weddings. The most common designs are the dome, concave, faceted, or inlaid. You should consider some simple yet elegant design for the selection of your tungsten wedding rings. Thus, you have to consider the look of the tungsten wedding bands when you are out shopping for them.

There are some jewelers who claim that the tungsten wedding bands they offer are bonded with nickel but in fact it is combined with cobalt. The drawback of cobalt is that it causes skin reaction and may cause a skin. In addition to that, rings made of cobalt have a low resistance against scratches and has lower durability in comparison to tungsten carbide rings. The easy way to spot a tungsten cobalt ring is the price tag. Its value is relatively cheaper and would be on par with the value of silver.

On the other hand, the prices of the tungsten carbide rings would be the same as the platinum or gold rings. Real tungsten carbide will cost more than a tungsten cobalt ring. But you have to remind yourself that you would like a wedding ring that will last for a lifetime.

The traditional intricately crafted hand made gold necklace gifted by your mother is now finding its place in the Jewellery box, and being replaced by more chic and contemporary gold Jewellery for daily wear. The designs are more modern complimenting the over all look of the urban professional woman. Chic styles, fashionable designs with supple elegance have become more popular. The trend is inspired from the west. Elaborate earrings are being replaced by simple gold studs. Gold stackable bangles are being replaced by sleek gold bracelets.

White gold has recently gained more importance in our traditional Indian gold Jewellery. White gold is made by mixing whiter metals to pure gold to make it appear white. White gold Jewellery is further coated with rhodium, a white metal that gives a lustrous silvery shine to the Jewellery. White gold is popular because it looks like platinum, the most precious metal on earth. The latest trend is two tone gold Jewellery that combines the bright sunny warmth of yellow gold with the icy azure brilliance of white gold. Rings, bracelets, bangles, pendants, chains all types of Jewellery has the fine combination of white gold and yellow gold. Most of the diamond Jewellery is usually two tone; the setting around the diamond is often rhodium plated white gold that accentuates the white brilliance of the diamonds.

While white gold has become extremely popular, some jewelers are also experimenting with other gold tones like the rose gold. Rose gold has pink metals like copper added to give it a subtle pink tone. Rose gold has a pinkish hue that adds grace and elegance to the Jewellery. Rose gold combined with white gold makes some of the finest in modern gold Jewellery. Some exquisite designs also use three tones of gold, traditional yellow gold, chic white gold and rare pink gold, to make beautiful three tone gold Jewellery.

With the changing trends, not just the designs and styles of gold jewellery have changed but also the entire outlook has changed. It’s no more about wearing more gold; it is about wearing enough gold to make the perfect modern style statement.