Titanium Wedding bands?

Does anyone know where to get titanium wedding bands? I thought my FI would like it better and i heard they don't scratch. Any opinions?

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They have some at Fortunoff.

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http://www.liweddings.com/chat/topic.asp?LP=&H=titanium&P=1&ID=42355#P135762

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www.eweddingbands.com. WAY better selection than Fortunoff's..and about $50-75 cheaper. Their website is easy and customer service is really good. FH band is great!

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jennbaby you are the LI wedding queen. I am going to bring you a crown to Umbertos

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they do have them at fortunoff, I thought they were cool, not as shiny as platinum, kind of more gray than silver, and they are very inexpensive. BUT he is a volunteer fireman (and a bit of a clutz :) ) and God forbid there is an accident, things rings are impossible to cut off.....so we went with platinum! good luck!

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They scratch, but they are indeed strong and beautiful. I wish hubby was a little more fussy, then I could have given him something fancier.

We got ours from Eweddingbands, they are the best, I ordered 3 rings and it was never a problem, they gurantee the delivery date.

Titanium rings can be cut off

About Titanium Rings
All e- Wedding band Titanium rings are made from high Aircraft Grade (6AL/4V) Titanium to provide our customers the highest quality. We never use the so-called 'commercial-pure' grade which is inferior and not recommended.

Titanium's unique properties make it an excellent choice for a wedding band, although it's very different than gold or platinum. It’s a very lightweight metal, almost like aluminum, weighing only 1/3 as much as gold! Many people prefer this light feel because they hardly notice they are wearing a titanium ring at all! Its grayish color is close to white, but a few shades darker than platinum and white gold, more like the color of stainless steel, or gun-metal gray.

Titanium is often marketed as being scratch-resistant, but our experience has shown that over time it does gather small scratches with normal wear, similar to gold wedding bands. The good news is that any jeweler in your area should be able to make your titanium ring look brand new with a little polishing. Titanium rings look great and have a nice shine when they have been polished! Due to the incredible strength and durability of titanium, it is difficult to cut and shape compared to gold, silver and platinum. Because of this unique nature, re-sizing these rings is nearly impossible; therefore, great care must be taken when sizing your finger. It is possible to slightly increase a titanium ring's size by removing a small amount of material from the inside surface, but it isn't possible to make it smaller.

Titanium is not a rare or precious metal, it is readily available to those who want to use it in any industry. Most of the cost in making a titanium ring is in the skilled labor to craft the ring from such a hard metal. All of our titanium wedding rings are made from high grade aircraft titanium to provide our customers the highest quality. Titanium rings are constructed from solid bars of titanium, which results in a perfectly seamless ring. Titanium will not irritate or discolor your skin and will not harm the body in any way. Titanium is used in the medical and dental fields in surgical implants, bone screws, hip replacements, heart valves and more. Titanium rings are superior in durability to precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum (as you might guess from its uses in the aerospace and medical fields). A Titanium ring may long outlive the wearer.

Can a Titanium ring be cut off?

Yes! Please be aware that in any situation where it might become necessary to cut off a Titanium ring - for instance excessive weight gain, hand injury, etc., - cutting through titanium will be more difficult than cutting through gold or platinum. However, it can still be done. In our own jewelry shop, we used a separating disc and flexible shaft tool-items commonly found in nearly all jewelry shops that work with gold, silver, and platinum--to cut through one of our 5mm domed and comfort fit titanium rings. Cutting it all the way through took only 20 seconds. Next, we contacted our local hospital emergency room and asked if they were equipped to cut off a titanium ring in an emergency. Most hospital emergency rooms are prepared to handle almost anything, and ours assured us that it would be no problem for them.

During our 28 years of jewelry repair experience, we've only seen a dozen or so rings that have been cut off in hospital emergency rooms, and in most of those cases the rings had been bent out-of-round and were putting painful pressure on the finger. Titanium rings are less likely to crush or bend out-of-round, so if you shut your hand in a car door or drop a heavy object on it, it might be safer to be wearing a titanium ring than a precious metal band! Nonetheless, if you ever need your Titanium ring cut off, just contact a local jeweler that uses separating discs. Please check with your local medical facility if you have concerns.

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You actually can get them either matte finish or shiney like platnium, but they do tend to be darker in color versus platnium. FH got the shiney plan band. Also, they can be cut off if needed. It is not as easy as platnium becasue it is so much stronger, but it can be done. I have too much time on my hands at work so I think I have read every website on titanium bands out there!

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Looks like I'm not the only one with time on my hands!! Good info Shamma!

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yes Jenhos maybe they should lol.
I am super bored at home, on strike from my job.

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Thanks so much for the info! When I saw that they might not be able to cut them off I gasped! My FI is in the NYPD so God knows what is going to happen to his hand/ring. That gives me a little relief.