Metal color is one of the primary things that men go by when shopping for a wedding band. They will typically try to match the wedding band that will go on their fiancé’s finger though not always. Some metal colors have a distinctly male feel to them like black titanium or the gun metal color of tungsten. In order to soften up this look men can opt to have a sliver of inlaid 18kt gold or sterling silver to give som contrast and also for the sake of introducing a precious metal into the mix. They can even go for some inlaid white gold to match their fiance’s wedding band with a small row of diamonds. Diamond wedding bands are now especially popular with men
There’s also the chemical composition of metal to consider shopping for a wedding ring for a man. Some men have allergies and cannot wear any alloys that contain nickel otherwise their fingers get red marks resembling psoriasis. Others are so sensitive to other metal alloys that they can only wear a hypoallergenic stainless steel ring on their fingers. The trend among men as far as wedding bands go is definitely towards the whiter metals like platinum, white gold, Palladium, and sterling silver. Men nowadays typically like yellow gold only as an accent on their white metal rings. Wedding bands for women are also following a similar trend.
There is also the consideration of heft. Most men like their rings to have some weight to them. Although titanium rings have soared in popularity, it has been more due to the the lower cost and the variety of metal colors available. men who decide to upgrade from a titanium band more than likely will not choose another titanium band. They tend to upgrade to the precious metals like gold and platinum or at the very least palladium or tungsten carbide. Palladium and 14kt gold will have the same amount of heft since their specific gravities are very similar. Tungsten will feel slightly heavier and platinum will feel the heftiest.