adx
Well-Known Member
I have a titanium with a platinum insert. The titanium was always a brushed finished so you can't even see the scratches in it. I like it because it's nice and light. All platinum is pretty heavy.
And even if the titanium ring wasn't easily fixed, it's so cheap it hardly matters. If it gets broke, replace it. In fact that could be used as an excuse to renew vows.
+1 on 'it shouldn't be about money'
If a wedding ring was still a way for a new couple to have a little ready cash for 'just in case' then having an expensive band made would make sense. But it isn't that-- its a symbol and there's no reason to spend exorbitantly on rings. Frankly, you're probably better off dropping a few hundred on rings and bumping the other stereotypical '3 months salary' in an IRA or a high yield investment so you can retire that much sooner.
That is a common misconception. I have had a polished titanium ring for 5 years now. Yes, it seems to scuff easily and after several months it may start looking like it's brushed (depending on how much abuse of it), but I just take it in and tell the jewelry shop to buff it up for me. They give me the old "you can't buff titanium" line and I tell them, "yes you can, I have it done all the time." 3 minutes later they come out with my ring all shiny new-looking again....Titanium: cheapest, scuffs easily, cannot buff out scuffs.....
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