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A titanium ring for a man is a highly advanced piece of jewelry, highly resistant to scratching and wear. Many men who perform manual labor may wear down their gold wedding rings, but titanium is considerably harder than gold. When you are buying a special ring that will have a great deal of sentimental value, you want that ring to last for a very long time, not wear away over a few years. For that reason, you will want a ring to wear that will still be comfortable years later.

Titanium rings are available in many varieties. They can be fully customized, inlaid, carved, sculpted, colored and can be accented with gold or precious stones. The Charlies Angels Halo titanium ring is a good example of such customization. They are very strong and durable. During everyday use, they will not be scratched. Usually only diamonds or other very hard substances have the ability to scratch titanium rings. If minor blemishes do develop, they can refinished to restore the original finish.

Titanium has extremely high ductile strength. However, under extreme circumstances, titanium rings could bend out of round. If a high pressure is applied on a square wave titanium ring, which could happen when being hit by a car door, the ring would bend when the force is strong enough. These are quite extreme and rare in nature, and any deformation can then be corrected at your local jeweler.

Under normal use, there will be no change in the metal's color. A jeweler can color the metal for you if you choose, but ordinary use will not result in any discoloration of the titanium. Titanium is referred to as an "inert" metal, which means that it will remain the same and not change color when in contact with sunlight, saltwater, chlorine, or cosmetic products.

Over our lifetimes our bodies can change including the thickness of our fingers. This may make it necessary to have a ring resized. While titanium is very strong and has a high melting point, special tools can be used to stretch or compress titanium rings up to one full ring size if the ring does not contain stones or inlays. Through resizing a man can enjoy the same wedding band throughout his life.

As the popularity of titanium wedding rings increases, more and more jewelers are offering them. This broader availability is making affordable titanium rings more widely popular. If you're in the market for wedding rings, you may want to consider titanium in place of the traditional gold band.