Engagement Rings: Material and Design

Already during Caesar’s lifetime, newlyweds exchanged rings with the words “You are the pledge of my love” on their fingers. Wedding rings are meant to accompany a couple for the rest of their lives after the “I do.” Not without reason do they have a circular shape: they symbolize continuity and the never-ending mutual love. Therefore, it is especially important here that wedding rings are made of durable and lasting materials that are also pleasant to wear on the skin for many years.

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Gold is still the most popular wedding ring material

New Trend: Double-layered wedding rings

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Popular metals such as silver and gold are usually used, but also platinum and – increasingly in recent times – palladium. These precious metals retain their shine for a long time, do not rust, and are often hypoallergenic.

Gold is still the most popular wedding ring material

The most popular wedding ring material remains gold. Through its various alloys and mixtures with other metals, numerous variations in brightness and color are created, thus offering a wide range of possibilities for designing the wedding ring. From the classic golden yellow tone through red gold and rose gold to green gold, white gold, and gray gold, there are numerous variations available.

However, the most durable and high-quality of the precious metals is platinum. It does not darken even after many years, does not tarnish, and due to its hardness, it does not wear down. Therefore, diamonds can be very well set in such wedding rings. Furthermore, platinum has the natural property of having a white color, which many find more elegant.

Another wedding ring material, whose demand has been increasing year after year, is palladium, which belongs to the platinum group of metals. It is a good alternative to platinum because, due to its light gray color, it has a similar appearance, but is significantly cheaper and also lighter.

New Trend: Double-layered wedding rings

Another completely new trend is to make rings from two layers stacked on top of each other, usually a mixture of silver and palladium. Thanks to the lower silver layer, it fits comfortably against the skin and offers a high wearing comfort, while the upper part is processed with high quality and stability and is visually hardly distinguishable from pure platinum.

The decision about which material the wedding rings should ultimately be made of should generally be made jointly by the couple, as the wedding rings should also meet their fashionable and emotional demands even after many years.

Those looking for something special also have the opportunity to design their wedding rings in every detail themselves in stores such as Tiffany & Co. From the ring profile, width and height, alloys, surface, and ring size to optional diamonds and the final engraving, you can determine all the details yourself.