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Metal chooser

Six questions. At the end you get one recommendation, one runner up and, more usefully, the material you should avoid and the reason why.

1. What do your hands do most days?
2. Have you worn a ring every day before?
3. How should it feel on the hand?
4. Does jewellery ever irritate your skin?
5. What should it look like?
6. What are you comfortable spending?

Metal questions

Which ring metal is hardest wearing?
Zirconium, by a clear margin. Its oxide surface sits around Mohs 8.5 against gold at 3 and platinum at 4.5, so it resists the fine scratching of daily wear far better than any precious metal. The trade off is that it cannot be resized.
Is gold a bad choice for a wedding ring?
No, but it is a soft one and people are often surprised by that. All gold marks. 18ct sits around Mohs 3, so a year of ordinary wear leaves visible fine scratches. It polishes out, it is resizable for life, and it can be passed on, which are three things no contemporary metal can offer.
What is the lightest wedding ring metal?
Titanium, at 4.5 g per cubic centimetre. That is under a third the weight of 18ct gold and about a fifth of platinum, which matters a lot if you have never worn a ring before.
Which metals are safe for sensitive skin?
Titanium, zirconium, platinum and palladium are all hypoallergenic. The usual culprit is nickel, which appears in some white gold alloys. If a watch back or an earring has ever irritated your skin, avoid white gold and choose one of the four above.
Can black rings be repaired if they scratch?
Black zirconium can, because the black is an oxide grown out of the metal rather than a coating over it, so a refinish restores it. Black plated tungsten or steel cannot, because once the plating wears through there is nothing to restore.