Saturday 1 October 2011

The Marvelous World of Tungsten

By Christine Lila Davies


One of my favorite varieties is the faceted tungsten ring. What makes these special is that they've been cut using a special diamond blade in order to create a gem-like feel to the ring. The ring is still highly polished, but now it has numerous surfaces to reflect light off of, making it seem brighter. The facets can come in many varieties - some rings have only their edges faceted while others will facet the entire exterior surface. Variety is the spice of life, after all, and it allows you the consumer to pick out just the one you like.

As Bob Dylan so famously put it, "The times they are a changin'. " We're living in the twenty-first century, and it's time to embrace the new materials that scientists and engineers have spent so long hoarding for less aesthetic purposes. Tungsten is the hardest, most durable metal on earth.

Pretty cool, right? Note how the facets can be modified to fit anyone's taste. The great thing about facets is that it adds a little character to an otherwise nearly indestructible monolithic shine. This draws attention to the ring, which can only be a good thing. After all, you want people to see that you've made a unique decision, right? Even a simple facet can really bring out the best in your piece of jewelry.

And that's a great thing. If you're going to put the time and effort in choosing the perfect piece of jewelry for a special occasion, why would you go for anything less than forever? Your jewelry should be like your memories - there's no reason to ever let them fade. With a tungsten ring that's one thing you never need to worry about. Take a hammer to a tungsten ring and it's the hammer that'll be sorry - not that any of the experts recommends that you do this, of course.

Many types of tungsten rings are available out there, so how do you choose the one which is best for you? For tungsten rings manufacturers produce a whole slew of different varieties, including beveled, domed, inlaid, brushed, and grooved rings, in addition to the standard smoothly polished type.




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