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For men, 10 alternatives to traditional bands
If there’s one thing we know about the Millennial bridal consumer, it’s the importance of personalization--having a unique piece of jewelry with a story behind it.
PHOTO This 7 mm black and white tungsten carbide band has a beveled edge and is made by Triton, a brand owned by Frederick Goldman Inc. ($350).
PHOTO Stuller’s satin polished and ridged black titanium band (left, $196) and polished and beveled cobalt band with a rose wood inlay ($534)
PHOTO This 7 mm black and white tungsten carbide band has a beveled edge and is made by Triton, a brand owned by Frederick Goldman Inc. ($350).
PHOTO Benchmark’s 8 mm high-polish blackened cobalt band with carbon fiber and beveled edges (left, $408), and 8 mm cobalt band with a carbon fiber center inlay and high-polish beveled round edges ($288)
PHOTO Todd Reed’s palladium and sterling silver band features cut-out holes around half the band ($2,200).
PHOTO Gemvara’s palladium “Mobius” band ($1,195)
PHOTO Jewelry Innovations Inc.’s 8 mm Vitalium band with a laser-engraved illusion pattern ($372); Vitalium is the brand’s patent-pending contemporary metal that is white, hypoallergenic, not plated and scratch resistant.
PHOTO Jason McLeod Jewelry’s “Time Traveler” domed bands are made in palladium with 18-karat gold and a diamond (left, $1,095) and palladium with 18-karat gold with diamonds and a tsavorite garnet ($1,250)
If there’s one thing we know about the Millennial bridal consumer, it’s the importance of personalization--having a unique piece of jewelry with a story behind it.
Enter alternative metals: cobalt, tungsten carbide, palladium and titanium, just to name a few. Each has its own set of characteristics, from durability to aesthetics, and gives consumers an option outside of gold, platinum or silver, at a range of price points.
This gallery showcases a variety of men’s bands in alternative metals, with and without gemstones, priced from $280 to $2,200 retail.
Click through to see the designs.
This 7 mm black and white tungsten carbide band has a beveled edge and is made by Triton, a brand owned by Frederick Goldman Inc. ($350).
Benchmark’s 8 mm high-polish blackened cobalt band with carbon fiber and beveled edges (left, $408), and 8 mm cobalt band with a carbon fiber center inlay and high-polish beveled round edges ($288)
Todd Reed’s palladium and sterling silver band features cut-out holes around half the band ($2,200).
Gemvara’s palladium “Mobius” band ($1,195)
Stuller’s satin polished and ridged black titanium band (left, $196) and polished and beveled cobalt band with a rose wood inlay ($534)
Jewelry Innovations Inc.’s 8 mm Vitalium band with a laser-engraved illusion pattern ($372); Vitalium is the brand’s patent-pending contemporary metal that is white, hypoallergenic, not plated and scratch resistant.
Jason McLeod Jewelry’s “Time Traveler” domed bands are made in palladium with 18-karat gold and a diamond (left, $1,095) and palladium with 18-karat gold with diamonds and a tsavorite garnet ($1,250)
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