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For men, 10 alternatives to traditional bands

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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). 
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Stuller’s satin polished and ridged black titanium band (left, $196) and polished and beveled cobalt band with a rose wood inlay ($534) 
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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). 
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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) 
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Todd Reed’s palladium and sterling silver band features cut-out holes around half the band ($2,200). 
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Gemvara’s palladium “Mobius” band ($1,195) 
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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.  
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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)