GOLD BANDS

The wedding band is almost as ancient as the custom of marriage itself. From as early as the second century B.C., a circle of gold has signified a life-long bond. The circular shape represents the love that flows from one to another without end and forever. Gold symbolizes the durability of that love. The ring is placed on the fourth finger of the left hand because people thought that this finger had a vein that ran directly to the heart. Today, wedding bands still symbolize the same vows of marriage. You can choose from hundreds of styles, from plain to intricately hand-engraved.

What Type of Gold is Best?

The designated gold mark on the inside of the band will tell you what type of gold is in the ring. Gold is alloyed with other stronger metals like silver and copper for durability. 18-karat gold is 75% fine gold. It has a yellower colour than 14k or 10k which contain lesser amounts of fine gold. 18k and 14k are the least likely to cause an adverse allergic reaction in the wearer. The choice of gold is a matter of taste and budget; the higher the gold content, the higher the price. A common fallacy is that 18k gold is "soft." Alloyed properly, there is no difference in the strength of 18k over 10k or 14k.

Comfort is everything

Comfort is the other important consideration. Since you will be wearing it for a lifetime, the ring should fit comfortably. Rings can easily be sized to your finger for a customized fit.
The Comfort-Curve ring style has a contoured inner surface to create an extra-smooth fit. The feel of weight in a ring is a personal preference. Wide-band designs are common in men's rings.
Because of their larger size, they have a heavier feel that many people prefer. Whatever your choice, your wedding bands will reflect your individual taste and, like your love, will last a lifetime.
Our wedding bands are custom made by a Canadian Manufacture, who have been making wedding bands for Canadians for over 75 years. These rings are crafted from the highest quality gold which is alloyed in a time-honored tradition of craftsmanship. Most of our wedding bands are produced using a "seamless" method. Molten gold is poured into bars which are then rolled flat to create sheets from which circular pieces of gold are cut. These are then formed, one by one, into rings. With no seam, there is no weakness in the ring. With the purity of quality gold, there is no greater beauty.
When you buy a wedding band from Gold Star Jewellers, you buy a lifetime guarantee.

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TUNGSTEN BANDS

Facts About Tungsten Carbide bands: Tungsten Rings are the most wear-resistant rings available on the planet. Tungsten is about 10 times harder than 18k Gold, 5 times harder than tool steel, and 4 times harder than titanium. Tungsten measures between 8 and 9 on the Mohs hardness scale. (Diamonds are a 10 - the highest.) Due to their extreme hardness, Tungsten Rings will hold their shape and shine longer than any ring on the market. Tungsten rings have been referred to as "Permanently Polished Rings." Tungsten rings will NOT bend. In the event of an emergency, a ring can be removed by a medical professional. Each Tungsten ring is individually hand-crafted using assorted diamond abrasives and polycrystalline diamond tooling. Our Tungsten bands are cobalt-free.
We offer FREE inside Engraving with every purchase.

The Manufacturing Process

Tungsten with carbon and other elements are ground into a powder and then compressed with high heat and pressure dies to form a ring blank. The blank is then fired in an oxygen-free furnace at an astounding 6,200 degrees Fahrenheit. This process called sintering creates the hardest metal alloy used in making jewelry.
The ring is then cut and shaped using diamond tools with up to 40 total separate steps required for completion.
The cutting and shaping of a tungsten ring is similar in many ways to the cutting and polishing of a rough diamond.
Precious metal Inlay rings with gold, silver or platinum are created by grinding a channel in the center of the ring and precisely "swedging" the metal into the channel under extreme pressure.
The ring is then skillfully polished with diamond polishing tools and wheels creating a permanent luster and polish not possible with other metals.
A Tungsten Carbide ring will remain polished forever, and is virtually impossible to scratch.
It is a unique metal that epitomizes today's technologically.

History of Tungsten

The word Tungsten in Swedish and Danish means "heavy stone." The current name for the element is Wolfram and was founded by Peter Woulfe in 1779 who examined wolframite. Gold, silver and platinum like Tungsten, is element #74, are heavy elements. It is naturally occurring and is an important element responsible for the development of human civilization.
Without tungsten we would not have the filament inside the incandescent light bulb. Tungsten gives the filament the toughness and resilience exceeding any other metal. In 1922 the Germans developed Tungsten Carbide as the material used in making better cutting tool bits for precision milling and cutting of steel.
Tungsten has the highest melting point of all the elements at 6,700 degrees F (3,420 degrees C).
Its permanent attributes deem it to be the hardest metal on the planet.
Today tungsten carbide is used throughout the world. Although its primary application is in the mechanical industry, it is quickly gaining popularity as a durable, long lasting, material used in jewellery.