Do these scratch like the titanium rings do? That's been my one disappointment with the several I've bought here. A coworker of mine was showing me his tungsten ring yesterday. It's his wedding band, he's been married probably 3 years, and not a single scratch on it. That's it, I want Tanga to PLEASE find and start selling some dirt-cheap tungsten rings!

i have a 6mm all black Tungsten ring, and not a single scratch, shiny as if it was still new.. for me i love the lightweight of titanium rings, but they scratch very easily. my Tungsten ring has be dropped, thrown, and even struck with a hammer a few times. not a single scratch or dent or crack. but it's heavy. i've been told you can buff out the scratches on the titanium rings.

the ceramic ring looks a little too much like my black Tungsten ring, so I'll pass.

I agree

This is really classy looking. Trying to convince myself I don't need one, but it's not working well.

My concern is that it might look a bit like plastic in person. When someone gets one, please let us know.

COMFORT fit or REGULAR fit?

[1] I have a titanium ring a few years old with no scratches... the key is that it is black anodized. I had a regular silver colored titanium ring and after a year it looked like a metal washer it was so scratched

[2] With what shall I buff it, dear 'liza, dear 'liza, with what shall I buff it, dear 'liza, with what?

[2] I agree on the Tungsten... I wore a temporary ring prior to getting married just to get used to it, but the Tungsten ring was much heavier than any jewelry I've had... After a year, I don't even notice it, but it still looks the same as the day that I bought it... The problem with Tungsten is that you better know what size you need cause it can't be resized...

i always think it that when i will get marriage then i will give to a ring to own girlfriend.
14k gold

I have one and it's gotten quite a bit of abuse in the week i've had it, industrial chemicals,smacked against metal equipment and not a scratch or chip or any such thing, wipes off and shines quite nicely and it's very comfortable. I don't wear metal rings for the simple fact they will remove the flesh from your finger before they give and the tungsten and titanium rings are VERY hard to remove if something is to happen because not many things cut them effectively. Having seen it happen and almost had it happen to myself i have not worn a wedding band for some years now, but with a ceramic or rock type ring i feel a little more comfortable wearing them, not to mention they are not conductors so if you work with electricity as well you won't have a nice charded ring scar if you accidentally get shocked.

[9] Don't let your girlfriend know that you really own her...

[10] "tungsten and titanium rings are VERY hard to remove if something is to happen because not many things cut them effectively"

That's an urban myth. Titanium is easily cut with a diamond or tungsten blade, which all ERs, EMTs and Fire Departments have. In fact, all the complaints here about how their titanium rings are easily scratched would suggest that normal blades can cut through it. One jeweler said that it took him only 20 seconds while another said that it took about 7 mins (normal gold took him 4 mins).

While tungsten is extremely hard, that can be exploited for easy breakage. Because the hardness makes tungsten inflexible, you need only crack it under pressure. This is easily done with a desk vise using a long handle for leverage, or simple vise pliers from any hardware store ($5). The ring cracks within seconds. And there is no danger to the finger because the skin and fat allows you to squeeze inward about ¼" without pain. The ring will crack way before that. Watch the videos below.

I wear a tungsten ring without any worries.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poM423pewRE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8dPVPKup80

[1]You can find very cheap tungsten rings on eBay. I bought a generic tungsten ring with black carbon fiber inlay for $14.99 with free laser engraving and free s/h. The inlay is now scratched up but the tungsten is in pristine condition.

I also bought a 6mm 18 kt gold-plated tungsten ring for only $4.25 (FREE s/h). Looks beauttiful and identical to real gold. The goldplating will wear off before any scratches show up.

Both have been verified to be tungsten by a local jeweler, and their weight and lack of scratches seem confirm it.

The sellers are usually in HongKong, but don't let that dissuade you. I've bought over 200 things from HK sellers, and have had only 1 problem. In fact, they often arrive faster than stuff bought from the US, and s/h is usually no worse.

[13] >Both have been verified to be titanium by a local jeweler

You mean tungsten not titanium...

In general I really just do not do eBay, period. Buying *or* selling.

[14] "In general I really just do not do eBay, period. Buying *or* selling"

I'm not sure why since ebay has a rating system, which is more than I can say about most vendors, online or off. Most of my sellers have a rating of more than 5000, and many surpass 10,000 (with each point representing a positive sale). All sellers have buyer feedback. Can we say that about Tanga or most of the other deal-a-day sellers? Furthermore, both eBay and Paypal protects you from fraud. I received a full refund after an item failed to arrive and an investigation showed that it was likely fraud. I'm not sure how your online stores are any better. In fact, many mainstream stores like Sears, Best Buy and JC Penney also sell through eBay, often for less than they charge on their own site (i.e. free s/h). Plus, you can always get a SquareTrade warranty for electronics. In the last 9 years, I've made over 800 purchases on eBay, and have had only 6 bad experiences, 3 of which can be blamed on the post office. I mean, where else can you get 3x 6' HDMI cables for $7.95 and free s/h? And yes, they compare well with the $18.95 cable my friend bought from BestBuy. And no, I'm not a naive consumer. I contribute to CNET, read Consumer Reports, am a frequent Woot contributor (1300+ posts) and was an electronics buyer for two major medical centers. And yes, all jewelry and watches have been appraised for authenticity.

Obviously, it's up to you and your comfort level, but if you want to spend less, I'd suggest eBay.

[1] I bought this exact item and have worn it to work once and it has zero scratches however there are EXTREMELY small chips that can only be seen under intense scrutiny that are on the corners / edges of the groove where it isn't rounded. If this ring had no groove then I highly doubt it would show ware for quite some time seeing as there are no scratches only chips and only on the semi-sharp corners. The groove is annoying because it collects grit like crazy however it is really easy to clean. P.S. I was intentionally hard on the ring the day I brought it to work to see if it would hold up. All in all I love the ring it doesn't look plasticy at all. The picture that tanga has that makes it look all purple, green and blue are off. It looks like shiny dark gray not oily like the pictures make it look like.

First ring I bought from tanga to see if it is worth it, and I love it. I plan on buying more stuff from this website! And the pricing is a plus.

I bought this ring as a replacement wedding band while on vacation in Hawaii. It is holding up nice. So much so that I now use it daily as my band, and I keep my original extremely more expensive band in my safe. There appears to be no scratches at all. And thats even after using my hand as a body stopper while tripping. lol