Stainless steel pendant

If you have decided to look past the tie and sock aisle of your local department store for a men’s birthday gift – good for you! A lot of people are surprised by the range and suitability of men’s jewelry that is available nowadays. Couple this with the fact that men’s jewelry is becoming more widespread, and worn even by the real ‘man’s men’, and you have a whole new world of gift ideas!

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Platinum engagement ring

The earliest known use of platinum dates back to 7^th Century BC, when it was used to craft caskets in Egypt. Its use for this purpose shows that even the earliest civilizations valued platinum as an important and precious metal. Today, platinum is one of the most demanded metals in the bridal market. It’s popularity is beginning to surpass white and yellow gold in engagement rings, and is growing increasingly favoured as the metal for both men’s and lady’s wedding bands.

But what is it about platinum that makes it so popular, and also so expensive?

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Titanium ring

Titanium is becoming an increasingly popular metal for men’s jewelry pieces. Titanium is admired for its unique properties including its lightweight nature, strength, its resistance to corrosion and its innovative addition to the jewelry industry.

Gillett’s Jewellers offers a wide variety of titanium jewelry including wedding rings, fashion rings and bracelets.

Most men and women will choose titanium because of the style, durability and the fact that titanium is a hypoallergenic metal. Meaning titanium does not react with any skin types.
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Celtic Tungsten Ring

If you’re looking for a wedding ring that’s husband proof, then a tungsten wedding ring is the ring to choose.

Tungsten wedding rings, are made with a metal called tungsten carbide, a very hard, strong and durable metal.

Tungsten rings have a characteristic unique to this special metal - tungsten is highly scratch resistant.

Unlike gold, platinum and even titanium, tungsten rings do not scratch with everyday wear like the other metals do.

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Tungsten rings

Free delivery is now available for the new tungsten rings at Gillett’s Jewellers!

Tungsten rings are the ultimate choice for today’s man.

Tungsten offers a unique characteristic that makes it a great choice for men’s wedding rings - it’s highly scratch resistant!

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Black titanium ring

Black titanium is the choice of the modern husband-to-be looking for an alternative to the traditional gold wedding band.

Black titanium wedding rings offer a style all their own.

With the appeal of a fashion ring, yet carrying the symbolic characteristics of a wedding ring, the black titanium ring matches the modern man’s lifestyle.

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Ruby and diamond wedding ring

Red rubies are the preferred choice of many ladies for their engagement rings and wedding rings today.

Red rubies are stunning, so it’s not surprising that they’re popular, though there’s a highly practical reason for choosing a red ruby for your rings.

Red rubies are particularly well suited to engagement and wedding rings.

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Princess cut diamond wedding ring

Choosing a diamond wedding ring just became easier!

Follow these simple six steps to know which diamond wedding ring is right for you.

Your wedding ring needs to sit neatly next to your engagement ring. Depending upon your engagement ring design, you may be able to wear a straight edged wedding ring or you may need to wear a curved or fitted wedding ring.

For the purpose of this article we’ll assume that you can wear a straight edged wedding ring. See our curved and fitted wedding rings information page for more info on these types.

For straight edged wedding rings, once you answer these six questions, you’ll know which wedding ring to choose.

1. What type of diamond is best for your wedding ring?
2. What style of diamond setting should you use?
3. How may diamonds you should have in your wedding ring?
4. What metal to have your wedding ring made in?
5. What width your wedding ring should be?
6. What band shape your ring should be?

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1ct Diamond Engagement ring

Traditionally ladies wear both an engagement ring and a wedding ring.

The engagement ring is given or purchased at the time that the couple becomes engaged.

On the wedding day, the groom gives the wedding ring to the bride.

Then after the ceremony and into the future, both rings are normally worn together on the same finger.

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Most men aren’t accustomed to wearing rings, so when it comes to choosing their wedding band, some men aren’t sure what width to choose for their ring.

Most men choose a 6mm width for their wedding ring. A 6mm width suits fingers of almost all shapes and sizes. A 6mm width is also a very comfortable width to wear for most men.

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