Tungsten Rings are the hottest rings on the market today. Their popularity is constantly growing since they have been around since the early 17th century. Miners found the ore while mining for gold. They referred to it as wolfram or wolfert. Its chemical symbol is W because of this.  Alex Cronstedt was a Swedish scientist who actively studied the properties of Tungsten to determine a use for the ore. The scientist who eventually patented formulas made from tungsten's name was Oxland.

The ore is still referred to as wolfram in Scandinavia, Germany and other countries. Tungsten began to be used for other purposes after all of this great work was done with the metal. It was used to harden other ores when combined with them because it was such a dense metal naturally. It improved the other qualities of the metals. In addition, Tungsten made some metals more malleable. This property was discovered by a scientist named Coolidge in the early 20th century.

From these very humble and scientific beginnings, one may wonder how Tungsten became such a popular fashion accessory. Tungsten Carbide is a hard to come by metal whose finish cannot be ruined or damage. This means that Tungsten Carbide's potential in jewelry design is unlimited. No other precious metal can provide this sort of long term maintenance free jewelry wear. This is quite an amazing feat. Of course you can shine your silver and refurbish your gold, but can you really beat not having to do anything to your Tungsten Rings?

You can wear them through anything and never have to do much of anything to maintain their beauty. For this reason you can see why many people are choosing Tungsten Rings for wedding, engagement and graduation rings. Tungsten Rings will always remain glorious and shiny. Their finish is permanent and cannot be rubbed off. It's as if they have a magic force field surrounding them.

Tungsten Rings are naturally heavy in weight and this could easily symbolize permanence, faithfulness, commitment and joy for any couple, for many years to come.

Some people compare Tungsten Rings to titanium rings. This comparison often comes through in men's jewelry especially. Titanium used to be quite popular in men's jewelry. But then when Tungsten Rings became more popular, titanium lost its luster. This is because men love things that are low maintenance and things that are efficient. Tungsten Rings provide this for men. Tungsten and titanium often get confused because they are new to the jewelry community. But they are not the same.

There are quite a few key differences. Titanium is not as strong or as dense as Tungsten. Titanium doesn’t have a permanent glazed finish that is durable in all conditions. Tungsten really is quite beautiful.

Titanium cannot be made to behave like Tungsten, but Tungsten can be made to look and behave like Titanium. Tungsten Rings have a wonderful mutable quality that makes them exceptionally beautiful and treasured items of jewelry. Tungsten Rings are four times stronger than their Titanium counterparts. Titanium rings can also easily be damaged and scraped.