Gold wedding bands
WeddingRings4Men.com is the jewelry specialist where customers look to find the "gold standard" in gold wedding bands. Gold has been revered since antiquity as a precious metal due to its lustrous quality and unique radiant color. For centuries gold has been the most popular precious metal used in the fabrication of gold wedding bands, engagement ring sets, bridal sets and men's wedding rings.
As a precious metal, the purity of gold is measured in carats. A karat is a measure in 24 units to specify the proportion of pure gold in a gold alloy. For instance, 12K is a gold alloy with 50% pure gold, 18k gold has a consistency of 75% pure gold and 24k has the highest level of purity. While 24K gold may not be suitable for many types of jewelry due to its softness and malleability, 18K gold wedding bands are deeply lustrous in color, strong and enduring. Informed consumers prefer gold wedding bands with a higher level of purity while still maintaining the necessary combination of strength and malleability of the precious alloy. The bright luster created by higher gold consistency in 18K gold wedding bands explains the huge popularity in these types of gold wedding bands.
