The Iridium Black Titanium Brushed Wedding Band

Black Titanium Men's Wedding Ring with Brushed Center and Polished Beveled Edges - 7mm Widt

The Iridium is black titanium, which sounds fancy but it's really just regular titanium with a black coating. The coating wears through on the edges first since that's where your ring bangs into stuff most. Don't expect it to stay perfectly black forever.

Black titanium looks pretty cool when it's new - very modern, almost stealth-like. The brushed center hides fingerprints and minor scratches better than the polished edges. Those beveled edges will show wear first because that's where your ring hits things most often.

Seven millimeters gives you decent coverage without being huge. Titanium's so light that you need some width or the ring feels like nothing. But too wide and it starts looking like costume jewelry, especially in black.

The coating process varies between manufacturers. Some use PVD coating, others do different treatments. Point is, black titanium isn't naturally black - it's a surface treatment. Scratches go through to the regular titanium underneath, so you get these silvery marks on black background.

Titanium itself is tough and hypoallergenic. The black coating adds style but reduces some of the practical benefits. You can't really polish out scratches like you can with regular metals because you'd mess up the coating.

This works if you want something different from typical gold or silver wedding bands. Very contemporary look, though black rings aren't everyone's thing. Some workplaces or conservative families might have opinions about non-traditional ring colors.

Can't resize titanium easily, so make sure about your size. And honestly, after a few years of wear, expect it to look more gray-black than pure black.