Methods to spot superior value in tungsten carbide rings

I will explain how to tell if beveled wedding bands are high quality or low quality without looking at price.

beveled wedding bands, we are talking specifically about the craftsmanship or design of the rings.|There should be no reason for beveled wedding bands to have sharp edges, except that the manufacturer did not want to take the time to do make the perfect ring.}

Thickness is measured from the inside of the ring where it touches your finger to the highest point on the outside surface of the ring.

On a dome shape ring the highest outside point on the ring would be the center point between the edges.

Another symptom of poor craftsmanship is asymmetry, meaning one side of the ring looks different from the other side of the ring.

For example, if a tungsten ring is supposed to have beveled edges, make sure the bevel on one side is equally as wide as the other bevel.

On-line retailers that put up professional looking pictures and allow you to see the pictures enlarged with details are showing you “what you see is what you get”.

They do this because they have nothing to hide and they want you to have the closest experience possible to actually holding the ring and looking at it.

Rings showing signs of asymmetry mean the manufacturer is using machinists that do not have enough experience making tungsten rings.

The reason the manufacturer would hire these unqualified workers is because the manufacturer is trying to cut costs by paying lower wages to less experienced workers.

I have spent many years working with manufacturers in the tungsten wedding band industry to slowly learn how to spot the difference between high quality and low quality tungsten rings.

Make sure the finish is even and precise.

For example, if a ring has a brushed finish in the center and the edges are polished, take a look at where the brushed finish meets the polished finish and make sure you can see a straight line all around the ring where the two finishes meet.

Do not be afraid to ask your retailer questions.

As I mentioned earlier, inexperienced labor usually command a lower wage, which helps lower costs for the manufacturer, and using bad equipment or not properly maintaining equipment is yet another way for manufacturers to cut costs, but it adversely affects product quality.