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Rings · Wedding

Choosing wedding bands

You will wear this one every day for decades, so durability matters more here than it does on the engagement ring.

Metals

Platinum, gold, palladium

How each wears over twenty years, which scratches and which loses metal, and why white gold needs replating.

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Metals

Hallmarks, and what they tell you

Reading a UK hallmark, what 9ct against 18ct means for colour and hardness, and when a hallmark is legally required.

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Matching

Sitting flush with the engagement ring

Why some bands will not sit flat against a solitaire, and when a shaped or fitted band is the answer.

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Practical

Sizing for hands that change

Fingers change with heat, exercise and the years. How to allow for it and what can be adjusted later.

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Occasion

What to wear day to day

Trades, healthcare and the gym all argue for a second band. What people actually do about it.

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Money

What bands cost

Plain against set, width and metal weight, and the point where engraving stops being free.

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