Allow Yourself to Get Bound by the Traditional Gold Wedding Ring

The common sight of the thin gold wedding ring on the finger of a married woman does not evoke any thought of its origin and tradition. The first exchange of wedding rings took place in Egypt around 2800 B.C. As the ring was believed to be the symbol of the cycles of eternity and life, the Romans adopted this custom later.

The first wedding ring was an iron hoop worn around the finger. But by the second century gold replaced the iron hoop because of its beauty, luster and non rusting qualities. At present the gold wedding ring is the most popular one in use.

Carat Value:

Importantly, you have to decide how many carats you want in the gold wedding ring. The soft and pure nature of gold makes it ductile and malleable. Pure gold is unfit for making jewellery and it is mixed with other metals for making jewels.

The concentration of alloys used is measured in carats. Pure gold is of 24 carats content and less number of carats shows the addition of more alloying metals.

The wedding ring will be sturdier according to the fewer carats in the ring. Select a higher carat gold to set jewels in the ring to ensure the durability of the prongs used in the setting.

Eighteen carat gold is ideal for gold jewellery and anything more is too soft and not durable. Lower concentrations like nine or ten carat gold have many alloys and more metal based than gold based.

These get tarnished and turn green or black soon. Eighteen carat gold is an excellent choice for your gold wedding ring waking it sturdy and of good quality.

Quantity Ensures Quality:

The greater number of carats means the great and better quality of gold. While selecting your gold wedding ring this is very important. Nickel, one of the metals used in gold alloys is allergic to many and causes irritating rash in contact with skin. So the selection of a ring with a higher carat of gold is very important in avoiding a large amount of nickel.

Appreciate the ancient tradition when you next see the gold wedding ring on some one’s hand and recollect how it has become such an important part of our lives. Feel also that it is a true symbol of the love the couples have for another.