What Metal Works Best With Men’s Engagement Rings?

The most common metals for men’s engagement rings are platinum, white gold, yellow gold, and rose gold. Each color has its own defining characteristics. Yellow gold has a warm glow and is a classic choice that’s well-rooted in tradition. Rose gold is romantic and vintage-inspired, and suits both cool and warm-toned skin tones. White gold and platinum have a bright, white cast that looks modern and futuristic. White gold and platinum do look very similar, but white gold owes its gleaming, white cast to rhodium plating, a process that entails dipping white gold in rhodium, and that has to be repeated every few years. When unplated, white gold has a warm-white glow. Platinum is naturally white, so it does not need replating.

How to Match Your Engagement Ring With Jewelry

You will wear your engagement ring, ideally, your whole life, so it should reflect your personal style and aesthetic. This becomes quite important when pairing it with other pieces of jewelry you might have. The most important aspect is going for whatever makes you comfortable. If that means you need to match, then fine. If not matching doesn't bother you, that’s a completely valid and legitimate style choice.

Other Rings

Not all rings are made alike. When it comes to pairing your engagement ring with a wedding band, you want to strive for stylistic consistency, as you’ll wear them on the same hand. There are several ways to achieve this. You can decide to match metals, but get different widths, or you can opt for different styles (say, an Infinity band and hammered ring) with the same metals.

Earrings

When it comes to earrings, you have quite a bit of free rein. Earrings and rings are quite far from each other, so you can easily wear different styles (in terms of metals, adornments, and texture) while still maintaining a consistent look.

Bracelets

Rings and bracelets can neatly tie all the elements of an outfit together. Since they are worn in close proximity, it’s important to match them carefully. Wear them on different hands if you’d like to avoid having your extremities look too crowded. If you decide to wear them on the same hand, you just want one statement jewel. So if you’re already wearing an engagement ring, make sure the bracelet is on the sleeker side.

Your Watch

Much like other jewelry, the metals used to make the watch’s case include steel, gold, silver, platinum, and titanium. Typically, the color of the watch’s metal should complement the colors of other metal accessories. This does not necessarily apply to your wedding and engagement ring, so you have substantial stylistic freedom in this regard.