Engagement rings tend to get all the love, but wedding bands are more of an opportunity for self-expression than we give them credit for – and that’s true even for the guys! Long gone are the days when the only options for wedding rings were a narrow selection of the same old metals – and we’re all for celebrating your marriage with a symbol as unique as the love it represents!
To keep up with what’s trending in men’s wedding rings for 2024, we chatted with Thorum, a jeweler committed to crafting unique wedding rings since 2012. Founded by Caleb Martin and wife Steph in their garage, Thorum now boasts over 200 unique designs for men and women made from extraordinary materials like meteorite, whiskey barrel, and even ancient dinosaur bones. Based in Tampa, Florida, and shipping all over the world, Thorum’s rings are anything but but standard – and they’re on the pulse of what’s next in wedding bands. So with our further ado, let’s get to the trends!
Natural Wood
The Aloha
Natural wood has long been an unusual material in the world of wedding rings, but it’s becoming more and more popular, and for good reason. Wooden wedding rings are durable and lightweight, and Thorum has a fantastic variety of different (and conversation starting!) woods to choose from, like prehistoric oak, American walnut, Jack Daniel’s whiskey barrel, and California redwood.
The Aloha is inlaid with Hawaiian Koa, widely regarded as one of the most beautiful timbers in the world. This stunning, warm wood is paired with a brushed plumb black, beveled Tungsten carbide band for a sophisticated and unusual look.
Rare Materials
The Gibeon
Unusual materials are trending in ’24, and Thorum has a truly fantastic selection (featuring everything from dinosaur bone to whitetail antler!).
We’re especially smitten with The Gibeon, featuring shards from the Gibeon Meteorite, which fell to Earth from space thousands of years ago and was discovered in Namibia in the early 1800s. With striations of grain on the rock running from highly concentrated nickel and iron through trace amounts of copper, wedding bands don’t get more unique than The Gibeon.
A Ring with History
WW2 Ring
Calling all history buffs! How about a wedding ring that lets you literally wear the past? Thorum’s WW2 Ring is inlaid with timber from an M1 Garand rifle – the standard service rifle in WW2 and the US Korean War.
Or if prehistory is more your vibe, how about The Mammoth, featuring a genuine fragment of wooly mammoth bone, which lay preserved for thousands of years in the Arctic permafrost for anywhere between 12,000 and 300,000 years?!
His and Hers
The Armstrong
Matching wedding band sets are a beautiful way for partners to show their commitment to each other, and Thorum’s got some of their popular designs available in both men’s and women’s styles, making it easy to pick the perfect matched set.
The Armstrong, pictured here, is a unique style featuring Gibeon meteorite inlaid into 18k rose gold tungsten carbide. It’s the perfect combination of feminine and masculine, and the modern, minimalist aesthetic of this ring is so chic while also being just a little bit out of the ordinary.
Matching Watches
The Black Meteorite Ring and Watch
If you’re into coordinating, why not get a matching wedding ring and watch?
Thorum makes watches to match some of their most popular wedding band designs, including The Black Meteorite and The Aloha – they make great anniversary gifts or groomsman’s gifts too!
Two-Tone
The Armstrong
Two-tone wedding bands are so popular right now, and they’re a great way to add some visual interest and complexity. We love Thorum’s Armstrong ring for a stunning two-tone option – it consists of inlaid iron filings from a Gibeon meteorite (so cool!) and 18k rose gold tungsten carbide.
So there you have it! Does one of these trends speak to you? We’d love to hear about your (or your partner’s) wedding band choice in the comments! And if you’re still on the search, why not head over to Thorum and take a browse?
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