Men's Black Tungsten Rings: plain, grooved or inlaid?
Each ring here is tungsten carbide, and the black is a plating on the band or on part of it. Most are 8mm wide, so the real choice is the surface: a plain brushed band, a groove, a faceted cut or an inlay. Sizes differ a lot from ring to ring, so check yours first.
| Ring | Surface | Width | US sizes | Detail |
| Brushed Black Tungsten | Domed, brushed matte | 8mm | 7 to 12 | No groove, no stone |
| Black Groove Band | Brushed, polished bevels | 6mm or 8mm | 6 to 15 | Fine center groove |
| Dual Groove | Brushed and polished | 8mm | 4, 6 to 15 | Two polished grooves |
| Black Faceted | Geometric facets, polished | 8mm | 8, 9, 10, 12 | Smooth inside |
| Faceted Gold Flake | Small facets | 8mm | 7 to 15 | Gold-tone flake channel |
| Black and Gold | Brushed | 8mm | 8 to 14 | Gold-tone groove, two CZ |
| Black Rose Gold-Tone | Brushed center | 8mm (0.31 in) | 5 to 13 | Rose gold-tone edges and inside |
| Dragon Knotwork | Polished angled edges | 8mm | 6 to 15 | Blue dragon inlay |
| Crushed Opal | Hammered | Not listed | 6 to 17, no US 14 | Opal under a clear cover |
| Wine Barrel Wood | Brushed, thin groove | 8mm | 7 to 12 | Wood sleeve inside |
What a black tungsten carbide ring feels like
Tungsten carbide is far harder than steel and nearly twice as heavy, so you notice it on the hand. It does not bend, and keys or desks mark it far less than a steel ring. The black itself is a plating, so the surface is a finish on top of that hard band. The Brushed Black Tungsten shows the material with nothing added: domed, matte, one clean line.
Black tungsten wedding bands with no stones
For a wedding band, plain is the safe choice. The Brushed Black Tungsten has no groove and no inlay. The Black Groove Band suits a narrower ring, with a 6mm option in US 6 to 13 next to the 8mm in US 7 to 15, half sizes included. The Dual Groove adds two polished lines and goes from US 6 to 15, plus a US 4.
Black and gold tungsten rings
Several rings pair black with a warm tone, and that tone is a plating on each. The Black and Gold has a polished groove, a gold-tone interior and two flush cubic zirconia. The Faceted Gold Flake runs a channel of flakes all the way around. The Black and Gold Inlay is the odd one: a brushed silver-tone face, black stepped edges and one thin gold-tone channel. The Black Rose Gold-Tone frames a black center with two thin edges.
Men's black tungsten ring with wood or opal
The Crushed Opal flashes blue, green and orange under a clear cover, and it reaches US 17. The Wood and Opal Band frames the opal with dark acacia, US 5 to 16.5. The Wood and Abalone Band is domed, with locust wood on either side of the shell. The Wine Barrel Wood hides its wood on the inside, so it reads plain black from outside.
Keep browsing black rings
Go back to all black rings. For a wedding, see tungsten wedding bands. For a set stone, see black stone rings.