We looked at tungsten carbide rings in our local mall jewelry stores and found them to cost $200 and up for comfort fit bands.  We took a chance on this ring and we are sure glad we did!  The original 14K gold band my husband wore has become very worn and thin, and his once size 12.5 fingers are much larger today.  He is a farmer and his hands are always being worked over.  He has always worn his original wedding band, but due to his skin closing in around the back of the ring, we had our doctor remove it this fall.  This ring is bulky and beautiful.  It has some weight to it, so if you are not prepared for that then this is not the ring for you.  We had his left and right ring finger sized at the local jewelry store and the left hand is a 14, the right is a 16!  His original band was apparently stopping the finger from growing larger.  I ordered both a 14.5 and size 16 (in case he needs it later).  They both look sleek and beautiful and after two months of constant wear now, the ring is holding up wonderfully!  No scratches or discoloring, etc.  As far as we can tell there is no difference between this and what we would have paid $200 for at the mall.