To be honest with you, I have never heard of tungsten carbide as jewelry but when I laid eyes on this ring informed myself of this material now being used as jewerly and read the reviews, I decided to give this ring a shot. I am so glad I did. I love the look and feel of this ring feels like a solid piece of jewelry fit for any man to wear and that is exactly how my husband feels. He is amazed at this ring and even more amazed at the price, so much so, he told me he wished they also made chains out of tungsten carbide.