When we think of jewelry, we automatically think of jewelry for women. Nowadays it is becoming more common and fashionable for men to wear jewelry. Although many of the jewelry for men serve the purpose, there are many items that have no other purpose than to complement the natural appearance of a person. Read on to discover some obvious (and some not so obvious) jewelry options for men.
Make a statement with men's jewelry
1. Watch
Watches have existed for several centuries and serve a useful purpose. Jewelry or cars? To be honest, a watch is really a piece of jewelry that also allows you to tell the time. This is a way to make men who do not like wearing “jewelry” actually wearing jewelry without knowing it. The type of worn-out watch must match the image that a person wants to design: a watch for performers, a sample for an artist, Nike for an athlete. Since many men have an active lifestyle, there are different watches designed for different types of activities.
2. Rings
The next most common piece of jewelry is the ring. The reason is that in any culture, the rings are worn to symbolize marriage between two people. Rings lasted for ages. Unlike watches, they do not serve the purpose, but when worn on the left ring finger they send a signal about the male status of a man. Wedding rings are used only from gold or platinum. In fact, it was only recently that wedding ring designers began experimenting with the idea of using alternative metals. One of the first alternative metals was titanium. The metal was rated for its light weight, white color and durability. It is used for many other types of jewelry, not just for rings. Only less than 5 years ago, tungsten carbide - a relatively unknown metal for the general public - suddenly exploded in popularity. He currently combines 20% of all sales of men's wedding rings in North America. Tungsten wedding rings for men are judged by their extreme hardness. They are four times heavier than titanium and have a hefty weight that men like. Tungsten is so hard that only a diamond or sapphire can scratch it. Tungsten is also very affordable. If you want to stick to a precious metal ring, but don’t want to pay for gold or a platinum ring through your nose, palladium can be the way to go. Palladium rings look and act like platinum, because both of these metals belong to the same family of metals - Platinum Group Metals. Palladium, however, is about 70% cheaper than platinum rings. Many jewelers deal only with a few selected metals.
3. Earring (s)
Traditionally for women the earring is now accepted by the society for men. Some men wear one earring, and some wear two. Men who have traditional office jobs are often not encouraged to wear earrings or cannot wear them according to company policy. Although less popular as a masculine gift, the earrings are here to stay as men's jewelry.
4. Bracelets
Although they are less popular than watches, bracelets are jewelry that many men wear. Men’s bracelets were made from heavier and more expensive metals such as gold, but alternative metals are becoming increasingly popular. The variety of materials used for bracelets is more diverse than for rings or watches, and many of them are not even metals. There are bracelets made of wooden beads, carbon fiber and ceramics, as well as stainless steel and titanium. Often they included more than one of the above materials.
5. Necklaces
Necklaces were worn by more people in the past than today. Men who wear necklaces tend to wear only one. It used to be more stressful to wear a few necklaces. Today, many necklaces can be considered sticky or "slimy," and therefore many men today avoid wearing several necklaces.
6. Suspension
Men basically switched from wearing necklaces to wearing pendants. Pendants can be used to show the religious faith of a person or simply to express oneself. The most common pendant for wearing is a cross, in countless variations and very similar to bracelets, pendants, which were mostly made of gold in the past, are now made in all kinds of metallic and non-metallic materials. Some men wear pendants in combination with necklaces, while others prefer to wear their pendants around their necks with a modest black leather cord.
7. Cufflinks
Commonly referred to as men's accessories, cufflinks are actually jewelry that men wear, not thinking that they just button up their shirt cuffs, right? Cufflinks are most often worn in an office where a more professional dress is required. They make great gifts from father and birthday gifts. They are usually made of stainless steel or in some cases of titanium. Gold is used, but less common.
8. Money
Men who like to show that they have a higher status, or at least a kind of high status, tend to use money clips. With credit cards, animals are so ubiquitous, many men do not have cash in their pockets that defeats the purpose of the money clip. The clamping part of the money clip is usually made of stainless steel, and if there is a decorative element on the clip, it can be made of silver, gold or some other material. Money clips are usually given in the same cases as the cuffs.
9. fountain pens
Designer pens can cost from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars and, as a rule, are gifts that companies give to their men and women. They can also be given to friends or spouses. In today's world, high-tech writing with pens is less common - even functions can now be electronic. The fountain pen becomes more of a decoration than a functional item.
10. Key chains
Key chains are jewelry used to perform a function more than jewelry. For this reason, several key chains are made of expensive metals. Most of them are made of stainless steel, leather or titanium. This is a gift that is popular for a Father or a birthday, especially from a son or daughter.
