I just got my ares ring and it is incredible! No joke, first the shade of the ring is way lighter than any other tungsten rings i\'ve seen. It almost looks like white gold or platinum but it has the benefit of not scratching like those other metals. I had another tungsten ring but it had small grooves and it would get dirty all the time, I won\'t have that problem with this one. The middle stripe makes a huge difference, it takes it from any regular ring to something unique. I got mine engraved so it makes it extra special. My wife loves it too...