Tungsten Carbide OK to be used as a spacer band?

[lovefordiamonds]

Hi! I just found out that I have a tiny chip in one my melees (15pt) on my wedding band and I think it's due to my ering and wedding band rubbing against each other. =( I've been meaning to get a spacer band for a while but I didn't really like the "look." Well, lesson learned. I started looking into cheap, thin, spacer bands that I could use until I figure out how I want to reset my rings and came across 2mm tungsten carbide bands on ebay. It seems like tungsten carbide is really durable, scratch resistant and they can keep a permanently polished look. Price wise, you can get them on ebay for $12-$13. However, I'm wondering, will my platinum and/or white gold rings be "safe"? I searched the forum and read that silver actually will eat away at gold rings which is why I started researching different metals. Could I use a tungsten carbide band as a spacer band between my ering and wedding band? (Current wedding set is 18k white gold but would like to do platinum in the future)

Thank you everyone for your help!

 

[breitlinger]

tungsten is a very hard metal and in my experience they do tend to dull and darken with time.

 

[lovefordiamonds]

*bump*

thoughts or input would greatly be appreciated!