Titanium Rings

How to Test Your Titanium Masonic Ring to See If it's Real

Titanium is a light weight yet strong and durable metal. It is used for a variety of jobs and is extensively used in submarines, satellites, Ferrari hubcaps and aircrafts.

The metal has a lower heat conductivity that makes it warmer to touch. These are also used for making rings and other jewelry.

Titanium Masonic Rings are extremely popular with freemasons. The available sizes are 8 to 14, and all the rings are engraved with a compass and square.

These are gifted to brothers who have crossed a particular level and displayed with pride.

• Fakes make more profits

A number of reputed organizations offer these rings in their huge stores and they can even be ordered over the internet. However, certain people make fake imitations that can easily deceive the eye.

These look and feel like original titanium rings but do not last for long as they are made of an inferior quality metal. They are cheaper and easier to make and as they are sold as titanium rings, they generate a much larger profit on their sale.

• Testing the ring

The best way to avoid getting cheated is to test the ring so as to ensure that you get an original Titanium Masonic Ring.

1. Feel the ring all around and hold it against a source of light to see if there are any scratches.
2. Titanium is a relatively strong metal and hence the rings made out of it do not get easily bent or scratched. Hence, check the ring by banging it on a hard surface and see if there are any signs of rough usage. The presence of any such signs denotes that the ring is a fake and the customer should skip such a store completely.
3. The last step to check the authenticity is to see if it gets corroded by salt water. An original ring will not be impacted by salt water no matter how long it is exposed to it.

A fake, on the other hand, will definitely show some signs of corrosion if immersed in salt water. The easiest way is to select a reputed organization for the purchase.