# What Gemstones Can A Man Wear? (In Jewelry, Of Course) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 8, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gemstones-can-a-man-wear-in-jewelry-of-course/307471 "2005-06-08T16:15:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gemstones-can-a-man-wear-in-jewelry-of-course/307471/21 "2005-06-08T23:48:45Z")
A (male, of course) friend of mine has a ring featuring a large oval of native silver (silver with some veins and inclusions, cut and polished) in a silver setting. Very masculine but now what I think of as a traditional “man’s ring” (onyx and diamond, chunky gold, etc.). ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gemstones-can-a-man-wear-in-jewelry-of-course/307471/22 "2005-06-09T00:20:29Z")
I have a blue sapphire ring and have received a number of compliments when I wear it. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gemstones-can-a-man-wear-in-jewelry-of-course/307471/23 "2005-06-09T00:41:06Z")
> [@yBeayf](#): > > Some of the more natural-looking, less sparkly gemstones like amber might be good. Amber is very soft, and doesn’t make a good ringstone. ---
**Author:** ![Largo62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gemstones-can-a-man-wear-in-jewelry-of-course/307471/24 "2005-06-09T01:59:36Z")
Black sapphire and tiger eye both make good men’s rings. I’m not keen on jewelry myself, but I have worn both. I might go for a nice large opal (my birthstone) if I found one, too. Opals come in such variety, though, that finding just the right one isn’t easy. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gemstones-can-a-man-wear-in-jewelry-of-course/307471/25 "2005-06-09T02:13:10Z")
I have cufflinks in: black shapphire topaz peridot malachite lapis lazuli ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gemstones-can-a-man-wear-in-jewelry-of-course/307471/26 "2005-06-09T02:34:20Z")
What’s the thing that’s like ruby, but blue? Sapphire? I think that it’d look good. A nice, deep blue. I don’t know if I’d like turquoise on a man, though. ---
**Author:** ![yBeayf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gemstones-can-a-man-wear-in-jewelry-of-course/307471/27 "2005-06-09T02:35:36Z")
> [@](#): > > Amber is very soft, and doesn’t make a good ringstone. \ Like I’d know. I hate wearing jewelry so much I don’t even have a watch. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gemstones-can-a-man-wear-in-jewelry-of-course/307471/28 "2005-06-09T11:38:59Z")
No gold: silver, platinum, titanium, steel, but gold looks tacky. I like amethysts myself; I have a nice silver and amethyst ring. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gemstones-can-a-man-wear-in-jewelry-of-course/307471/29 "2005-06-09T11:41:28Z")
I don’t like most jewelry on men. Cuff links are fine, as is a tie tack, and I suppose a wedding ring is ok. But it has to be smooth metal, smooth stones, and no glitz. Glitzy stuff reminds me of Hollywood producer types with big cigars and “fuck you” attitudes. I hate the term “bling” and I hate, even more, the “bling” look. ---
**Author:** ![serious\_lark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@serious\_lark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/serious_lark)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gemstones-can-a-man-wear-in-jewelry-of-course/307471/30 "2005-06-09T20:40:38Z")
Very much a personal decision, with cultural factors that will affect that decision. I think the style of the jewelry is more important that the gemstone itself, although I admit avoiding pearls and pink stones is probably safer. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gemstones-can-a-man-wear-in-jewelry-of-course/307471/32 "2018-08-01T09:27:14Z")
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