Goldart International chooses to approach band style cock rings from a slightly different perspective, that the other manufacturers of metal cock rings. Instead of going with the brawn of stainless steel, they choose the beauty of sterling silver. While it might require a little more care than stainless steel, silver represents a big benefit of its own. Silver is very light weight. In fact, when I unwrapped the ring, I was very surprised at how light it was.

As mentioned in the name, the ring is ribbed. It has three ribs close together that provide it with some additional texture. The edges are well rounded so the ring is pretty comfortable, and the edges do not dig into the skin. It is easy to put on, and happened to fit me rather well actually.

I should mention here that as with other band style rings, getting the appropriate size is important because there really isn’t any give to this kind of ring. In this case, it is definitely important to have it in place prior to establishing your erection. I was unable to get it where I wanted it to be if I tried to put it on after I was already erect.

My penis size is pretty average, so it may be too small for well endowed guys. Even for me, it was restrictive enough to be a little uncomfortable after a while. I think this helped with its effectiveness, but it wasn’t without a little discomfort. My partner mentioned that she also didn’t like how the ring felt when I went all the way in, so that the ring was rubbing her outer lips, so I had to keep things a little shallower for her comfort. After we were finished the ring came off pretty easily, so there was no reason for concern there.

The thing that makes silver a little more difficult to take care of is that it should be rubbed with a jewelry cloth to prevent tarnish. I’m so lame that I don’t have a jewelry cloth, and there’s only one or two things that I like to rub in the bedroom; neither one of them belongs in my toy chest. It really isn’t that much to ask however, so I guess I’ll make do. The ring is really pretty easy to clean and can be sterilized with a 10% bleach solution or via boiling. Also all metal toys respond well to temperature changes, so they are good for use in temperature play. Silver is especially suited to this type of play as it adjusts quickly to surrounding temperatures.

When I first requested the Silver Ribbed Cock Ring, I was thinking that I wanted to push the size boundary on the low end for my metal cock rings. I saw that the diameter was only 1 3/8 inches, but I thought maybe there was a chance I could get it to fit around both my testicles and penis. I thought at the very least I could get it around my testicles and see how that worked. Well, this time I was thinking too small for myself. I was completely unable to even get it around my testicles. I could get one in there, but then I was unable to get the second one through there. I guess I’ll need to look for a slightly larger ring for that purpose. This didn’t detract from the use of the ring around my penis.