Explore our ladies signet ring style guide and our top tips for making your own ladies signet ring. Ladies signet rings have come back into fashion and are making a statement in 2022. Ladies are loving signet rings with many deciding to make their own as a fashion statement, or passed down from a previous generation.
Historically, signet rings were a ‘gentleman’s family accessory, and a rites of passage for boys becoming men. In recent years, styles, perceptions and ladies’ fashion has evolved as women’s fine jewellery has pushed the boundaries of style and challenging ‘masculine’ jewellery style pieces.
Signet Ring Styles for Ladies
We have noticed an increase in sales of ladies treating themselves to hand-crafted ladies signet rings. Keeping the signet plain, adding floral designs or family crests has created new opportunities for signet rings. Being a ladies fine jewellery manufacturer gives us the flexibility and freedom to cater to all fine jewellery needs. In this ladies signet ring guide, we explain our process for making a woman’s signet ring in 2022. Additionally, we provide our suggestions using experience to help guide you with your purchase.
How to Choose Your Ladies Signet Ring
Finding the right ladies signet ring can be tricky when presented with such choice. Dainty and small has historically been the feminine choice when looking at our sales data. We have noticed an increase in sales of ladies treating themselves to hand-crafted ladies signet rings. The option of keeping the signet plain, adding floral designs or family crests has created new opportunities signet ring personalisation. Being a ladies fine jewellery manufacturer and having dedicated in-house designers gives us the flexibility and freedom to cater to all jewellery needs. Conversely, much like watches, big and bold designs are also popular with our female customers as statement pieces. The truth of the matter is, there is not a wrong or right. At the end of the day the perfect piece for you comes down to your style preferences.
Your Ladies Signet Ring Shape
Choose from an oval signet ring or cushion signet ring, both shapes are appropriate for ladies signet ring. Oval, also known as the Oxford oval, this historic shape is the most traditional and popular shape for ladies signet rings. The oval signet ring makes for an understated accessory for ladies. Cushion shape has a larger bezel characterised by rounded corners to resemble a cushion. With this shape, they are the perfect blank canvas for engraving a larger coat of arms, family crest, bespoke design or initials. If none of these shapes catch your eye, we can look at creating your desired shape for you. For a dainty and small signet ring, our small oval 10.5×8.5mm is a perfect option. For a statement piece, we love the 16.5x15mm cushion signet ring.
Choosing Your Signet Ring's Metal
In keeping with traditions, 18ct yellow gold is the most popular metal choice for a signet ring. Our online offering allows you to choose from sterling silver, 9ct or 18ct yellow gold. For a family heirloom, 18ct gold signet rings for women is the most popular option. To keep in line with fashion trends and affordability sterling silver might be the right choice for you. As always, if you want rose gold, white gold or platinum, this is no problem. Contact us for your alternative metal choice.
Deciding Your Engraving
When adding engraving to your signet ring, this truly makes it unique to you. Family crest signet rings are of course the tradition, this is mainly based on the sentimental value that comes with adding this design. By adding a loved one’s initials, design of their favourite flower or other, we can design anything to make this ring your own. Over the past few years we have seen an increase in fun and fashionable engraving, such as an emoji, or zodiac symbol. We love the challenge!
Our Birmingham factory is home to master craftsmen, where we manufacture each ring by hand using traditional methods to ensure the highest quality pieces. We use Single Mine Origin gold to provide you with gold that is traceable to a single mine. All engraving is also done by hand in order to keep with tradition. From start to finish traditional methods and tools are used to create a traditional piece of jewellery. Signet rings have always been linked to luxury, which for us is what we are about; Luxury pieces that can be loved forever.
Don’t see what you are looking for? Don’t give up, if you want heart shape, rose gold, gem-set for example, contact our team today to discuss your bespoke design ideas.
