Engraved Rings for Men
For millions of years now, men have been known to wear engraved jewelry. As compared to normal jewelry, which is just worn for ornamentation or to enhance one's looks, engraved jewelry has a special significance. Most of the time, people or things dear to the wearer are engraved on the jewelry, those which remind him of the special moments or persons in his life. Thus, engraved jewelry, in a way, serves as a reminder to the wearer of friendship, love, emotions and some pleasant memories of his past!
Today, engraved rings have become very popular. Whether it is wedding rings or promise rings or personal rings, decorative engraved rings are worn by men for various reasons!
Custom Engraved Rings for Men
The Occasion...
Wedding rings are perhaps the commonest of engraved rings. Usually the wedding date, the name of the bride and the groom or some love quote is engraved on them. Next to these, in terms of popularity, are the engraved promise rings. These rings are mostly available in pairs and have some love message or something that is close to the man and the woman, engraved on them. Engraved promise rings which have a message that continues from one ring to another (which is worn by one's partner) are very widely worn by men too. Both engagement and promise rings can have engravings on the outside as well as inside of the ring.
Then there are personal engraved rings which are worn to represent any memorable event or landmark in one's life. These rings have a saying or a symbol engraved on them. Some other rings are class rings, with graduation date or mention of any accolades received in school as well as signet rings, which have the wearer's family initials or any other symbol representing the family on it.
The Designs...
Engraved rings are available in a variety of metals and designs. Gold, platinum, black stainless steel, sterling silver, zirconia and titanium rings can be customized in whichever way a person wants. For engraving, gold being a softer metal, is not a very preferred choice. Platinum and silver are better options for engraved engagement rings. Engraving today is done in minutes by a machine which is available at most jewelry shops. All a person has to do is to select the size and font of the text and within minutes he can get an engraved ring. The other option is hand engraving, which though gives the freedom to select any font and size, yet can be a bit costly.
Messages on the ring can be engraved in a host of languages including English, German, French, Russian, Greek, Latin, etc. Along with meaningful and heartfelt messages, the trend is to get birthstones or gems of favorite colors of the wearer engraved on the rings, to make them more personal. Some of the popular stones used for engraving are ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, opal, emerald and diamonds. Platinum rings with diamonds on them are the most sought after for engraved wedding rings. As for promise rings, some of the popular designs are Celtic knot rings, Onyx rings, Turkish rings, Posey rings, Dragon promise rings and Gaelic rings.
Engraved rings should be chosen according to one's personality, liking as well as the occasion they are meant for. Besides a meaningful message, they should have some beautiful embellishments on them so that they look unique and stand out from the rest. And finally, taking the person along while purchasing the ring, arriving at the message to be engraved on the ring after a lot of thought, consideration and contemplation as well as opting for a trusted jeweler, are some of the ways to ensure an elegant, apt engraved ring!
