Signet Military
Family Crest rings – Family Seal Rings
These particular family crest rings are the ultimate display of family pride, and a rather unique way to commemorate and honor your ancestors from centuries past. Perhaps a member of your ancestors was a great medieval knight who wore the family crest ring with your family’s emblems engraved on the face of it.
Family Crest rings the Sterling Silver Range
The rings are available from most reputable online retailers in the following metals such as Silver and Gold. Whether you purchase Silver or Gold the engraving will be exactly the same, if the ring is for the same family name. The details on all the rings are taken from the Coat of Arms which relates to family name, and in some cases this will date back centuries.
It is also worth pointing out at this stage that some of the records in Europe were totally destroyed during the great fires that you can read about in history books. In some cases those that were destroyed, a new Coat of Arms is believed to have been created to replace the original. I’m sure if you contact the College of Arms they will shed further light on this aspect of heraldry. Crest rings are considered by many to be a good luck charm and are often worn by members of the military when on deployment.
Family Crest Rings in Gold
With Gold continuously rising, if you’re thinking about getting one of these very beautiful rings as a gift or indeed for yourself now is the time to do so. They are available in Yellow and White Gold starting at 9k Gold right up to 18K gold and as you probably know the higher the carat the softer the Gold. Those who are considering purchasing a ring, often ask the following question. I’m thinking of purchasing one of these rings, should I get a nine or fourteen carat one?
I answer this by first asking them as to what type of work they do and do they want to wear the ring all the time or is it for occasional wear, like a family reunion or possibly weekend wear to a restaurant.
If you work manually and would like to wear the ring all the time I would suggest a 9 or 10K Gold Ring as the metal is hard and won’t mark as easily. If on the other hand you want to wear the ring occasionally there is nothing as beautiful as a 14 or 18K Gold Ring. What ever ring you choose the quality of evgraving will be first class.
Family Seal Rings
This ring I’m informed was the first ever signature ring, well whether it was or not it certainly is a lovely ring with a practical element to it. The face of the ring will have the markings taken from your Coat of Arms, especially the shield area and the crest. These markings will be engraved on the ring surrounded by the mantle and directly beneath these engravings the family name will be engraved on a special heraldic ribbon in reverse. In appearance they are very similar to the family crest rings and are available in Silver and Gold.
To create the seal which they were meant for, you simply get sealing wax which is available in various colours, but the most popular colour and the one that we are most familiar with is crimson red. Place a few drops of wax on the letter or the envelope wait a few seconds until the wax is beginning to set then press the ring into the wax, leave it for a few moments and then remove it, You should now have a perfect seal displaying your Coat of Arms which was widely used in former times. It is believed the old saying “let’s seal the deal” came from carrying out this deed.
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For more information and assistance click on the following Family Crest Rings
Rings are available for all family names with origins from Europe, such as
- Ireland
- England
- Germany
- Spain
- Scotland
- Italy
- France
- and a host of other countries.
Has Prince Charles put an end to Etiquette by wearing a plain coloured tie and a signet ring which is too big?
Have a look at this picture:
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I have always been told that a signet ring should be as Spartan as possible and that one should never wear plain ties (these are for middle class communists my mother always said with a lot of disdain) or stripped ties as these are used to indicate membership (School, University, Club or Military Achievements…). What do you think?
No, I think not. I see your point about the tie He’s wearing though I’ll wager His other “more appropriate” tie was at the dry cleaners. The signet ring is perhaps a tad too large, though again, not obscenely so. His biggest failure seems to be that He has left His thumb at home. That is particularly poor etiquette indeed. All in all He strikes quite a decent pose.
