As a small family run business, sentimentality and heritage are at the heart of what we practise at NMJ, and these elements are echoed in the tradition of the signet ring. As precious and distinctly unique pieces, they can become an integral part of your individual story, as well as a point of connection t o your family and those close to you.
We sat down with Daniel Fitch, and his Dad, Simon, to learn more about the history of signet rings, what heirloom jewellery means to them and the significance of their family crest. These rings were used to mark and seal documents by pressing the face which were historically marked with a unique family crest, into hot wax. As detailed by Simon, signet rings were not just like signatures, but were so personal to the individual that they could be considered fingerprints.
Since he was seventeen, Simon has worn a signet ring with his family crest on the pinky finger of his left hand. It is a unique representation of you entirely, combining how they were originally used as signatures or fingerprints, with a modern expression of yourself and your heritage. Simon gave both Dan and his brother Toby the family signet ring when they turned twenty-one and he now finds great pride in the fact that the whole family continues the tradition in wearing their own.
PC: Tealily. Prev Post. Carole does. Likewise Pippa, occasionally. But in the main, it is men who still wear them, especially those who are nostalgic about the past. Some have a grandfather's ring handed to them on their 21st birthday, or a new one is made up from stones including lapis lazuli, bloodstone or cornelian. There is no rule on this, says Scott. The rings themselves: they come and go. Especially on or off the hands of men unused to wearing jewellery. And the nightclubs of Exeter are ankle-deep in gold, judging from other tales of woe.
So while they may seem like the simplest form of inheritance, chaps, if you are going to wear one, there is one thing you have to do. Not take the damn thing off. Since these rings are crafted with such precision, they are quintessential heirloom items.
With that in mind, I recommend sticking with a design your rightful heirs will be proud to wear. A simple monogram, family crest or coat of arms over a skull and crossbones, a signature or your Max, your family schnauzer.
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