Wedding Rings

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• Patterns
• Widths
• Profiles
• Alloy / Metal Type and Weight
• Size
• Weight and Tolerance
• White Gold Alloys
• Fineness of Metals
• Free Personalised Engraving

For many people this may be the only jewellery item that they will wear or even own and yet it will be the most precious. It is therefore important that it is purchased with care and consideration.

All of our plain wedding rings as well almost all of our patterned and stone set wedding rings are made from engineered cut tube (milled). They are then hand sized, hand prepared and hand polished by ourselves. By making the wedding rings ourselves we have full control over every aspect of production and design as well as being able to offer fantastic prices. Please contact us if you would like any further information.

Patterns:

The range of patterns presents a selection of the most fashionable and popular lines. New patterns are regularly added throughout the season.

Widths:

The choice of widths offered is greater than is normally offered by most other wedding ring retailers and includes widths from 2mm to 12mm.

Please be aware that the ‘Court’ profile ring is only available in widths up to 8mm and the maximum width range of Platinum, Palladium and Rose Gold is limited to 8mm wide. Other widths can be made to special order.

Profiles:

We have four profiles of wedding ring available:

The 'D' style wedding ring is a ring that is characterised by the cross-sectional profile. That is to say the outer face of the ring is curved and the inner face is flat. This is an economical representation of the more traditional form, the ‘Court’ or Comfort style wedding ring.

The Court style, sometimes known as a Comfort Fit, is the contemporary profile used on ring shanks since ancient times. This style of wedding ring has a curved inner and outer surface and gives a totally different feel in its comfort with less irritation to the skin where in contact with the inside of the ring.

The Flat style wedding ring is a ring that is typified by the cross-sectional profile where the outer and inner face of the ring is flat. This is an economical representation of the more conventional form, the ‘Flat Court’ or Flat Comfort style wedding ring.

The Flat Court Style, sometimes known as a Flat Comfort Fit, is a fashion of wedding ring, which has a curved inner surface and a flat outer face. As with the standard ‘Court’ style this gives a totally different feel in its comfort when compared to a ring with a flat internal surface.

In summary, the curved profile of the ‘Court’ and ‘Flat Court’ style ring is recommended.

Alloy/ Metal Type and Weight:

The last two considerations to be made before your wedding ring ‘design’ is complete is to decide upon the alloy you wish to have and the weight, which to a certain degree is controlled by the size of ring required.

Most people already have a preference to which colour metal they wish to wear for their wedding ring, although it could be determined by the colour of an engagement ring that is already worn or by a choice in a ‘his and hers’ matching set.

Choose a colour metal that suits you. Perhaps you decide this because it is fashionable, or because it suits your complexion or because of the style and manner in which you dress.

If you decide on a ‘his and hers’ matching set, give a thought to having say, a 3mm wide band for her and a 5mm wide band for him. Alternatively, they may be paired as 4mm and 6mm or 6mm and 8mm. Often these selected pairs may be governed by the style of pattern but remember even though you may wish to have both as white gold they need not be the same carat and could be 9ct white for him and 18ct for her or even palladium and platinum.

Our large database of products will present the details of the selected ring with photo images for you to consider. After you have reviewed the details select your ring size you require from the drop down and then add to your shopping basket.

Size:

Size of wedding rings illustrated in the plain section are generally size M in the light weight images, size Q in the medium weight images and size U in the heavy weight images. Variations of the overall appearance must be considered if a size chosen is different from those illustrated. On ‘His & Hers’ pattern and stone set selections, rings are sized gentleman’s size T and ladies size M.

dotjewellery.com supply plain wedding rings sized in increments of half size graduations within the following standard ranges in gold:

light weight wedding ring               -        F to Z

medium weight wedding ring           -       F to Z+3

heavy weight wedding ring             -        F to Z+6

And in platinum and palladium:

light weight wedding ring               -        F to Z

medium weight wedding ring           -       F to Z+3

heavy weight wedding ring             -        F to Z+6

Sizes outside of these ranges may be available to special order only using the specials form.

All court style wedding rings are sized to the centre of the band width.

All flat and ‘D’ section wedding rings are supplied as follows:

for 3mm 4mm and 5mm wide band             -        size as measured by gauge, leading edge

for 6mm 7mm and 8mm wide band             -        size as measured by gauge plus ½ a size, leading edge

for 9mm 10mm and 12mm wide band          -        size as measured by gauge plus 1 size, leading edge

Important!

Do not make these allowances on your order, as dotjewellery.com will automatically do this for you.

If a wide band is selected please ensure sufficient space allows between the web of the fingers and the internal bend of the first knuckle subtracting the width of any other ring to be worn on the same finger.

Measure the ring finger with a gauge not exceeding 5mm wide and order as measured by the gauge ensuring the gauge sizer also slips over the knuckle. To check your ring finger size click here.

An adjustable plastic finger-size measuring gauge is supplied with the primary order for use to recheck finger size and for use with further purchases from us.

Weight & Tolerance:

All specified weights are approximately accurate but we reserve the right to supply items within an acceptable trade tolerance; this being 0.2 gram for each item less than 2 gram and 10% of the specified weight over 2 grams. Much of this tolerance variation occurs due to finger size differences or surface area cut by patterns.

Band widths quoted are nominal dimensions and an acceptable allowance of plus or minus 0.5mm may be expected.

It may be necessary in extreme circumstances to supply a similar product of equal or superior specification where the item requested is not available at the time of order.

White Gold Alloys:

An assortment of white precious and base metals are used to bleach gold white.

For alloys used by us, to achieve 9 carat white, silver is added and for 18 carat white, palladium is added.

Nickel may be used in high carat white gold alloys and when used will conform to the appropriate section of the EU Directive 94/27/EC, parts EN1811 and EN 12472.

All white gold is actually off-white in colour. Most 9 and 18ct white gold items are enhanced by Rhodium plating to give a brighter reflective surface, however in time this wears off and will need re-plating should you require.

Fineness of our metals:

9 carat is 37.5% pure gold (375) combined with varying percentage mixes of silver and other base metals depending on alloy colour.

14 carat is 58.5% pure gold (585) combined with varying percentage mixes of other base metals depending on alloy colour.

18 carat is 75% pure gold (750) combined with varying percentage mixes of other precious and base metals depending on alloy colour.

22 carat is 91.6% pure gold (916) combined with varying percentage mixes of other base metals depending on alloy colour.

Platinum is 95% pure (950) comprising 95% platinum and 5% other metals, usually either ruthenium or copper.

Palladium is 95% pure (950) comprising 95% Palladium and 5% other metals.

Free Personalised Engravings:

We can engrave the inside of our wedding rings with letters, numbers and standard symbols up to a maximum of 25 characters for free on rings over £100. For rings under £100 the cost is £10. We can engrave in a script or block font as you require. After you have placed your order use our contact form on the Contact Us page to e-mail us the text and style you require engraving.

We can engrave longer messages up to 40 characters (depending upon finger size) for an additional £10 per ring. We will arrange payment after you have placed your order or alternatively you can call us to place order.

We can engrave the outside of rings as well as engraving other symbols and languages such as Arabic and Hebrew, please contact us for a quote.

Because of the limited space available to engrave on 2mm wide rings and certain stone set designs engravings may be done in capitals on these rings.

Please allow an additional 5 working days for engraved items.

We are able to make size adjustments to an engraved ring should a ring not fit. Please note that items with personalised engravings are excluded from our normal returns policy. This does not affect your statutory rights. Please contact us if you have any questions.

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