Men's gold rings: interesting options (photo)

Few people know, but the rings were originally men's jewelry. Information that women's jewelry is the most beautiful accessories and jewelry will be called into question. The article will provide irrefutable facts that gold men's rings are in no way inferior to women's ones.

The history of gold rings for men

Men began to wear this accessory in the time of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. It was in Mesopotamia that it was believed that a person who possessed any power must wear rings in the form of seals. And since at all times gold was valued as one of the most expensive metals, jewelry of this type was most often made from it.

In ancient Egypt, there were beliefs that men's gold rings and signets must be worn in order to ward off evil spirits. This effect could be achieved if the ring or signet had special characters and were decorated with precious stones. Similar jewelry was worn by people belonging to the elite of society, since the materials for their manufacture were not accessible to ordinary citizens.

The practice of wearing rings by men smoothly passed into the Middle Ages. During this period, the seals were used as the personal signature of the owner (they usually depicted the family coat of arms and the slogan). This relic was often passed down from generation to generation.

In addition to confirming high social status, some of the golden male rings had another function. Even in ancient Greece, a custom arose at weddings to exchange rings in a sign of an oath and promise of fidelity and love.

Types of Men's Rings

For many, the phrase “male ring” is associated with a massive ring. But from ancient times to this day, there are many types of these decorations:

• ordinary ring with engraving or inlaid with stones;
• signet ring;
• Episcopal ring;
• wedding ring;
• puzzle ring;
• archer's ring;
• mourning ring;
• Christian male ring engraved with scripture quotes (for example, the Save and Save male gold ring is considered a common option).

Let us dwell on the main three that are popular in our time: ordinary rings (wedding bands), rings and signets.

Gold Signets

This is a kind of male gold rings that are made of one metal, precious stones in this jewelry, as a rule, are absent.

The signet resembles a ring, but instead of inlay it has a flat area with a relief image on it.

Rings

Another variety of the modern male gold ring 585 (it is the most common in the modern world) is rings. Such jewelry is always encrusted with stones.

Jewelers most often when working with gold male rings with stones use the following materials:

• diamonds
• sapphires;
• emeralds;
• rubies.

It is rare to find a combination of precious and semi-precious stones in a gold frame. Semiprecious materials are more often found in combination with silver.

Wedding rings

The most common form is men's engagement rings. They often do not have any additional jewelry and are paired with women's rings. But recently, it has become fashionable to make engagement rings with various engravings and inlays.

One of the varieties of men's engagement gold ring is the wedding ring. It is worn by the bride on the groom’s finger after the ceremony in the church. The popular inscription "Save and Save" on the golden male ring is present precisely on the wedding ritual accessories.

The most famous men's rings of the world

Among all things, there will always be legendary ones that gain their fame thanks to their owners. Often they are real personalities who have made a great contribution to world history.

Among the historical relics in the first place is the famous Ring of King Solomon. Many people remember the legend that there were two engravings on the king’s ring. On the outside, “Everything will pass,” and on the inside, “And this will also pass.” When the ruler had a difficult situation, he always looked at these inscriptions, and enlightenment came to him.

Although this is a beautiful legend, there are opinions that Solomon wore another ring - a signet depicting the Star of David. This legend is actively supported by the adherents of occultism, who consider Solomon not just a wise ruler, but a real magician and wizard.

It is worth noting the ring of the lord of the whole Catholic power - the Pope. It is the Pope that believers around the world consider the first person after God. One of the symbols of the pontiff’s power is the ring. This is the Fisherman’s ring, which depicts the Apostle Peter casting a fishing net. This relic is not passed on to the successors, as is usually the case in the highest ranks of power, but destroyed at a special ceremony after the death of the Pope.

The famous Italian clan Borgia is known to the world not only for its power, but also for its reputation as a poisoner. It is known that representatives of the clan chose a rather interesting method for their criminal actions. A massive mechanism was hidden in the massive ring with a poisonous spike that was actuated during a handshake. Thus, people around cannot in any way suspect the one who exchanged a second ago with a poisoned only "friendly" greeting.

The value of the rings on the fingers

The ring or signet on the thumb attracts the most attention. Individuals who prefer to wear jewelry in this way have a very unbalanced character and emotionality. Wearing a thumb ring, these passionate personalities thus try to curb their nature. This finger is also responsible for sex life - a ring dressed on it can increase sexual significance in the eyes of the opposite sex. It is known that the poet A.S. Pushkin preferred to wear rings on his thumb.

Life leaders and vibrant personalities often wear rings on their index fingers. Julius Caesar, Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great - and this is not the whole list of famous historical people who were distinguished by their determination and high leadership qualities, and all of them were owners of jewelry worn on the index finger.

The middle finger is the most suitable place for the only decoration on the hand. This person prefers a calm and measured course of life; he lets few people to himself and more often prefers loneliness.

For rings that determine marital status, a place is allocated on the ring finger. Even the ancient Greeks claimed that from this finger goes the only straight vein to the very heart of man. For this reason, wedding and wedding rings are put on the ring finger.

The male gold ring is put on the little finger if the person has bright charisma, self-confidence and has an unrivaled sense of style. Creative personalities of our time very often wear rings on their little fingers.

Modern tendencies

Now men's gold rings are not quite a decoration, it is more a subject of image. Each person creates an image for himself and, proceeding from it, chooses accessories, including rings.

The combination in the image is the most important unspoken rule. This is very important in the choice of jewelry for men. On one arm a man can wear no more than two rings at a time, and if one ring is made in a bright format that attracts attention, then the second must necessarily be made more modest.

Dimensional grid for men's rings: how to choose the right one?

Before you buy jewelry you need to determine the size. There are several systems for this. The fact is that different countries can use different standards. Common for Russia and the CIS countries are considered Vienna and Russian dimensional grids. But in the table you can find other options.

Choosing the shape and style of the ring, you must be guided by certain rules:

1. A ring should not stand out from a single image of a person, that is, if he adheres to a strict business style, then a ring with a catchy diamond is unlikely to suit him. In this case, it is better to choose a modest, but stylish signet.
2. The ring should be suitable in size. If you choose the wrong dimensions of the decoration, the aesthetics of the image will be spoiled
3. The yellow gold in the rings looks more "flashy", so men's rings are usually made of lighter shades of metal, as this gives the decoration restraint and masculinity.
4. When choosing a signet for a man, it is worth remembering that the best shape for her will be rectangular, but the oval or round shape is more inherent in female jewelry.

How do men wear rings?

Currently, it is customary to wear no more than two rings. Usually one of them is the engagement, and in place of the second one you can choose any other, for example, a man’s gold ring with a diamond perfectly emphasizes the viability of a man.

It is not recommended to combine a jewelry made of gold with products from other metals or materials, as this will lead to a dissonance of the image and will look cheap. For the same reason, do not wear jewelry with defects. To maintain presentability, jewelry should be regularly cleaned in workshops or independently, guided by the advice of craftsmen.

Wearing rich jewelry with precious stones and metals is recommended only for certain events, the daily use of such products is completely inappropriate.

Not only a person chooses jewelry, but also a person’s decoration. The ring will look great on that hand, the owner of which feels comfortable with him.