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Men’s Wedding Bands Style Guide

Our Men’s Wedding Bands Style Guide covers everything you need to know about choosing the perfect ring.

A good place to start if you are looking for a plain wedding band is to think about the cross-section, or ‘profile’, of the ring. The most classic style is the court wedding band, this has a curved outer surface as well as a curved inner surface for comfort. An alternative to the traditional court shape is what we call a low court wedding band, this has a slightly softer curve on the outside of the ring, this style is popular with people who aren’t used to wearing rings because it is quite subtle. A more modern wedding ring is a the flat wedding ring. Flat wedding rings can be flat on the inside as well as outside, but generally we make them with a curved inside known as a ‘comfort-fit’.

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Men’s Wedding Bands Style Guide: Personalisation

Texture

Hammered wedding bands are a popular choice with people looking to add a little extra detail to a simple band. Adding texture is also a great option for people who work with their hands a lot. Small dings and scratches are part of the normal life of a wedding ring and add to it’s character over the years, however people with very hands-on jobs may wish to choose a style that helps these marks less noticeable. We offer three hammering styles, peened, hammered, and rough hammered. All of these hammering styles can be applied to almost any plain band. We also offer a reticulated finish which has a heavier more organic looking texture, this texture is applied in a different way and can’t be applied to all ring shapes but we do have a large selection to choose from.

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Form

In addition to the standard ring profiles we also offer some more unusual styles including our twisted wedding rings, wonderful organic looking side-hammered bands, and our slash wedding band.

 

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Colour

Why not add a bit of colour! Our wedding bands are handmade to order in a selection of metals including yellow gold, rose gold and platinum. For something a little more unique we can also combine metals for a two-tone or tri-colour effect.

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Engraving

Engraving is a classic way to personalise your wedding ring. We worked with talented hand-engravers who can engrave anything from lettering to a pattern, as well as monograms and family crests.

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For more advice on wedding rings book an appointment with one of our designers.

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Wedding Gifts

Summer is here and so are summer weddings!

Summer is the most popular time to get married, so we understand that finding the perfect wedding gifts are on people minds. It’s also hard to find wedding gifts that isn’t just one off item that gets thrown out eventually, but something that holds sentimental value. Here at Pruden and Smith our expertise are in bespoke and handmade jewellery. We have designed a few pieces of jewellery  and silverware specifically with wedding gifts in mind. Everything is handmade and modifiable creating a perfect unique wedding gifts that will be cherished forever.

Here are a few of our favorites. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you would like tweek these products, or even come up with something completely new!

 

For Them:

Napkin Holders

Silver Napkin Holder

Handmade solid silver napkin holders with a bespoke engraving with hammered or smooth finish.

Photo Frame

Silver Photo Frame

Handmade Solid Silver Photo Frame for you favorite memory. Available for a bespoke engraving.

 

For Her:

Silver & Gold Nuggets

Silver & Gold Nuggets

These Silver & Gold Nuggets come in many differnt sizes and styles, from necklaces to dangly earrings choose something handmade and perfect.

Wave Pendant

Wave Pendant

Elegant solid silver wave pendant comes in a few different styles but a perfect life long gift.

Cuff Bangle

Cuff Bangle

Solid silver cuff bangle available in gold or gold plating and bespoke engraving.

For Him:

Egg Cup

Egg Cup

For the man who loves his soldiers, a solid silver egg cup. Available for engraving.

Cufflinks

Cufflinks

Solid silver cufflinks available in a variety of styles. Bespoke engraving also available.

 

Give us a call anytime between 10am-5pm on 01273 456338 for more information.

 

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Hammered Wedding Rings Handmade in Sussex

Hammered Wedding Rings add a touch of individuality to any shaped wedding band. As Jewellers Anton Pruden and Rebecca Smith were both trained as silversmiths originally. The unusual look of the jewellery that they design at Pruden and Smith uses hammering as a technique little used in traditional jewellery. It gives their jewellery an individuality not seen in the High Street. In their Sussex based workshops they have well over two hundred different hammers, each with it’s own unique purpose. The wooden mallet pictured is used for doming out a disc or strip of precious metal such as a hammered cuff bangle. It is a little large for working on a ring. The smaller hammer has a broad face and is use to hammer a slender shaped piece of steel (a chasing tool) that is used to “sketch” a design onto a ring, similar to engraving except that no metal is removed. the small rounded ball at the other end is used to produce a small round dense hammered effect called “peening”. The rings pictured below all use different types of hammering. Visit the Pruden and Smith gallery and Workshops for a workshop tour and see the hammeres in action. they are based in the centre of Ditchling between Brighton, Lewes, Hassocks, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill.

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Hammered Diamond Stacking Ring                                                     Concave hammered white gold and yellow gold rings

hammered gold ringsHammered wide wedding ringhammered engagement ring in platinum and diamondcourt wedding ring 10mm wide in platinum with a peened hammered finish

“Side hammered” gold wedding bands.            Silver hammered Ring                        Hammered platinum engagement ring and fitted wedding ring, matching mans wedding band.

Ruby eternity ring side hammered in 9ct white goldBrushed Gold RingHammered gold wedding ring 7mm wide in 9ct yellow gold2mm 18ct Gold Hammered Ring With 2mm Hammered Ring

Side hammered white gold eternity ring with Rubies, A selection of 18ct yellow gold hammered wedding rings. Recycle your own inherited gold.

Engraved wedding ringsRough Sapphire ring

Engraved hammered rings and a rough sapphire modern engagementy ring with matching hammered wedding ring.

 

All our hammered wedding rings are handmade to order. We can even recycle your old gold

 

 

 

 

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Fathers Day Men’s Jewellery

With Father’s Day just around the corner, we have a wide variety of popular men’s jewellery and silver gifts suited to any style. All of our products are personally designed and handmade by our team at the Pruden and Smith workshop. Our products range in price giving anyone the chance to buy that perfect gift for Father’s Day.

Our heavy weight handmade silver cufflinks are an ideal present that last a lifetime. Every pair is unique being handmade in our onsite workshop. They come in a range of styles, either a smooth polished finish or a heavily hammered textured finish, both can be engraved with a family crest, initials or a name and date just to add that special touch.

Hammered Silver Concave Square Cufflinks

Our silver bangles also make a perfect gift, they are solid and large enough to go over the hand or alternatively go for a torc style which slides on over the side of the wrist for a snug fit. We provide a range of styles and sizes to suit everyone including our hammered torc bangles.

Hammered or Plain Cuff Bangles

Take a look at our Pinterest for carefully chosen Men’s Jewellery,

Also, be sure to follow us on our social media pages for new designs and updates on:

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Seal Engraving for Signet rings

96000153 18ct gold signet ring with deer seal engraving

Signet ring with deer seal engraving, contact for price quote.

Hand seal engraving is a highly skilled and finely detailed form of engraving for signet rings. It is traditional for family crests or coats of arms to be ‘reverse’ engraved on signet rings. These can then produce seal impressions in wax  for sealing letters, agreements, contracts and wills. The alternative is to have engraving for ‘sight’ rather than a seal. This is the right way round, a little less deep & cheaper. Some think this looks better than the deep seal engraving.

Our service entails firstly a consultation to discuss your requirements. At this stage we show examples of the level of detail for the crest. There are several traditional levels of this. Then comes the design and making of the ring itself, in silver gold or platinum. When this is complete we use one of the best engravers in the world (he is regularly asked to work on the Wimbledon trophies) to engrave your family crest. With the completed ring comes your very own wax impression.

You can also have lettering engraved onto signet rings, very often, initials. This works very well as a monogram. These are letters entwined together and we can advise if yours work well in this way.

seal engraving sizes

Examples sizes for various seal engraving family crests/ coat of arms.

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Interesting Men’s Jewellery

Bangles for men are normally referred to as ‘torcs’ which have a gap and fit snugly to the wrist. They’re an extremely popular choice among our male customers, even for men who wouldn’t usually wear jewellery. We make them out of heavy solid silver (or gold to order) and, once adjusted to the correct size they do not bend again, making them very long-lasting.

torc

8mm Rectangular section silver cuff bangles in a polished, matt or hammered finish.

£120 – Men’s

£99 – Women’s

beaded_torc

Silver beaded torc bangle. Available in other sizes including children’s sizes.

£120

 

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Brighton Pride is Nearly Here…

Brighton Pride 2013 is looking like it is becoming the biggest and best of all the parades we have ever had. Excitement is really building now, with many top acts being confirmed with more to come!

Among the acts already confirmed are the beautiful and talented Paloma Faith, the world famous Alison Moyet, the newly famous but fantastically talented Lucy Spraggan. Stooshe are also in the line up and more to come…

Let’s hope the weather is great on 3 August, when there will be the parade, live acts and plenty of food, drink, frivolity and amazing sights!

With Brighton Pride kicking of at 12pm it will give you plenty of time to call in to Pruden and Smith beforehand and make it a double celebration! How about collecting the engagement ring you have ordered beforehand and making that special proposal at Brighton Pride 2013? How fantastic would that be!

Or perhaps a handmade eternity ring or stunning dress ring would be more appropriate to tell that special person in your life how much you love them? Or perhaps you could collect your partnership rings, the choice of celebration is entirely up to you!

Our hearts and charms range would also be really applicable to match the joy, love and celebration of Brighton Pride, so please pop in on your way through.

We look forward to seeing you…

 

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Can I Give Jewellery for Fathers Day?

Fathers Day JewelleryCan I Give Jewellery for Fathers Day? Well yes of course! Especially if it is a really special Fathers Day, like your first one, or many other occasions that perhaps may make it more special than the next year…

With Fathers Day fast approaching, as is the year just totally flying by, 16th June will soon be upon us and so we need to be planning slightly ahead!

Fathers Day JewellerySo… the big question is what do you buy your Dad on Fathers Day? Well of course you can stick to the traditional chocolates, beer or aftershave, but why not think slightly our of the box this year and buy him something a little different? This will really show you have put some thought into your Fathers Day gift and will really show that all the year, all that hard work he has put in, being your Dad, has really paid off!

Fathers Day JewellerySo you could have a look through some of our rings that we design specially for men, but that is only if you REALLY want to push the boat out and spend a bit of money. If you would like something with a much more realistic price, then have a look at some our our cufflinks, bracelets and bangles, or perhaps even some earstuds. At Pruden and Smith, we have a really great selection of jewellery for men, at all price ranges, so there will always be something for everyone.

Fathers Day JewelleryPlease give us a call on 01273 846338 if you have any questions. it really doesn’t matter where you are in the country as we are happy to post your purchase out to you, well in time for Fathers Day.

So what are you waiting for? Please take a look through our collection of jewellery for men and then we look forward to your call….

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Wedding Rings for Men

Well, we are arriving at that time of year, when the final stages of planning a summer wedding are coming into play. With the flowers organised, the dress sorted and the catering booked, one of the last things to order are normally the wedding rings.

Many brides will normally be involved in most of the organisation, with men being mainly just included for the ordering of the wedding rings! Wedding rings for men, historically have been fairly plain, with most men opting for something that will fit in with daily life and will also mean that it won’t get caught or be in the way. An easy life perhaps? Well we can’t comment on that at all….but what we do know is that we have some really stylish options for wedding rings for men, as well as for women.

At Pruden and Smith in Ditchling, near Brighton in East Sussex, we design and create our own stunning ranges of jewellery and receive many enquiries from men who live around Brighton, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and even customers who come down from London to view our jewellery collections. We have posted a few of our designs on this blog post, but please feel free to look through our other designs of wedding rings for men.

Please don’t forget that if you can’t find the exact style of wedding ring you are looking for, then you are welcome to speak to Rebecca, our designer, who can guide you through our commissioning your own wedding ring or other fine piece of jewellery.

We look forward to welcoming you into our workshop in Ditchling…

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Men’s Wedding Rings

These days, men’s wedding rings do not have to be just the classic gold wedding band. Of course this is something we design and sell, but we also pride ourselves in creating some rather sleek and stylish designs as well, if the men who visit us would like to choose a wedding ring that is a little different. As the norm is that men do not have an engagement ring, (but we do actually have some rather lovely designs that men are now going for) many of our discerning clients will now choose a wedding ring that sits really well alone on a finger and just looks great!

Our Oxidised Silver And Diamond Band is one of our longest standing wedding rings for men as it is chunky, stylish and looks really original. This is a silver band and holds many baguette diamonds, making it just that little bit special and looks great being slipped on your finger on your wedding day.

engagement ring with v setting and princess cut diamond

Or how about one of our Turned Flat Wedding Rings? They are a take on the classic wedding band for men but look just a little different. They have a bevelled edge and can be made in platinum or gold. A wonderfully stylish choice and always really popular as a wedding band for a man.

weding bands side hammered

Our Side hammered rings are another perfect choice for a man’s wedding ring – chunky but not too much, super stylish and very current. It is a wonderful design and can be made in either white gold or platinum. This is one of many choices of wedding ring for men and having a glossy look will really stand out on your wedding finger.

Diamond set wedding ring partnership ring
Diamond set partnership ring

The Turned Stripe Ring is another real favourite. It can be made in pretty much any precious metal you choose and can also be in two widths. So if you would like a pair of matching wedding rings but the engaged couple want different sizings then this is an ideal choice. A sophisticated ring that will last a lifetime!

2 colour hammered gold wedding rings

These are but a few of our delightful choice of mens wedding rings. If you have any questions or want to chat about a style with Rebecca Smith, our designer, then please call us on 01273 846338. Either that or pop in – you can have a browse through our lovely collections of jewellery and see what you would like. Our workshop is just outside Brighton in East Sussex and very easy to find, in a little village called Ditchling.

We can help you with the design and give loads of advice on wedding rings for men. We look forward to seeing you….