How to wear a signet ring as a woman: which finger, which style, which size

From family crest to statement

Long before it was jewellery, a signet ring was a signature. You pressed it into warm wax to seal a letter or document, with your family's crest or initials on it. That way the recipient knew who the letter came from, and that nobody had opened it.

For centuries it was mostly worn by men. Now the signet ring belongs to everyone: a gold ring with a flat face that you wear because it says something about you, not about your family tree.

Which finger do you wear a signet ring on?

Left or right? There's no rule. Many people wear it on the hand they don't write with, because it gets in the way less there. Want it to be noticed? Wear it on the hand you move most when you talk.

Plain or with stones?

Plain face

The polished face is the modern classic. Clean, timeless, and it goes with everything you already wear. A small face, like the Essential Signet Ring, works on any finger. The Signet Ring has a wider face and more presence: a ring people notice. Prefer something finer? The Fine Signet Ring is slimmer, with a round face.

With diamonds or cubic zirconia

A face full of tiny stones gives the classic shape a glamorous twist. The Pavé Diamond Signet Ring has natural diamonds, always F-G colour and SI clarity, like all our gold diamond rings. Prefer cubic zirconia? It's made in the lab, so no mining, and cut so precisely that it sparkles like a diamond.

Slim fingers? Choose a smaller face. A wide face on a slim finger can start to spin.

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Signet Ring €299,00 Essential Signet Ring €289,00 Pavé Diamond Signet Ring (0.15 ct) €759,00

How to style a signet ring

• On its own. A signet ring holds its own. On your index or little finger, with nothing else on that hand: maximum effect.
• With a slim band. A plain band of 1 or 2 mm on the same finger, above or below the signet. It makes your signet ring instantly more personal.
• In your stack. Signet on your little finger, a stack of three on your middle finger. Let the signet be the only wide ring. More rules in how to stack rings.
• One gold colour. A signet ring draws the eye. Keep the rings around it in the same colour and karat, and your hand looks like one whole. The difference between 585 and 750 is in 14k vs 18k gold.

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Fine Signet Ring €299,00 Pavé Cubic Zirconia Signet Ring €239,00 2 mm Curve Band Ring €269,00

Which signet ring size?

Measure the finger it's for. Your little finger is much slimmer than your ring finger, and your index finger is often a little thicker. In how to measure ring size you'll find six ways and a size chart. Our ring sizes run from 48 to 62. If your little finger is smaller than size 48, wear your signet ring on your index or middle finger.

A signet ring is wider on top than an ordinary band. Between two sizes? Choose the larger one. Doesn't it fit after all? Within the EU, you can exchange it for another size free of charge within 30 days. In the UK, the US and Canada, you send it back yourself.

Gold Signet Rings Real 14 or 18 karat gold, in sizes 48 to 62. Shop Gold Signet Rings