Wedding Ring Workshop, The Story So Far...
You would be forgiven for thinking that wedding ring suppliers merely import products from abroad where they are mechanically manufactured in bulk quantities; with Wedding Rings Direct this could not be further from the truth.
Most of our wedding rings are handcrafted in our Brighton workshop using traditional methods that date back thousands of years. This means your ring can be created to your specifications leaving you with a unique, beautiful piece of jewellery that will stand the test of time. Of course, the industry changes all the time with fashions and the discovery of new technology. Over the years we have enlisted the help of a range of workshops who are experts in making wedding rings from the more contemporary metals of zirconium, titanium and tungsten carbide.
Let's begin with a brief overview of the ring making process and start your interactive tour of our workshop with the jeweller's workbench.
deeper into the specific process and the world of ring making
The Blank
An external workshop will usually provide us with a plain 'blank' ring, ready to be turned into your perfect wedding ring. This blank will usually have been cast using traditional methods, or milled by machine.
Resizing
The blank ring is then sized - in the United Kingdom, ring sizes are specified using an alphabetical scale from A with an internal diameter of 12.04mm and an internal circumference of 37.8, all the way up, in half sizes, too Z+10 with an internal diameter 24.64mm and internal circumference 77.4mm.
The ring is often now simply hallmarked, polished and sent to you. For more decorative designs it's now time to add the grooves, engrave the ring, or drill it to be set with sparkling diamonds
Polishing and Cleaning
Wedding rings can be polished in a number of ways, to give them one of many types of finish. The most popular is the polished 'mirror' finish with a highly reflective sheen, and different tools can be used to give the ring a matt, sandblast or hammered finish. Rings enjoy a bath, just like us, so cleaning in an ultrasonic machine is the last stage your ring will go through before it's sent to your door.
The ultrasonic bath used to clean your wedding ring contains ammonia and cleaning fluid. Supersonic waves vibrate in the tank, creating microscopic bubbles that break on the ring and lift away dirt and tarnishing.
We also offer a bespoke ring making service: if you want to find out more, visit our bespoke rings page. For information and advice on our different metals visit our alloys page.
