Decide the design first, then the metal, your size and the stones, before you pay
Start with the design. Pick a ring here to order as it is or with changes, or send your own photo, logo or sketch to the live chat. Settle the metal, your size and the stones before you pay, because a ring made or changed for you is final. Most rings here are 14K, yet silver rings made up three of every four pieces bought in the past year.
Custom: custom made rings from your own idea, photo or logo
Send the idea to the live chat first: a photo, a logo, a sketch or a ring from this page, with the metal, the stones and your size. With a deposit the ring is drawn in 3D, and no metal is cast before you approve that drawing. Every payment toward a custom ring is final.
Shoppers often ask for a ring here in 14K instead of 10K, a size down for the pinky, or a blue stone for a ruby. Ask whether yours is ready in your size or made for you, and how long that takes. A four-finger piece or a championship ring starts the same way.
Style: lion head rings, skull rings, logo, crown and championship rings
The lion sold most. The .925 silver Leonardo Da Vinci Lion Ring sold 223 in the year. That is nearly half of all rings sold here, and the same lion comes in 14K gold too. Animal rings made half the pieces sold. Next came the plain silver Miami Cuban band, then the colored stone rings.
The biggest group is logos, letters, crowns and novelty pieces, from a team logo to two four-finger rings. Faith rings and bridal bands fill out the case. More heads are in men's animal rings.
Metal: custom gold rings in 14K, 10K or 18K, and custom silver rings
Take 14K for a gold ring you wear every day. About two rings in three here are 14K. It also made up more than half of the sales in the year. 10K is lighter in color and a touch harder. 18K has a deeper yellow and marks sooner.
Only 30 listings are .925 silver. Yet silver made about three in four of the pieces sold. It tarnishes over time, and a soft cloth clears it. Most gold listings come in yellow, white and rose to choose from, and six rings are platinum.
Size: custom ring sizes, half sizes and a size the list skips
Order the size your finger measures. The commonest run is 8 to 12, and most listings offer the half sizes, so do not round. The women's rings start lower, often at 4 or 5. Measure first with our ring sizer.
For a size the list skips, ask before you order, because a ring cast or resized for you is final. Each listing prints one weight for all its sizes, so ask for the grams in yours.
Stones: custom diamond rings, lab-grown or natural, and colored stones
Read the listing for the stone, since most name it. Diamonds are in about half the titles. Of those, 37 say lab-grown, and most of the rest call their stones natural. On a ring made for you, either one can be set.
Colored stones sit on 55 titles, opal, quartz, ruby, sapphire and emerald most often. Where a ring mixes stones or leaves the origin out, ask the chat which are lab-grown and which are natural before you pay.