WEDDING RINGS
Women have worn wedding rings since ancient Egyptian times but men only started doing so in the early 1900s.
Wedding rings are worn on the third finger of the left hand because the Romans believed there was a vein in the finger, referred to as the 'Vena Amoris' or the 'Vein of Love' which was said to be directly connected to the heart.
A ring has been included in wedding ceremonies since the 12th century. Pope Innocent III ordained that marriages had to take place in church and that a wedding ring should be exchanged during the service.
Old names for the ring finger include leech finger, physician finger and wedding finger.
The "tradition" of spending several months salary on an engagement ring was a marketing campaign created by De Beers in the 1930's. Before World War II, only 10% of engagement rings contained diamonds. By the end of the 20th Century, 80% did.
Men wearing wedding rings was not common until World War II, when soldiers would wear a ring to remind them of their love back home. After the war it became mainstream for men to wear a wedding ring.
While on Apollo 16, Ken Mattingly lost his wedding ring—another astronaut caught it days later as it floated out a door during a spacewalk.
Diogo jumped up on a metal perimeter fence to salute the travelling fans in celebration of setting up his team's third goal for Jean Beauséjour in the 87th minute of their 4-1 away win over Schaffhausen in the Swiss Super League
During the Middle Ages, knights wore a ring which they would use to stamp a bill instead of paying cash.
Sailors used to make rings for their fingers out of gold or silver coins by cutting out the middles.
While on Apollo 16, Ken Mattingly lost his wedding ring—another astronaut caught it days later as it floated out a door during a spacewalk.
Diogo jumped up on a metal perimeter fence to salute the travelling fans in celebration of setting up his team's third goal for Jean Beauséjour in the 87th minute of their 4-1 away win over Schaffhausen in the Swiss Super League
RINGS IN HISTORY
During the Middle Ages, knights wore a ring which they would use to stamp a bill instead of paying cash.
Sailors used to make rings for their fingers out of gold or silver coins by cutting out the middles.
Queen Victoria's engagement ring was shaped like a serpent. Prince Albert designed the ring by himself. During this time, serpents were a popular symbol of love. They are also an ancient Roman symbol for everlasting love.
Mood rings were a short-lived fad of the mid-1970s, which were especially popular with young girls. They featured fake gemstones that were filled with liquid crystals. These special crystals were thermochromic, which meant they changed colors based upon the temperature of the finger of the wearer. The ring came with a color chart that indicated the person's supposed mood.
The study of seals and signet rings is called sphragistics.
Elvis Presley was buried with his favourite diamond ring.
The £1.7million ‘Peacock Ring’ holds the record for most cut diamonds set in a single ring. Designed by Indian-based Savio Jewellery, it boasts 3,827 diamonds and weighs more than 50g. The diamonds used in the ring have a combined carat value of 16.5.
Mood rings were a short-lived fad of the mid-1970s, which were especially popular with young girls. They featured fake gemstones that were filled with liquid crystals. These special crystals were thermochromic, which meant they changed colors based upon the temperature of the finger of the wearer. The ring came with a color chart that indicated the person's supposed mood.
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| A mood ring shown face front. Note the band of color change. |
FUN RING FACTS
The study of seals and signet rings is called sphragistics.
Elvis Presley was buried with his favourite diamond ring.
The £1.7million ‘Peacock Ring’ holds the record for most cut diamonds set in a single ring. Designed by Indian-based Savio Jewellery, it boasts 3,827 diamonds and weighs more than 50g. The diamonds used in the ring have a combined carat value of 16.5.
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