Gold signet rings the upper middle class wear on their little finger

[HanneHolm]

why? where from what for?
and has no one pointed out they are one step away from a MOM signet ring from Lizzy duke?

I have honestly never seen someone wearing one. Seen plenty of sovereign rings and mum/dad rings but never anyone with a pinky ring.

you dont mix in the right circles

Hah, clearly not. Ah well, I think I can live with that

My father wore one but never wore a wedding ring as 'Gentlemen wear their signet ring only.'

It's a the family seal. If we still used wax to seal letters then it would be stamped with the ring before despatch.

It's to show off the family crest.

I've never noticed them in relation to a certain group of people. I think they're often family heirlooms.

arf at family seal

family crest
in 2013?

I got one for XH when we got engaged. He had his mum's family crest put on it.

again

a CREST?

My parents in law believe that it is a sign of homosexuality. No joke! Once had a conversation where mil was in hospital, doctor treating her happened to mention his wife, but mil / fil thought she didn't exist because...(said in hushed tones) he was wearing a signet ring !!

I have one. It was my great great grandmothers and is past down through generations as the eldest child is around 11 years. Funnily the eldest has always been a girl but I only have boys so will give to eldest when he's old enough. I wear on my second smallest finger as too big for smallest

So, OP, you're saying that anybody who has a family has to be ashamed of it? That geneology and history have no place in 2013?

Congratulations, my first ever .

I've got one, I inherited it from my Mum - it has her family seal on it. It's a bit too big for the correct finger and I don't like wearing it on the wrong finger!

Yes my XHs mums family has a family crest. It's not that odd (although has to be said that my family does not have one).

I think titled/posh males wear a band on the left little finger with the signet ring as well.

My dad had one with his dad's family crest and motto but never wore it. Likewise DH has one but wears his wedding ring instead. Lots of families have them. I really don't care what jewellery people wear or don't. I think some men used to get a signet ring on engagement.

Doah - that should read wedding band.

I first encounted this at university (I went to a univeristy that was stuffed to the gills with rahs) and my flatmate was given one for her 21st birthday. I didn't get it then, I don't get it now.

Normally I use it as criteria for deciding whether or not someone is a bit of a twat.

If my family had a crest id wear it with pride

Lol at twatmeasure

I think I agree. Plus aesthetically are vile

Prince Charles wears one. But he is a bit of a cough peacock. By all accounts.

If my family had a crest id wear it with pride

Every family is as ancient as every other family.

Every family goes back to the dawn of humanity.

All the MIC boys wear them, guessing they're from their rich Daddy.

I want one.

Yes yes, I'm with Scout Finch on this one - surely everyone's family is as old as everyone else's? It's just some started reading earlier than others, or raped and pillaged very successfully. It's not like, apart from a select few everyone else kind of landed on this planet 50 years ago.