Engraved Jewelry: Signet Ring and Dog Tag with Engraving
Personalized jewelry to have engraved: an 18 by 30 mm dog tag pendant and a signet ring with a flat face, in silver and gold tones. Choose text or a photo; for the sharpest engraving, silver-tone steel without a layer is the best choice.
An engraving turns a piece of jewelry into something that is yours alone. Here you can order engraved jewelry with initials, a name, a date or a photo. You choose from two signet rings and two dog tag pendants: pieces with a surface large enough for text or a photo.
What does engraving cost?
Text engraving is free: you only pay for the piece. Photo engraving costs €4.95 extra. We engrave in house, usually on the day you order; allow one extra working day for delivery.
- Text engraving: free, for initials, a name, a date or coordinates
- Photo engraving: €4.95 extra, for a portrait, a silhouette or a fingerprint
How to order an engraving
- Choose a signet ring or dog tag below in silver tone or gold tone, and for the signet ring your ring size.
- On the product page, choose text or photo as the engraving type.
- Enter your text, or for a photo engraving send a sharp photo with clear contrast.
- Read the text twice: we copy spelling and order exactly as you give them.
Getting a necklace engraved
A chain itself is too narrow to engrave, so an engraving on your necklace goes through a pendant. The dog tag has a flat 18 by 30 mm front for a name, a date, coordinates or a photo. You choose the chain separately; a 2 to 3 mm box or rope chain in the same color suits it best.
Signet rings
The signet ring is the classic example. The flat face was originally used to seal documents with a family crest. Today you put initials, a date or a symbol on it. Our ring sizes 6 to 10 are US sizes; we do not stock half sizes. Measure the inner diameter of a ring you already wear and look it up in the ring size chart. Choose the smallest size that slides smoothly over your knuckle, otherwise the face turns away.
What you can have engraved
Initials and names work best; short stays legible. A date in numbers is a good second option. Keep in mind that legibility drops as you add more characters: on a signet ring three initials come out better than a full name, on a dog tag a short sentence or a photo fits. For a photo engraving, a photo with clear contrast works best, because fine details get lost on a small surface. An engraving makes a piece personal, and that also makes it irreversible: check the text carefully before you order. More ideas for each piece, and why gold tone or silver tone makes the difference with fine lines, are in our article on ring engraving.
Material and wear
An engraving goes into the metal, not onto it, so it does not disappear. One thing to know: on the 18K gold plated signet ring, the gold layer around the engraving can wear faster, because the edges stand proud; so take that ring off before the shower, the gym and the pool. The silver-tone signet ring and dog tag are bare, polished stainless steel with no coating; nothing can wear off, the engraving comes out sharpest and they can go in the shower. The gold-tone dog tag has a five-layer PVD finish and follows the same rule as the gold plated signet ring.
Looking for a meaningful gift? Also browse the cross pendants and other pendants.