Fingerprint wedding rings: how they work

What is a fingerprint wedding ring?

A band with a real fingerprint reproduced on its outside. On the hand it reads first as a fine, swirling texture, a little like the grain in wood. Only on a closer look does it read as a person.

Ours is a satin titanium band, made to order from 4 to 10mm wide. The print is reproduced at depth, so the ridges are cut into the metal rather than drawn on it. The satin ground keeps the light soft so they show as shadow rather than glare.

Fingerprint ring: A real fingerprint cut into a satin titanium band.

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How do you take the fingerprint?

We post you an ink kit after you order. You take the print, send it back and the ring is made from it. Nothing about the print needs a visit anywhere.

A clear print is mostly about pressure. Wash and dry the finger first, roll it gently from one side of the nail to the other rather than pressing straight down and take several prints so you can send the clearest. A smudged or heavy print loses the fine ridges, which are what make the ring read as a fingerprint.

Which width shows a fingerprint best?

A print is detailed, so width shapes how it reads. Across 4 to 6mm the ridges sit close and the band looks textured. At 8 to 10mm the whorl opens out and is recognisably a fingerprint.

If you want people to see a fingerprint, go wide. If you want a texture that only you know the meaning of, go narrow.

Band width guide: Every width compared side by side.

Whose fingerprint goes on the ring?

Most couples wear each other's print, so each ring carries the other person. The design pairs with itself, so two bands carrying each other's prints turn a matching pair into an exchange.

It is your ring, so the print can be anyone's you choose, as long as they can take the ink impression. Some people wear their own print. Decide early, because the kit has to reach the person whose print it is.

Do wedding rings have to match?: Matching, coordinating and mixing.

Can you engrave inside a fingerprint ring?

Yes. The print goes on the outside and the inside still takes our free engraving, so a date or two initials can sit behind the print.

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How long does a fingerprint ring take?

Longer than a plain band, because the kit travels to you and the print travels back before anything is made. After that it is made to order like every ring we sell. Allow for the post both ways when you work back from your wedding date.

How long does a made to order ring take?: Making times and how to plan around a date.

Can a fingerprint ring be returned?

Not for a change of mind. A ring made with a fingerprint is personalised from the moment it is made and cannot be sold to anyone else. If it arrives faulty or not as described, that is covered like any ring. Measure the size carefully first.

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