Under five hundred
Rings under £500
Titanium, black zirconium and anodised colour bands, titanium with a solid gold or platinum line set into it, and bands with a diamond set flush. Every price includes delivery and engraving.
54 rings · made to order in your size · engraving included
Anodised channel
A band of real colour, set between natural metal edges.
Relieved black
Black cut back to bright metal along both edges.
Plain titanium
The lightest ring we make, and the simplest.
Wood inlay
Real wood, set into a titanium channel.
Plain black zirconium
Black all the way round, and none of it is a coating.
Anodised bevels
Colour on the edges instead of down the middle.
Colour line on black
One narrow line of real colour through matte black.
Twin groove
Two tones divided by a V cut around the centre.
Brushed centre, polished bevels
Matte through the middle, bright along both edges.
Stepped two tone
A machined step, black on one level and bright on the other.
Gold line, titanium
Solid gold inlaid down the centre of brushed titanium.
Rose line, titanium
Solid 9ct rose gold down the centre of brushed titanium.
Hammered black
Struck by hand, so the facets never land twice the same way.
Faceted, titanium
Cut into ten flat planes rather than a curve.
Faceted, anodised
Cut into facets, then coloured, so each plane catches differently.
Hammered, anodised
Struck by hand, then given colour.
Celtic
A continuous knot, cut rather than printed.
Roman numeral
Your date, cut around the whole band in numerals.
Fingerprint
Their actual fingerprint, laser cut into the band.
Diamond set, titanium
One small diamond, flush set into brushed titanium.
Scattered set
Diamonds flush set at irregular intervals, not in a line.
Runes, titanium
Norse runes cut around the band.
Ogham, titanium
Ancient Irish script, cut as lines across the band.
Aztec, titanium
A dense Aztec pattern cut around the whole band.
Koi, titanium
Koi carp swimming around the band, cut into titanium.
Twin gold lines, titanium
Two fine lines of solid gold, set into brushed titanium.
Rose gold line, offset
A rose gold line set off centre, with a groove beside it.
Hammered titanium, diamond set
Hand hammered titanium with one flush set diamond.
One diamond, black
A single ten point diamond, flush set into black.
Tyre tread, black
A tyre tread, cut around a black zirconium band.
Claddagh, black
The claddagh, hands, heart and crown, cut into black.
Celtic, black
A continuous Celtic knot, cut into black zirconium.
Twin lines, black
Two bright lines through matte black.
Waves, relieved black
Waves cut through black to bright metal.
Knurled, black
A knurled centre, like the grip of a tool, between bright edges.
Celtic, anodised
Celtic knotwork, cut into the band and then coloured.
Greek key, anodised
The Greek key meander, cut around the band and anodised.
Infinity, anodised
Looping infinity lines in colour around a bright band.
Wave, anodised
A single wave in colour, cut into a satin band.
Twin grooves, anodised
Two fine grooves of colour around a polished band.
Ovals, anodised
A row of coloured ovals around a bright band.
Segments, anodised
Wide segments of colour, divided by bars of bright metal.
Three grooves, anodised
Three fine lines of colour across a satin band.
Single groove, anodised
One fine groove of colour around a polished band.
Platinum line, titanium
A line of solid platinum set into brushed titanium.
Twin platinum lines, titanium
Two fine lines of platinum, set into titanium.
White and rose gold lines
One white gold line and one rose, side by side.
Dashed white gold line, titanium
A white gold line, broken into dashes.
Hammered titanium
Hand hammered titanium, nothing else.
Crossing lines, titanium
Curved lines cross and recross around the band.
Ribbed, titanium
Fine grooves the whole way round.
Twin lines, titanium
Two polished lines across satin titanium.
Chevrons, titanium
A run of chevrons cut into the band.
Morse code, titanium
Your words in Morse code, cut into titanium.
At a glance
Rings under £500, metal by metal
54 bands in 4 metals. The least expensive is the plain titanium at £165. The widest go to 10mm. 27 cost under £300.
| Metal | Rings | Price | Widths | Surface | 6mm band, est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titanium | 17 | £165 to £385 | 4 to 10mm | Mohs 6 | 2.2g |
| Black zirconium | 16 | £199 to £475 | 4 to 10mm | Mohs 8 | 3.2g |
| Anodised zirconium | 13 | £269 to £365 | 4 to 10mm | Mohs 8.5 | 3.2g |
| Titanium with a precious inlay | 8 | £385 to £499 | 4 to 10mm | Mohs 6 | 2.2g |
Prices include UK delivery and engraving. Weights are estimates for a plain 6mm band at UK size N with a 1.6mm wall (how they are worked out); the solid gold bands carry the maker's own weight on each ring's page. Surface hardness is on the Mohs scale, where a higher number resists fine scratches better.
Under five hundred pounds is where the contemporary metals live. Titanium starts lowest and is the lightest thing on the hand. Black zirconium costs a little more for a surface that is black all the way to the edge of the oxide, and anodised zirconium a little more again for colour grown into the metal rather than painted on. Patterned and laser cut bands sit a step above the plain ones in each.
The inlays are the way to have real precious metal at this price: a strip of solid, hallmarked gold or platinum set flush into titanium. A whole band of solid gold starts just above the line, and the couple sets in gold sit above it too. Two bands from this page make a pair for under a thousand pounds, with five per cent off when both are in the same order, and the budget planner works out what any figure reaches.
Work it out before you order
About under £500
- Can I get a gold wedding ring under £500?
- Yes, as an inlay: a strip of solid, hallmarked 9ct gold set flush into titanium. A whole band in solid gold starts a little above five hundred pounds, because the gold alone is most of the cost at today's price.
- What is the cheapest wedding ring here?
- Plain titanium is the least expensive ring in the range, in any width from 4 to 10mm, with engraving and delivery included. It is also the lightest.
- Is £500 enough for a good wedding ring?
- For a band you will wear every day, yes. The money buys the metal and the making; a titanium or zirconium band at this price is the same material and the same work as one at three times the price elsewhere. What it does not buy is a solid precious-metal band, which starts just above it.
- What does a pair cost?
- Two bands from this page come in under a thousand pounds, with five per cent off when both are ordered together. The budget planner works it out for any figure.
- Do the diamond set bands come under £500?
- Yes. A diamond set flush in titanium, and scattered or single diamonds in black zirconium, are all within it.
- Are there engagement rings under £500?
- Not in this range. Our diamond solitaires start at five hundred and ninety-five pounds for a certified lab grown stone, and the full ladder of carat prices is on the engagement rings page.