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 From the
time immemorial jewels symbolized prosperity and power. Only persons vested with power afforded to
wear ringstones, and whereas predominantly men were vested with such power,
this jewel became exclusively their prerogative. A ringstone in gold or silver
was not only just jewelry; it described belonging of the owner to the upper
class. At that time the jewelry looked very simple and neat. Imprint of the seal
ring affixed to documents and securities attested the will of the ring owner
while proving the identity and serving as facsimile.
It was
first in ancient Rome when rings and signet rings became so popular. The Roman
men practiced wearing at once several rings and signet rings from gold and
precious stones.
In Christianity
men's rings are also becoming more and more fashionable. Among them the most popular were «Fisherman's
Rings». Such was the name for papal rings attesting his status as the Vicar of
Peter in the world. The Popes caused to make their rings of various materials, as
lead, bronze, and later on from gold with Apostolic Arms - crossed keys or Triple
Crown. And every such ring was very unique. The imprint of such a ring attested
the authenticity of documents of the Roman Curia, and was disposed just after a
new Pope was elected. For Meritorious
Services copies of Roman seal rings were gifted to pilgrims and vergers of
Catholic churches.
Ringstones
served as a pass to clandestine meetings of monasterial order, such as the
Order of Knights Templars, Jesuits, Mason whose secrets have not been disclosed
yet. Mason rings with religious symbols were of special interest. The Masons
used to wear bizarre cast-iron seal rings with the imprint of skull and
crossbones (dead's head).
Also the
Muslims endowed their rings with cornelian of religious significance, since Mohammed,
the Prophet used to wear such rings with this only stone. The true believers
consider that «the one, who has a cornelian in the ring, will always live in
prosperity and joy».
Miraculous
qualities were attributed to the ring with turquoise. They believed that this
ringstone-talisman brings wealth to its owner.
There are
numerous myths about the rings. In the famous «The Nibelungen Saga» a young
warrior Siegfried becomes the owner of the ring that provides power over the
gold but draws curses to its owner. In the East it is much more comfortable to
call the jinn and Almighty Spirit to fulfill any wish with the help of such
magic ring. The well-known ringstone of
the Biblical Solomon granted power and health to a human being. And in the
trilogy of Tolkien «The Lord of the Ring» the stumbling block is a smooth
golden ring that has a power to conquer and enslave the whole world.
Yet, the
most popular men's ring among the women is a «wedding ring» that does not
differ with special involution. Over many centuries to come it hardly changed from
the times of Ancient Egypt where people used to wear the ring on the fourth
finger of the left hand.
The men's
fingerings and seal rings are still in vogue nowadays. Solid rings are worn on
the little finger, as a rule; fingerings and seal rings - on the second and
fourth fingers. So popular and favorite are the rings of yellow or white color
with traces of transparent, green, blue or black shades styled in constructivism.
Many men cannot help decorating the fingering with their initials for the sake
of remembering their names for ever.
Well-known
jewelry companies create entire collection for men only. The jewelry mark
Wellendorff distinguishes with its adherence to classical cannons and elegant
severity. A prosperous man by Wellendorff is conservative and does not wear any
jewelry on his hands but the wedding ring. The old-fashioned symbol of the
matrimony is decorated with strict geometrical patterns made in enamel onto the
white or yellow gold and obtains a complementary solidity being a handicraft. Since
any item of this jewelry brand is handicraft and the period of its creation may
last for up to the year.
The top
trade mark in the sphere of jewelry for men is Baraka, the Italian company. The
works of this very well-known brand won the popularity in the world upon their
quality and unique identity.
They used
industrial and military styles in their collections. Stylish men may get
concerned in these unique and at the same time luxurious diamond fingerings by
Baraka with rubber framing.
All over
the world men seek to reveal that they wear jewelry only because of necessity
and even for the benefit. They argue in favor of their liking to jewelry in the
way that their jewels is a talisman required for well-being or the said ring is
the visit card of the secret society. As for the legendary Borgia family the
rings were of practical significance. Cesare Borgia made their rings famous
because he killed anyone whom he did not like with the help of his rings.
At our
times celebrities wear fingerings not for such purposes but to enjoy and
demonstrate their status. Freddie Mercury, Jack Nicholson, Augusto Farfus and
many other famous and prosperous men were among the lovers of such jewels, the
ones who have a thing to this luxury jewelry.
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