Valentine's Day Jewellery Purchases Show New Trend: Customers Demand Both Value and Meaning

Men considering Valentine’s Day jewellery will look beyond beauty in their purchases demanding both value and meaning. Celtic Rings have a lot to offer these consumers. Beyond a wedding or engagement ring’s obvious meaning, Celtic Rings have additional significance entwined in their beautiful Knotwork and designs. Further demonstration of value is in the hallmarking of Celtic rings, as the customer’s reassurance of the highest quality. Finally, Wedding rings are inherently more valuable as the one piece of jewellery worn daily for a lifetime. Celtic jewellery can be passed down from one family member to the next. Available in silver, gold, and platinum, Celtic Jewellery Site is reaching a new generation with meaningful jewellery for every budget.

(Vocus) January 28, 2010

A new trend this Valentine's Day sees jewellery shoppers seeking both value and meaning. A wedding or engagement ring should be just as unique and special as the vows it represents. Celtic wedding rings, with their deep symbolism and long-held traditions, are the perfect way to seal the bond of marriage. Celtic Rings, including Claddagh, Trinity, Gaelic, and Warrior Shield, offer a unique way to convey various meanings. They are also marked with an assurance of quality.

Celtic Rings are valuable in their origin and style. These rings are made by master craftsmen. Celtic Rings are hallmarked through the Assay Office in Dublin. A small metal scraping is taken from the ring and tested for metal content. Any piece of jewellery that does not meet the requirements is crushed. Rings meeting the requirements are stamped with a date, metal content, and the Assay Office Mark. Some also contain the manufacturer's mark. Celtic Jewellery Site Owner Rauncie Kinnaird states “A wedding ring is not something that you just wear every once in a while; it’s something that is worn everyday. We strive to give the customers valuable pieces of jewellery that can be passed down from generation to generation.” The hallmark from the Assay Office is the assurance of quality and value.

Although a ring may have its own meaning- friendship, engagement, or marriage- Celtic rings offer additional meaning. Celtic knotwork has beautiful designs with long held meaning and tradition. In Celtic culture circles signify eternity. In exchanging wedding rings, a couple exchanges vows which will last for an eternity. A circle has no end just as true love knows no end. Continuity Knots have intertwining threads that represent two lives joining together. Knotwork was thought to ward off the devil because the devil hates anything with no beginning or no end.

Trinity Knots, one of the most recognized Celtic symbols, represent the coming together of three things. The meaning is special to each individual, but some of the most common meanings are father, mother, and child as one family unit; body, mind, and spirit; mother, grandmother, and daughter; past, present, and future; and father, son and holy spirit ad one entity of God.

Another popular Celtic ring design is the Claddagh ring. According to legend, Robert Joyce was captured by pirates and sold. As a slave, he worked for a metal-smith and learned how to forge jewellery. He created the Claddagh ring, with a crowned heart held by two hands as a symbol of love, loyalty, and friendship. After his release, he returned home and married his love, giving her this ring.

The claddagh ring also expresses meaning with the way that it is worn. On the right hand with the heart facing outward, the wearer is not in a serious relationship and “their heart is open”. On the right hand with the heart pointing inward, the person is in a relationship, “their heart has been captured”. When worn on the left hand ring finger, a heart facing outward indicates that the wearer is engaged. On the left hand ring finger facing inward, the person is married.

Gaelic engraving is another meaningful expression. “Gra Dilseacht Cairdeas” expresses the Claddagh’s meaning of “love, loyalty, and friendship.” “Gra Geal Mo Chroi” is Gaelic for “Love of my Heart”. What better way to express yourself in marriage then to give a ring that says “Mo Anam Cara”, meaning “My Soul Mate” or “Gra Go Deo”, “Love Forever”. Wearing these phrases on your hand will be a constant reminder of your vows to each other.

There are many other meanings hidden in Celtic jewellery. They offer value in the present and as they are passed fown from generation to generation. These high quality rings become heirlooms which add to their value. Whether you’re looking for Silver, Gold or Diamonds, Celtic Jewellery Site can help you to find the right jewellery with the right meaning for you this Valentine’s Day.

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