Can a precious inlay ring be resized?

No. Precious inlay cannot be stretched or cut and rejoined the way precious metals can, and anyone claiming otherwise is describing a replacement. We replace free for life instead, which is the same outcome stated honestly.

Is precious inlay hard wearing?

Its surface sits at Mohs 8.5. For comparison, airborne dust contains quartz at Mohs 7, which is why anything below that picks up fine scratches from ordinary wear. This is comfortably above that line.

Is precious inlay hallmarked?

Yes, at the Birmingham Assay Office. Gold over 1g and platinum over 0.5g must legally carry a UK hallmark, and ours do.

How heavy is a precious inlay ring?

7.2 grams per cubic centimetre. Titanium is the lightest thing we make at 4.5 and platinum the heaviest at 21.4, so this sits in the middle of the range.

Is precious inlay safe for sensitive skin?

Yes. It contains no nickel, which is the metal that causes almost all jewellery reactions.

Contemporary metal

Precious inlay

Real gold, contemporary price

Surface hardnessMohs 8.5

Density7.2 g/cm³

ResizableReplaced free

HallmarkedBirmingham

A channel machined into zirconium or titanium and filled with solid 18ct gold or platinum. You get real precious metal on the face of the ring, hallmarked, at roughly a third of what the same ring costs in solid gold. It is the honest middle: not gold plated, not gold coloured, actually gold.

Right for

Wanting gold without a gold budget
Mixing metals with a partner's ring
A ring with a visible centre line

Wrong for

Anyone who wants scrap metal value
Resizing

Honestly

The inlay is a few millimetres of gold, not a gold ring. We say the weight on every product page so you know exactly what you are buying.

In this material

6 rings

Multi toned

Gold line, titanium

Solid gold inlaid down the centre of brushed titanium.

From £550 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 mm

Multi toned

Gold line, black

The same gold line, against black instead of grey.

From £700 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 mm

Multi toned

Rose on relieved black

Three tones: bright edges, black shoulders, rose gold centre.

From £756 6 / 7 / 8 mm

Multi toned

Rose line, titanium

Solid 9ct rose gold down the centre of brushed titanium.

From £550 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 mm

Multi toned

White gold line on black

A bright white line, and it is real gold rather than a plating.

From £700 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 mm

Multi toned

Three tone

Bright edges, black shoulders, a gold line down the middle.

From £790 6 / 7 / 8 mm

Weighing it up

Compare it against something else

Precious inlay vs Anodised zirconium Precious inlay vs Black zirconium Precious inlay vs Titanium Precious inlay vs Sterling silver

Precious inlay questions

Can a precious inlay ring be resized?: No. Precious inlay cannot be stretched or cut and rejoined the way precious metals can, and anyone claiming otherwise is describing a replacement. We replace free for life instead, which is the same outcome stated honestly.
Is precious inlay hard wearing?: Its surface sits at Mohs 8.5. For comparison, airborne dust contains quartz at Mohs 7, which is why anything below that picks up fine scratches from ordinary wear. This is comfortably above that line.
Is precious inlay hallmarked?: Yes, at the Birmingham Assay Office. Gold over 1g and platinum over 0.5g must legally carry a UK hallmark, and ours do.
How heavy is a precious inlay ring?: 7.2 grams per cubic centimetre. Titanium is the lightest thing we make at 4.5 and platinum the heaviest at 21.4, so this sits in the middle of the range.
Is precious inlay safe for sensitive skin?: Yes. It contains no nickel, which is the metal that causes almost all jewellery reactions.