Pyramid ring for men

Egypt had a culture that dates back thousands of years to European civilizations and was a great source of inspiration in terms of myths and symbols, particularly for Greek and then Roman civilizations.

Like many Egyptian symbols used for jewelry making, I think in particular of the cross of life, the Egyptian pyramid serves as the inspiration for this men’s ring design.

The body of the solid ring is made of 925 silver while the pyramid is made of 18k yellow gold.

The use of both metals is here justified by the weight of the ring body, the money is necessary in order not to blow the project budget. Furthermore, the color contrast between silver and gold offers an interesting highlight to the pyramid, which would otherwise be drowned in the ring design. Please note that we offer a complete collection of Egyptian jewelry here.

View of pyramid ring showing solid silver body and solid 18k yellow gold pyramid, made via our online design service

The design of the ring

The project consisted of reproducing a 4-sided pyramid in 18k yellow gold placed on a 925 silver ring body. This type of design completely contrasts with the usual design of our men’s gold signet rings.

We had to build a digital model to estimate the weight of gold for this project and validate the dimensions our client requested with the size of their finger.

Virtual model views and photos of the pyramid ring project

Once the design and estimate have been validated we can move on to making the ring. Note that despite the use of silver to save on the gold weight of the ring, the weight of the pyramid is still 7 grams in 18k yellow gold.

Production

The body of the solid silver ring is made in the conventional ankle way (i.e. manually from a rolled silver plate).

The base of the pyramid has sides of 22 millimeters and a height of 10 mm. The weight of 18k gold is approximately 7 grams.

Since the body of the silver ring offers nothing exceptional, here we will focus on the making of the gold pyramid.

Creation of the pyramid in gold laminate

The cap of the gold ring tray is the part that required the most work to respect the adjustments of the 4 pieces in order to obtain beautiful edges.

The manufacturing of the pyramid begins with the rolling of a gold plate approximately 1 millimeter thick which is then cut to obtain the 4 faces of the pyramid.

The faces of the pyramid are just cut out

The edges of these triangles are then adjusted with a file to give them the right angle, allowing us to assemble them by welding while maintaining the correct geometry of the pyramid.

When assembling the faces of the pyramid, it is necessary to file the edges to be able to adjust them to the right angle

In the pyramid assembled before polishing, we see the rough appearance of the unpolished gold as well as the fineness of the edges of the pyramid, evidence of the good fit of the different pieces together.

Finishes

The pyramid is then welded onto the body of the ring, then the latter is completely polished.

The ring in its case features the 4 glittering faces of the gold pyramid

Other examples of Egyptian or African jewelry

Here is an example of other jewels on the theme of Africa or Egypt that we have had the opportunity to make in our workshop:

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