These include gold in a wide range of colours, as well as the increasingly popular platinum rings. They can be inset with gemstones, or can be personalised through engravings . . . and, in the case of the following examples of works by Martin Gear, they can be personalised to encompass anything relevant to the groom or the happy couple.

- Gear persuaded a football fan to wear a ring for the first time by including the Liverpool crest in red gold.

- Like the great Sauron, he crafted a gold ring which, when breathed upon, revealed the words "one ring to rule them all, " etc . . . in elfish (he was praised by a mysterious caller for creating the most perfect example of the one ring . . . maybe it was Frodo. . . )

- He produced the world's first commercial ring in green gold.

- He has also designed a yellow and white gold ring . . . for those who can't decide. . .

Every purchase of a Martin Gear ring comes with free handcrafted engraving. For best results, allow for eight weeks between ordering and collection.