Traditionally, the meaning of signet rings was to demonstrate not just nobility, but status. Their importance from their engraved designs, usually the family crest, the monogrammed initials of the person they were made for, or the family’s initials passed down from generation to generation.

Since their start, they have grown in popularity for women as well.

Today they are often given as a coming of age gift, at either 18 or 21, they symbolise a moment in an individual's life.