If the term “signet ring” triggers flashbacks to your school days wearing the classic two-heart ring complete with a coloured ...

The Ring of Nestor: a Glimpse into the Minoan After-World and a Sepulchral Treasure of Gold Signet-Rings and Bead-Seals from Thisbe, Boeotia. By Sir Arthur Evans. Pp. ii + 75 + 5 plates.

And once couples make that all-important engagement ring purchase, Signet can expect more purchases to follow, with its loyalty program now with four million members helping to move them along.