The Summit

I opened it on the desk next to the titanium band I had worn for six years. The practical difference was immediate: the old one is a flat grey tube and this has a ridge line that reads from across the room. The box had a gauge and a cloth.

Size 11, fit first go. It arrived in a hinged box with a sizing gauge and a cloth, three days before a wedding in Devon that I had ordered it for, and it went straight on. Cut it fine but it worked.

My previous band was a flat polished 6mm. This has angled peaks running the circumference and reads far wider than it is. It has not caught on a jumper.

The peaks aren't all the same height, which took me a month to notice and is the reason the ring never looks mechanical. Nothing else to say about it.

A year of daily wear before commenting. The valleys between the peaks have stayed matte while the tips have brightened, which has increased the contrast rather than reduced it. That was not what I expected to happen.

Size 10, close at the base and easy over the knuckle, worn to a dinner in March where the person opposite asked whether it was hand-cut. It has been on since.

I chose it for my brother in a 12 after checking with his wife, and it fit at the base first go. He has had it on since. Fair warning to anyone buying blind, the peaks make it feel wider than the millimetre measurement suggests.

I bought it for my husband in a size 12 about a month before our July wedding and it fit without any messing about, which was a relief. He has worn it since. My one gripe is that I would have liked a wider size range in half steps.

I wore a plain band for twelve years. This is the first ring I have looked at deliberately since, and the difference is entirely the ridge line.

I had tried a Manly Bands faceted ring where the cuts were shallow enough to disappear at arm's length. These are cut deep enough to hold shadow. Size 12, close at the base and over the knuckle without force.

At around 16 grams it sits with enough weight to stop turning, and the peaks give the finger something to register. The inside is domed and smooth, so none of the faceting is felt. It has been on since March.

I caught my reflection in a car window and the ridge line read as a single bright band rather than a row of facets. That was the moment. Size 11, and fourteen months of daily wear since with the fit unchanged.