What You Can Engrave — and Where It Goes
Almost anything short enough to carry: first names, initials, dates spelled out or set in Roman numerals, GPS coordinates of the place you met, or a few words you'd rather keep private. Placement matters as much as the words. A bar necklace wears a name on the front and hides the date on the reverse, so the sentimental part sits against the skin. Disc pendants suit initials and monograms. Lockets keep the engraving inside entirely — closed, they're simply a beautiful pendant; opened, they say what you meant. On designs that accept handwriting, the artisan traces the original script line for line, wobbles and all, because that's what makes it theirs.
See the Engraving Before We Cut It
Guessing how eleven letters will sit on a small gold bar is a bad way to buy jewelry, so you don't have to. Type your text into the customizer and switch between script and clean block lettering — the font tiles show a sample in each style so you can judge the look before you choose. The character limit depends on what you're engraving — a name has a shorter cap than a longer date or message — and the product page states the exact limit for that field; most designs comfortably hold a name or short date. Once you approve it, a single artisan engraves, polishes and inspects the piece over 2-5 days, and every engraving is covered by our craftsmanship guarantee. If a letter isn't right, we make it right.
Choosing the Metal, and Giving It Well
Every engraved design here comes in gold, rose gold, or silver tone, each a plated finish over 316L stainless steel. Gold and rose gold warm up the skin; silver tone lets the engraving's shadow lines show crisply — and because the steel underneath won't tarnish or mark skin the way plated brass can, the color lasts longest when the piece comes off before swimming, showering, perfume and lotion. These necklaces do heavy lifting as gifts — anniversaries, new babies, memorials, a daughter leaving home — so each arrives in our signature gift box with complimentary wrapping, ready to hand over. Delivery takes 5-10 days after crafting, with free shipping, and you have 90 days to return it. Unsure of a date's meaning or a stone to pair it with? Our birthstone finder can help. See also: Family Tree Necklace with Kids Names, Baby Footprint Necklace for Mom, our bar necklaces collection, and the parts of a necklace explained.