Brushed Metal Wedding Rings – Satin Finish Wedding Rings

A Buyer’s Guide to Brushed Matte and Satin Finish Wedding Bands

Matte finish wedding rings provide a satin diffused sheen in contrast to the mirror-polished shiny look of traditional wedding bands. The finish of a ring changes the appearance of the surface of a precious metal ring.

This popular finish costs very little to apply and is available across our full collection of regular and customised wedding ring designs.

Remember that we don’t consider any item with this finish a bespoke ring. We create all ring sizes in almost every desired finish available to jewellers.

Satin finish rings on the hand

Our photograph below shows a 5mm wide Osborne wedding ring design with an optional Matte finish worn on the hand. Sam chose 950 Palladium for his ring for its whiteness and lightness. However, this metal choice is a less popular choice on account of the soaring cost of Palladium in recent years.

Notice how the ring creates far less reflection than the traditional shiny polished finish.

Sam wears a 5mm Palladium Osborne wedding ring design with a Matte finish. Photograph Holly Cade 2018. 

Custom-finished wedding bands with engravings

When customizing a matte-finish wedding ring with engravings, we recommend applying them within the ring. Engravings work beautifully on a mirrored surface with a plain brushed finish outer surface. View more examples and get inspiration from our engraved wedding bands page. 

Our popular heartbeat wedding ring appears here with a Matte finish. 

Satin Fingerprint Rings

Have you considered adding your partner’s fingerprint to your own wedding ring? We add fingerprints with a mirror polish or satin finish inside or outside the ring.

Satin fingerprint ring made as a bespoke wedding ring design

Brush-Patterned Wedding Rings

Some wedding bands combine a brushed finish with a pattern to create a unique decorative effect. The following example comes from our patterned rings, each section brushed with a matte effect.

Brush pattern men’s wedding bands with a diamond-cut pattern added. 

Matte and Polished Rune Wedding Bands

View an excellent mirror and brushed finish example in our video below. The clip shows our Rune wedding rings in Titanium. (We do not create Tungsten rings due to the danger of being unable to cut them from the finger in emergencies).

Both feature a matte satin centre section with polished edges for added contrast. We apply custom runes translated from a client’s wording.

A  brushed or Matte finish adds a soft, subtle sheen to a wedding ring. This popular ring finish costs very little and gives a contemporary feel to rings. This is especially true combined with mirror-polished edges.

What are brushed metal wedding rings?

Brushed wedding bands are finished with a wire-brushed texture. This alternative finish contrasts with the standard mirror-polished wedding ring finish. A ring brushed this way diffuses light with less reflection than a traditional mirror polish.

Perfect for plain bands, we rarely apply the effect to traditional eternity and engagement rings.

You might hear alternative descriptions for the brushed effect. Words such as matt (sometimes alt. matte) and satin appear on many other websites to describe the effect.

We use a spinning wire brush to apply the textured brushed effect to any jewellery item.

Showing a geometric concave patterned wedding ring completed with a brushed effect.

Pros and Con of a brushed matte finish wedding ring

The brushed matte finish is very popular. It gives an understated appearance, and light is diffused by the sheen, contrasting with mirror-polished edges.

Due to the even, consistent finish, the first marks and scratches will be more apparent until the wear begins to even out. Satin finish wedding bands eventually polish naturally with wear. Mirror-polished wedding bands gradually wear to a less shiny finish. We apply both finished and re-finished wedding bands at any time with either type.

A pair of 6mm flat court profile wedding bands (see RWD004) with a customised brushed finish, one featuring an offset double line pattern.

Popular brushed metal wedding rings

The brushed finish remains very popular. Grooms often choose this finish since it has a more subtle effect, not as shiny as the mirror finish. Many buyers love the feel of the matte finish. A combination of mirrored and satin-finished works very well for many wedding rings.

How much does a matte finish cost?

For our default plain wedding ring styles, a matte finish can be selected, costing around £10.00 for the additional work to create an even texture.

We offer further customisation through engraving, which can also be selected on the product pages of our website.

18ct Rose Gold wedding ring 8mm wide with a brushed finish. The ring style is a heavy court wedding ring, with customised handwritten laser engraving to the inner surface (client’s handwriting)

Bi-colour wedding rings with a Matt finish

Two colour wedding rings suit a matte finish. To explain, greater definition occurs through reduced reflection across a matte-finished wedding band.

The following example of a two-colour matte wedding ring was crafted in 18ct Gold. This design is available within our patterned wedding ring styles.

Which metals are best for a satin finish?

We apply the brushed or mirror polish finish to all precious metals. Moreover, we recommend durable precious metals over softer metals such as Silver.

Don’t worry if you change your mind, we can re-apply or reverse the finish from mirrored to satin and vice versa. We recommend a matte finish to the outside of the ring, leaving the inside polished for greater contrast.

For a heavier texture, some clients favour a frosted or sand-blasted finish for added durability over time.

9 Carat Gold, brushed effect D-shaped wedding ring

Heavier textures for a rougher matte finish

Showing the frost-textured wedding ring 

We apply this new finish with polished edges. Or, contact us with an alternative preference. We fully customise and add design frosted with a heavier texture, as shown below.