Handmade 18k Gold Engagement Rings and Wedding Bands in Manila, Philippines
You Are Part of a Longer Story
Custom rings for engagements, weddings, and milestones, typically completed in 4–6 weeks
Created for today’s milestones
Made to become tomorrow’s heirlooms
Some objects stay with us
Most possessions pass through our lives unnoticed.
A few become part of our story.
An engagement ring.
A wedding band.
A gift given to mark an important moment.
These are the objects that gather meaning over time.
Jewelry has always been more than an ornament
Long before us, goldsmiths shaped precious metal by hand and builders created works intended to outlast their own lifetimes.
Although styles have changed through the centuries, the desire to create something beautiful, celebrate important moments, and leave something behind remains unchanged.
Rings by NK brings together ancient craftsmanship and contemporary design to create modern heirlooms for today.
Contemporary Heirlooms
Each ring is individually handmade in Manila in solid gold, with 18k yellow gold at the heart of the signature collection.
Selected designs are also available in 14k gold, palladium white gold or platinum.
Not plated. Not hollow. Not cast in bulk.
No mass production.
No factory.
No second one the same.
Every piece is made as its own work — alloyed, formed, and finished by hand at the bench.
Handmade 18k Gold Engagement Rings
Discover handcrafted engagement rings in solid 18k gold, from oval solitaires to bespoke designs inspired by architecture and ancient goldsmithing.
Wedding Bands
Men’s and women’s wedding bands handcrafted in solid 18k gold using traditional goldsmithing techniques and signature granulation.
Custom Engagement Rings
Work directly with Nathan King to create a custom engagement ring or wedding band, designed around your stone, ideas, budget and story, then handmade in Manila.
Most bespoke engagement rings are completed in approximately 4–6 weeks from design approval.
About the Maker
Every Rings by NK piece is designed and handmade by Nathan King in Manila.
An engineer by profession and a goldsmith by trade, Nathan has lived in the Philippines for over a decade with his family.
For more than 25 years, he has worked as an engineer across Australia, the Middle East, and the Philippines—work where precision is not optional.
Since 2022, Nathan has applied that same precision to goldsmithing. Each ring is made by hand at the bench in solid 18k gold, often using Etruscan granulation—an ancient technique in which hundreds of individual gold spheres are formed and fused by hand.
Drawing inspiration from ancient jewellery, architecture, and contemporary design, Nathan creates one-of-one pieces intended to be worn, lived with, and ultimately passed forward.
Craftsmanship
Made By Hand
Traditional goldsmithing remains at the heart of every Rings by NK piece.
Granulation—one of jewellery’s oldest and most demanding techniques—is used throughout the collection.
Hundreds of individual gold spheres are created, positioned, and fused by hand to build texture, detail, and character.
The process is slower.
The result is unmistakably human.
Etruscan-Inspired Granulation
Nathan specializes in granulation — one of jewelry's oldest and most demanding techniques.
Each gold sphere is made by hand, placed with tweezers, and fused without solder. A single ring can take hundreds.
The Etruscans used it over 2,500 years ago to make gold look like lace. I use the same process for modern engagement rings and wedding bands in solid 18k gold.
Commissions
Created For Your Story
Some clients discover a completed piece.
Others begin with an idea.
A custom commission allows us to create a ring around your ideas, your preferred gemstone, your budget and the person who will wear it.
Only a limited number of commissions are accepted each year.