Claddagh Amethyst Ring

The Claddagh has been doing its thing since 17th century Galway, long before any jewellery brand decided to slap a Celtic symbol on something and call it alternative. It earned its iconography.

Heart for love, hands for friendship, crown for loyalty, it's a three-part symbol that's spent centuries on the hands of Irish diaspora, punks who appreciate history, and anyone who takes their jewellery lore seriously. This version centres an amethyst, which sits exactly right in the gothic and dark aesthetic space, deep purple, the stone of intuition and, depending on who you ask, keeping bad energy at arm's length. Wearing it on the right hand with the heart facing outward means you're open, left hand heart inward means you're taken, this ring actually comes with instructions written into centuries of tradition and that's more than most things you'll buy this week.

Set in stainless steel with a purple amethyst centrepiece. Available in size 5. A piece of Irish cultural history that happens to fit perfectly in the alternative fashion and grunge jewellery space without trying to.