Gold Rings: Timeless Designs in Recycled Gold
Gold rings have accompanied people for centuries and are worn on a wide variety of occasions. At Maren Jewellery, you’ll find gold rings with a clear design language, from delicate band rings and wedding rings to engagement rings and more expressive designs.
Our gold rings are made from recycled gold and designed by designer Helge Maren. Depending on the design, lab-grown diamonds are also used.
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For our gold rings, we use recycled 14 and 18 karat gold. 14 karat gold, also known as 585 gold, consists of 58.5% fine gold. In 18 karat, or 750 gold, the fine gold content is 75%. Alloying with other metals creates the properties and tones that distinguish gold for different jewellery designs. Depending on the piece of jewellery, at Maren Jewellery you can choose between different gold alloys and colours. This creates gold rings made from recycled gold that combine our clear design language with careful craftsmanship and durable materials.
For our gold rings, we use recycled gold. This allows us to reuse existing precious metal, which can be reprocessed and used for new pieces of jewelry. The extraction of new gold can—depending on the mining method and origin—be associated with environmental and social impacts. That is why reusing existing gold is an important part of our material approach. Gold can be melted down and reprocessed without losing its basic material properties. This means it can be used again and again in new pieces of jewelry.
Is the right gold ring not there yet? Do you need advice or do you have your own idea for your perfect gold ring? Our trained jewelry designer Helge Maren is available at info@marenjewellery.com or +49 172 5838644 at any time to assist you and personally advise you on all questions regarding possible gold ring variations or individual custom-made pieces. You can also schedule a video appointment with her to discuss your ideas and see different models and options.
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Jewelry designer Helge Maren designs your gold ring
For Helge Maren Hauptmann, jewelry is something deeply personal. It preserves memories, tells stories, and often stays with us for a lifetime. This mindset shapes every piece of jewelry from Maren Jewellery.
After studying jewelry design in Pforzheim and spending many years in the industry, the designer founded Maren Jewellery in 2020 to create jewelry according to her own values: handcrafted and defined by a quiet luxury aesthetic. Using recycled gold and lab-grown diamonds, she creates pieces that do not need to be loud to make an impact—for women who value timeless design and a traceable origin of materials.
Gold rings can play very different roles – as a simple everyday ring, engagement ring, wedding ring, or a personal piece of jewellery with special meaning. Designer Helge Maren develops a range of shapes for this, from pared-back band rings to rings with lab-grown diamonds. Our gold rings are made from recycled gold and produced in Germany in collaboration with selected partner workshops. Depending on the design, different finishes, widths, settings, or engravings can be chosen. Discover the gold rings from Maren Jewellery and find a design that suits your style and occasion.
Frequently Asked Questions about Gold Rings
What are the benefits of gold rings made from recycled gold?
By using recycled gold in the manufacture of our gold rings, the need for newly mined gold can be reduced. This is because production waste and already used items contain gold that can be processed for reuse. Our recycled gold comes from C.HAFNER in Germany and is recovered from existing precious metal. Gold can be melted down repeatedly and used as a high-quality material without losing its fundamental material properties. This also allows us to harness the special properties of gold in our pursuit of a circular economy and return existing precious metal to the material cycle. There are also clear differences in CO₂ emissions: the recycled gold we use generates around 29 kg CO₂e per kg of gold, while newly mined gold is cited at 16,000 to 32,689 kg CO₂e per kg. That is a difference of up to roughly a factor of 550. You can read more about this in our Journal on Urban Mining, where we also share sources and information about the production process. The WWF and the Association Rettet den Regenwald also point to the environmental benefits of recycled gold over the extraction of primary gold in their publications. With our gold rings made from recycled gold, we therefore believe we are combining high-quality precious metal with the reuse of existing resources — and bringing our approach to circular economy in jewelry design within reach.
Are no new gold mined for the gold rings from Maren Jewellery?
At Maren Jewellery, we mainly use recycled gold for our gold rings, so no new gold has to be mined for most of our pieces. We source the recycled gold from our RJC-certified refinery C.Hafner, which recovers gold from old jewelry, electronics, or dental gold and melts it into a new recycled gold alloy that we then use for our gold rings. 90% of the materials come from Germany and 10% from neighboring EU countries. Our foundry Kauselmann also works exclusively with recycled gold, thereby minimizing new gold mining.
Are the gold rings from Maren Jewellery also vegan?
Yes, all our gold rings and their packaging are vegan. We completely avoid animal-derived materials such as leather or pearls, horn or mother-of-pearl, and thanks to our high-quality production, we do not need any glue. We also use no animal-derived ingredients in the packaging — even the adhesive on our packaging is vegan. We follow a comprehensive sustainability commitment — including in the design of our gold rings.