You need a ring. It needs to be large enough to be noticed, but simple enough to blend in. Guess what? This is that ring. Why? It’s over an inch, so it’ll cover the space between the knuckles of most adults. It’s specialness isn’t in its ostentatiousness or ambition. It’s in the size and simplicity. It’s a ring for every occasion. It lifts some things up and tones some things down. It’s one ring to rule them all.
Place this ring next to others and it works. Wear this ring by itself and it works. It plays well with modern rings, so it can work in many parts of your wardrobe. It sits squarely in the southwstern tradition without being daunting or imposing on anything else you’re wearing. It doesn’t make itself the main part of your ensemble -- and most times, this is what you want a ring to do. Yes, you should get rings that make it all about themselves. But these Robert Shakey rings aren’t for that purpose. These are here to turn your drab outfit into something quintessentially American. It’s here to “play well with others”. It’s here to add spice to whatever else is happening on your hand on a Tuesday morning.
So, should you get one of these? Absolutely! Even if it’s not from me, you should own a medium to large sized simple turquoise ring. Forget me, perhaps this piece doesn’t move you. Maybe you want a different color. Fine. Find one that does. But don’t let your jewelry box remain devoid of “turquoise ring greater than 1 inch with a simple bezel”. What would you wear with your denim jacket this fall? What will you wear to the DMV so the employee can say “OMG! Where’d you get that ring?” What’ll you wear with the other giant ring you just got? What will you wear to spice up that other smaller ring you wear all the time?
Remember in The Lord of the Rings the idea that there was “One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them. One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them ” This is that ring. The part about darkness doesn’t work very well, but work with me here 😂.
The point is: This is a versatile ring and you need rings like these. This ring, giant eagles, and a friend named Sam. Everyone needs a friend named Sam.