HMS Prince of Wales Cufflinks Silver or Gold

HMS PRINCE OF WALES INSIGNIA Design Laser Engraved Sterling Silver or 9ct Gold Cufflinks 

All of our Silver and Gold Cufflinks are custom handmade in England and laser engraved in our workshop in Shropshire, England. We are also able to engrave a short message or text on the reverse of each cufflink, this is limited to approximately 20 characters per cufflink for the best result in the engraving space available, the longer the message the small it will become.

A digital black/white proof will be emailed to you prior to engraving (customised designs only), just to ensure you are happy with the design.

Your Men's | Ladies Cufflinks will arrive in a smart presentation box with one of our handmade wax seals and organza bag or our Luxury Polished Walnut finish wooden box available at extra cost.

Average Dispatch 2-5 working days 

Handmade Sterling Silver Boat Cufflinks are sent to the ASSAY Office for testing, before being stamped with British Hallmark.  T-Bar 925 are not Hallmarked.

Our Standard engraving will be 'Facing You' and when worn the design will be upright to the wearer, if you would like the design to face away from you (to appear upright to any body admiring the cufflinks) please select 'Facing Away' from the design options.  
PLEASE NOTE that if you select ' FACING AWAY' the cufflinks will sit upside down in the presentation box.  (applies to Sterling Silver Boat Cufflinks Only)

All of our Military designs are also available for engraving on our range of signet rings please let us know if you would like to see a preview on your desired signet ring shape.

History:  

HMS Prince of Wales was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy, built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England. She had an extensive battle history, first seeing action in August 1940 while still being outfitted in her drydock when she was attacked and damaged by German aircraft. In her brief but storied career, she was involved in several key actions of the Second World War, including the May 1941 Battle of the Denmark Strait where she scored three hits against the German battleship Bismarck, forcing Bismarck to abandon her raiding mission and head to port for repairs. Prince of Wales later escorted one of the Malta convoys in the Mediterranean, and then attempted to intercept Japanese troop convoys off the coast of Malaya as part of Force Z when she was sunk on 10 December 1941. 

In her final battle, which was two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, she was sunk alongside the battlecruiser HMS Repulse by Japanese bombers when they became the first capital ships to be sunk solely by air power on the open sea, a harbinger of the diminishing role this class of ships was subsequently to play in naval warfare. The wreck of Prince of Wales lies upside down in 223 feet (68 m) of water, near Kuantan, in the South China Sea.

 Ministry of Defence Special Licence No. DIPR046B1O0311