Cathedral, Knife-Edge and Tapered Bands: Small Details That Change Everything
A cathedral setting ring, a knife-edge band and a tapered shank each buy one visual effect at a s...
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Bringing Your Own Stone to a Jeweller: How It Works
What actually happens when you supply your own stone to a jeweller: how it is assessed, set and d...
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Contoured and Shadow Bands: Solving the Gap Problem
A contoured wedding band is one answer to the gap beside your engagement ring, and not always the...
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Spinel, Tourmaline and Zircon: Coloured Stones Worth Considering
Spinel, tourmaline and zircon are the alternative gemstones engagement ring buyers ask about most...
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Redesigning an Heirloom Ring: What's Possible and What Isn't
An heirloom ring redesign can reuse the stones, the metal or the design, but rarely all three. He...
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How to Choose a Wedding Band That Fits Your Engagement Ring
Choosing a matching wedding band is mostly a question of geometry, and your engagement ring has a...
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Toi et Moi Rings: History, Symbolism and Modern Design
A toi et moi ring sets two stones side by side, and the design lives or dies on how well they are...
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The Best Diamond Shapes for Maximising Finger Coverage
Finger coverage comes from spread, not carat weight. Here is how diamond shapes differ in the fin...
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Bespoke vs Custom vs Semi-Custom: The Terms Explained
Custom vs bespoke jewellery is a distinction the words themselves do not make. Here is where the ...
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East-West Settings: A Modern Take on Classic Shapes
An east west engagement ring turns the stone sideways and gives up the very effect elongated shap...
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Casting vs Hand-Fabrication: Two Ways to Build a Ring
The handmade vs cast ring question comes down to what each method does to the metal, not to how m...
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Ring Profiles and Band Widths: How to Choose What Suits Your Hand
Engagement ring band width changes how the stone reads, how the ring wears and how it fits. Here ...
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How Long Does a Bespoke Engagement Ring Take to Make?
A bespoke engagement ring timeline usually runs four to six weeks, but the making is the short pa...
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Bezel Settings: Practical, Modern and Underrated
A bezel set engagement ring protects the girdle, the part of a stone that actually chips. Here is...
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CAD Design for Engagement Rings: What to Look For Before You Approve
Engagement ring CAD design is the stage where changes are still easy. Here is what to check in th...
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Claw Settings Explained: Four, Six, Compass and Split
Four claws, six, compass or split: what each claw setting does to an engagement ring, which shape...
