"Yes but, Natural Diamonds hold their resale value…labs don’t"
You will begin to notice a strong uptick in the frequency and velocity of the arguments looking to impede the rise of lab-grown diamonds. And I am going to explain...
“TRACEABILITY”
“TRACEABILITY” This term is in vogue. Especially with the emergence of blockchain technology to trace the diamonds provence and its trip along the supply chain. However, it has essentially just...
'WHY I HATE THE TERM ‘CULTURED DIAMONDS’....
This is the Laher Engagement Ring Journal. Today, we’re talking Lab Grown Diamonds and the fake nose and moustache that the majority of the industry has them wearing. WHY I...
Lab vs Natural... The Follow Up.
Like a Royal Rumble, I feel that the Lab vs Natural Diamond bout will be a long drawn out 'back and forth', with rematch after rematch. No doubt, there will be...
Lunette ⌇Piece One
Piece One The half bezel style of Piece One with the beautiful portrait cut gemstone, gives a tension set look and feel when looking directly down on the ring - with the added...
Keep Those Corners Tight
This is my one pet hate with certain Emerald Cuts... If we're all ok with the fact that majority of emerald cuts will be a four prong set, then we need to...
Garnet Needs a PR Agency....
Coming into the industry, I, like most, considered Garnet exclusively to be the deep maroon'ish red that dominates all of its exposure in the market. As many things in the jewellery...
"Included"
'She is, unique...' is peppered through our content. It's a feeling that is infused not only in our design approach or a reflection of 'her', it also consumes our decisions...
Let's Go East! (....and West)
If I am here for anything, it's to just line up a few other options that you may have just not previously thought was a nice lil' touch... You're likely coming...
Why You Should Consider, The Joint Consult...
Well you can you just hope it doesn't fit, so during the resize, you can say, "I might just change a couple of things whilst I'm at it hun"... I know...
"uNiquE sToNe SunDays"
Is there anything more enraging than the daily content themes that brands post? 'Taco Tuesday' retired the term. So let's leave it with that. Assuming you can tell by now,...
The Cadillac Of Diamonds...
What is the Cadillac of diamonds? Well, a Cadillac Cut diamond is. I ebb and flow. Usually due to design trends that I will quickly get sick of. The designer in...
The Sustainability (?) of Lab Grown...
This is a thought-starter primarily for myself, then I'm going to report back. The question being around the assumed sustainability of lab grown over natural diamonds. I'm calling it into...
Pulling Off The 'Sleeping Sleight Of Hand'
'HOW TO GET HER RING SIZE...' Tip No# 142 The ol' Slight Of Hand Is your partner the deep sleeping type? You know, the type that could fall asleep on a...
They Call It, 'Flawed'... Lob It Our Way, Then.
If we start with our mission statement and build out from there, then this entire piece will make a little more sense to you... To shine a light on unique gemstones &...