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Guides, stories, and answers about lab-grown diamonds, moissanite, and fine jewellery β written by our atelier.
Deposits on Made-to-Order Work
A deposit isn't a booking fee. Knowing exactly which moment makes a workshop's costs unrecoverable tells you whether the terms are fair.
Where the Money Actually Goes in a Ring
Four components, and the biggest one is never itemised. How to verify the metal cost yourself, and the five figures that let...
The Written Specification
A grading report describes a stone, not a ring. The written specification is what lets any bench anywhere quote, match or rebuild...
Buying Direct: What Actually Changes
Cutting out the middleman is the weakest version of the argument. What actually changes is who holds the CAD file, the alloy...
Brand Premium and Craft Premium
Two rings can hold the same metal and stone at very different prices. What each kind of premium actually buys, and the...
Buying Moissanite and Lab Grown Diamond Jewellery in France
TVA and douane on arrival, France's mandatory poinçon system, why custom rings are exempt from the droit de rétractation, and the sizing...
Ordering Against a Deadline: What Is Actually Possible
The whole timeline stage by stage, which parts can be compressed, how to work backwards from your date β and why a...
buying guideWhat to Do the Day Your Ring Arrives
The first hour after a parcel arrives is the only moment a piece is provably as it left the workshop. A ten-minute...
The Ring Is Not the Only Bill
An engagement ring is the first of several linked purchases, and one of them has to be decided before the ring is...
Where Cheap Actually Shows on a Ring
The stone almost never gives a ring away. Six construction signals do β and five of them are invisible in the photographs...
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