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Guides, stories, and answers about lab-grown diamonds, moissanite, and fine jewellery β€” written by our atelier.

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Deposits on Made-to-Order Work
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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.

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Why 14K Gold Under a Large Stone

Why 14K Gold Under a Large Stone

More gold means a softer alloy, and under a four-carat head the shank is doing structural work. Why 14K is the sensible...

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Buying Moissanite and Lab Grown Diamond Jewellery in Germany

Buying Moissanite and Lab Grown Diamond Jewellery in Germany

Einfuhrumsatzsteuer, Zoll and carrier fees, voluntary fineness marks, and why the 14-day Widerrufsrecht does not apply to a made-to-order ring under Β§312g...

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Why Video Beats Photographs When Buying a Stone Online

Why Video Beats Photographs When Buying a Stone Online

Lightbox photography flatters every stone equally. What only movement reveals, how to watch a stone video properly, and the request that separates...

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What Counts as a Manufacturing Defect in Jewelry?craftsmanship

What Counts as a Manufacturing Defect in Jewelry?

A fault, a hand-finishing characteristic and ordinary wear look similar and get confused constantly. How to tell them apart, what to check...

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Buying Moissanite and Lab Grown Diamond Jewellery in Australia

Buying Moissanite and Lab Grown Diamond Jewellery in Australia

GST and duty on arrival, no hallmarking requirement, and consumer guarantees no seller can contract out of β€” but no general right...

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How to Check Whether a Jewellery Brand Really Makes Its Own Pieces

How to Check Whether a Jewellery Brand Really Makes Its Own Pieces

Six tests you can run in minutes to tell a maker from a reseller β€” including the one request a reseller cannot...

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Eight Mistakes People Make Buying an Oval Diamond

Eight Mistakes People Make Buying an Oval Diamond

The oval is the shape where the grading report tells you least and the setting decides most. The eight errors that account...

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Buying Moissanite and Lab Grown Diamond Jewellery in Canada

Buying Moissanite and Lab Grown Diamond Jewellery in Canada

CBSA duty, GST/HST and brokerage fees, why Canada has no hallmarking system, and why your return rights depend on your province rather...

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What "Handcrafted" Actually Means in Fine Jewelrycraftsmanship

What "Handcrafted" Actually Means in Fine Jewelry

Handcrafted is one of the least precise words in jewelry. Which steps are genuinely manual, which are machine-assisted, and what realistically varies...

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