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Engagement Rings

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

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Pear and Marquise Moissanite Toi et Moi Ring: A Buyer's Guide

What a toi et moi ring is, why pairing a pear with a marquise works, how its three pointed tips are protected,...

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Nothing to loosen, nothing to wear off, resizes easily, takes a straight band. Why plain buys a bigger stone for the same...

The cushion halo is the most-sold engagement ring design of the last twenty years, and the reasons are half aesthetic and half...

Most cushions are sold in halos, and there is a reason: cushions are cut deep and face up smaller than almost any...

Cushion is the least standardised shape in use. Crushed ice vs chunky faceting, square vs elongated, and why the faceting choice matters...

Set across the finger instead of along it, an emerald cut becomes a different ring: easier to band, harder to fit, and...

A bezel covers the four corners that are the weakest part of a step cut, which is the strongest durability argument in...

The most apparent size per pound in ring design, and the highest maintenance. What makes a good one, the close-inspection limitation, and...

How far a ring stands off the finger decides snagging, rolling and whether a band sits flush — and it is fixed...

Baguettes or trapezoids, and why the answer follows the centre stone's ratio rather than your taste. What to match, what nobody can...

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