Engagement Rings
Guides, stories, and answers about lab-grown diamonds, moissanite, and fine jewellery β written by our atelier.
Engagement Rings for Small Hands
A narrower finger makes every stone work harder for you. What sizes actually read as what, the thin-shank trap, and which shapes...
Settings for a Softer Stone
If a stone cannot defend itself, the setting has to. Six specifications for anything below Mohs 9, and an honest note on...
Split Shank Settings: What They Do and What They Cost
A split shank buys visual width with empty space rather than more stones. What it costs in cleaning, strand thickness and wedding...
The East-West Marquise: What Turning It Sideways Costs
Turning a marquise sideways solves the wedding band problem and the finger-span problem at large sizes. It also aims both points outward,...
Hidden Halo vs Full Halo: They Do Opposite Jobs
Two settings, one word, opposite jobs. Only one adds apparent size. What each does, the height cost of the hidden version, and...
V-Prongs: The Part That Is Meant to Wear Out
On a marquise, pear or princess the V-prong is structural, not decorative β and it is meant to wear out. How it...
PavΓ© Settings and Everyday Wear: The Ten-Year View
PavΓ© is the best value in ring design and the setting most likely to need work. What fails, when, and the one...
The Pave Band Under an Oval: What It Costs You
A pave band under an oval adds light without adding height. The cost is labour, and the hidden cost is metal removed...
East-West Oval Rings: What Turning the Stone Actually Changes
Turning an oval ninety degrees widens the hand, lowers the profile and often solves the wedding band problem. What it does not...
Oval Three-Stone Engagement Rings: Match Beats Grade
Three-stone is the only setting that puts stones side by side, so colour match matters more than colour grade. Proportion, side shapes,...
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