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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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What a bubble band is, how it changes resizing, wedding-band pairing and cleaning, the seven oval sizes in millimetres, and why both...

A buyer's guide to our classic four-prong oval moissanite solitaire: the seven sizes in millimetres, why the shape changes between them, where...

Why our radiant hidden halo ring is reordered more than almost any other design, how its 2 to 5 carat sizes compare...

How our most-ordered bridal set is built, why the oval gets slimmer above 2.5 carats, what an Art Deco halo does to...

People apologise for asking for revisions, which is the wrong instinct — the render exists so changes happen while they are still...

Most first-year worries are about things that were always going to happen, and most first-year problems are invisible until somebody looks.

A design can be flawless on screen and impossible in gold — and every refusal on this list comes with an alternative...

Wide, sculptural gold bands are one of 2026's defining engagement ring trends. What changes when a band gets wider: sizing, comfort, gold...

Not every number varies equally — the stone is measured before the ring exists and the metal is removed after, which explains...

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