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Fine Jewelry

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

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Signet Rings
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Signet Rings

The only ring where the metal itself is the decoration β€” which makes it the only one that can be remade decorative...

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Martini, Basket or Rail Gallery: The Part of a Stud You Never Seeearrings

Martini, Basket or Rail Gallery: The Part of a Stud You Never See

Martini, basket and rail gallery stud settings compared: how each holds the stone, which sits closer to the ear, and why larger...

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3-Prong, 4-Prong or Bezel Studs: Which Holds Best, and Which Looks Biggestbezel

3-Prong, 4-Prong or Bezel Studs: Which Holds Best, and Which Looks Biggest

Three prongs, four prongs or a bezel: how each stud setting trades light, security and snagging, and why losing one prong matters...

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Plated, Filled, Vermeil: What Each One Actually Is

Plated, Filled, Vermeil: What Each One Actually Is

A layered piece has a finite life and a solid one does not β€” which is the difference that matters, not how...

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How to Give a Ring Without Implying a Proposalfine jewelry

How to Give a Ring Without Implying a Proposal

The box, the design cues and the sentence before she opens it β€” three things that stop a gift ring being mistaken...

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Cross Earrings: Forms, Meaning, and Why the Post Matters More Than on Any Other Motifcross earrings

Cross Earrings: Forms, Meaning, and Why the Post Matters More Than on Any Other Motif

Latin, Greek, Celtic and Orthodox crosses compared. On a cross stud, rotation does not just look untidy β€” it changes the symbol....

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Butterfly Earrings: The Meaning, and the Balance Problem Nobody Mentionsbutterfly earrings

Butterfly Earrings: The Meaning, and the Balance Problem Nobody Mentions

Butterflies stand for transformation β€” in ancient Greek the word for soul also meant butterfly. PavΓ© or outline, and why the position...

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Moon Earrings: What Crescents and Phases Mean, and Which Way They Should Facecelestial jewelry

Moon Earrings: What Crescents and Phases Mean, and Which Way They Should Face

A crescent opening one way is a waxing moon; the other way, waning. What moon earrings mean, the triple moon explained, and...

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Evil Eye Earrings: What They Mean, and Choosing a Pair You'll Wearearrings

Evil Eye Earrings: What They Mean, and Choosing a Pair You'll Wear

The evil eye is a protective symbol against an envious gaze. What it means, why the classic charm is blue, and what...

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The Case for Bezels Across a Whole Collection

The Case for Bezels Across a Whole Collection

One setting choice that removes the most frequent repair from studs, pendants and bracelets β€” and the correct build in silver rather...

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