Mapple Gems Journal

Lab Grown Diamonds

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

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Buying a Matched Pair

The hardest matching problem in jewellery, because both objects are worn at the same height, on the same person, at the same...

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Identical material and grading; the real differences are origin, price and resale. Where each makes sense, and the honest boundary below 0.30ct.

Fifty small buying decisions sold as one. What to specify, which grades matter at melee size, and an honest note on diamond...

Few long parallel facets mean no visual noise to hide behind — why step cuts demand higher grades, face up smaller, and...

Three separate buying decisions that have to agree. Why matching beats grade, the proportion ranges that work, and why a straight band...

When two certified stones match on paper, the differences sit in five lines nobody reads — measurements, depth, table, polish/symmetry, and the...

Specify the hardware before the stone — the jump ring and clasp decide whether you keep it. Plus size by neckline and...

Stud carats are quoted per pair, and the size difference that hides is larger than people expect. Millimetres per ear, the grades...

Face-up millimetres by carat and shape, plus the price steps that sit just below the round weights and the saving they make...

The oval buys more visible ring; the round comes with a cut grade. How the two distribute value and risk differently, and...

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