The knurling on a standard barbell is harder than any gold alloy I set, and harder than platinum too. If you're asking about the etiquette for wearing an...
Buy the engagement ring from the same jeweler as the wedding band if you can. I'll say that straight, because most of the problems I end up fixing on bridal...
Maybe once a month, someone walks into the studio and asks me the difference between a proposal ring and an engagement ring. Most of the time, they've been...
Last March a man brought in a 1.87 carat round brilliant he'd bought in a parking lot. He paid $9,400 cash. The stone had a GIA report and a visible laser...
No. Not in a chlorinated pool, not in a saltwater pool, not in a lake. When someone asks can I wear my engagement ring in a swimming pool , I give them the...
Most clients think the number of side stones on a ring is mostly about symbolism. It is mostly about structure. That does not mean the meaning is fake. It...
Don't finance it. I've spent twenty-two years at the bench, and I've watched too many people leave my studio already dreading the payment on a ring that...
Last Tuesday a client named Ellen came in with her great-grandmother's 1908 platinum and diamond engagement ring, a delicate trellis setting with a 0.68...
Eye-clean is not a grade. It's a judgment call, and most clients misunderstand it. A diamond is eye-clean if you cannot see inclusions with your unaided eye...
No. A three-stone engagement ring is not automatically more meaningful than a solitaire, because the setting doesn't carry the meaning. The decision behind...
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