Take the ring off. It doesn't have to be forever, but until you know why your finger is angry, the ring stays out of the picture. If the engagement ring...
Sarah walked in last March with a 1.03 carat old European cut in a worn 14k setting and a folder of paperwork. The 2014 insurance replacement appraisal said...
Yes. I'd go further and say a colored diamond is one of the few engagement ring choices that doesn't look like every other ring in the room. But before you...
In my 22 years at the bench, most rings that look dated in twenty years were dated on day one. They weren't bought as bad rings. They were bought as trend...
The best engagement ring styles for someone who works with their hands share one trait: a low profile. Not just low-set. Low. The stone should sit close to...
I tell nurses the same thing I tell chefs and rock climbers: the ring that survives your shift is not the ring in the case photo. A work-safe engagement...
A hidden halo is a private detail. That's really the whole symbolism. The ring has a row of tiny diamonds set beneath the center stone's girdle, usually...
Yes. Sets are mostly a retail convenience, and I'd rather make you a band later than sell you a set upfront. What you probably want is a band that sits...
A 1920s platinum filigree engagement ring came across my bench last March. Nicole, the client, had bought it online as an original Art Deco piece, and she...
The diamond engagement ring is a 1940s invention dressed up as an ancient tradition, and the reason engagement rings have a diamond in the first place is...
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