I've set maybe nine true tension rings in 22 years. A tension setting makes me nervous. I'll build one, but not without a long conversation first, and I'll...
Yes. I've made more than a few of these placeholder rings over the years, and I'll keep making them. Proposing with a temporary ring isn't a cop-out. It's a...
Most ring damage doesn't happen while you're wearing it. It happens after you take it off. The best way to store an engagement ring has less to do with the...
Most people try to haggle for an engagement ring price the wrong way. They walk into a big-box store, point at the tag, and ask for 20% off like they're...
Yes. I've set a ruby on one side and a sapphire on the other, and it worked because the client cared about the colors more than the symmetry. Most...
Last fall a woman named Elise walked into my studio with a cluster engagement ring she'd bought from a big online retailer. It looked fine in the photo. Up...
You don't lock the ring box. You secure the ring, and you make the box almost irrelevant. Most lockable ring boxes are a gimmick. The tiny combination dial...
Last March, a client named Daniel walked into the studio with a ring he hadn't looked at in two weeks. He'd proposed with a 1.4 carat oval, GIA E/VS2, in a...
The laser inscription sits on the girdle, and you won't read it without at least a 10x loupe. It's not on the table. It's not something you can squint at in...
Maya came in last March with a 2.1 carat oval solitaire that kept sliding to the side of her finger. The stone was top-heavy, the band was a standard 2mm...
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