Most people overthink engraving. I've watched couples stall for weeks over what to engrave on an engagement ring, and half of them end up with a date and...
Most engagement ring trend lists for 2024 are guessing. I've been at the bench for 22 years, and the engagement ring trends for 2024 that actually matter...
Last Thursday a client named Mara came in with a 2.03 carat emerald-cut diamond and a lab report from 2006. The stone was natural. The color grade didn't...
I've set maybe a dozen salt and pepper diamonds in engagement rings over the last three years. I've also talked two clients out of them. They're real...
First, take the ring off and stop wearing it. A missing halo stone is not a wait-and-see situation. The little stones around a center stone share prongs,...
Every six months. Not once a year, not "when you remember." For a ring you wear daily, I want it on my bench every six months. The check takes ten minutes,...
You can wear your engagement ring in the shower without loosening the stones, but I'd still rather you took it off. The water alone won't loosen properly...
The bathroom counter is the worst place in your house for a diamond. I tell clients the best way to store your engagement ring at home is a simple padded...
Using alcohol-based hand sanitizer frequently will not weaken a ring's metal. I've answered this 30 times since 2020, often while a client holds out a hand...
The judgment isn't really about your lab-grown diamond. It's about the story people tell themselves about what a diamond is supposed to be. Once you...
One essay, one object, one quiet recommendation — delivered slowly, the way these things ought to be.