I've watched too many people finance engagement rings on store cards at 28.99% APR to say this gently: if high-interest debt is the only way you can buy the...
The last pawn-shop ring a client brought in was a 0.61 carat old mine cut set in a 14k yellow band with a shank worn thin at the base. Daniel had paid...
Most intense fire from any diamond cut comes from the round brilliant , but only when it's cut properly. A badly proportioned round brilliant won't throw...
Yes, mostly. A cathedral setting will make a diamond sit visibly higher above the band than a standard peg head, and from the side the stone will read...
Symmetry and polish are the two finish grades most buyers glance at and never question. That's a mistake. On a GIA report, they sit under "Finish," and for...
Last March, a man named Daniel walked in with a 1.08 carat oval diamond he'd bought from an online retailer for $4,200. He'd bought a diamond online and was...
The biggest sales on engagement rings happen between late November and the first week of January . That's when the mall chains and big online diamond...
There is no single standard. A jewelry store warranty on an engagement ring might run one year at a good independent shop, five or ten at a mid-size chain,...
I'll say it plainly: a micropavé band can live on a hand for decades, but most of them won't. The weak point isn't the stones. It's the metal around the...
You can't prevent sand from getting into the ring setting during a beach proposal, not entirely. A grain of sand can be 0.3mm, and the gap under a prong tip...
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