Start with their jewelry drawer, not a Pinterest board. That's where the truth lives. Open it and look at what they actually reach for. A pile of thin gold...
Yes, you can. I've made quite a few of them over the years. A client named Priya came in last spring wanting one for a 1.24 carat oval diamond she'd...
About sixty percent of the custom rings I make start with a CAD model. The other forty percent start with wax carvers, hand-fabrication from sheet and wire,...
This is the question I've been getting more than any other for about three years now. It's also the hardest one to answer honestly, because "ethically...
You can, but I need you to understand what you're actually asking for before I say yes. A tension setting holds a diamond by compression alone - the metal...
I've been asked this question, in some form, for about 22 years. Usually right after someone finds out what a tension setting actually costs to resize. The...
You don't. I'm going to say that flat up front, because I've seen the aftermath of too many surprise engagement rings that went wrong - the ring the partner...
Absolutely. I'd say about a third of my bench time these days is for men's rings, and that number keeps climbing. The question usually isn't whether it's...
This is the question I get more often than almost any other, and it's one most people get wrong because they're thinking about it from a photo, not from a...
The difference is simpler than most people think, and it's the kind of thing I end up explaining at least twice a week across the bench. A custom ring is...
One essay, one object, one quiet recommendation — delivered slowly, the way these things ought to be.