I had a client last August-Elena-who was planning a proposal on a sailboat off the Amalfi coast. She was dead set on a delicate 0.8mm pavé band with a...
The short list: an appraisal, a receipt or bill of sale, good photographs, and your policy paperwork. The slightly longer list, which I give every client...
The word “trend” makes me wince, but I understand the question. Clients come in holding saved Instagram folders, and I spend a lot of time untangling what...
Rose gold is a perfectly reasonable choice for an everyday engagement ring, and I make more of them now than I did ten years ago. It's durable. It ages...
Last fall, a client named James walked into the studio two weeks before he planned to propose, ring box in his pocket, visibly rattled. He'd just had the...
Most of the time, however they land. If the rings fit well together, wear them in whatever order feels natural. If they don't, you've got a few options, and...
Last October a client named Ben flew from Seattle to Boston with a 2.7 carat oval diamond in his carry-on. He’d wrapped the ring in a sock, stuffed it in a...
Daniel walked into the studio on a humid July afternoon with his left hand held up like a wounded bird. The ring-a 2.8mm comfort-fit 14k white gold band-had...
Lauren came in on a Thursday morning last March, holding her engagement ring a little too carefully. The center diamond, a 0.90 carat round, was still in...
No. A half-carat is not too small, and I wish fewer clients felt like they needed to ask. The question itself is a weird artifact of the last fifteen years...
One essay, one object, one quiet recommendation — delivered slowly, the way these things ought to be.