20 years ago, when I first set foot on 47th Street, the standard jewelry store markup was around 300%. That was the rule of thumb for a mined diamond...
Most engagement ring advice for healthcare workers is useless because it's written by people who've never worn nitrile gloves for twelve hours. I've made...
Daniel brought in his wife's ring last Tuesday. The center diamond-a nice 1.08 carat modern round brilliant-was barely visible under a film of hand lotion...
About half the resizing jobs that walk into my shop are rings bought online. Most of them arrive in a padded envelope, still in the seller’s generic box,...
Yes. Almost always. The real question isn't can you -it's what the ring will let you say, and whether the message will still be legible in forty years. I...
About one in five couples who book a design consultation are shopping together. Ostensibly, the ring is a collaborative decision-and it is, they really do...
Lock it. That's the short answer. Not the sock drawer, not the jewelry box on your dresser in plain view, not the back of the bathroom cabinet where every...
The photo most clients send me is a blurry shot of a ring on a knuckle, taken under a warm bathroom light. It makes a D-color diamond look like a...
Anywhere from $35 to $350, and occasionally more than the ring itself. The spread is wide because the question “how much to resize” is like asking what a...
Yes. And I wish more people did. Last April a guy named Chris walked into the studio with his hands in his pockets and a deer-in-headlights look. He'd...
One essay, one object, one quiet recommendation — delivered slowly, the way these things ought to be.