Marco held two rings in his palm last month, both yellow gold, both size 6.5. One was stamped 14k, the other 18k. He couldn't see the difference, and that's...
About two-thirds of the couples who sit across my bench tell me they've already compared prices online. Most are comparing the wrong things. They pull up...
Nicole came in on a Tuesday, still in her scrubs, holding a ring that had snagged a surgical gown the day before. Not a bad snag - no harm done - but she'd...
Most engagement ring scams aren't clever. They're quiet, boring, and they work because nobody wants to look uninformed while spending four figures on a...
Last March a client named Daniel called me from a ski lodge in Utah, voice shaking, to tell me he'd lost his wife's engagement ring somewhere on the...
Marco walked into my studio last fall with a confident smile and a photo on his phone. He wanted a ring that matched his girlfriend's style. The photo was...
Most people asking this are really asking, “How much finger coverage will I get?” And the answer has almost nothing to do with carat weight and everything...
Halo settings are the most requested design I try to talk a client out of, and about half the time I fail. That's not a secret. I tell them upfront: I'll...
Tracy came in last October with a 0.85 carat round brilliant, GIA certified, set in a 14k white gold cathedral setting. Her ex-fiancé had paid $4,200 for it...
Nicole walked into the studio on a Thursday with a ring she’d worn for eight years. The ring was a 0.64 carat round brilliant, G/VS2, set in a 1.8mm 14k...
One essay, one object, one quiet recommendation — delivered slowly, the way these things ought to be.