If you’re trying to keep a ring from turning on your finger, the short version is this: it’s almost always a sizing problem, and there are four real fixes....
Most fake engagement rings look exactly like what they are, and for a proposal decoy that is mostly the point. You want a ring that reads as a diamond from...
The first flush-set ring I made was a 2.6mm platinum band for a client named Marcus who rebuilt transmissions for a living. He wanted a wedding ring with a...
The diamond was a 0.94 carat old European cut, slightly off-round, with a thin girdle and a culet you could see through the table. Yes, you can use a...
Minimalist usually gets translated into the trade as "plain." That's a mistake. If you're trying to pick a ring for a minimalist, start by ignoring half the...
Two rows of pavé-set melee wrapped around a center stone, one just inside the other, make up a double halo engagement ring. It is not a quiet design. I’ll...
High settings are overrated for most hands. I say that as someone who has built dozens of them and sold plenty of low-profile rings afterward. The phrase...
Take the ring off before you play. The single best way to protect a ring during sports is to not wear it while you're doing them. I know that's not what you...
Pavé comes from the French for paved, and that's exactly what a good pavé setting looks like: a smooth run of small stones set edge to edge with almost no...
Choose an engagement ring for a man the way you'd choose his boots: for the life he actually lives. Not for the proposal photo. Not for the Pinterest board....
One essay, one object, one quiet recommendation — delivered slowly, the way these things ought to be.