Sarah brought her grandmother's ring into my studio last fall. The stone was a 1.18 carat old European cut, slightly off-round, with a small chip on the...
About 60% of the custom engagement ring jobs I take on have the same starting point-not a stone, not a budget, but a wedding band the client already owns or...
In the trade, "custom" and "bespoke" get tossed around like they mean the same thing. They don't. The difference matters if you're about to spend real...
Yes, you can - and I do it all the time. About 60% of my custom jobs last year started with someone emailing me from across the country. But there's a gap...
About 80% of the damage I see on intricate custom rings isn't from wear - it's from cleaning. Someone hears "soak it in ammonia" or grabs a toothbrush and...
Short answer: yes. Longer answer: it depends on what you mean by "both" and how much you hate your future jeweler. I've made rings that combine gold and...
About fifteen years ago, a guy named Marco came in with a sketch. Gorgeous ring - a 1.5 carat oval center, floating in a six-prong basket that looked like...
This happens. Not often, but it happens. I've had maybe half a dozen clients in the past five years who looked at the finished ring and felt that tightness...
I had a client named Priya walk in last spring with a 0.94 carat old mine-cut diamond and four matching 0.28 carat square sapphires-her grandmother's...
Zero. That's the short answer. A reputable custom jeweler won't charge you for the first consultation. If someone quotes you a fee just to sit down and...
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