Nobody asks me who traditionally pays for the engagement ring. They ask how much it'll cost and how long it'll take. Whether the platinum scratches comes...
Adding a hidden halo to an existing ring is possible, but it's not a small job. You're not just adding diamonds. You're rebuilding the gallery under the...
You can insure your engagement ring for international travel, but not by assuming the homeowner's policy you already have will cover it. Most base policies...
I tell climbers, nurses, and anyone who kneads bread for a living the same thing: the best engagement ring setting for an active lifestyle is a full bezel,...
No, not if it's made properly. A split-shank engagement ring is only more fragile than a solid-shank ring when the split gets too thin at the fork, or when...
Trendy is the wrong word. Rose gold engagement rings had a moment, roughly 2016 through 2019, when every third ring I quoted was a blush-toned solitaire...
Last February a client named Simone came in with a three-stone engagement ring she'd inherited from an aunt. The center was a 0.92 carat old mine cut,...
Most people who ask me about incorporating a birthstone into an engagement ring start with the stone's color and not its hardness. That's backwards . The...
Most clients who ask about a knife-edge band are looking at the outside of the ring. A ridge runs around the center of the shank, like a roof peak, with two...
Photographing an engagement ring for social media is mostly a problem of light and distance. The ring is small, the camera is close. Every mistake gets...
One essay, one object, one quiet recommendation — delivered slowly, the way these things ought to be.