Guides
Before you buy
What people who have these made every week would tell you if you asked. No prices, no pressure — just the decisions, and what each one actually costs you in the wearing.
Engagement rings
How to choose an engagement ring
Every diamond shape and its trade-off, natural against lab-grown against moissanite, and the metals — including the two we refuse.
Solitaire pendants
Choosing a solitaire diamond pendant
How to choose a solitaire diamond pendant: which shapes work at the neck, bezel or claw, what carat reads well, and the chain length and gauge that will actually hold it.
Diamond bracelets
Choosing a diamond bracelet
Tennis bracelet or a single solitaire? What matched stones really cost, which clasp will not fail, how a bracelet should fit, and what to look for before you buy.
Diamond studs
Choosing solitaire diamond studs
What size diamond studs actually look like on the ear, why matched pairs cost more than two stones, martini vs basket settings, and which backs stay put.
Wedding bands
A wedding band that sits with your solitaire
Plain or pavé, straight or curved, full or half eternity, and which metal wears well against the ring it will spend fifty years beside. From the people who had the solitaire made.
Ring size chart
Ring size chart, and how to measure at home
A full ring size chart converting US, UK/AUS, EU and millimetres, a short video of the paper-strip method, how to find her size without asking, and which rings can be resized afterwards.
Care and cleaning
Keeping a diamond ring looking new
How to clean a diamond ring at home, what actually damages one (it is rarely the diamond), when to take it off, when to have the claws checked, and what to do about a white gold ring going yellow.