Ring Guide
Choosing a Ring for Your Finger Shape
Short, long, slim or full fingers: every hand suits a different shape and band. We explain how to choose the stone shape, band width…
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Ring Guide
How to Wear a Solitaire and a Wedding Band Together
How to wear a solitaire and a wedding band on the same finger in harmony: order, width, height and colour. We explain how to…
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Ring Guide
White Gold Wedding Bands: Why Choose One, and Do They Turn Yellow?
A white gold wedding band brings out the whiteness of a diamond. We explain what white gold is made of, what rhodium plating does…
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Ring Guide
Choosing Wedding Bands as a Couple: Identical or Matching?
A couple's wedding bands do not have to be identical. We explain ideas for identical and complementary bands, and the balance of width, colour…
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Ring Guide
Men’s Wedding Band Styles: Width, Finish and Comfort
In a men's wedding band, the width, the surface and the inner shape decide comfort and look. We explain men's wedding band styles and…
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Ring Guide
Thin Wedding Bands: Delicate, Comfortable and Timeless
A thin wedding band looks elegant both on its own and next to a solitaire. We explain how many millimetres count as thin, plain…
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Ring Guide
What Is a Halo Solitaire Ring? The Style That Makes the Stone Look Bigger
A halo is a ring of small diamonds around the centre stone that makes it look larger than it is. We explain the types…
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Ring Guide
Marquise Cut Ring: Features and Buying Guide
The marquise is a long shape with two pointed ends and one of the cuts that looks largest for its carat. We explain its…
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Ring Guide
Princess Cut Solitaire: A Guide to the Square Diamond
The princess cut is a square diamond with sharp corners and a favourite for modern solitaires. We explain its light, how its corners are…
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Diamond Basics
Can a Diamond Tester Detect a Lab-Grown Diamond?
The testers jewellers use can tell whether a stone is a diamond, but most cannot tell whether it is natural or lab-grown. We explain…
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Diamond Basics
How Are Diamonds Formed? From Deep in the Earth to the Laboratory
Natural diamonds formed 150–200 kilometres below the surface, a very long time ago. We explain that journey and how the same crystal is grown…
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Diamond Basics
The Spoonmaker’s Diamond: Its Story, Carat and Cut
The Spoonmaker's Diamond in Topkapı Palace is a pear-shaped diamond of about 86 carats. We tell the legend behind its name and describe its…
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