Guides, stories and insights on diamonds and fine jewellery.
Lab-grown diamonds brought the price of a diamond ring down a long way, so cheap lab-grown rings are everywhere now. A low price is not automatically a warning sign. But it is worth knowing what sits behind the number. A cheap ring can be a genuinely good buy or a false economy, and the difference […]
The engagement ring gets the attention, but the wedding band is the ring you actually wear every day for the rest of your life. It is worth choosing with the same care. Lab-grown diamond wedding rings give you that quality at a lower cost than mined diamonds, which leaves more room to get the style, […]
Both paths get you the same thing in the end: a real lab-grown diamond ring. The difference is how you get there, and how much of the design is yours to shape. Ready-made means choosing from finished pieces. Custom means designing the ring around your own diamond, setting and metal. Neither is better, and plenty […]
A custom ring means the design starts with you rather than with a case of finished pieces. You choose the diamond, the setting and the metal, and the ring is built around them. With a lab-grown diamond, custom is easier on the budget than it used to be, because the stone costs less than […]
The metal you choose sets the color and the feel of the whole ring, and it is a practical decision as much as a style one. Durability, upkeep and cost all change with the metal, so it is worth getting right. The metal is one of a few choices that shape a ring, alongside the […]
Of all the setting styles, three come up again and again: the solitaire, the halo, and the three-stone. Each one takes the same diamond and builds a very different ring around it. The right choice is not about which setting is best. It is about what you want the ring to do, whether that is […]
Shape sets the look of a ring more than almost anything else. Two rings with the same carat weight can feel completely different depending on whether the diamond is a crisp round, a soft cushion, or a long, elegant emerald. With a lab-grown diamond, you get to choose the shape you actually love, because the […]
Women’s lab-grown diamond rings come in as many styles as mined-diamond rings, from clean solitaires to detailed vintage designs. The difference is budget. Because a lab-grown diamond is a real diamond that costs less than a mined one, more of your money can go toward the design you actually want. That makes the starting point […]
At 5 carat, the setting does more than frame the diamond. It has to hold a large, heavy stone securely and balance its height, so the ring looks right and wears well. That changes which settings make sense. A design that looks lovely around a 1 carat can feel busy, or sit uncomfortably high, around […]