Setting Your Diamond The setting style of a ring refers to how the stones are secured. Setting styles for center stones include prong set, bezel set, tension set and burnished set. Prong Settings T...
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Halo Engagement Rings
What Are Halo Engagement Rings?With wedding season in full swing and engagements occurring all year round, it can be difficult to choose the perfect ring. There are many options to choose from. Dep...
Engagement Rings
Proposing marriage with a ring is a generational tradition. From simple circlets in ancient Rome to designs dripping with diamonds in New York, engagement rings have come a long way, baby.Engagemen...
Diamond Feather Inclusions: A Durability Risk?
When is a Feather a Durability Risk? There have been multiple forum discussions about feathers and durability. In an effort to alleviate Pricescope poster concerns, we have asked several partic...
Cushion Cut Diamonds: Everything You Need To Know
Cushion Cut Diamonds - Basics The cushion cut diamond comes in a variety of shapes, all square or rectangular and reminiscent of a pillow, thus the name "cushion diamond." There are multiple varia...
One consumer’s journey to the trade
This is the story of my journey to becoming a Diamond Designer. The early years: Looking back over the years what stands out is not so much events, but the people. The journey starts in Nov. 2003...
Pave settings
*Link to New Pavé Settings Tutorial* Pave’ (pronounced Pa Vay) comes from 'pavement' as in cobble stones laid down close together. Clusters of tiny diamonds can create great accents at very reas...
Diamond Fluorescence: Everything You Need To Know
Diamond Fluorescence - BasicsFluorescence is a "hot-potato" topic. From outdated notions that all fluorescence is bad to promotional exaggerations about its potential benefit, opinions about fluore...
Diamond Performance Explained
Diamond Performance - Basics Learn what makes some diamonds dazzling and others dull. Note: This page details performance components seen in all diamonds, but the images and analysis tips are spe...
A consumer’s guide to reselling diamonds.
Know what you have. For most individuals, selling a diamond that they no longer want is a frustrating and sometimes eye opening process. If you’re like most people, you aren’t an expert in diamond...