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Signet Rings: History, Meaning, and How to Wear One Today

What a Signet Ring Is A signet ring is a ring with a flat bezel — the top face — engraved with a design, monogram, family crest, or symbol. Historically, the engraving was used as a personal seal:...

Pear Shaped Diamonds: The Teardrop Cut and How to Wear It

The Pear Cut's Appeal The pear brilliant — a hybrid of the round and the marquise — produces a teardrop-shaped outline with the brilliance of a round cut. It has existed since the 15th century, ma...

Emerald Cut Diamonds: The Step-Cut Look and Why Clarity Matters More

What Makes an Emerald Cut Different The emerald cut is a step cut — a fundamentally different faceting approach from the brilliant cuts (round, oval, pear, cushion) that dominate engagement ring c...

Diamond Colour Explained: From D to Z and What Actually Looks White

What the Colour Scale Measures Diamond colour grading, as standardised by GIA, measures the absence of colour in a white diamond. A completely colourless diamond is graded D. As trace amounts of n...

Sapphire Engagement Rings: What to Know Before Choosing a Coloured Stone

Why Coloured Stones Are Gaining Ground The convention that an engagement ring must have a diamond is recent and geographically specific. Coloured gemstone engagement rings have centuries of histor...

Oval Cut Diamonds: Why They're So Popular and What to Watch For

Why Oval Has Taken Over The oval brilliant cut has become one of the most requested diamond shapes for engagement rings over the past decade, and for understandable reasons. It combines the brilli...

Hearts and Arrows Diamonds: The Premium Cut Grade Explained

What Hearts and Arrows Means "Hearts and Arrows" refers to a specific visual pattern that appears in round brilliant diamonds that have been cut to the highest levels of symmetry. When such a diam...

Anniversary Jewellery Gifts Singapore: A Practical Guide by Year and Budget

Jewellery as an Anniversary Gift Fine jewellery works as an anniversary gift for a straightforward reason: it lasts as long as the marriage itself. Unlike experiences that are consumed or objects ...

Engagement Ring Budget Singapore 2026: What to Spend and Where the Money Goes

The Number That Gets Quoted Most people approaching an engagement ring purchase have heard some version of the "two months' salary" rule. It is worth knowing that this rule originated in a De Beer...

Diamond Fluorescence: What It Means and Whether It Matters

What Fluorescence Is Diamond fluorescence is the emission of visible light — usually blue — when a diamond is exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light. It appears on GIA diamond grading reports as a sepa...