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Lab Diamond vs Moissanite Singapore: An Honest Comparison

Moissanite is the most common diamond alternative in the engagement ring market, and the comparison between moissanite and lab-grown diamonds comes up regularly at Diamond Ateliers. Both are visual...

What Is Rhodium Plating and When Should You Replate Your Ring?

If you have a white gold engagement ring, you have probably heard the term rhodium plating. You may have been told the ring needs to be replated eventually. You might have noticed your ring looking...

Pear Cut Engagement Rings Singapore: The Teardrop Diamond Guide

The pear cut is one of the most graceful diamond shapes in existence. Sometimes called the teardrop diamond, it combines the rounded curve of an oval at one end with the pointed tip of a marquise a...

Radiant Cut Diamonds in Singapore: What to Check Before Buying

A radiant cut diamond suits someone who likes a square or rectangular outline with a lively pattern of sparkle. When comparing radiant diamonds in Singapore, start with the individual stone: its ou...

The Bow-Tie Effect in Oval and Marquise Diamonds: How to Judge It

The bow-tie effect is a light-and-dark pattern across the centre of an elongated diamond, most often discussed in ovals, pears and marquises. A brief dark flash can be part of an attractive diamond...

Channel Set Engagement Rings Singapore: Clean, Secure, and Understated

The channel setting is one of the most practical and elegant ways to set multiple diamonds in an engagement ring or wedding band. Rather than holding each stone with individual prongs, the channel ...

Salt and Pepper Diamonds Singapore: The Imperfect Stone That Is Perfectly Itself

A salt and pepper diamond is a diamond that contains visible inclusions — black carbon spots, white feathers, grey wisps, or some combination of all three — that would make it commercially undesira...

How Long Does a Bespoke Engagement Ring Take in Singapore?

This is one of the most common questions we receive, and one of the most important to answer honestly before you book a consultation. The short answer: allow three to five weeks from the point of d...

After the Proposal: What to Do With Your Engagement Ring in the First Week

The proposal happened. The ring is on the finger. What comes next? Most guides focus entirely on the proposal moment and nothing after it. But the first week after getting engaged involves several ...

Two-Tone Engagement Rings Singapore: When One Metal Is Not Enough

The assumption that an engagement ring must be made in a single metal is a convention, not a rule. Two-tone rings — where the band and the setting use different metals — have been made for centurie...