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A 2021 Chanel Layered Look (via Harper’s Bazaar) It’s a New Year! You are probably just as excited as we are to put 2020 in the rearview mirror! 2021 is full of hope and potential, and for us, that directly correlates to the jewelry outlook! A Jeweler’s Almanac, if you will. We are hoping to […]
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Few people would argue that 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone. Like many small businesses running a ‘non-essential’ shop, we have encountered a fair amount of disruption throughout the year.
Challenges have included showroom closures, clients having to postpone weddings, self-isolation, homeschooling and working from home. But in spite of everything, our team have done their absolute best to work around the many challenges we have all faced in what has become an exceptional year.
We continue to look on the bright side and to count our blessings. Furthermore, we are thankful to our returning clients who have continued to support our business during 2020. Also, we have benefitted from our online work. In particular, our website where we continue to feature many of our bespoke jewellery designs.
Looking back through 2020 we have helped many local and international clients with bespoke engagement rings and jewellery designs. As our final post of 2020, we decided to feature just a few examples of our work.
All of the following designs were created through the course of 2020. A selection of commissions we have worked hard to complete in this challenging year.
Some of our clients we were fortunate enough to meet whilst open. Other clients we worked with remotely online, by phone, Zoom or via emails.
The Bespoke sound pattern ring features an engraved representation taken from an iPhone voice recorder. We featured the sound pattern ring on our blog post at the start of 2020 after adding it to our online shop.
Early this year, we created an incredible 2-carat diamond bubble ring for one of our lovely clients. We photographed the Bowery ring before sending out the completed ring. Few people would dispute the impressive show of our dazzling diamond bubble rings.
Many of our existing clients know our passion for ethical diamonds. As a result, we introduced a service to source any lab-grown diamond by request.
One of our first lab-grown diamond commissions featured a 1.66 carat lab-grown diamond set into our Orion engagement ring design in 950 Platinum.
This stood amongst our favourite commissions from the last year. Six blue sapphires surround a central 4.5mm diamond—all held within a truly gorgeous Platinum ring design. This design features within our bespoke ring portfolio on our website.
Inspired by our ‘Destiny’ engagement ring, this six claw engagement ring design features are interwoven diamond shoulders with a dramatic effect. Few diamond shoulder engagement rings offer such dazzling beauty as this design.
Handcrafted with a 0.95 carat Princess cut diamond at the centre, we created a contemporary ring design for our client. A tall ‘Tiffany” style setting rises above two round diamonds. With clean lines and plenty of sparkles, the band featured a squared profile for a truly modern look.
We handcrafted an incredible square double halo engagement ring, set with an ethical ‘Canadian’ origin diamond. Made in 18ct Yellow Gold, the ring featured a square double halo and just under 1 carat of diamonds. In addition, we created a gently curved shaped wedding ring to sit neatly alongside.
We created a very simple Opal necklace for one of our lovely clients. In addition to intricate and elaborate CAD designs, we enjoy working on simple classics with a timeless look and feel. Here, we set a 5.5 carat Opal into 18ct Yellow Gold.
Later in 2020, amidst the calamity of the Covid Pandemic, we worked on a beautiful version of our ‘Isabella’ trilogy diamond ring design. Styled with a central Oval blue Sapphire, this version of the ring featured an East-West orientation of the Sapphire between two round diamonds.
During the Summer of 2020 we continued to create new ring designs, even during lockdown while our showroom closed. Many of our new clients reached out via our website or social media and we continued to work on brand new jewellery commissions.
The above ring commission featured a large Alexandrite set into the Unity engagement ring design. We particularly loved the variation of purple to brown colours on moving around the gemstone.
During 2020 we created many full and half eternity ring styles. One of the rings we created featured an interwoven design set with an alternating combination of diamonds and Blue Sapphires.
For our final design of 2020, we created an incredible three stone ring design made in Fairtrade Gold. Styled with a wedding ring friendly setting, our clients chose an incredibly coloured bright Blue Sapphire set between dazzling white diamonds.
Just like yourself, we are now looking forward to positive changes coming in 2021. Despite ending the year in Tier 4, we continue to work safely from our Ryde showroom until we can re-open to members of the public.
We look forward to seeing new and familiar faces in 2021. We would like to thank all of our clients for their patience this year and wish everyone a safe, healthy and happy New Year for 2021.
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I1 clarity describes the clarity of a diamond with small inclusions visible to the naked eye. I1 clarity diamonds offer an affordable alternative to high clarity diamonds which demand much higher prices. An understanding of clarity grades will help before buying an engagement ring.
I1 clarity diamonds fall nine places below the highest clarity grade possible for a diamond. According to the presence or concentration of clarity characteristics within a diamond, the GIA diamond clarity system ranks diamonds. Many jewellers refer to these characteristics as inclusions. For this reason, I1 represents “Included 1.”
Lower clarity diamonds fall into either I2 or I3, the latter of which represents the lowest official clarity grade possible for a diamond.
There are 11 clarity grades in the GIA system of diamond grading. They are Flawless, Internally Flawless, two categories of Very Slightly Included, two categories of Slightly Included, and three categories of Included. A clarity characteristic of the clarity grade is based on its size, number, position, nature, and colour or relief.
For more information visit https://www.gia.edu/
We grade diamonds using a 10x loupe. As a result, I1 clarity diamonds reveal noticeable inclusions. In fact, inclusions appear visible even to the naked eye. However, they rarely diminish the brightness of a diamond. In contrast, I3 diamonds interfere with the passage of light through a diamond. As a result, I3 diamonds appear less sparkly and bright.
Example of an I1 clarity diamond. A small white feather and other clarity characteristics appear within the south-west position of the image.
I1 clarity lends itself well to round brilliant-cut diamonds. Alternatively, they suit Princess cut diamonds. Owing to brilliant faceting, inclusions often appear disguised by facets. In contrast, Emerald or Baguette-cut diamonds can be less forgiving due to their step faceting.
There are two main benefits of buying an I1 diamond. Firstly, cost. I1 graded diamonds demand lower prices than higher clarity grades. Secondly, the presence of clarity characteristics acts as a blueprint for your diamond. As a result, knowing the position of each inclusion makes your diamond instantly recognisable.
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Jasmine Tookes and Juan David Borrero (via PopSugar) We love engagement rings around here and we have been gawking at model Jasmine Tookes’s massive engagement ring she received from her fiancé Juan David Borrero in September. We are positively giddy about her ring because it is just oh so beautiful. It was an eight-month […]
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Throwback Thursday is our chance to celebrate shared posts from PriceScope’s past. PS Member, Piggies shared her Tiffany Legacy® Engagement Ring in the Show Me the Bling! forum back in 2010. This stunner deserved another look, and I really think you will enjoy this eye candy as well. Piggies knew that Tiffany & […]
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If you’re lucky enough to celebrate a December birthday, there are three birthstones available. Tanzanite, Turquoise and Zircon all represent December.
Each year, we create many amazing jewellery designs to feature December’s Birthstones, set with either Tanzanite, Turquoise or Blue Zircon. Within this guide, we reveal the true meaning and beauty of December’s birthstones.
What is Tanzanite? Rather interestingly, this incredible gemstone derives from the mineral Zoisite. Tanzanite exists in a variety of shades ranging from blue to violet. To explain, the colouration occurs due to the presence of Vanadium within the mineral. As the name suggests, Tanzanite originates from Tanzania—a gemstone prized for its amazing colour and rarity. The crystalline trichroism causes the blue to violet colouration to vary in different situations. When mined, most Tanzanite has a brown tinge, removed by heat treatment to enhance the prevailing blue-violet colour of the gemstone.
Example of a round Tanzanite showing the distinctive blue-violet colouration associated with this type of gemstone.
Tanzanite was added to December’s birthstones as recently as 2002. Interestingly, the name ‘Zoisite’ was avoided. This was based on its similarity to the word ‘suicide.’ For this reason, the name Tanzanite was used as a more appropriate name for this incredible gemstone.
Eleanor halo ring design, set with an incredible blue Tanzanite surrounded by diamonds.
When it comes to jewellery designs, we recommend Tanzanite for both earrings and pendants. Take care of your Tanzanite engagement ring. For this reason, Tanzanite is more easily damaged when knocked.
Turquoise is an opaque gemstone in contrast with both Tanzanite and Zircon. It originates from many sources worldwide including Iran, Sinai, the United States and even China. The name derives from the 17th Century word meaning Turkish.
Example of a cabochon Turquoise ring. Photo courtesy of @angelecamp
The colour of Turquoise varies from white to pale blue. However, most people associate Turquoise with distinctive blue-green colouration. Highly polished, Turquoise features in both ancient and modern jewellery examples. For example, from ancient Egypt, we see Pharaonic treasures set with Turquoise.
Inexpensive Turquoise jewellery often features synthetic forms of this gemstone. By way of example, fashion jewellery set with synthetic varieties of Turquoise makes a popular and affordable accessory.
Highly-polished Cabochon examples of Turquoise feature across rings, pendants and earrings. Furthermore, with a hardness of 6 on the Mohs scale, we compare the durability of Turquoise to the hardness of glass. Aside from variations in colour, Turquoise often features dark flecks of limonite within the stone.
Zircon occurs in a variety of colours, including blue, yellow, orange and red. This transparent crystalline gemstone belongs to the mineral group of neosilicates. Also, the name comes from the German word ‘Zirkon.’ This, in turn, comes from the Persian word ‘Zargun,’ meaning Gold-hued.
Large Zircon crystals occur rarely in nature. Occasionally, we work with Blue Zircon. Moreover, we source each gemstone individually for each commission. Its beauty and rarity make it an expensive gemstone choice often requested by jewellery connoisseurs. For this reason, it makes one of the rarer choices for December’s birthstone.
Close up of an Oval cut Blue Zircon
One of the fabulous Blue Zircon rings created by our team featured the above gemstone set into a halo ring. We handcrafted this bespoke ring design in 18ct Yellow Gold. In addition, the ring featured additional diamonds in the halo and across each shoulder of the ring.
Blue Zircon and diamond halo ring handcrafted by our team at Serendipity Diamonds, made in 18ct Yellow Gold.
Contact us for further help and guidance on any item of jewellery set with December’s birthstone choice. We provide a complete bespoke design service. This includes complimentary help and guidance with no obligation to purchase. Our team are on hand in our UK showroom to offer assistance Monday to Saturday.
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We have to issue a mea culpa this holiday season because we have spent so much time focusing on beautiful diamonds that we’ve nearly missed out on highlighting one of our favorite looks, beautiful bands. Yes, the holiday season is all about ornaments, lights and banding together and the following engagement rings bring all […]
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