What To Check Before Buying A Pre-Owned Engagement Ring In London

The certificate in the seller’s hand is not proof of anything. That sentence is the whole article, and almost nobody buying a pre-owned engagement ring understands it before they hand over the money. A grading report is a description of a stone. It is not a chain of custody, it is not attached to the […]
What Actually Happens At Your First Engagement Ring Consultation

The lift doors open on the first floor, and you are already rehearsing what to say. Most people arrive at a first engagement ring consultation with a phone full of screenshots, a budget they are slightly embarrassed about, and a low hum of worry that they are about to be found out. Found out as […]
What GIA and IGI Diamond Grading Certificates Really Tell You

Pick up a diamond grading certificate in a Hatton Garden consultation room, and you are holding something considerably more specific than a piece of reassurance. You are holding a scientific assessment: a record of how one diamond compares to every other diamond ever graded, produced by one of the two laboratories most buyers will encounter. […]