The question buyers ask me most often is whether lab grown diamonds are real. It is the wrong question. They are real diamonds, the same crystallised carbon, the same hardness, the same fire. After 20 years around the Hatton Garden trade I can tell you the honest decision is not about authenticity at all. The […]
A diamond report is only as useful as your ability to check it, and most buyers never check it at all. They are handed a folded certificate, they glance at the grades, and they take the rest on trust. After 20 years around the Hatton Garden trade, I can tell you the certificate is where […]
Choosing an engagement ring is rarely a calm, linear decision. Most buyers arrive having scrolled through a hundred images and still feel unsure, because a screen cannot show how a stone behaves in daylight. A sapphire changes that conversation. For the buyer who wants colour, history and a stone that withstands daily wear, a sapphire […]
