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Solitaire Vs Halo Vs Three Stone Vs Bezel Settings
Most people choose a diamond first and a setting second. We would argue it should be the other way around, or at least simultaneous, because the setting decides almost everything about how the ring behaves [...]
Gold vs Platinum
Gold and platinum are the two metals almost every fine ring is made from, and the comparison is more interesting than most guides make it. The short version: gold gives you colour and costs less, [...]
Yellow Vs White Vs Rose Gold
Here is the fact that reframes this entire question, and almost no guide leads with it. An 18 carat ring in yellow, white or rose gold contains exactly the same amount of gold. Seventy five [...]
Engagement Rings For Him Guide
Men's engagement rings are not new, they are just newly normal. They existed in fifteenth century Europe, disappeared for most of the modern era, and were pushed hard by American jewellers in the 1920s and [...]
Engagement Vs Promise Vs Commitment Rings
The difference is what each ring promises. An engagement ring says a wedding is coming. A promise ring says something serious is happening but marriage is not on the table yet. A commitment ring says [...]
Can An Engagement Ring Be Resized
Yes, most of the time. Most engagement rings can be resized by two to three sizes in either direction, and it is one of the most routine jobs on our bench. The interesting question is [...]
Engagement Rings For Wider And Smaller Fingers
The same ring looks like two different rings on two different hands. A 1.5 carat oval solitaire that reads as elegant and substantial on one hand can read as either delicate or overwhelming on another, [...]
Rings You Can Actually Wear To Work
There is a particular ring that comes back to our bench again and again. A beautiful high-set solitaire, worn by someone who spends nine hours a day using their hands, with one claw worn to [...]
Engagement Rings Without Nickel
Most people who react to a ring did not buy the wrong metal. They bought a metal with something hidden inside it. Nickel is the most common contact allergen in jewellery, and it sits inside [...]
Engagement Ring Vs Wedding Band
A simple explanation of engagement ring vs wedding band is an engagement ring marks the decision to marry, a wedding band marks the marriage itself. That is the difference in two sentences, and it is [...]
Why Are Engagement Rings Diamonds?
Engagement rings are diamonds for three reasons that have almost nothing to do with each other. A royal proposal in 1477 set the precedent, South African discoveries in the 1870s made the stones available, and [...]
Lab Diamonds Vs Natural Diamonds
Lab grown and natural diamonds are the same material. Both are crystallised carbon, both score 10 on the Mohs scale, both refract light identically. The only real difference is age and origin. A natural diamond [...]
Cushion Cut Diamond Guide – Vintage Romance Reimagined
The cushion cut diamond is one of the most asked-about shapes at our Mt Hawthorn store, and it is easy to see why. Sometimes called the pillow cut for its softly squared profile and rounded [...]
The 4 Cs Of Diamonds
The 4 Cs of diamonds (cut, colour, clarity and carat weight) are the framework the gemmological institute developed for grading every diamond that passes through the trade. Understanding them is the difference between buying a [...]
Moissanite Vs Diamond
The moissanite versus diamond conversation has become one of the most common we have at our Mt Hawthorn bench, and it is the right conversation to be having. Both are durable gemstones used in fine [...]
Lab Grown Diamond Prices In Australia
The lab grown diamond price question has changed significantly over the last few years, and it keeps changing month to month. Couples walking into our Mt Hawthorn workshop today are paying a fraction of what [...]
What Is A Lab Grown Diamond? Complete Explainer
A lab grown diamond is a real diamond produced in a laboratory rather than mined from the earth. It has the same chemical, physical, and optical properties as a natural diamond, the same crystal structure, [...]
Lab Grown Vs Natural Diamonds: Complete Buyer’s Guide
The diamond market has changed substantially over the past decade. Lab grown diamonds now make up around 20 to 25 percent of global engagement ring sales, and that share keeps growing. Both categories are real [...]
The Complete Guide to Australian Pink Diamonds
Australian pink diamonds are among the rarest natural gemstones in the world, and they have a particular standing in the Western Australian jewellery trade because almost all of them came out of one mine in [...]
Lab Grown Vs Natural Pink Diamonds: What You Need To Know
Pink diamonds sit among the most exquisite gemstones in the world, and the lab grown alternative has changed the conversation over the past decade. The central question now is whether a lab grown pink diamond [...]
Pink Diamond Prices in Australia (2026 Buyer’s Guide)
Pink diamond prices have shifted dramatically over the past two decades, and the shift accelerated when the Western Australian pink diamond mine in the East Kimberley region closed for the final time in November 2020. [...]
Why Australian Pink Diamonds Are So Rare: The Kimberley Story
Australian pink diamonds are the rarest gemstones the modern jewellery industry has ever traded at commercial scale. The story of how they came to exist, how they were found, how they were sold, and why [...]
The Perth Wedding Ring Guide For Buyers
A wedding ring is worn longer than almost any other object you will ever own. It sees every ordinary morning, every quiet evening, and the occasional hospital waiting room. It ages on the finger alongside [...]
What Hand Does The Wedding Ring Go On? (Australian Guide)
In Australia the wedding ring goes on the fourth finger of the left hand. That is the hand it is placed on during the ceremony and, for most people, the hand it stays on for [...]
How To Clean Your Wedding Ring At Home
Most rings that reach our bench looking tired are not dirty. They are coated. Skin oil, hand cream, soap residue and sunscreen build a film under the stones, and that film stops light passing through [...]
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