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Engagement Ring Guides What Is the Difference Between Round and Princess Cut Diamonds? Round versus princess cut: size, price, sparkle and durability compared, plus the setting a princess cut must have. 6 min read Engagement Ring Guides Is an Oval Diamond Better Than a Round? Oval or round? A straight comparison on size, price, sparkle and character, with the honest drawbacks of each… 7 min read Wedding Ring Guides What Makes a Ring a Wedding Ring? There is no legal definition. A ring becomes a wedding ring by how it is given and worn.… 6 min read Wedding Ring Guides How Much Does a Wedding Ring Appraisal Cost? What a UK wedding ring valuation costs, the different types of value, who should do it, and whether… 7 min read Engagement Ring Guides Do You Wear Your Engagement Ring During the Wedding Ceremony? Should you wear your engagement ring to your wedding? Where to move it for the ceremony, your options,… 7 min read Lab-Grown Diamonds How Much Are Lab Diamonds Worth? Buying Price, Resale Value and Insurance Three different numbers: what a lab diamond costs, what it resells for, and what to insure it for.… 6 min read Diamond Education What Does Clarity Enhanced Diamond Mean? An Honest Guide Clarity enhanced means treated: fracture filling or laser drilling. What each does, why filling is not permanent, and… 8 min read Wedding Ring Guides How to Get a Wedding Ring: A Step-by-Step UK Guide When to start, what metal, which style, how to size it and where to buy. The seven steps… 6 min read Engagement Ring Guides Are Gold Engagement Rings Out of Style? Yellow gold is firmly back. Why metal colour runs in cycles, the white gold catch nobody mentions, and… 6 min read Engagement Ring Guides Who Invented Diamond Engagement Rings? From Maximilian of Austria in 1477 to the 1947 slogan that made diamonds universal - the real history… 6 min read Lab-Grown Diamonds What Is a Lab Diamond Called? The Right Names and the Misleading Ones Lab-grown, lab-created or synthetic are the approved terms. Which names are correct, which are discouraged, and which mean… 6 min read Engagement Ring Guides What Quality Diamond for an Engagement Ring? How to Pick the Right One Which of the four Cs actually matter, the specification most people should buy, and a step-by-step way to… 7 min read Wedding Ring Guides How to Measure Your Finger for a Wedding Ring Four ways to measure your ring size at home, a full UK size chart in millimetres, and the… 7 min read

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