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Engagement Ring Guides What Is the Difference Between Baguette and Emerald Cut Diamonds? Both are step cuts, but they do very different jobs. A plain-English guide to baguette vs emerald cut… 8 min read Engagement Ring Guides What Is the Difference Between Radiant and Emerald Cut Diamonds? Same rectangular outline, opposite personalities. A plain-English guide to radiant vs emerald cut diamonds, with real UK ring… 8 min read Engagement Ring Guides How Were Diamonds Cut in the Past? Rose Cuts, French Cuts and Old Stones How diamonds were cut before machines, what a French cut diamond is, and whether rose cut diamonds are… 8 min read Wedding Ring Guides How to Wear a Pear Shaped Wedding Ring Which way the point should face, how to stop a pear ring spinning, and the chevron and curved… 8 min read Engagement Ring Guides Are Baguette Cut Diamonds More Expensive? Baguette diamonds cost less per carat than round ones, yet baguette rings can cost more. Here is exactly… 8 min read Wedding Ring Guides The Different Types of Wedding Rings Explained Every type of wedding ring by design and metal, which suits which lifestyle, and whether any ring can… 8 min read Engagement Ring Guides What Is a Solitaire Engagement Ring? One diamond, one setting, one band. What a solitaire is, how claw counts change it, and where to… 6 min read Wedding Ring Guides Does the Wedding Band Go Before or After the Engagement Ring? Which ring goes on first, how to put on a wedding ring set on the day, and how… 8 min read Wedding Ring Guides How to Wear Stackable Wedding Rings (and Two Bands with One Engagement Ring) Build a wedding ring stack that sits flat: ring order, two bands with one engagement ring, sizing, mixing… 8 min read Buying Guides How Much Does a Solitaire Diamond Ring Cost? And Are They More Expensive? What moves the price of a solitaire, real UK prices from our own range, and whether solitaires really… 6 min read Wedding Ring Guides What Wedding Band Goes With a Marquise Engagement Ring? A marquise has two points, so the band matters. Why chevron bands work, when straight bands fit, and… 8 min read Wedding Ring Guides What Wedding Band Goes With a Pear Shaped Engagement Ring? Curved or chevron? A plain-English guide to choosing a wedding band that fits a pear shaped engagement ring… 7 min read Engagement Ring Guides Are Marquise Diamonds Outdated? And How to Update a Marquise Ring Marquise diamonds are not outdated, but 1980s settings are. Six practical ways to modernise a marquise ring you… 7 min read

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