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Engagement Ring Guides Are All Round Diamonds Brilliant Cut? What “Round Brilliant” Really Means Round is the outline, brilliant is the faceting. No, not all round diamonds are brilliant cut. Rose, single… 7 min read 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

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