I have a fascination for black and white. This fascination is a fascination for black and white together, not separately. Black and white diamond rings for instance are so beautiful and it is the most classic ring that features the perfect diamond. The black and white colors when they are combined are both popular and [...]

Why do people put a lot of premium on rings? Most of them even put a lot of premium on engagement rings, more than the wedding rings. Well for one, more than friendship or promise rings, engagement rings show how you treasure your ladylove or how you intend to spend the rest of your life [...]

Many of the world’s most remarkable gemstones are cushion cuts. The Hope Diamond and the Regent Diamond owe their fame, at least in part, to this classic cutting style. One of the earliest diamonds cut on record, it was the most popular style for most of the nineteenth century. With its open culet (the bottom [...]

Because of their rarity and hardness, cutting diamonds is the most difficult task in the jewelry industry. Most diamond cutters and polishers train for decades before they truly master their trade. Despite numerous technological advancements, most experienced artisans cut stones the same way they did in the Middle Ages, by hand. Even with modern tools [...]

Scott Kay is the preeminent designer in the growing bridal jewelry market. He has been called the “king of platinum” and has been credited with the platinum revival in America. His handcrafted wedding bands, engagement rings and fine jewelry are made in the USA. One of his most popular models is the Scott Kay M1657 diamond engagement ring. Like [...]

Diamonds are the rarest and most complicated of the precious stones. Men have been trying to figure them out centuries. They talk about their color, clarity, carat weight and cut and the impact that each has on price. The criteria jewelers use when grading stones is better known by its mnemonic designation, the 4 C’s. [...]

Antwerp, Belgium is the unofficial diamond capital of the world. Eighty percent of the earth’s rough stones are cut in the city’s diamond district. Most stone cutters and polishers learn their trade at an early age from their parents or grandparents. That is how it has been done for hundreds of years in Antwerp. Henri [...]

Sourced directly from the mines, Henri Daussi diamonds are carefully hand-selected before they are cut and placed in original settings. The company has earned a reputation for excellence in the diamond capital of the world, Antwerp, Belgium. For over forty years, experienced artisans have been shaping, polishing and cutting stones to their full potential and [...]

Henri Daussi is widely considered to be one of the best diamond cutters in all of Europe. Perhaps that is why he adorns his semi-mounts with more shoulder or side stones than most of the top designers. With a total of 2 carats of round brilliant cut stones, the Henri Daussi R19H is one his [...]

Most of the top jewelry designers make their rings without a center stone. Their semi-mounts only include sideor shoulder diamonds, whose purpose is to complement the center diamond. As one of the world’s top diamond cutters, Henri Daussi knows how to get the most out smaller stones. The diamonds he uses in his designs are [...]