The Lead Essay
Can I get an engagement ring that's anti-allergy for sensitive skin?
Nicole came in last February with a red, itchy line under her engagement ring. She'd bought the ring from a mall chain: 14k white gold, rhodium plated, size...
Nicole came in last February with a red, itchy line under her engagement ring. She'd bought the ring from a mall chain: 14k white gold, rhodium plated, size...
The best engagement ring for a minimalist style is a solitaire, and I'll die on that hill. A single stone in a clean, all-metal mount. No halo, no pavé, no...
Twice a month, someone sits across from me and apologizes for what they actually want. The second marriage engagement ring brings out a strange amount of...
The one-word answer to whether a man can wear an engagement ring too is yes. And I'd go further: the only thing strange about a man wearing an engagement...
Sarah's ring sat 7.8mm off her finger. She brought it in last March, eight months after the proposal, and set it on my bench pad without saying a word. She...
No, not unless your partner has specifically asked you to. I've been at the bench for twenty-two years, and the permission question before buying an...
Last February a guy named Alex sat across from me because his fiancée didn't like the ring he'd chosen. She'd said yes, then three days later told him she...
A delayed proposal is not a jewelry emergency. It's a storage, insurance, and maintenance problem with a very specific end date. The ring will not go bad....
I engraved a platinum band last Tuesday while the client waited. Whole thing took 22 minutes, including the time I spent re-aligning the lettering because...
Online is usually cheaper. The short answer to "is it cheaper to buy an engagement ring online or at a jewelry store" is yes, usually, by 20 to 30 percent...
Most engagement ring warranties are written to protect the store, not your ring. A good one exists, but you have to read the fine print like a contract,...
We started this journal because the most interesting thing about a ring isn’t the ring. It’s the choice to make one in the first place.
One essay, one object, one quiet recommendation — delivered slowly, the way these things ought to be.