Know what you're choosing
Plain-English guides to the stone and the setting, written so every decision feels like yours.
Understand it first, then choose
Buying a diamond shouldn't mean taking anyone's word for it. These guides explain what we'd explain in a consultation, so you arrive knowing what to ask.
Where would you like to start?
Read them in order, or jump straight to the decision in front of you.
The Diamond Guide
The 4Cs, and the things the 4Cs do not tell you.
Read the guideLab-grown & Natural
An honest guide to choosing, without an agenda.
Read the guideThe Metal Guide
Platinum, gold, and how the metal changes the stone.
Read the guideThe Anatomy of a Ring
Every part named, so it is easier to ask for what you want.
Read the guideCaring for Fine Jewellery
Keeping a piece bright, and what to leave to us.
Read the guideThe Astella Promise
What we stand behind, set out plainly.
Our promiseStuck on a word?
Every term you are likely to hear, from the stone to the setting, explained in plain English.
Rather talk it through?
The guides cover the basics. A consultation covers your piece. In Birmingham, London, Manchester or online.