Birmingham and Mayfair
Engagement rings, made by hand.
Booked as a consultation rather than a purchase. We ask who the ring is for before we show you a single one.
Frederick Street, Birmingham Berkeley Square, Mayfair
How a ring comes together
Most people arrive with a photograph and a rough idea. That is enough to begin with.
The setting
It decides how the stone sits and how the ring wears on a hand that never takes it off. The part people think about last and notice most.
The diamond
Primarily lab-grown, with natural sourced when that is what you want. We show you the difference in front of you rather than on paper.
The making
Made by hand at our own bench, then finished and checked before it leaves us. Six to eight weeks once the design is agreed.
A place to begin
These are finished designs. Any of them can be made as they are, or used as a starting point and altered to suit the hand it is for.
Lab-grown diamonds
Our primary focus
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Lab-grown
Oval solitaire
£0,000
- Carat
- 0.00
- Colour
- TBC
- Clarity
- TBC
- Metal
- TBC
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Lab-grown
Round solitaire
£0,000
- Carat
- 0.00
- Colour
- TBC
- Clarity
- TBC
- Metal
- TBC
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Lab-grown
Emerald cut
£0,000
- Carat
- 0.00
- Colour
- TBC
- Clarity
- TBC
- Metal
- TBC
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Lab-grown
Cushion halo
£0,000
- Carat
- 0.00
- Colour
- TBC
- Clarity
- TBC
- Metal
- TBC
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Lab-grown
Pear solitaire
£0,000
- Carat
- 0.00
- Colour
- TBC
- Clarity
- TBC
- Metal
- TBC
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Lab-grown
Round trilogy
£0,000
- Carat
- 0.00
- Colour
- TBC
- Clarity
- TBC
- Metal
- TBC
Natural diamonds
Sourced on request
Two things we say at every consultation
On carat weight
People optimise for carat weight, then wish they had spent it on cut.
We have watched it happen enough times to know it is true.
On lab-grown and natural
We have no position on which you should choose. Only that you should know what you are choosing.
- Origin
- Grown in a matter of weeks, in conditions that replicate the ones underground.
- Formed underground over millions of years, then mined.
- Composition
- Pure crystallised carbon. Same hardness, same way of holding light.
- Pure crystallised carbon. No measurable difference to the eye or under a loupe.
- Certification
- Graded on the same scale, by the same laboratories, and marked as laboratory-grown.
- Graded on the same scale, with origin recorded on the report.
- Cost
- Considerably less for the same size and grade, so more can go into the cut or the setting.
- More for the same specification, and the gap widens as the stone gets larger.
- Resale
- Very little, and the market is still young.
- Holds value in a way lab-grown does not, though few rings are ever sold.
Tell us which of those matters to you and we will tell you which to choose.
The questions we are asked most
What actually happens in a consultation?
We ask about the person the ring is for before we show you anything. How they dress, what they already wear, whether they work with their hands.
Then we put stones and settings in front of you so you can see the difference rather than read about it. There is nothing to sign and no obligation attached to any of it.
Why can I not buy a ring on the website?
Because almost nobody should. Two rings with the same description on paper can look completely different on a hand, and a photograph will not tell you which one is right.
How much should I expect to spend?
There is no figure we are trying to move you towards. Tell us what you have in mind and we will tell you honestly what it does and does not reach.
If it will not stretch to what you are picturing, we would rather say so at the start than design around it and hope you do not notice.
I do not know their ring size. Is that a problem?
No, and most people do not. There are ways to work it out without asking, and we will go through them with you. Sizing is something we sort after the proposal if it needs adjusting.
Can I change one of the designs rather than start from scratch?
Yes, and this is what most people do. A different stone in a setting you like, a narrower band, a lower profile so it sits flat against a wedding ring.
Bespoke does not have to mean beginning with a blank page.
How long does a ring take to make?
Six to eight weeks from the point the design is agreed. You will get a date at the consultation rather than an estimate, so tell us if you are working to a particular day.
What an hour with us looks like
There is nothing to sign and no obligation attached to the conversation. We learn who the ring is for and what right looks like on their hand. Some people leave the same day with a clear decision. Some come back three times before they are certain. Both are fine.
Not ready to book? Send us a message and we will answer whatever you want to ask first.