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Yaffie Infinity: Crafting Forever, Stone by Stone

Yaffie Infinity: Crafting Forever, Stone by Stone

Kenneth Lane 31/07/2025 0
That Feeling of Forever, Wrapped Around Your Finger Do you ever just stare out into the big blue sky, or perhaps at a perfectly calm stretch of ocean, and feel that sense of endlessness, that glorious, sprawling vastness? It’s a wonderful, almost dizzying feeling, isn’t it? That very sensation, that yearning for something boundless, is precisely what whispered to us when we crafted our Yaffie ™ Customised Accented Infinity Ring with Personalised Engraving. We wanted to capture that limitless con...
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Yaffie Rose Gold Diamond Ring: A Craftsmanship Masterpiece

Yaffie Rose Gold Diamond Ring: A Craftsmanship Masterpiece

Kenneth Lane 23/07/2025 0
Strolling through a bustling city street, you catch a glimpse of a radiant couple sharing a quiet moment while gazing into each other's eyes. Their fingers intertwined, a subtle yet stunning ring catches the sunlight — a masterclass in craftsmanship and careful sourcing. It’s not just any ring, but the kind that promises a lifetime of memories. As I watched, I couldn’t help but think of the fascinating journey behind creating such a piece, a perfect blend of artistry and engineering that, in ess...
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The Effect of Shape & Cutting Style on Diamond Prices

The Effect of Shape & Cutting Style on Diamond Prices

Kenneth Lane 02/04/2020 0
The shape of a diamond can play an important role in determining its price. For example: ♦ A 0.07-carat square may cost up to 20% more than a round diamond of the same weight, color, and quality. ♦ A 1-carat colorless round diamond might cost 15%-30% more than a one-carat square diamond of the same color grade and quality. ♦ A 1-carat intense-yellow round diamond can cost from 10 % to over 100 % more than a radiant with the same weight and color grade, depending on the stones and the dealer sell...
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A quick Review on Shapes and Cutting Styles of Diamonds (Part 2 - Cutting Styles)

A quick Review on Shapes and Cutting Styles of Diamonds (Part 2 - Cutting Styles)

Claire Falkenstein 02/02/2020 1
Please note: From this post I will put all figures and tables in the end of each article. The two concepts of shape and cutting style are often described by one term in the jewelry trade. For example, when a jeweler uses the term baguette, he's referring to a squarecomered, rectangular-shaped diamond with rows of step-like facets (Figure 6). If the two long sides of the baguette taper inward, it's called a tapered baguette (Figure 5 & 8). The GIA has simplified the description of diamond cutting...
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A quick Review on Shapes and Cutting Styles of Diamonds (Part 1 - Shapes)

A quick Review on Shapes and Cutting Styles of Diamonds (Part 1 - Shapes)

Claire Falkenstein 01/02/2020 2
The shape of a diamond not only affects how big and brilliant it looks, but it may even reveal personality traits of the buyer. Saul Spero, a New York diamond appraiser and gem consultant, spent twenty-five years interviewing over 50,000 people and developing a system of predicting personality types mainly based on a person's first three preferences of diamond shapes. In his book Diamonds, Love & Compatibility, Spero discusses the six basic shapes-round, oval, pear, heart, marquise and square or...
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