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The Expert’s Guide

Welcome to The Diamond Expert’s Guide – your private jeweller’s perspective. This is where Rhona shares her knowledge and guides you through the world of diamonds and fine jewellery. Whether you’re choosing an engagement ring, creating something bespoke, or simply curious about cuts and carats, she offers honest advice and thoughtful insight – just as she would in a private consultation.

August’s Birthstone: Peridot

August’s Birthstone: Peridot

Peridot is one of the most distinctive birthstones of the year. With its fresh green colour and warm golden undertones, it feels bright, uplifting, and wonderfully different from the deeper greens...

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Stud Earrings Guide: Everything You Need to Know Before You Buy

Stud Earrings Guide: Everything You Need to Know Before You Buy

For many people, their first piece of jewellery is a pair of stud earrings. Whether it was a trip to the jeweller or a slightly nerve-wracking visit to get your ears pierced as a child, there's s...

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Milestone gifting jewellery showcased on a woman as someone places a sparkling necklace on her neck.

Milestone Gifting: Jewellery To Mark Life’s Biggest Moments

Some gifts are opened, appreciated, and eventually forgotten. Others become part of a person’s story. A milestone birthday, promotion, anniversary, retirement, new chapter, or personal achievement...

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July's birthstone ruby gemstones showcasing vibrant red color and brilliance.

July’s Birthstone: Ruby Jewellery With Meaning, Colour And Lasting Beauty

Ruby is one of the most romantic birthstones of the year. Rich, vivid, and full of symbolism, it has long been associated with love, courage, protection, and passion. For anyone born in July, rub...

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Close-up of elegant jewellery pieces including rings and necklaces, related to How To Start Your Jewellery Collection.

How To Start Your Jewellery Collection With A Capsule Jewellery Wardrobe

A beautiful jewellery collection does not need to be large. In fact, the strongest collections often begin with a small number of pieces you wear constantly. Pieces that feel natural with your war...

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How to Look After Your Jewellery summer rings on a beach with waves in the background

How to Look After Your Jewellery This Summer

Summer is when our jewellery gets a bit of a battering. Sun cream, sweat, sea water, chlorine, sand, holidays, hand luggage, beach bags. It all adds up. Your jewellery is absolutely made to be ...

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Jewelry featuring June's birthstone earrings and necklace with pearl, alexandrite, and moonstone.

June’s Birthstones: Pearl, Alexandrite, and Moonstone

June is one of the few months with more than one birthstone, which makes it a particularly lovely month for personalised jewellery. Rather than being limited to one gemstone, June offers three ver...

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Man showcasing signet rings, representing perfect Father's Day jewellery gifts he'll actually wear.

Father’s Day Jewellery Gifts He’ll Actually Wear

Father’s Day can be surprisingly difficult to buy for. Most dads will tell you they do not need anything, and the usual gifts often end up feeling a little forgettable. A bottle of wine, another j...

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Fine Jewellery Gifts For Your Wedding Party

Fine Jewellery Gifts For Your Wedding Party

Wedding gifts are not only about tradition. They are about gratitude. The people closest to you on your wedding day have often been part of your life long before the engagement itself. They are br...

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Various green emerald gemstones highlighting May's birthstone, green emerald birthstone.

May’s Birthstone: Green Emerald

Emerald, the Birthstone For May: Its Meaning, Colour, And How To Choose Emerald is May’s birthstone, loved for its rich green colour, historic symbolism, and unmistakable character. From rich gree...

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Mixing Metals: Why Multi-Tone Jewellery Feels So Modern

Mixing Metals: Why Multi-Tone Jewellery Feels So Modern

Mixing metals is no longer a styling mistake. It is one of the most modern ways to wear fine jewellery. Whether through a two-tone ring design or a layered jewellery look, combining yellow gold, w...

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The Truth About Wedding Traditions, and Why Modern Couples Are Rewriting Them

The Truth About Wedding Traditions, and Why Modern Couples Are Rewriting Them

Weddings are often spoken about as though they are built on centuries of fixed tradition. The white dress. The diamond ring. The idea that certain choices are simply part of the ritual. But when y...

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