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Heart Shaped Diamond Ring Guide: Carat, Symmetry, Setting and Price

A heart shaped diamond is the most romantic of the fancy shapes, and it reads best from about 1 carat, where the two curves and the point are easy to see. Lana Al Kamal makes it in two 18K gold rin...

Cushion Cut Diamond Ring Guide: Shape, Sparkle, Carat and Price

A cushion cut diamond is a square or rectangle with rounded corners, like a pillow, and its large facets give a soft, warm sparkle. Lana Al Kamal makes it in two 18K gold rings: the Classic Cushion...

Emerald Cut Diamond Ring Guide: Look, Clarity, Carat and Price

An emerald cut diamond is a rectangle with cut corners and long, flat facets that give a clear, mirror-like look rather than sparkle. Because it shows the inside of the stone, clarity matters more ...

Pear Diamond Ring Guide: Teardrop Shape, Carat and Price

A pear diamond is a teardrop-shaped stone, rounded at one end and pointed at the other, that makes the finger look longer. Choose natural or lab-grown first, then the carat, then the gold colour. T...

Oval Diamond Ring Guide: Natural or Lab-Grown, Carat and Price

An oval diamond is a brilliant-cut stone stretched into an oval, so it sparkles like a round diamond but looks longer on the finger. Choose natural or lab-grown first, then the carat, then the gold...

Gold Choker Guide: Four 18K Chokers Compared and How to Wear Them

A choker is a short necklace, usually about 35 to 40 cm, that sits at the base of the neck. Choose the gold colour first, then the stone, then decide whether to wear it alone or layered with a long...

Gold Ring Guide: How to Choose an 18K Gold Ring for Everyday Wear

For a gold ring you will wear every day, choose 18K gold, a stone that suits daily wear, and the right size. 18K holds stones and detail well; diamonds are the hardest choice, while malachite, pear...

Designer Gold Jewellery vs Gold Souk: What You Pay For

In a gold souk, most plain gold is priced by weight at the day's gold rate plus a making charge, so you pay mainly for the metal. Designer jewellery is priced as a finished design: the idea, the cr...

How to Tell Real Gold: Which Home Tests Work and Which Don't

No home test proves that jewellery is real gold. A magnet can show that a piece is not solid gold, but passing it proves little, and the bite, vinegar and ceramic tests are unreliable or can damage...

Diamond Necklace Guide: Carat, Clarity and Styles Compared

A diamond necklace listing should give total carat weight, clarity and colour. Total carat is the weight of all the stones together, so several small diamonds can add up to more than one bigger sto...