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Inspiration
InspirationThe Benefits of a Ready-To-Ship Ring
Why a ready to ship ring might be the right choice for you
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Lab grown diamonds vs natural diamonds: A jewellery expert explains the real difference
Are lab grown diamonds really better than natural diamonds? What is the real difference between lab grown diamonds and mined diamonds? Why are the costs so different?
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Inspiration
InspirationNew Designer: V By Laura Vann
LOOKING FOR AN ENGAGEMENT RING WITH A MODERN DECO TWIST? V BY LAURA VANN IS THE BRAND FOR YOU
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Inspiration, Top Picks
Inspiration, Top PicksGifts for Jewellery Lovers
We've meticulously tracked down the ultimate gifts for fine jewellery lovers in our jewellery gift guide. As with the best jewellery presents, most of these are one of a kind, so click quick before it's gone forever.
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Inspiration, Top Picks
Inspiration, Top PicksDesigner Focus: Minka Jewels
Minka Jewels' creations are the antithesis of throwaway style. They are lifelong pieces, solid companions to lift every outfit and mood, and embody a sense of luxury and value that only few designers manage to bring to life.
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Inspiration, Interview
Inspiration, InterviewDesigner Focus: Hattie Rickards Jewellery
Hattie Rickards is a designer who understands both the meaning and power of fine jewellery, but also the joy.
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Inspiration
InspirationHelp and ideas for buying your engagement ring in London
Buying an engagement ring in London can feel overwhelming. From the initial google search, yielding millions of often unhelpful, unclear and un-local results, to knowing where to go to try ring on or see something in person.
There are so many questions that make the search feel stressful and extremely time-consuming - with the added pressure of making sure you find 'The One.'
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Inspiration
InspirationThe biggest mistakes people make when shopping online for an engagement ring
Finding the perfect engagement ring online is no easy task. Here are some of the top mistakes I see my clients making when they search online for an engagement ring.
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GoldDust: Supporting new design talent at The Cut London
GoldDust is a new jewellery masterclass that aims to help independent jewellery brands cut through the incredibly saturated market and become strong, exciting businesses with a coveted and original offering.
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One Big Rock: The allure of the single stone cocktail ring
Dusting off its chintzy, 1950s auntie vibes for 2022, the new cocktail ring has arrived and it's mega.
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Why you should always choose detail over carat size
When it comes to diamonds, the bigger the better, right? In the world of independent fine jewellery, the answer is not always yes.
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The 5 New Engagement Ring Setting Styles You've Never Heard Of
Move over basic prongs. The chicest jewellers in London are looking towards lesser known ways to hold a gemstone in place and the results are breathing new life into classic designs.
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How much should you spend on an engagement ring?
Tradition dictates the ‘3 months’ salary rule’ but does this still stand in today's world of entrepreneurs, the self-employed and changing expectations?
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The Top 5 Genderless Engagement & Commitment Rings
Break away from the conventional solitaire diamond ring and discover a whole world of alternative designs.
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Inspiration
InspirationIs Hatton Garden Really The Best Place to Buy an Engagement Ring?
Known as the historical jewellery quarter of London, Hatton Garden has a rich tradition of jewellery design and manufacture and diamond dealing.
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Top Picks
Top PicksDesigner Spotlight: Ruth Tomlinson
Hidden away on an unassuming cobbled street in London's jewellery quarter Hatton Garden...
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Inspiration
InspirationEngagement Ring Insider: How to Buy A Bespoke Engagement Ring
Finding the perfect engagement ring can be a daunting process; and the overwhelming amount of choice when you start looking online can make the problem harder rather than easier.
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Inspiration
Inspiration5 Perfect Alternative Engagement Rings by Fernando Jorge
The Brazilian born, London-based jeweller Fernando Jorge is known for his sensual, gemstone-topped silhouettes and bright pops of colour
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Inspiration
Inspiration7 Top Jewellery Designers share their own Engagement Rings
Just as I love to see inside the home of a interior designer, or what a nutritionist actually eats for breakfast...
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Inspiration
InspirationIs This Ring The Ultimate in Jewellery Self-Gifting?
A young woman works hard, earns herself some money, and decides to spend it on her dream diamond ring; it's not rocket science.
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Boutiques
BoutiquesFour Small Cult Jewellery Brands to Shop from Home
The highstreet might be grinding to a halt, but luckily we all still have access to the internet.
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Boutiques
BoutiquesThe London Jewellery Designer Perfecting the Timeless-Yet-Modern Style
For anyone searching for a modern yet timeless engagement ring, London based designer Rachel Boston is the jeweller of the moment.
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Inspiration
InspirationJewellery Present Ideas Straight to your Inbox: Our New Virtual Jewellery Shopping Service
Buying jewellery gifts for important occasions like birthdays, anniversaries or the arrival of a brand new baby is tricky at the best of times...
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Boutiques
BoutiquesThe Engagement Ring Collection That This Jeweller Can't Keep in Stock
London jewellery boutique EC One is a long-standing favourite amongst those in the know in the jewellery industry, for many reasons.
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Inspiration
InspirationIntroducing Ready-to-Wear by Gee Woods
New year, new exciting jewellery design talent here at The Cut London.
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Inspiration
InspirationThe New Solitaire: Bold, Gold and Chunky
The 80s have been creeping back into the world of fashion for a while now, but we’ve so far been spared the memories of our mums’ 80s costume jewellery...
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Inspiration
InspirationHow To Choose An Engagement Ring: A Jewellers Guide to the 4 Cs
From a traditional diamond soitaire diamond, to a colourful ruby ring, the options and trends when it comes to buying an engagement ring can feel overwhelming.
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Inspiration
InspirationThe Best Grey Diamond Rings to Buy Now
Grey diamond engagement rings have soared in popularity over the past few years...
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Inspiration
InspirationThe New Solitaire: Why Understated Luxe Is This Season's Engagement Ring Trend
The new diamond solitaire is all about understated luxe, minimalist styling, and clean silhouettes.
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Boutiques
BoutiquesSweet Pea Jewellery Boutique
One of the main reasons I started The Cut was due to something I kept hearing from girls looking for an engagement ring, time and time again...
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Interview
InterviewColour Pop: The Kaleidoscopic world of Hattie Rickards
This week we met with London jewellery designer Hattie Rickards, at her favourite London meeting spot The Royal Academy of Arts.
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Boutiques
BoutiquesThe Best Off-The-Beaten-Track Jewellery Boutiques in London
The best places to buy jewellery in London are probably not the ones you’ve heard of.
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Interview
InterviewMeet the Designer: Arabel Lebrusan
Having a strong design 'handwriting' as a jeweller is central to success in a saturated market of endless products and styles.
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Inspiration
InspirationThe Best 3-Stone Engagement Rings
The three-stone or multi-stone engagement ring is likely to soar in popularity after Prince Harry created a bespoke engagement ring for Meghan Markle.
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Interview
InterviewHow to Propose to a Jewellery Designer
Proposing to a jewellery designer...the pressure, the pressure.
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Interview
InterviewParisian Cool: New Jewellery Designer Charlotte Chesnais
After an illustrious career working as a stylist and designer in the world of high fashion, Parisian Charlotte Desnais...
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Interview
InterviewBehind the Designs: Jewellery Designer Fernando Jorge
Kicking off our new feature ‘Behind the Designs’; a series of interviews with London independent jewellery designers...
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Inspiration
InspirationCollection of the Month: Helix by Shimell & Madden
The new Helix collection from Shimell & Madden is our engagement ring collection of the month.
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Inspiration
InspirationHow to Buy a Vintage Engagement Ring
So, how do you buy a vintage engagement ring?
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Top Picks
Top PicksJewellery Illustration: Designers with the Magic Touch
Jewellery illustration is fast becoming a lost art.
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