Education

The Journal

Clear, honest guidance on choosing a lab-grown diamond — the cuts, the 4Cs, certification, and what your budget really buys.

Featured · Antique Cuts

Old Mine Cut Diamonds: The Antique Cut, Grown Today

The candlelit ancestor of the modern cushion — what it is, how it differs from old European and modern brilliants, and how to buy one lab-grown.

Diamond Basics

Cut, color, clarity, carat — what actually matters.

What's truly different, and what isn't.

What the certificate really tells you.

Choosing a Stone

Which cut suits your hand and your eye.

How carat reads at each size, in real life.

Same look, different stone — honestly compared.

Buying & Care

Edge protection, profile, and the tradeoffs against prongs.

Value, resale, and what you actually pay.

What your budget buys, by shape and metal.

Measure at home, accurately, in five minutes.

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