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    Platinum vs White Gold vs Yellow Gold for Engagement Rings

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    June 2026

    How to Propose When You Do Not Know Their Ring Size
    June 2026

    GIA vs IGI Diamond Certificates: What They Mean
    June 2026

    Commissioning a Bespoke Engagement Ring from Overseas
    June 2026

    How to Measure Your Ring Size at Home: A UK Guide

    Accurate UK ring sizing at home, in three reliable methods, plus the two common approaches to avoid. Covers borrowed-ring sizing, string ...
    June 2026

    Engagement Ring Settings Explained: Solitaire, Halo, Three-Stone, Pavé, and Bezel

    The setting is the metal architecture that holds your diamond. This guide covers the five settings we make most often at HGBJ (solitaire,...
    June 2026

    Inside the London Assay Office: What Hallmarks Mean on Your Bespoke Jewellery

    What do UK hallmarks mean, and why are they struck at the London Assay Office? A guide to sponsor marks, fineness, the leopard's head, an...
    June 2026

    Platinum, Gold, or Something Else? A Guide to Metals for Bespoke Engagement Rings

    Platinum, 18ct white gold, yellow gold, or rose gold? A Hatton Garden jeweller's guide to choosing the right metal for your bespoke engag...
    June 2026

    Diamond Shapes Explained: A London Jeweller's Guide to Choosing the Right Cut

    Round, oval, cushion, emerald, pear, princess, marquise, radiant, asscher, heart, a complete guide to the ten classic diamond shapes, how...
    Where to Propose in London: Ten Beautiful Places and What Happens Next
    May 2026

    Where to Propose in London: Ten Beautiful Places and What Happens Next

    Ten beautiful places to propose across London, from the Kyoto Garden in Holland Park to private dining rooms in Hatton Garden. Plus what ...
    Redesigning an Inherited Diamond into a New Engagement Ring
    May 2026

    Redesigning an Inherited Diamond into a New Engagement Ring

    Roughly one in five HGBJ commissions includes a diamond the client already owns. This guide covers the consultation, the design decisions...
    A century of Hatton Garden
    April 2026

    A century of Hatton Garden

    A century of Hatton Garden: how London's jewellery quarter became the heart of British bespoke design, and why we still work from The Gol...
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