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A Guide To Buying Jewellery For Valentine’s Day With Valentine’s Day around the corner, it’s time to get prepared, so that gift shopping isn’t a last-minute panic. When it comes to Valentine’s Day, there are some mainstay gifts. The most popular gift is a box of chocolates, while flowers and other edible sweet treats come [...]

How To Style A Brooch After making a statement in 2022, brooches have made a big comeback in the fashion world. So much so that 2023 is predicted to be a big year for brooches. In 2022, the Platinum Jubilee meant we saw lots of celebrations across the country, with many royals wearing different brooches, [...]

A Gentleman’s Guide To Dress Sets While many consider a dress set an outdated concept, especially when it’s so easy to find button shirts, for a formal occasion, a dress set can be a fantastic way to elevate an outfit and bring more of your personality through your jewellery. A dress set comprises of a [...]

A guide to ruby engagement rings Ideal for any partner who likes to shy away from convention, a ruby engagement ring can be a special and left-field choice that comes with true romance. While diamond engagement rings are the classic choice and sapphire engagement rings are growing in popularity thanks to royals such as Princess [...]

2023 Spring Jewellery Trends Already we’ve had fashion brands completing their catwalks for spring/summer 2023, and from these, it is possible to see the likely trends of the year when it comes to fashion and jewellery. In 2022, pearls were the jewellery piece of choice, with ‘pearlcore’ the term dubbed for this trend. From classic [...]

Panthere, Tank Americaine and Tank Francaise: A comparison of Cartier watches Cartier is synonymous with prestige and quality. The iconic luxury brand has captured the heart of the most discerning audiences worldwide and received its first Royal Warrant issued by King Edward VII in 1904. This appointment confirmed them as official purveyors to the King [...]

A Guide To Buying Vintage Bvlgari Jewellery When it comes to luxury, the name Bvlgari has been synonymous with quality and distinction for more than a century. Bvlgari has a wealth of history and culture that informs even the latest designs. From pre-war to the 1930s golden age and the brand's renaissance in the 1950s, [...]

Emerald engagement rings: their meaning and styling Emerald engagement rings are a very rare choice for brides-to-be, with many opting for the traditional diamond set in silver, platinum or white gold. While not necessarily traditional, their rich colour and deep-rooted symbolism makes them a beautiful and meaningful symbol of love. As brides are increasingly looking [...]

The History Of Cartier Watches While Rolex may be the first brand to come to mind when thinking of luxury and iconic watches, the 'jeweller of kings' Cartier offers beautiful high-end timepieces set to impress. While there are the classic mainstays of luxury watches, Cartier goes a step above. Those looking for a Cartier watch [...]

Top Tips For Buying Diamond Earrings Diamond stud earrings are a staple for jewellery collections. The ideal gift, whether for romantic partners, family members or best friends, they are universally admired and easy to wear for any occasion. Diamond stud earrings offer versatility. They are timeless and easy to dress up for a statement look [...]

Vintage Panthere De Cartier Jewellery: Buying this iconic motif While Cartier jewellery is known the world over, whether for their Love Bracelets to Trinity collection, perhaps there is no motif more iconic in the jewellery industry than the panther used across Panthere De Cartier collections. So, what does the panther mean, and what are the [...]

Which Is The Right Rolex For You? Date, Datejust or Day-Date There is no other timepiece as instantly recognisable as a Rolex. They have been worn by politicians, explorers, scientists and soldiers - and now you. A Rolex is synonymous with excellence. Their mechanical movements are still manufactured entirely in-house and built with raw materials [...]

Is Sapphire The New Diamond? As with every gemstone or jewellery style, trends come around that propel it into the spotlight. However, since worn by Princess Diana and that ring was regifted as the engagement ring between Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge in 2010, sapphires continue to be the on-trend gemstone. So, are [...]

From Seals To Signet Rings: Share Your Story Through Jewellery Heritage. Lineage. Ancestry. A signet ring is a true staple of a gentleman's jewellery collection but is common for all genders to wear. The signet ring can often be a family heirloom, a piece of jewellery with history or just a statement unisex ring that [...]

Tennis Bracelets: Best Ways To Wear Them A true staple in a jewellery box, the tennis bracelet is a versatile and classic piece of jewellery that is not just for tennis players. The bracelet is slender and flexible, studded with continuous pavé diamonds or crystals, so they shine and shimmer with movement. A tennis bracelet [...]

Why Panthere de Cartier Is Such A Style Icon Over the decades, Cartier has become known for a few iconic designs - mention Cartier to anyone, and they’ll probably imagine pieces inspired by the original Trinity design, Cartier Love Rings or luxury watches with simple but opulent designs. What may surprise you is that one [...]

Style Dress and Cocktail Rings When an outfit needs an edge, a bold and dramatic cocktail ring is the jewellery of choice to catch the eye and elevate a look. While a cocktail ring is a beautiful piece of jewellery, its size and design can feel overwhelming to some and is a big step away [...]

With Trinity De Cartier Jewellery For almost two hundred years, Cartier has been known for creating exquisite pieces that are designed to tell a story and capture your imagination. Each item is intricately crafted with layers of different meanings wrapped up in their elegant design - none more so than the Trinity de Cartier ring. [...]

Breakfast at....... Perhaps the most iconic engagement ring of all is a Tiffany ring. Love and Tiffany are synonymous, from TV shows to films, even proposing outside of Tiffany’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue – popular culture puts engagements and Tiffany hand-in-hand. If you’re looking for an iconic engagement ring, then look no further than [...]

Rolex vs Rolex The Sub vs the Yacht Master In the prestigious back catalogue of Rolex watches, perhaps two of the most iconic pieces in the collection are the Rolex Submariner and the Rolex Yacht-Master. While one is almost 40 years older than the other, they’re both history-makers for watch-lovers. However, if you’re looking to [...]

The eternity ring Our latest feature explores the Eternity Ring, stalwart of jewellery collections everywhere An eternity ring can often feel like the final piece of the puzzle, documenting a love story from engagement, to wedding to happy ever after. Arguably, an eternity ring is the most important jewellery purchase, as it is a powerful [...]

Should You Choose A Vintage Engagement Ring? As the famous wedding saying goes, 'something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue'. But when it comes to something old or something new, which is the right way to go for the engagement ring? An engagement ring is perhaps the most important piece of jewellery to buy, [...]

Has the Covid pandemic brought you and your partner closer together? Jeweller statistics have found that the number of engagement rings sold has soared in the last two years, while there has also been a 22% increase in searches online for engagement rings. While weddings have suffered from postponements and cancellations throughout the Covid pandemic, [...]

As jewellery has advanced through the centuries, the focus on making pieces as show-stopping and intricate as possible has meant that jewellery is now considered wearable art. And perhaps there is no better family name for transforming jewellery into art than Picasso. Paloma Picasso, the youngest daughter of Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot – both [...]

The original House of Cartier The House of Cartier was born in Paris as a family business in 1847. Louis- François Cartier -the father of four sons – Louis, Pierre, Jacques and Alfred- took over a Parisian watch shop at 29 rue de Montorgueil and soon the business became renowned in the French capital as [...]

Designers obsession with the King of animals Jeanne Toussaint - “La Panthère” Jewellery designer Jeanne Toussaint (1887-1967) was obsessed with all things feline. She famously always wore a floor length panther coat, and her ferocious temperament earned her the nickname “La Panthère” from her boss and lover, Louis Cartier. Toussaint joined Cartier in 1913, and [...]

An amazingly rare pair of diamond ear studs A stunning pair of diamond earrings named after Queen Victoria have gone on sale at the Burlington Arcade jeweller Susannah Lovis. The large diamond stud earrings take their name from the earrings worn at the Coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838. The Coronation was the first time [...]