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The Classicist

You wear what will still be right in fifty years.

Your jewelry does not announce itself. A solitaire, a pearl strand, small diamond studs, a tank-style watch: pieces that were right a century ago and will be right in another. You buy less and buy better, you keep the box, and you would rather own one perfect thing than five good ones.

Your stones: Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire
Your metals: Platinum, 18K yellow gold
Your pieces: Round solitaire, Akoya pearl strand, Diamond studs, Slim gold dress watch

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Three guides

Cut, colour, clarity, carat

The 4Cs, Explained Without the Sales Talk

What each of the four grades really changes in a diamond, which ones you can see with your own eyes and where the price hides. The 4Cs explained for buyers, not for sales floors.

7 min readRead the guide

Lustre before size

Pearls: Akoya, South Sea, Tahitian, Freshwater

The four pearl types compared: size, colour, lustre and price. How pearls are graded, what a good strand costs, how to spot fakes and how to keep pearls alive.

6 min readRead the guide

One watch, chosen well

Your First Luxury Watch: A Buying Framework

How to choose a first luxury watch that you will still wear in twenty years: size, movement, style, brand tiers, new against pre-owned, and where the money should and should not go.

7 min readRead the guide

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Diamond Price Estimator

The 4Cs, priced

Diamond Price Estimator

Estimate the retail price of a natural or lab-grown diamond from carat, colour, clarity, cut and shape, and see what a buyer would typically offer for it.

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The Minimalist

You wear jewelry the way you wear a good white shirt.

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Another signature

The Maximalist

More is more, and colour is a language.

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