All posts by Mark Johnson

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career on the polished diamonds industry. Today he works in the Serendipity showroom, helping clients with jewellery, creating handmade designs and updating their two jewellery websites SerendipityDiamonds.com and Isle-of-Wight-Jewellery.co.uk

Euroshank Engagement Rings and Wedding Rings Explained

Engagement Rings,
Euroshank Engagement Ring on Teal Background

What is a European shank engagement ring? A Euroshank engagement ring features a subtly squared or flattened base of the band, rather than a fully round profile. This intelligent design improves balance and stability, helping the ring sit upright on the finger and reducing unwanted rotation. It is especially effective for engagement rings with larger Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career on the polished diamonds industry. Today he works in the Serendipity showroom, helping clients with jewellery, creating handmade designs and updating their two jewellery websites SerendipityDiamonds.com and Isle-of-Wight-Jewellery.co.uk

Asymmetrical Wedding Rings – Organic and Uniquely Styled

Wedding Rings
Asymmetrical wedding ring

An asymmetrical wedding ring is a wedding band designed with deliberate imbalance—where the shape, detailing, or stone placement differs from side to side—creating a modern, artistic look that breaks from traditional symmetry while remaining intentional and harmonious. Many sources refer to ‘asymmetry’ as an intentional imbalance in design, as expressed by artists such as Hiroshige Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career on the polished diamonds industry. Today he works in the Serendipity showroom, helping clients with jewellery, creating handmade designs and updating their two jewellery websites SerendipityDiamonds.com and Isle-of-Wight-Jewellery.co.uk

Garnet – January’s Birthstone and the Beauty of the Red Gemstone

Gemstones,
Garnet January's Birthstone

Garnet is January’s birthstone, a deep, rich red gemstone celebrated for its dark red colour, transparency, and inexpensive appeal. Most sources of this gemstone are sedimentary rocks with high aluminium content, such as shale. To explain, the rock metamorphoses under high heat and pressure, forming.  Garnets throughout time A colourful history spanning cultures and civilisations. Its Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career on the polished diamonds industry. Today he works in the Serendipity showroom, helping clients with jewellery, creating handmade designs and updating their two jewellery websites SerendipityDiamonds.com and Isle-of-Wight-Jewellery.co.uk