All posts by Mark Johnson

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career in 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

What are Cigar Band Rings? Bold, Gold and Rolled to Impress.

Ring Names
Cigar band rings in gold

Cigar band rings are wide, flat-edged rings that resemble the paper or foil band wrapped around a cigar. Cigar bands are decorative paper or foil bands wrapped around cigars, primarily to identify the brand or variety. Most feature the brand’s logo, name, or other intricate designs, inspiring the design of certain types of rings. Who makes Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career in 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

Fingerprint Enhancement, Reconstruction and Restoration

Fingerprint Jewellery
Enhanced fingerprints in heart shape pattern for wedding rings

Fingerprint enhancement involves refining a fingerprint to create a clear, crisp graphic suitable for jewellery engravers or tattoo artists. Most fingerprints (even clear examples) lack the clarity required for a sharp, defined work of fingerprint art. Fingerprint reconstruction and restoration involve highly skilled processes to re-create a fingerprint with very little detail visible. For example, Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career in 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

Raindance Inspired Diamond Rings – Diamond Bubble Rings

Diamond Rings,
Raindance style ring - Bowery set with 2-carats of diamonds

Raindance Rings and the Evolution of Bubble Cluster Rings The Raindance ring gained popularity in contemporary jewellery design. Raindance rings were introduced by Boodle and Dunthorne (also known as Boodles), founded in 1798. An example of the Raindance ring design resides in the V&A Museum. Who creates the best alternative to the Raindance style of ring? Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career in 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