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

Does Platinum Scratch? How Durable is Platinum for Jewellery?

Precious Metals
Does platinum scratch?

Does Platinum scratch? Platinum scratches over time despite its cost and luxurious reputation. This natural wear occurs across all precious metals, including Platinum, Palladium, and Gold. Like all precious metals, small scratches appear from the first day of wearing any jewellery item—especially those items worn on the hand—exposed to greater wear and tear. This remains 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

The Difference Between Light, Medium & Heavy Weight Wedding Rings

Wedding Rings
Light medium and heavy weight wedding rings

A comparison of light-weight, medium-weight and heavy-weight wedding rings. We create most plain wedding ring styles in several different thicknesses. Keep in mind that we refer to thickness (depth) rather than width. We create each plain wedding ring style in a choice of light, medium and heavy weights. Depth and metal weight The depth of 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

Tension Set Engagement Rings – A Style Guide to Tension Settings

Engagement Rings
bespoke engagement ring

What are tension-set engagement rings? A tension setting secures diamonds or gemstones by using the strength and tension of the precious metal to hold the stone in place. This setting style differs to the traditional embrace of claw settings around the stone. The metal setting is spring-loaded to apply pressure to the gemstone, and the 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