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

What to Do With Your Engagement Ring on Your Wedding Day

Jewellery Advice
Advice on what to do with your engagement ring on your wedding day

Where do you put your ring on your big day? After months (or perhaps years) of meticulous wedding planning, you’ve successfully checked off the major to-dos on your wedding checklist. As you approach the big day, one final detail to consider might not have crossed your mind: what to do with your engagement ring before 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

What is the Smallest Size Available for Certified Diamonds?

Diamonds
Small certified diamonds heart shapes and GIA cert

The smallest certified diamond size usually falls between 0.20cts to 0.25cts, typically provided for whiter, higher clarity diamonds. Regardless of size or carat weight, not all diamonds undergo certification. In fact, a large proportion of diamonds sell without certification. Why are small diamonds sold without a certificate? Diamonds below 0.20 carats rarely include certification due 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

What are Eye-Clean Diamonds? – Affordable Clarity Grades

Diamonds
Eye-clean diamond examples

What are Eye-clean diamonds? An “eye-clean” diamond lacks imperfections visible to the naked eye and provides excellent value being more affordable than flawless (FL) internally flawless (IF) diamonds, which, due to their extreme rarity, come with a higher price tag. The expression, “eye-clean” is used to describe the clarity of a diamond. visibly clear to 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