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

Wedding Ring Necklaces – Wearing a Wedding Band as a Pendant

Diamond Pendants
Russian wedding ring pendant set with diamonds

Many people wear wedding ring necklaces as an alternative to wearing a wedding band on the finger. Various reasons exist depending on personal circumstances, but here are a few reasons to wear a wedding ring around the neck. Heirloom or Inherited Wedding Ring An inherited wedding ring does not always fit the new owner. Furthermore, 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

How Long Does an Engagement Ring Take to Make? Timescales.

Engagement Rings,
Great things take time, how long does an engagement ring take to make

How long do engagement rings take to make? Few people realise how long it takes for an engagement ring to be made compared to off-the-shelf engagement rings. An individually crafted ring can take three to six weeks, depending on the complexity of the design.   As a rule, our made-to-order takes around 4 weeks 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

How Many Grams of Gold Are in an Engagement Ring?

Engagement Rings, Gold, Wedding Rings
Gold engagement ring shown on scales with gram weight

A guide to how many grams of gold and platinum are in engagement rings and wedding rings? In today’s blog, we look at the average gram weight for engagement and wedding rings. In addition, we help to determine the value of a ring, how to weigh it, and deduct the diamond weight. At Serendipity Diamonds, 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