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

VVS Diamonds. What Does VVS1 Stand for in Diamond Grading?

Diamonds
VVS diamond engagement ring

What does VVS mean? VVS describes the clarity of a diamond with almost no inclusions. To elaborate, microscopic inclusions are hard to see even under a 10x lens. VVS clarity diamonds represent the closest clarity grades to an Internally Flawless diamond. The abbreviation of VVS clarity stands for “very very slightly included.”  The term was 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

Re-Designing Your Old Wedding Ring – Creating a New Dream Ring

Wedding Rings
Re-designing your wedding ring

Redesigning your old wedding ring for a brand new design. There are many reasons why someone would want to redesign their old wedding ring. For sentimental reasons, this is a no-can-do for some people. Today, we’re encouraging change, helping you to reconsider. Why? Because you can redesign your wedding ring. Furthermore, you can include your original 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 Does Solitaire Mean? – Solitaire Diamond Definition

Diamond Rings,
Perfect solitaire engagement ring design

What is a solitaire? A Solitaire diamond is a single diamond. This popular term refers to jewellery set with a single diamond.  “Solitaire” refers to any jewellery set featuring a single gemstone. Popular solitaire designs include rings, pendants and earrings. Most people associate a solitaire diamond with the classic engagement ring design. Misconceptions: Solitaire vs 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