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

Bezel Set Engagement Rings | Bezel Settings for Diamond Rings

Diamond Rings
Bezel set Green Sapphire ring

What is a Bezel setting? A Bezel is the ‘wall’ of metal surrounding a gemstone, rubbed over the edge of the stone to hold it within the setting. For this reason, Bezel settings are sometimes referred to as rub-over or rubbed-over settings. They come in all sizes and metal types suitable for most gemstone shapes 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

Broken Diamond in Your Wedding Ring? – No Need to Panic!

Jewellery Advice
Small broken diamond shown within diamond wedding ring

How to replace a broken diamond in your wedding ring For anyone who discovers a broken diamond in their wedding ring, at first, it can be quite a surprise. Few people realise that despite their legendary hardness, diamonds can break. Furthermore, diamonds are brittle despite being excessively tough. A hard knock—any substantial impact, can chip, 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

3 Carat Emerald Cut Diamonds – Searching for the Perfect Diamond

Diamonds,
3 carat Emerald cut diamonds compared EVS1 and DVS2

Two GIA certified 3 carat Emerald cut diamonds. E VS1 and DVS2 – but can you tell which is which? Finding the perfect 3 carat Emerald cut diamond One of our recent commissions required our expertise to source a beautiful 3 carat Emerald cut diamond. Our client’s intention was to set the chosen diamond into 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