Category Archives: Jewellery Advice

Read our expert jewellery advice articles from Serendipity Diamonds. With a broad range of topics, we give guidance on how to get the best value, avoiding unnecessary high street prices.

We reveal expert insider knowledge about diamonds, engagement rings and jewellery and give you hints and tips best read before buying any jewellery. Enjoy our jewellery care and cleaning guidance. From articles on how to clean a diamond ring to restore the shine of your Platinum, we have techniques and cleaning products to bring back the shine to any item of jewellery.

All of our jewellery advice articles include detailed information and high-resolution photography and come to you directly from the Serendipity Diamonds team. We care deeply about giving great advice and passing on helpful guidance to ensure you get the very best out of your jewellery purchase whether buying online or at your local jeweller. All of our posts welcome comments and questions to get more from our guidance.

How Do You Find the Correct Ring Size at Home?

Jewellery Advice
Find the correct ring size at home

Or during a visit to our Showroom We have a solution to a problem that many of you face when it comes to buying either an engagement ring or a wedding ring: How to find the correct finger size at home, to ensure a perfect fit. Our perfect size service can be ordered online or 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 to Measure a Diamond | How to Find the Size of a Diamond

Jewellery Advice,
Measuring the size of a diamond

How do you measure a diamond? Diamonds are measured with a precision diamond instrument. We use a Presidium dial gauge for this purpose. This enables us to measure the diameter and depth of loose diamonds. In detail, both measurements are taken in millimetres. (mm). Don’t confuse diamond carat weight with measurement Don’t confuse the size 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

Flush Settings – A Quick Guide to Flush-Set Diamond Rings

Jewellery Advice

What Are Flush Settings? Flush diamond settings explained Flush ring settings are also known by the term “Gypsy Settings.” Diamonds, precious stones and semi-precious stones are all suitable for setting into the metal of a piece of jewellery with this method. Any diamond shape is suitable for the flush setting. The edges of the metal from 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