Resetting: From Square to Octagon

Jonathan's wife had lost a small Diamond in her engagement ring, so instead of just repairing it, he took the opportunity to refresh the whole ring. He wanted to change the ring into a beautiful long lasting design, while keeping the squarish feel of the original. Through a thoughtful diamond resetting, we added more corners... Continue Reading →

Are you planning to Propose?

We design many engagement rings for guys who want to surprise their girlfriends. This seems to be the most popular way to propose, although an increasing number of couples come in to design their rings together as well. Custom designing such a significant item for your partner is beautiful. But it's not always easy. Sometimes, guys think... Continue Reading →

Case Study: Eliminating the Gap II

J brought her Engagement ring to us with the hopes that we could create a wedding ring to go with it. Being an heirloom Diamond, it is not  a ring she wears everyday, but she still wants to be able to wear both rings together. The trick was to make a ring that would not... Continue Reading →

As Simple as Simple Gets

A Diamond Solitaire Ring should be just that - a solitary Diamond on a band that makes it wearable on a finger. Too many details will take away the attention from the Diamond. Choose an unusual Diamond shape, and you can keep the setting clean to just show the shape of the Diamond. Below are... Continue Reading →

Just a Minute: Mr Valentine

Please tell us why you contacted More than Diamonds.  I needed to bring my wife's grandmothers old ring to life by replacing the lost stone. How did you find out about us? Google search, nice and easy! Could you explain in a few words what the process was like. The process was easy, I left... Continue Reading →

Letting the Design Lead

The million-dollar question Does size matter? Yes, it does. Sometimes smaller is much better. Below are a few Engagement ring designs where the Diamond was used as an accent rather than the main attraction. Inspired by the flowers that his fiancee works with, this ring is made with a leaf in mind.  His fiancee wanted a... Continue Reading →

Need Help Visualizing?

Many people find custom designing tricky because they have difficulties visualizing the ready item. Whether making a wedding dress or a wedding ring, it can be good to have an idea of the basic shapes that suit you. In order to help the piece come alive in your mind, we use sample rings and sketches.... Continue Reading →

Inspired by Kate Middleton’s Ring

What would be better than receiving Kate Middleton's Engagement Ring? We would say, being proposed to with a ring that was custom designed for you, inspired by the Duchess' ring. B knew that his girlfriend liked Kate Middelton's ring but wanted to make a ring that would suit her personality even better. With the Diamond... Continue Reading →

Before and After

Jewellery is less trend sensitive than clothing, but after a few years (or decades) you might still feel the need to refresh your jewellery. Here are a couple of examples of rings that have been redesigned using the same Diamonds, but with a new look. We used the Diamonds from these 2 rings to make... Continue Reading →

Luxury is Comfort

People often bring along pictures of designs that they like and want to base their custom engagement rings on. Surprisingly often, we are alarmed to see the type of designs that are being sold or showcased on various websites. For one, the diamonds in the promotional pictures are usually huge (often at least 5-6 carat),... Continue Reading →

Custom Engagement Ring: Celtic Beauty

For this couple who met in James Joyce's hometown of Dublin, a Celtic inspired engagement ring design was the obvious choice for the proposal ring. We discussed her likes and dislikes with the proposer, and figured out that Silver would be a good choice – One of her favourite (Celtic) bracelets is made in oxidised... Continue Reading →

A Very Symbolic Set of Rings

This couple created such a meaningful set of Engagement and Wedding rings: Her engagement ring is made using a diamond from her father-in-law's old ring, reset into a plain solitaire setting. The casing that remained after removing the Diamond, is now set with a Blue Sapphire with a modernised bezel setting, and worn by the... Continue Reading →

The twin-proposal ring

He goes down on one knee, brings out the box and asks to spend the rest of your days together. Can it get any better than this? Actually, it can. Because inside the box is not one - but TWO engagement rings, custom designed just for you. DS spent many days trying to find out... Continue Reading →

Engagement Rings Beyond the Blue Box

We are pretty sure that every girl would be happy to receive Tiffany's famous Blue Box. But there might be something even more precious than that. Imagine your boyfriend /fiancee/husband sneaking around, working hard to figure out exactly what type of gemstone or design you would want. Or knowing that he himself feels the need to express his love... Continue Reading →

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