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Solitaire engagement rings: unusual designs from Pruden and Smith

There is nothing quite like a Solitaire engagement ring.The Pruden and Smith designs combine classic elegance with a striking contemporary simplicity.

Each one is handmade especially for you, to suit your loved-one’s taste and style. And of course your own budget!

Don’t be afraid of telling us how much you can spend – we have dealt with all ends of the spectrum. The traditional ‘3 times your monthly salary’ still serves some people, but it is a rough guide only. It is great to design around a figure… the metalwork is usually £1-2000 but the diamond can be anything between £500 and £50,000!

We like to get in a few examples of diamonds in your budget: they all have such a character, it is a lovely process to choose. And something you will always remember!

Most of our designs are available in your choice of metal including 9ct or 18ct yellow gold, white gold or, especially, platinum. We can also customise many of our designs, to accommodate more diamonds, for example. At Pruden and Smith all of our diamond engagement rings are handmade to order at our workshop in Ditchling, East Sussex, so if you don’t see exactly what you are looking for, book an appointment with our designer Rebecca Smith to create a design that is totally unique for you. 01273 846338.

Don’t forget we make wedding rings that will fit whatever engagement ring you choose.

*If you purchase your engagement ring from us we offer a 10% discount on a pair of wedding rings up to two years after purchase*

 

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Handmade Engagement Rings: Why?

 

As craftsmen, we know why its best to have a handmade engagement ring, but it is a fair question to ask; why?

To answer, firstly we need to know a little about techniques.

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In high street jewellers alot of what you see are castings: that is, a mold is made from a master and molten metal poured in. These can be excellent but of course not unique. Although these are then finished by hand, sometimes it is not possible to get a perfect finish with these.

Truly handmade engagement rings start with a bar or sheet of metal, whether it be platinum or gold and it is simply formed by hand, hammer, mallet and file. Although occasionally annealed (heated to red hot to make it soft again) and soldered at high temerature to make invisible joins, most of the work is done cold.

And of course, never exactly the same…especially important when the diamond being held is so valuable and unique itself. That with our unusual contemporary designs means that your diamond engagement ring is as special as the one you are giving it to.