The Journal

A Custom Engagement Ring in Singapore: Cost, Process, What to Expect

On Craft · BespokeMade for onehand only. A custom engagement ring is not the complicated, costly thing it sounds like. It is simply a ring made around two people instead of pulled from a tr...

How to Choose a Jade Bangle: Size, Fit and What Lasts

On Craft · JadeChosen once.Worn for years. A jade bangle is not resized, and rarely taken off. You choose it once — the size, the shape, the stone — and then you live in it. Which is exactl...

Is Jade Worth Buying? What Actually Sets the Value

On Craft · JadeWorth you canread in the stone. Jade is the one stone where two pieces of the same green can be worlds apart in value — and nothing on the price tag tells you why. The worth ...

Type A Jade: What the Grade Actually Means

On Craft · JadeA, B or C.One letter decides. When jade is graded A, B or C, the letter has nothing to do with colour or quality. It describes what has — or has not — been done to the stone....

How to Commission a Piece — and Know What You Actually Want

Most people start a commission with the object. Start instead with the question — what the piece is for — and the rest tends to follow.

How to Care for Solid Gold and Gemstone Jewellery

A well-made piece does not wear out; it wears in. Simple habits for keeping solid gold and gemstone jewellery — and when to bring it to us.

South Sea, Akoya or Freshwater: A Guide to the Pearls Worth Keeping

South Sea, Akoya or freshwater — how the three pearls differ in lustre, size and price, and which is worth keeping.

Pink Sapphire: Its Colour, Its Meaning, and How to Wear It

Pink sapphire's colour, what it has come to mean, and how to wear it from day to evening.

Jadeite or Nephrite: How to Tell the Two Jades Apart

Two different minerals, one shared name. How to tell jadeite from nephrite — and why both are real jade.

18K, 22K or 24K Gold: What the Karat Number Means

What the karat number actually means — and why 18K, 22K and 24K wear, hold their colour and last so differently on the hand.