
Studio Notes
From the bench: a ruby commission in three acts
A client's grandmother's ruby, a broken Victorian setting, and six weeks of quiet problem-solving. A commission diary from the studio bench.

A client's grandmother's ruby, a broken Victorian setting, and six weeks of quiet problem-solving. A commission diary from the studio bench.

Warm water, a drop of washing-up liquid, and a soft brush handle ninety percent of it. The other ten percent is where things go wrong — here's how to tell the difference.

Colour first, certificate second, carat last. A working guide to picking a sapphire you'll still love in thirty years, from the stones we see across the buying desk.