Rose Gold

I have recently found that couples want more options than the usual white or yellow metal, some opt for titanium, the hard wearing gun metal grey metal that we unfortunately do not work in due to its hardness which makes working with it at a handmade level very difficult. 

However, there is another, usually overlooked metal, rose or red gold. 

Like white gold which is a mixture of yellow gold and a white metal such as palladium, rose gold is also a mixture of alloys. 

Due to the mixture of yellow and white metals to make white gold, white gold is then plated with rhodium, this gives it the crisp white colour that it is known for. However, in its natural form white gold has a slight yellow tint so over time if you want your rings to stay brilliant white they will need to be re-rhodium plated.

Unlike white gold, rose gold is not plated, it is a mixture of yellow gold and usually copper. Depending on the ratio of the mixture rose gold can be a light pinkish colour to a deep autumnal red. 

Here are some pieces that we have made in rose gold

The platinum and marquise diamond engagement ring was made by us, and when it came to get a complimenting wedding/eternity band our client wanted something a little different. The warm rose gold set with small brown diamonds contrasts to the cool platinum and large dazzling white diamond. 

A specitite garnet surrounded my cognac and white diamonds and set in rose gold. The deep red of the garnet and the warm brown of the diamonds are beautifully complimented by the rose gold. 

This wedding and engagement ring set is handmade in 18ct rose gold. The wedding band is dotted with cognac brown diamonds, matching with the large single brown diamond set in the engagement ring. 

Our Year Ring is one of our most popular wedding rings as it features the day, month and year of your special day hand carved into one of our solid bands. We recently started making these rings in 9ct and 18ct rose gold as the demand for an alternative metal increased. Stunning! 

Ebury Collection

The Ebury Collection is one of our favourite Wedding websites and is the go-to place for any bride who needs advice on planning, venues, fashion, beauty and pretty much everything else a girl could dream of!

What I love about this site is its simplicity, you aren't bombarded with information, colours, images so that your brain goes into overload. Instead the whole website screams elegance, its easy to use and informative, which is very rare to find nowadays!

Launched in 2010 we were quick to take the opportunity to collaborate with such a stylish company that enjoys finding lesser known wedding creatives and bringing their beautiful unique products to the forefront.

I love the fact that we are one of those companies! We have long been established as a bespoke jewellery company and within the wedding community for our popular Year Ring and Fingerprint Ring, and now our latest addition to the wedding ring family the Heartbeat Ring. As well as our increasingly sort after diamond bands and bespoke service.

Our handmade items perfectly compliment the stylish simplicity of the Ebury Collection, along with their personal and friendly ethos. I got to speak to the lovely Hannah many times and she was incredibly helpful and patient as well as positive about our jewellery.

We have recently expanded our ranges into one-off bespoke engagement rings that are proving popular and the Ebury Collection has certainly helped raise our profile. Couples are looking for individuality in their wedding and engagement rings, and there is no better way to get that then to design your very own rings!!

Check out our page on the Ebury Collection website 

Engagement!

Valentines Day is the only day of the year dedicated to celebrating and expressing the love for you have for your partner, so no wonder so many couples get engaged on this day!

Whether you are designing your engagement ring together, with her input or as a surprise, there are fundamental questions that you should ask both yourself and the designer...

• What is your style? - traditional, contemporary, art-deco, floral, unusual, chunky, delicate....

• Do you want stones? if so, coloured, diamond?

• If you are having stones what cut suits your hand?

The designer should be able to advise you on stone cuts and shapes, and what works with both your budget and design.

Here is a selection of some of our favourite engagement rings that we have made for customers:

This ring was made as a surprise! Luckily the gentleman knew his new fiancés taste perfectly and she loves the simple design 

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This engagement ring features a large yellow sapphire, this sapphire was given to our customer by her grandmother and had great sentimental value. Therefore when it came to designing her engagement ring, she knew that she wanted this stone to be a main feature. Taking this we set two complimenting trillion diamonds to frame the stone and used a combination of yellow and white gold.

http://www.dominicwalmsley.com/engagement_ring2.php

This elegant ring was designed with a traditional feel but with a modern twist

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This contemporary diamond engagement ring features three diamonds which were taken from jewellery that the couple had inherited, thus making this ring truly personal

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This ring is a modern twist on the traditional single brilliant diamond engagement ring. Encasing the centre diamond gives this ring a contemporary feel, and then we have added pave set diamonds to really make it sparkle!

http://www.dominicwalmsley.com/engagement_ring3.php

This ring uses the lesser known Asscher cut for the central stone. This cut is characterised because it combines the princess and emerald cut, making it super sparkly and unusual! http://www.dominicwalmsley.com/shop_latest_detail.php?itemID=LD018

This one is one of my personal favourites! Sparkly, bold and beautiful. 

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