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Solitaire Engagement Rings

Here at Knox Jewelers, we tend to see all of our custom created design as miniature works of art. While some ring’s attractiveness can not be denied with their intricate detailing and elaborate silhouettes. Others deliver a powerful statement of beauty with their subtle simplicity and clean lines.

Standing the test of time, an elegant diamond solitaire will never go out of style. Selecting a simple engagement ring does not limit the ways you can personalize it to your taste. With metal selections, setting styles and rows of stacked wedding and anniversary bands, your ring can stand out from every other. A custom created engagement ring solitaire can be elegant and simple, as well as unique to you.

Our Classic Solitaire engagement ring has always been, and most likely will remain, one of the most sought after and well loved settings we offer. The uncomplicated design allows the focus to remain on the brilliance and beauty of whatever center stone you hand pick to be featured within its four prongs. The Classic Solitaire is timeless, elegant and a great blank canvas to display a one-of-a-kind diamond or colored sapphire.

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Knox Jewelers' Classic Solitaire Design.

We have numerous variations of the classic solitaire available that have been customized with differing setting styles, band shapes, textures and hand engraving. Small details in solitaire engagement rings, like the shape of your center stone or your precious metal selection, are modest alterations that could truly reflect your personal taste and style. By trying out gemstone and metal pairings distinct to you, you may discover a subtle variation on a classic style that perfectly represent you and your relationship. Listed below are solitaire engagement rings grouped by differing center stone setting styles, which would be an important determining factor is the final look of your custom design. Any of the designs listed below, or any others featured on our website, can be crafted in your preferred precious metal and custom fitted around the center stone of your choosing.

Four Prong Solitaires
Four prong settings are the traditional approach to the solitaire engagement ring. Four prongs cover the minimal amount of your center stone, allowing more of the gemstone to be seen face-up. A kite set diamond, like the center image, is a variation on the four prong setting that rotates the prongs 45 degrees. This alteration offers a less ‘square’ look.

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Knox Jewelers Designs: Trellis, Moselle, Satin

Multiple Prong Solitaires

Six or eight prong settings enhance the ’round’ look of a center stone and offer extra security compared to their four prong counterparts.

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Knox Jewelers Designs: Lattice, Antique Solitaire, Knife Edge Solitaire

Double Prong Solitaires

Choosing four double-prongs to hold your center stone adds a regal vintage inspired look to any solitaire engagement ring.

Double-Prong Unique Engagement Rings
Knox Jewelers Designs: Inspiration, Design 3228, Dove

Full Bezel Solitaires

A full bezel center setting is a very modern addition to a solitaire engagement ring. In a bezel setting, there are no prongs, instead a thin band of precious metal surrounds the center gemstone. This setting style is growing in popularity for its sleek look and contemporary feel. This setting style is extremely secure, as the center stone is completely enclosed. It can also allow for low-set engagement rings.

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Knox Jewelers Designs: Design 3245, Cashmere, Delicado

Half Bezel Solitaries

A half bezel center setting is the perfect compromise of elegance and security. A half bezel solitaire is still encompassed part way by smooth edges of metal but the center stone is not completely enclosed. A half bezel can be featured in may ways, straight or twisted like the images below.

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Knox Jewelers Designs: Ripple, Luna, Calla

If an elegant solitaire engagement ring is the perfect choice for you and your significant other, contact us today. We can start to custom create any solitaire setting by tailored it around your preference in center setting, metal and gemstones selections. Solitaire engagement rings are the perfect start to a customized bridal set with the addition of personally curated wedding and anniversary bands. Nearly anything is possible with Knox Jewelers custom creation.

Author Katie MonsonPosted on April 3, 2016April 28, 2016Categories Unique Engagement RingsTags Bezel, custom, Custom engagement ring, Diamond Engagement Ring, Diamonds, eight prong, Engagement rings, four prong, half bezel double prong, Knox Jewelers, ring settings, six prong, Solitaire Engagement Rings, Unique Engagement RingsLeave a comment on Solitaire Engagement Rings

CanadaMark™ Diamond Options

At Knox Jewelers, we prefer and only recommend CanadaMark diamonds when origin is a concern, as they offer the most robust diamond tracking system on the market.

Our stock of Canadian diamond options have documentation insuring that the diamond has been mined and cut in Canada and therefore absolutely conflict free. We offer engagement ring center diamond sizes as well as smaller Canadian melee diamonds to feature as side stones in ring settings and wedding bands.

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CanadaMark Diamond

When you select a CanadaMark diamond as your center stone, you can be assured of its Canadian origin by means of a unique tracking system that follows each stone from its mine of origin all the way through every stage of production until a polished and faceted diamond is completed. Every CanadaMark diamond is responsibly mined in the Northwestern Territories of Canada and is finished to meet specific quality standards. Each gemstone is guaranteed to be natural and untreated. CanadaMark is the only diamond to come with an independent assurance of its ethical Canadian origin.

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Canadian diamonds formed deep within the earth more than a billion years ago and were hidden below ground in the Northwest Territories. A few hundred kilometers from the Arctic Circle, the region is barren and remote. Every CanadaMark diamond is recovered from either the Ekati or Diavik diamond mine. The Ekati location was Canada’s first mine and was commissioned in 1998. Diavik on the other hand, was discovered later but is larger and produces more diamonds in terms of carat weight. The Ekati and Diavik mines have both been carefully designed, through extensive consultation with Aboriginal communities of the region, to protect wildlife in the Lac de Gras area. The mines also have a history of developing technologies and processes to conserve the environment. Supporting local business is also a top priority for the mines, which recognize that a thriving northern economy benefits both company and employees.

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An aerial view of the Ekati diamond mine. Photo courtesy of Dominion Diamond Corp. and GIA.

Every CanadaMark diamond is given a certificate card. Before this can be issued, the manufacturer must provide detailed evidence of the diamond’s origins, technical characteristics, such as weight, cut, color, and quality, and movement through its tracking systems. Each diamond that meets the CanadaMark program’s tracking and quality criteria is registered on the CanadaMark database and given a unique serial number. The serial number and the CanadaMark logo are then laser inscribed onto the girdle of the diamond. The serial number and the diamond’s polished and rough weight are printed onto a certificate card that accompanies each CanadaMark diamond.  You will receive this certificate card upon pick-up when your engagement ring is completed.

All of our diamonds options offered in our hand crafted rings are guaranteed in their strict adherence to the United Nations Kimberley Process to insure that all diamonds sold at Knox Jewelers are conflict free. If absolute origin is a concern, we do offer CanadaMark diamonds that are documented all the way from the mine to finished product. If you are interested in selecting a Canadian option to feature in your custom engagement ring, please contact us to inquire on current availability. We can help you custom tailor your perfect engagement ring around a beautiful CanadaMark diamond of your choosing.

Author Katie MonsonPosted on March 27, 2016April 25, 2016Categories Unique Engagement RingsTags CanadaMark, Canadian Diamonds, Canadian Melee, Custom engagement ring, custom wedding band, diamond options, ethical diamond, Knox JewelersLeave a comment on CanadaMark™ Diamond Options

March’s Custom Engagement Ring Spotlight

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Knox Jewelers Custom Design 3228

One of our new favorite custom created engagement rings features a 1.00 carat princess cut diamond positioned at a unique kite-set angle. This custom design holds an intriguing contrast of graceful curves and sharper angles. The straight lines of the square, princess cut center diamond are reflected it the setting’s defined knife edged band. The elegant relief-style hand engraving and pockets of hand wrought filigree curls add a certain vintage allurement to this intricate design.  This kite-set design can be recreated to accommodate any type, shape, or size center stones. Contact Knox Jewelers today to custom tailor this design to your preferred precious metal and central gemstone selection to create your own one-of-a-kind engagement ring!

Author Katie MonsonPosted on March 19, 2016April 22, 2016Categories Unique Engagement RingsTags custom, custom created engagement ring, Custom engagement ring, engagement ring spotlight, filigree, hand engraving, knife edge, knox custom, Knox Jewelers, Princess Cut, relief engraving, square cutLeave a comment on March’s Custom Engagement Ring Spotlight

Customizing Your Engagement Ring

At Knox Jewelers, custom jewelry design is who we are and it is what we do.

Custom creating a ring from an idea, inspiration photo or sketch is always a possibility with the help of our design consultants. We will work directly with you to bring your engagement ring ideas to life. From hand drawn sketches to computer renderings, we will make sure the design is exactly what you had in mind for your dream engagement ring. We are always up for the challenge of translating even the most uncommon ideas into a special heirloom-worthy piece of jewelry.

If you prefer not to work from a completely blank slate, we also have numerous stock designs waiting for you to custom tailor into your one-of-a-kind creation. If you like a ring design you have seen in-store or on our website, we can use that ring as a base to alter with specific details that will make your final engagement ring personal and meaningful.

Take one of our most coveted stock custom engagement ring for example,  the Rachel Lily . We can manipulate this design in several ways to make it fit your wants and needs.  Several of the most common modifications are illustrated below with our Rachel Lily, but these alteration can translate to any of our in-stock designs. Other adjusts could include the addition or subtraction of side stones or replacing these side diamonds with colored sapphires. All of our custom created rings can be crafted in your choice of white gold, yellow gold, rose gold or platinum. Metal selection could play a large part in the final look of your custom created engagement ring. Shown below are alterations that include center stone carat size, center stone shape, center stone setting style, adding a colored center stone, removing or swapping hand engraving styles, and custom shaping the ring shank.

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Rachel Lily featuring a 1.50 carat oval diamond and Design 2726 featuring a 0.70 carat oval diamond.
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Rachel Lily featured in 14 karat white gold and Design 2545 featured in 14 karat yellow gold.

Setting Unique Engagement Rings
Rachel Lily featuring a full bezel setting and Design 2894 featuring a four-prong setting.

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Rachel Lily featuring an oval diamond and Design 2750 featuring a fancy yellow oval diamond.

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Rachel Lily featuring half-wheat engraving and Design 3044 featuring wave engraving.

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Rachel Lily featuring hand engraving and Design 2902 featuring a high polished finish.

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Rachel Lily featuring a knife edged band and Design 3031 featuring a modified knife edge band.

Designing your own engagement ring is an exciting and memorable process. It’s a way for you and your loved one to share something totally unique and one-of-a-kind, a true symbol of your love. Our design process brings you directly in contact with our dedicated designers and jewelers allowing you be involved in every step of the custom process.

Do not be afraid to bring us your engagement ring ideas, no matter how surprising they may seem. Most custom alterations are possible, let us bring the vision in your head into a reality. Small details and additions to any piece allows you to tailor your engagement ring into the perfect fit. Contact us today to get the customization process started on your very own unique ring design.

Author Katie MonsonPosted on March 13, 2016April 14, 2016Categories Unique Engagement RingsTags carat size, colored diamonds, Custom Creation, Custom engagement ring, custom modifications, Engagement rings, knife edge, Knox Jewelers, metal selection, oval diamond, rachel lily, setting styleLeave a comment on Customizing Your Engagement Ring

Where is Aquamarine Found?

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GIA Aquamarine Map

Aquamarine, the blue-green variety of the mineral beryl, is the gemstone traditionally considered the birthstone of March. Beryl is a colorful family of gems, ranging from the deep green shades of emerald to the pastel hues of pink morganite and yellow heliodor. All beryl gemstones possess similar crystal formations and physical properties, but differ in chemical composition. The gemstone aquamarine forms in large six-sided crystals that are usually clean from inclusions.

Aquamarine can occur in hues from blue to slightly greenish blue, and the finest gems with have high clarity and transparency. Its exceptional transparency and luster allows aqua gemstones to really sparkle.

Aquamarine can grow in a variety of locations but it occurs mostly commonly in pegmatite bearing granite.  Listed below are the locations where aquamarine  naturally occurs and is mined to be transformed into beautifully faceted gemstones.

  • Brazil – Brazil is one of the largest producers of aquamarine, with its pegmatite mine in Minas Gerais being the country’s most productive mining area. This area is famous for yielding beautiful aquas and tourmaline.
  • Nigeria – Nigeria has quickly become a leading source of aquamarine due to Africa’s recent growth in production of the gemstone.
  • Zambia – Zambia is a source of aquamarines as well as another beryl, emerald.
  • Mozambique – Aquamarines found in Mozambique are known for their rare deep, rich blue color.
  • Madagascar – A large number of gemstones are found in Madagascar, with aquamarine being one of the most abundant.
  • Pakistan – Often cut into the sides of cliff faces, many of Pakistan’s beryl mines are located at high elevations.
  • Vietnam – In recent history, aquamarine sources have been discovered in Vietnam.

If aquamarine  is your gem of choice, let us at Knox Jewelers help you custom create a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry to showcase this beautiful blue-green gemstone. The possibility are endless with a mineral available in so many sizes, shapes and hues. A Knox Jewelers custom created piece, featuring a beautiful aquamarine  is the perfect way to celebrate any occasion falling within the month. Contact us today and let’s get started. We have a vast selection of aquas just waiting to be transformed!

Author Katie MonsonPosted on March 6, 2016April 22, 2016Categories Unique Engagement RingsTags aqua, Aquamarine, birhtstone, custom birthstone jewelry, Custom engagement ring, custom ring, Knox Jewelers, originsLeave a comment on Where is Aquamarine Found?

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