Designing the Best Engagement Ring for you
There are tons of online jewelers with a “build-your-own-ring” option that offer semi-customized styles, but jewelry is personal. An engagement ring is likely the most significant piece of jewelry you’ll ever purchase, whether you’re buying it as a surprise or shop ping together, and no matter how many pre-made options a web-tool can offer, often custom design needs to be truly custom. Secrète Fine Jewelry in Washington, DC, and Bethesda, MD, offers the inside scoop on a true custom, high-end, jewelry design process (and spoiler-alert: it doesn’t involve anything prefabricated). Mr. Soo, the master goldsmith at Secrète’s workshop, uses jewelry making techniques that have been around for centuries, making models from wax, and using hand-setting techniques to deliver exactly what you want, even if it’s completely unique. What are the pros and cons of going old-school with custom engagement ring design? Pros : ● Anything you want is possible! You’re not ...