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Diamond Grading: Haruni Jewels' Guide to the Four C's
Diamonds are the epitome of luxury, beauty and commitment. Whether you're planning a special purchase or simply curious about these fascinating gemstones, understanding diamond grading is essential. At the heart...
Sustainable Jewellery: 4 Ways to Shop with an Eco-Friendly Mindset!
As awareness about environmental sustainability continues to grow, many people are seeking ways to make eco-conscious choices, even when it comes to buying sustainable jewellery. By adopting environmentally friendly practices,...
How to Look After Your Engagement Ring: Tips from Your Trusted Jeweller
As your trusted jeweller, we understand the importance of preserving the beauty and sparkle of your engagement ring for a lifetime. That’s why we’ve compiled this guide on how to...
Insuring Your Engagement Ring: A Guide to Safeguarding Your Treasured Memories
An engagement ring is more than just a piece of jewellery; it represents a significant investment, a symbol of love, and holds cherished memories. Therefore, insuring your engagement ring becomes...
Engagement Rings and the Importance of a Trusted Jeweller: Finding a Gem Like Haruni Fine Jewels
When it comes to creating a high-quality, stunning custom engagement ring, selecting the right jeweller is crucial. A reputable and experienced jeweller, like Haruni Fine Jewels, offers numerous benefits that...
Gemstone Engagement Rings: An Alternative to Traditional Diamonds
When it comes to engagement rings, diamonds have long been the traditional choice for many couples. However, more and more people are turning to alternative gemstone engagement rings. Not only...
Fancy Colour Diamonds and Engagement Rings: A World of Enchantment
For centuries, diamonds have been the go-to gemstone for engagement rings, symbolising eternal love and commitment. While classic white diamonds have long held the spotlight, fancy colour diamonds have emerged...
Bespoke Engagement Rings: The Art of Designing a Custom Ring with Haruni Fine Jewels
Engagement rings are not just a symbol of your love, but a reflection of your unique journey together. At Haruni Fine Jewels, we believe that every love story is special...
Wedding and Engagement Rings - Creating the Ultimate Symbol of Love with Haruni Fine Jewels
Wedding and engagement rings serve as powerful symbols of love, commitment, and the beginning of a new journey. Haruni Fine Jewels is an esteemed luxury jeweller that specialises in crafting...
Personalised Jewellery: How to Enhance Emotional Connection and Value
In an era where mass production has taken over, the importance of personalisation has grown exponentially. In the realm of bespoke jewellery, this sentiment rings true as well. Bespoke jewellery...
Bespoke Jewellery: Collaborating with Haruni Fine Jewels - An In-Depth Look at the Consultation and Design Process
Haruni Fine Jewels has been synonymous with exceptional craftsmanship, innovative design, and unparalleled quality for decades. Their bespoke jewellery pieces cater to a discerning clientele who value individuality and artistic...
Bespoke Jewellery: Debunking 5 Common Myths and The Truth Behind Custom Creations
Bespoke jewellery is a unique and meaningful way to express your personality and create lasting memories. However, some misconceptions have led people to shy away from exploring this artistic avenue....
Insuring Your Bespoke Jewellery: Appraisals, Insurance Providers, and Coverage Options
Bespoke jewellery is a valuable investment that often holds a deep sentimental value. Ensuring it is well-protected through insurance is essential. This article will discuss the process of appraising custom...
Celebrating Life's Milestones with Bespoke Jewellery: Marking Special Occasions and Personal Achievements
Life is filled with moments that we cherish and milestones that we strive to reach. These events and achievements are special, not only because of their emotional significance but also...
The Future of Bespoke Jewellery: Innovative Techniques, Materials and Trends in Custom Jewellery Design
The bespoke jewellery industry has always thrived on the principles of creativity, personalisation, and craftsmanship. As we look towards the future, innovative techniques, materials, and trends are set to redefine...
Bespoke Jewellery: A Comprehensive Guide to Metals and Gemstones
Creating a piece of bespoke jewellery involves selecting the right combination of metals and gemstones that align with your style, taste and budget. With an array of options available, making informed...
Jewellery Essentials - The Tennis Bracelet
The tennis bracelet combines the glamour of diamonds and the practicality of regular-wear - not so great for professional sports as Chris Evert would come to find out (more about...
Mother's Day Gifts - Jewellery Guide
Mother's Day is right around the corner, and it's the perfect time to show some love to the special women in your life. If you're on the hunt for the...
Placeholder Rings, the Ring Before The Ring
You knew the moment your eyes met theirs. The things in common, the jokes that made you laugh, the fireworks of tingles that went up your arm every time you...
Jewellery Trends In History - Part II
Last week, we talked about how jewellery trends from the Art Deco, Golden Hollywood, and nature-inspired Seventies, reflected the way people felt about the world around them. Whether it was...
Engagement Ring Trends To Fall In Love With For 2022
Lately, engagement rings have been doing a lot. Beyond professing future plans for marriage, engagement rings are getting more personal - couples want to incorporate the unique aspects of their love...
Jewellery Trends In History
Jewellery history shows us what people were feeling at the time, and how those feelings dazzled - or shimmered on what they wore. In fashion, especially when it comes to...
Celebrity Engagement Rings - All You Need Is Love
All You Need Is Love - Celebrity Engagement Ring Roundup Have you seen these celebrity engagement rings? The love stories! The special touches for each piece! The sparkle! While celebrities...
Legend Has It: 4 Famously Cursed Jewels In History
Do you believe in curses? As the frightful delights of Halloween makes its way back into our homes, there's no better time to explore the dark reputation of these famously...
"I Love You This Much" - 10 Famous Tokens of Love In History and Pop Culture
"I love you". You can feel that phrase. In its abundance, love lights the fires of our brightest moments, in its least, our burning regrets. Without getting too dramatic, love...
Bespoke Jewellery: Four Myths We Debunk When Buying
Bespoke Jewellery? When my clients tell me about their experience working with me to create bespoke jewellery they're surprised - the process and the final product turned out better than...
Engagement Ring Styles: 6 Designs to Help Pick the Right One For You
Choosing a design from all of the engagement ring styles can be a daunting task! To help you along the way, we've pulled together a few of the classics. However,...
Designing an Engagement Ring: How to Bring Your Ideas to Life
There has never been a better time for designing an engagement ring yourself. As it is the most meaningful piece of jewellery you might ever wear, why not enhance its...
Bespoke Jewellery Design - Creating the Ultimate Cinderella Moment
There is a Cinderella moment you get the first time you try on something that was made exclusively for you. That has never been truer, than with bespoke jewellery design....
Step By Step Guide to Bespoke Jewellery
Bespoke Jewellery Manual - A Step By Step Guide If you want help designing any bespoke piece of jewellery, click the link below. Visit The Design Studio If you want...
Grading Gemstones - here are the 6 'C's
Gemstones are graded slightly differently to diamonds. While diamonds have the well known 4 Cs (carat, cut, colour and clarity), there are 2 additional Cs for gemstones that could make...
Making Memories: Precious Gemstones and Bespoke Jewellery Design
Jewellery and precious gemstones have been used throughout history for making memories as mementos of sentimental moments. The astounding beauty, their inherent value and deep symbolical histories embedded within, make...
Why bespoke jewellery might be the perfect symbol of savouring moments
As life opens up around us - likely bringing with it new freedoms and busier social calendars - many of us will be feeling inspired to return to 'normality'. There...
Healing Gemstones: The Healing Power Of Gemstones
The power of healing gemstones is something that mankind has been aware of throughout history. Today more than ever, a wearable charm may be just thing to shake off the...
Can A Gemstone Fit My Personality?
Gems through the ages have been used to ward off evil, cure illness, invite spiritual blessings, or just to add some bling to the cave. All manner of natural objects...
Gemstone Pricing Guide: How Much Do Gemstones Cost?
Knowing the market price of a gemstone is an absolute must before you commit to a purchase. Failure to understand gemstone pricing before you buy can leave you stuck with...
Natural Gems versus Synthetic Stones: Which is Best to Invest In?
Today's entrepreneurs are investing in gemstones more than ever. There are a number of reasons behind this trend, but topping the list is the potential for gems to increase in...
Investing In Coloured Gemstones Even in a Volatile Market
Coloured Gems in your investment portfolio, could be a way to keep diversity as you hedge in a volatile market. Through centuries of market swings, gemstones have rebounded in ways...
Investing in Coloured Gemstones? How to Embrace their Potential
Traditionally, jewellery is considered a personal treasure not an investment, something you get to wear that makes you feel special and which you'll eventually pass on to your heirs or...
Do's and Don'ts of Building Your Jewellery Collection
Starting your own jewellery collection can be a fun and exciting endeavour. Getting to show off your creations and watching the reactions on your customers' faces as they see your...
Redesigning Jewellery: Creating Future Heirlooms From Past Treasures
One of the amazing things about jewellery is that a million years in the ground lead to a moment when gold and stone come together and continue that journey with...
Fine Gems: Gazing Into Rubies and What Makes Them Special
There are a number of important trends happening in the jewellery industry today that you should be aware of if you have any interest in buying gemstones online. It helps...
Mesmerizing Sapphire: Fine Gems with a Sweet Blend of Style and Elegance
Sapphires have, over the last few years, continued to grow and expand in popularity. Not only are they a stunningly gorgeous gemstone, but they also offer a blend of style...
Ring Finger Sizing - with Play-Doh?!
If you are planning to buy a ring online, or surprise someone by buying them a ring, but you're panicking that you don't know the correct size, don't panic, help...
The Advent Calendar of Coloured Gems 2018
The Advent Calendar of Coloured Gems 2018 HFG Advent Calendar Day 24 https://www.haruni.com/shop/ruby/2-00-ct-red-oval-ruby-ew802/ HFG Advent Calendar Day 23 https://www.haruni.com/shop/sapphire/2-55-ct-blue-oval-sapphire-pr451/ HFG Advent Calendar Day 22 https://www.haruni.com/shop/fancy-sapphire/2-94-ct-pink-oval-sapphire-swig0211/ HFG Advent Calendar Day 21...
Are There Coloured Gemstones That Suit Me (and Some That Don't)?
With a seemingly unending stream of fantastic coloured gemstones coming on to the market lately and being used in magnificent jewels from brands such as Chopard, Cartier, De Grisogono, David...
Looking After Your Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphires generally require very little maintenance, but over time dirt does accumulate on and around the stone of any jewellery piece. Cleaning your sapphire jewelry at home is very straightforward....
How Grading Colour Gems is Different to Grading Diamonds
The 4 C's, T and O of Natural Colour Gems With the growth of online diamond sellers, the parlance of the 4 C's of diamonds is becoming more commonplace. There...
WILD THINGS, London June 18th -24th
It's the year of new and exciting fine jewellery trade shows. Earlier this month we saw the first Gemgenève, which has been hailed by those in the industry to be...
The Tale of the Cocktail Ring
Something Blue. The aquamarine cocktail ring which formerly belonged to Princess Dianna, adorned the finger of Meghan Markle last week. The ring was given to Meghan to wear by Prince...
$17 Billion Worth of Treasure Found in a Spanish Galleon
The find of a century, the stuff of dreams, a fairy tale come to life, the story of a Spanish Galleon sunk 300 years ago has been hiding its treasure...
GemGenève Fair
GemGeneve fair was hailed as a huge success, with some already saying that it was better than it's much beleaguered older TradeFair rival - Baselworld. For the first time, we...
Heaven's Above! Met Gala's Dazzling Jewels
This year's Met Gala 2018 Ball showed us scandal, olive branches and dazzling jewels. I don't know about you but Katy Perry and Taylor Swift being BFFs once again brought...
46 Carat Pink Diamond Recovered from Lulo
A 46 carat gem-quality pink diamond has been unearthed at Lucapa's Lulo mine in Angola. This is the largest gem quality colour diamond recovered from Lulo, which has become renowned...
Trend Alert - Signet Rings
Over the last few years many 70's and 80's styles have been making a comeback, such as chandelier earrings and animal brooches to name a few. The latest trend to...
Seven Gold Bars Found in a Bin
Imagine the surprise when a cleaner at South Korea's Incheon International Airport found seven gold bars in the bin, worth 350 million won (aprox $325,00) in an airport bin where...
Upcoming Auctions
The auction season is in full on swing with more amazing pieces to keep your eyes peeled for on 15th & 16th May, from Sotheby's and Christie. Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels...
Top 11 Engagement Ring Styles for Spring
With a Royal wedding in a few short weeks, romance is in the air with many couples getting engaged as they catch royal wedding fever. In response Koosh Jewellers, a...
May Birthstone - The Magnificent Emerald
The May birthstone, emerald, has a long history, favoured by royalty and loved by Cleopatra the emerald has enchanted people for over 6 thousand years. The word emerald comes from...
Bonhams Fine Jewellery Sale Results that Will Make you Say Wow!
Hot on the heels of a magnificent auction from Bonhams New York auction last week, where Burmese rubies, Kashmir sapphires, Colombian emeralds, plus an impressive selection of magnificent diamonds together...