Diamond Education
Knowledge is the ultimate luxury. Understanding your diamond ensures a choice that aligns with your values and your style.
Engagement Ring Guidance
Learn before you choose.
Explore individual Kitóko guides on settings, diamond shapes, metals, sizing, care, custom design, and lab-grown diamond choices.
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Guides
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Topics
Buying foundations
Start Here
7 guides
Engagement Ring Basics
A clear guide to the anatomy of an engagement ring, from the setting and claws to the centre stone, side stones, gallery rail, halo, bridge, and band.
Engagement Ring Guide
A step-by-step route through budget, setting, diamond selection, purchase decisions, and planning the proposal moment.
How to Choose an Engagement Ring
A practical guide to choosing an engagement ring by balancing budget, personal style, diamond shape, metal, carat, quality, size, and wedding-band pairing.
Which Finger Do You Wear Your Engagement Ring On?
A guide to engagement ring traditions, cultural differences, and choosing the finger or hand that feels right for your story.
Engagement Ring vs Wedding Ring
Understand the difference between an engagement ring and a wedding ring, how they are worn, and how to plan the set together.
How Much to Spend on an Engagement Ring
A modern budget guide that moves beyond salary rules and helps you decide what to spend based on priorities, quality, and life plans.
How to Buy the Perfect Engagement Ring
A concise buying roadmap for setting a budget, choosing a ring setting, selecting a diamond, reviewing the purchase, and planning the proposal.
Find the silhouette
Diamond Shape & Style
8 guides
Diamond Shapes for Every Finger Size
How different diamond shapes flatter long, short, slender, or wider fingers, and how proportion changes the visual balance of the hand.
Vintage-Inspired Engagement Rings
A guide to vintage-inspired engagement rings, including Art Deco geometry, old mine cuts, gemstones, and enduring antique details.
Thicker Band Engagement Rings
How thicker bands change the look, feel, stacking options, durability, and balance of an engagement ring.
East-West Engagement Rings
East-west rings turn elongated centre stones horizontally for a modern, sculptural look with strong finger coverage.
Minimalist Engagement Rings
Minimalist engagement rings focus on clean proportions, smaller carat weights, considered settings, and elegant everyday wear.
Oval Engagement Rings
Why oval diamonds are versatile, flattering, and popular, plus how to stack them and what to know about the bow-tie effect.
Art Deco-Inspired Engagement Rings
A guide to Art Deco-inspired rings, from geometric patterns and emerald cuts to platinum tones, symmetry, and bold contrast.
Ready-to-Ship Engagement Rings
When a finished engagement ring makes sense, what to check before buying, and how to balance speed with fit and certification.
Hold the diamond beautifully
Settings
15 guides
Pave Setting Engagement Rings
Everything to know about pave engagement rings, including types of pave, the sparkle benefits, maintenance considerations, comfort, and wedding-band pairing.
Hidden Halo Engagement Rings
A guide to hidden halos, the subtle row of diamonds beneath the centre stone that adds side-view sparkle without changing the top-view silhouette.
Cathedral Engagement Rings
An introduction to cathedral settings, where arched shoulders rise from the band to lift and frame the centre stone.
Bypass Setting Engagement Rings
A modern guide to bypass rings, where the band curves around the centre stone to create movement, symbolism, and a sculptural silhouette.
High-Set vs Low-Set Engagement Rings
Compare high and low profiles through comfort, protection, visual drama, snag risk, and how the wedding band will sit beside the engagement ring.
Trellis Engagement Ring Setting
Learn how trellis settings use interwoven claws to create a secure, romantic side profile for solitaire and three-stone rings.
Bezel Frame Setting
Explore bezel frame settings, their vintage roots, protective shape, and how modern lab-grown diamonds can make the look feel fresh.
Floral Engagement Ring Setting
A guide to floral engagement rings, from petal details and vine-like bands to halos inspired by natural forms.
Bezel Engagement Ring Settings
A full guide to bezel settings, including appearance, best cuts, security, half bezels, sparkle, and cost considerations.
How to Choose Engagement Ring Claws
Compare round, eagle, square, bezel, and V-claws, and learn how claw number and shape affect security and style.
Toi et Moi Engagement Ring Setting
The toi et moi ring pairs two centre stones side by side, creating a deeply symbolic design that means you and me.
Trilogy Ring Setting Style
A trilogy ring uses three stones for symbolism, balance, and presence, often representing past, present, and future.
Halo Setting Engagement Rings
A halo surrounds the centre stone with smaller diamonds, increasing sparkle and visual size while creating a classic glamorous frame.
Solitaire Engagement Rings
The solitaire is the classic single-stone engagement ring, loved for its clarity, versatility, and ability to let the diamond lead.
Engagement Ring Setting Styles
A complete overview of popular setting styles, including solitaire, halo, pave, bezel, trilogy, cathedral, toi et moi, and bespoke designs.
Daily wear decisions
Sizing, Metals & Care
11 guides
How to Find Your Ring Size
How to find a ring size with care, whether you are measuring together, planning a surprise, or confirming the fit before production.
Precious Jewellery Metals Guide
Compare platinum, yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, and two-tone designs through colour, strength, upkeep, and long-term feel.
What Is Rhodium Plating?
A guide to rhodium plating on white gold, why it is used, how long it lasts, and how it compares with platinum.
9k, 14k and 18k Yellow Gold
Compare gold karats by purity, colour, strength, and suitability for everyday engagement ring wear.
Rose Gold Engagement Rings
A guide to rose gold engagement rings, including colour, tarnish questions, popularity, matching bands, and cost.
Ring Size Charts
How to read ring size charts, compare international sizing, and use a ring size converter without mistaking chart estimates for final fit.
The Beauty of Rose Gold Rings
A broader look at rose gold, its romantic colour, history, durability, and how it works across engagement rings and stacks.
How to Find Your Ring Size at Home
A practical guide to measuring ring size at home using a ring sizer, an existing ring, string, and conversion charts.
How to Clean Your Engagement Ring at Home
A gentle at-home cleaning ritual for restoring sparkle while protecting the metal, setting, and centre stone.
Platinum vs White Gold
Compare platinum and white gold through purity, colour, durability, hypoallergenic qualities, sustainability, and maintenance.
Best Precious Metals for Engagement Rings
A comparison of platinum, yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, two-tone designs, allergies, and resizing considerations.
Make it personal
Custom & Lab-Grown
5 guides
What to Expect in a Ring Consultation
The most common questions clients ask before, during, and after an engagement ring consultation.
Lab-Grown vs Mined Diamonds
Compare lab-grown and mined diamonds by appearance, durability, impact, price, and the values behind your choice.
The Custom Engagement Ring Design Process
How a custom ring moves from inspiration and budget to stone selection, design refinement, CAD, production, and the final proposal-ready piece.
How Much Does a Custom Engagement Ring Cost?
Understand the cost drivers behind a custom ring: centre stone, metal, setting complexity, side stones, and design detail.
Custom Engagement Ring Ideas
Creative ways to personalise an engagement ring through halos, side stones, hidden details, engraving, coloured stones, and meaningful shapes.
What are Lab-Grown
& Mined Diamonds?
Can you tell the difference? Neither can a gemologist without specialized equipment.
Chemical Composition
Carbon
Hardness
10 (Mohs Scale)
Refractive Index
2.417 - 2.419
Origin
Created in Laboratory
Price Point
Relatively Affordable
Chemical Composition
Carbon
Hardness
10 (Mohs Scale)
Refractive Index
2.417 - 2.419
Origin
Exists Naturally
Price Point
Expensive
The 4 C's
Cut
The most critical factor. It determines how the diamond interacts with light and creates that signature sparkle.
Colour
Refers to the absence of colour, graded from D colourless to Z light yellow.
Clarity
Measures internal inclusions and external blemishes. Eye-clean stones often offer the best balance.
Carat
The physical weight of the diamond. Size should never compromise cut quality.
Certified
Excellence
IGI & GIA
Trust is paramount. That is why every Kitóko diamond (0.5ct+) comes with an independent grading report from either the International Gemological Institute (IGI) or the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
These certificates are the blueprint of your stone, verifying its identity as lab-grown and rigorously grading its 4 C's.