The most helpful way to share rings you like, when you commission a bespoke ring, is to send a few clear photographs and to say what you are responding to in each one. It might be the outline of the diamond, the colour of the metal, the way the shoulders are finished, or a small detail in the gallery. We treat those images as a starting point for a conversation, not as a pattern to copy. Your stone, your finger and your brief will shape the design from there.
What to send, and what to say about it
Two or three images are usually enough. A long folder of saved pictures, with no note beside them, can be harder to read than a short set with a sentence or two each. If you can, tell us whether you like the whole ring or only one part of it. You might love the leaf detail on a shank and prefer a plainer setting, or want an oval like one photograph and the metal colour of another. Screenshots, magazine pages and photographs of a ring on a hand are all useful, so long as they are reasonably clear. We work by video consultation and message, so you can send them ahead of the call or talk them through with us live.
Why we do not copy a reference exactly
A photograph is a useful brief, but it is not a technical drawing. The diamond in the picture will have its own measurements, and yours will be different. The finger in the picture will not be your finger. A detail that looks delicate in one metal can feel heavier in another. We design around the stone you have approved and the way you want the ring to sit, then we show you a CAD. Our guides to written approval and to what can differ between a CAD and the finished ring explain that stage. Nothing is made until you approve the design and the stone in writing.
What happens after you send the images
We will look at them with you, shortlist stones if you have not already chosen one, and sketch a direction that borrows the right ideas without pretending to be a copy. If you and a partner have sent different pictures, we will look for the common ground. A 70 percent deposit is paid when you approve the design and the stone in writing, making time is then 5 to 6 weeks, and the ring is UK hallmarked before insured, tracked FedEx delivery. If you would like to start with a few images, get in touch, see how commissioning without a visit works, or browse the diamonds we can source.
Frequently asked questions
How should you share rings you like when you commission a bespoke ring?
Send us clear photographs, or saved images, of rings you like, and tell us what you are responding to in each one: the shape of the stone, the metal, the shoulders, or a small detail in the gallery. We use those images as a starting point for a conversation, not as a pattern to copy.
Do you need a large collection of reference images?
No. Two or three images, with a short note about what you like in each, are usually more useful than a long folder with no commentary. If you only have one ring in mind, that is enough to begin.
Will the finished ring look exactly like the photographs you send?
No, and it should not have to. Your diamond, your finger and your brief will change the proportions. We design around those, then show you a CAD to approve in writing before anything is made.
What if you and your partner like different rings?
That is a useful thing to know early. We can look at both sets of images on a video consultation and find the common ground, whether that is a shared outline, a shared metal, or a detail from one ring carried into the other.