Diamonds and other precious stones are measured against the four C’s - Carat, Colour, Clarity and Cut. We explain what they mean in this simple guide.

Choose the perfect engagement ring style for you or your partner with the help of our quick guide to ring settings.

We're all very hygiene conscious right now! So we share our expert tips for cleaning your jewellery.

If you’ve been planning an original piece of jewellery, don’t let the lockdown get in the way. We are still designing jewellery for customers all over the world, and we’d love to help you make progress with your design. Here, we share our top tips for finding jewellery inspiration during the lockdown.

Sadly, we have now closed our showrooms in accordance with the new government regulations. We will miss seeing our lovely customers in Poynton and Stockton Heath, but we urge everyone to stay safe and look out for each other. If you have an existing order with us, rest assured that we’re on track to fulfil everything currently in progress and we’ll be in…

There’s nothing quite like looking at a precious stone up close and personal. At Christopher Evans, we have dozens of precious gemstones for customers to examine and choose. Ultimately, the colour, type, size and shape of the precious stone you choose will depend on what you like — and what will go best with the design of your chosen piece…

If you’re planning to buy the perfect jewellery gift for someone this Christmas, there are a few things to consider before making any decisions. First – what kind of jewellery do you think she will appreciate most?  Do a little research – watch her and note what pieces she wears for daytime and evening events. Does she wear earrings? Drop,…

The jewellery trend that been a long time coming, in our opinion, is for the wearing of pearls. Pearls have, finally, lost their association with grandmas and posh birds from Sloane Square and are gracing the necks, ears, fingers, shoulders and ankles of elegant women across the nation. It’s possibly because the creamy iridescence of pearl will go with anything…

Who would have thought that designing a hinged ring for swollen knuckles could be so satisfying? Not so long ago, a lovely lady came to see us with her jewellery collection.  This happens quite often, when people realise that they have pieces they never wear, but are too good to get rid of.  We take what they have and design…

Most calendar months have two birthstones attributed to them.  In September the best known birthstone is the sapphire, while the alternative birthstone for September is lapis lazuli. What is lapis lazuli? When you picture a sapphire, the chances are that you see a dazzling blue stone, but in fact sapphires come in many colours.  The lapis lazuli however does not.…