An anniversary diamond can be chosen with a particular kind of tenderness. Think of the ring they leave on at breakfast, the gold they choose most often, the shape they pause to admire. After years together, those small preferences become part of the pleasure of choosing.
You might be marking a wedding anniversary, or a date that belongs only to the two of you. An Old Mine diamond gives you something to spend time over together: a curved outline, a broad flash of light, a stone you can imagine on a familiar hand.
The person you know now
You may remember a long cushion they stopped to admire, or a ring with rounded corners that they asked to try on. Keep those details in mind when you ask to see stones, along with the pieces you have watched them wear over the years.
The 5.03 Ct. F VS1 Old Mine Cushion has a long, softly rounded silhouette in the photograph above. The daylight view puts it close to skin, where you can begin to picture a ring. Look at the whole outline before moving closer to the facets. Then imagine the metal they would choose around it.
If you want to keep the gift a surprise, you can still make the choice personal. Notice the pieces they wear most, and what they have said they would love to wear. Ask for a small selection around those preferences. Save time for the setting to be chosen together if that would give them pleasure.
A place beside the first ring
An anniversary ring may find its place beside a wedding band, or on the other hand. Bring the jewellery they already love to a viewing. Seeing the pieces together can help you imagine how the new ring will be worn, and gives a jeweller something specific to work with when discussing the setting.
The first ring may already hold memories of a ceremony, a journey home or the years when everything was new. You can leave its familiar place on the hand and choose an anniversary diamond with its own shape and setting. There is room to love both.
For a closer look at a different cushion, the 9.04 Ct. F IF Old Mine Cushion shows broad facets around its open culet. In this face-up photograph you can trace the rounded outline and the reflections across the centre. Give yourself a moment to enjoy the stone before reading its description.
Make an afternoon of it
Choosing the diamond can be part of the anniversary. Arrange a viewing, bring the wedding band, and leave enough time to enjoy looking. You may arrive with a favourite and find yourselves drawn to another. Let each other say what you see.
The video gives you a glimpse of that pleasure: light moving across a diamond as a hand turns. At a private viewing, you can see the stone on the hand it is being chosen for, beside the rings that are already part of your life.
When the anniversary arrives, leave a little time for the giving. Say what made you choose that outline, that stone, that ring for them. After years together, it can be lovely to hear the familiar things said aloud.
Arrange a private anniversary diamond presentation. Tell us about the jewellery they love and the occasion you are marking, and request current photographs, video and grading documentation for a selection of Old Mine cushions.
