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Types Of Engagement Rings: Discover the Perfect Engagement Ring for You
Welcome to our comprehensive guide on types of engagement rings, where we delve into the fascinating world of symbolising love and commitment. As experts in the field, we’re here to help you navigate through the various options and considerations when choosing the...
Tourmaline Ring
A tourmaline ring is a perfect alternative especially if you’re looking for an engagement ring but diamonds and sapphires just aren’t doing it for you (don’t worry, you’re not the only one).
Which Order Do You Wear Engagement, Wedding And Eternity Rings?
Which Order Do You Wear Engagement, Wedding And Eternity Rings? Find out how Holdsworth Bros rings can help you perfectly express your relationship
Mandarin Garnet Ring: Get The Perfect Gemstone For Your Ring!
Could a mandarin garnet ring be the one you’re looking for? The mandarin garnet is specifically a variant of garnet known as orange spessartine.
Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
In terms of popularity, the sapphire is second only to the diamond. Nothing complements the perfect engagement ring quite like a sapphire.
Yellow Sapphire Engagement Rings
Yellow sapphires, much like their more common blue counterparts, are derived from corundum with their colour forming from the concentration of certain minerals
Ceylon Sapphire Engagement Rings
Ceylon sapphires are very valuable, as they can only be found in mining deposits in Sri Lanka, hence their name. Sri Lanka is considered to have the highest quality sapphires available, narrowly beating other places such as Kashmir and Burma.
Rhodolite Garnet
Rhodolite Garnet Ring and why it might be the engagement ring you’re looking for Rhodolite garnet rings are a great choice for any kind of ring, even if they’re not as popular as diamonds or sapphires. Various silicate materials combine to form a garnet, and rhodolite...
Pink Spinel
Pink Spinel - A Guide to Pink Spinel and why it might just be the gem you’re looking for Rubies, sapphires, diamonds; who needs them? Actually, many people do. They’re very popular gems for a reason. However, what if you’re not like many people, and you’re looking for...
Purple Sapphire Engagement Rings
Purple sapphire engagement rings? Seriously? Absolutely. Sure, it’s not as conventional as the good old-fashioned blue sapphire, but isn’t that what makes them so great in the first place? Purple is certainly an evocative colour with an aesthetic all its own, and...
Pink Sapphire Engagement Rings
When we hear the word sapphire, we immediately think of the colour blue. While blue is the most common colour associated with sapphires, there’s a whole range of alternate colours, including the much coveted pink sapphire. Pink sapphire engagement rings have...
Australian Teal Sapphire Jewellery
Australian Teal Sapphire Jewellery It’s not often that you hear people are looking for Australian teal sapphire jewellery. Sure, people are regularly looking for sapphires. The only thing people look for more than sapphires is diamonds. However, the majority...
Ruby Engagement Rings
Ruby engagement rings are the perfect alternative to when you want to propose, but diamonds just don’t feel like the way to go. There has been a recent increase in demand for ruby engagement rings, as they’re renowned for their intense red hue. Rubies are chemically...
Gold Engagement Rings Guide
Gold Engagement Rings Guide Selecting an engagement ring can be a daunting process. The temptation is to adhere to tradition and select a yellow gold band to go with the precious gem of choice. However, with so many alternatives available nowadays, is there a place...
Engagement Rings for Men: How do you choose?
Choosing the perfect engagement ring for him The act of proposing is always daunting, particularly when you are proposing to man. It means picking the ideal time-and-place, carefully selecting the right words and then presenting it all with passion and fervour. Just...
Engagement Ring vs Wedding Ring: What’s the Difference?
Engagement Ring vs Wedding Ring: Everything You Need To Know A common question that jewellers get asked is always the difference the difference between an engagement ring vs wedding ring. After all, people have been exchanging wedding rings as a symbol of marriage...
High set vs low set engagement rings: How do you choose?
High set vs low set engagement rings: which one’s better? Are you looking to buy the right engagement ring for your partner and are trying to decide whether to choose a high setting or a low setting? You’d probably never even heard of a ring setting until you walk...
Afterpay Engagement Rings: Pay in Instalments
Can you "AfterPay Engagement Rings"? Do you want to buy an engagement ring but don’t have enough to pay for one? You can buy now and pay later on engagement rings with AfterPay at Holdsworth Bros. Jewellers. See our range of engagement rings here or contact us for...
Halo vs Solitaire Engagement Ring: Which One Is Right For You?
If you’re thinking of popping the question or you’re looking for a ring with your partner, you’re probably trying to pick the perfect engagement ring that fits your budget but is also a ring that your partner is going to love for the rest of their life. Halo diamond...
Top 5 Diamond Engagement Ring Trends Heading Into 2021
Whether you’re planning on proposing to your loved one or just want to keep up with what engagement rings are going to be all the rage next year, this guide will show you the five biggest trends that we’re seeing in Australia. Like anything in fashion, engagement...
How do I make sure my oval diamond is cut well?
An oval diamond comes under the category of ‘fancy shape’ because of its elongated design which makes it appear larger than other diamond shapes of the same carat. Oval diamonds are popular for engagement rings because they can make the hand and fingers appear slimmer...
Holdsworth Bros. Four Generations and Counting
"Hampden William Holdsworth grew up in a fascinating time of Melbourne’s history." Around 1878 he and his brother George made the long journey by sailing ship from England and when their boat docked in Geelong they soon started apprenticeships as jewellers in Geelong....
Happy Birthday to Us!
"Dear Customer," For those of you who are regular readers of Pearle you may remember Issue 2 when I had received a copy handed back to me covered in editorial comments from a dedicated Pearle reader. I’ve been asked on a few occasions what happened subsequently, and I...
Fordite
"Part of the fun attending a trade fair is looking for new and interesting things. Usually we are looking for treasurers that our customers will also love but sometimes you make an amazing discovery that just isn’t to most peoples taste." Last year we discovered a new...
Customer Stories – Mystic Topaz
Not all jewellery repairs go exactly how we would like. Occasionally the unforeseeable happens, and while we do our best to ensure a perfect job, sometimes things just don’t go our way. Tim Holdsworth sat at his jewellers bench, the job at hand to resize a ring...
Customer Stories – Carrots, Karat and Carat
"Of all our locations Knox seems to be the ‘family store’." Lots of parents with children visit and sometimes the kids are well behaved and sometimes they can be terrors. We have had grandfather clocks tumbled, heads bumped, ice creams dropped on the carpet and glass...
A Tour of the Argyle Mine
"It was with no shortage of security that Chris and I toured the Argyle Diamond mine near Kunnanurra in the East Kimberley earlier this year." We were forbidden to pick up anything from the ground and with a 42 carat diamond being found in the tread of one of the ore...
New Services Jewellery Services With COVID-19
To assist our clients who are in self isolation, are just wanting to minimise their contact with others or are practicing rigid self distancing we are offering our clients new services that can help them shop with us, or have their jewellery repaired without needing...
Caring for your Jewellery 2020 guide
General Jewellery Cleaning Advice Each item of jewellery needs to be cared for in an individual way, but there are some general principals that can be used for all jewellery. Never wear your jewellery while doing any manual tasks such as work around the house, working...
Understanding Your Man: A Surprise Engagement Ring
A girls guide for dropping hints and understanding the mentality of a guy who wants to surprise you with an engagement ring.
A Guys Guide to Buying a Wedding Ring
“Most guys are pretty bewildered when it comes to choosing a wedding ring. Thankfully, it’s not that hard!” There’s only good news for guys when it comes to buying a wedding ring. Firstly, it is going to be much less expensive than his last visit to a jewellery store,...
Upgrade Your Diamond – For Free
“The biggest mistake most people make is deciding they want a F/VS1 ‘triple excellent’ 1.00ct diamond and search for the cheapest example of it. They don’t realise that ‘Triple Excellent’ covers all manner of sins.” Almost all diamonds over 0.30ct have a report from a...
Buying a Significant Diamond
"Buying a significant diamond will be one of the most moments of your life. Most likely it will accompany one of your lifes top four of five milestones and will be shown of thousands of times to anyone from your near and dear to strangers in the street. So how to buy...
Natural versus Synthetic Diamonds
"All diamonds are formed from pure carbon. In fact diamond is the only gemstone that is an element. Carbon also forms other materials like graphite. But when the atoms of carbon are joined in a particular very rare and very beautiful way, diamond is the result." For...
A brief history of Synthetic Diamonds
"The history of imitation and synthetic gemstones goes back to the ancient Egyptians." They developed the technique of faience, an early form of glazed ceramic, to imitate coloured gemstones. Fast forward several thousand years to the late 1800's and the first...