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What Is September’s Birthstone?

September marks the end of summer and a shift into the cooler autumn season. This makes crisp, cool blue sapphires the perfect birthstone for this ...

How Should My Engagement Ring Fit? Top Tips To Make Sure Your Ring Fits Perfectly

Buying an engagement ring can be a confusing time. There are so many things to consider, from the quality to the setting to, perhaps most ...

How To Clean Your Diamond Engagement Ring

Found your diamond ring lacking some of that sparkle you first fell in love with when you got it? The honeymoon period doesn't have to en...

What Is A Simulated Diamond?

The rising popularity of gemstones like moissanite and cubic zirconia, which can appear similar to diamonds, makes this a confusing time for diamon...

What Makes A 'Good' Diamond?: The 4 C's of Diamond Quality

Before the arrival of the 4Cs, which is a grading system developed by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in the 1950s, even diamond experts...

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Lab Grown Diamonds vs Natural Diamonds

Lab-grown diamonds are a fairly recent addition to the long and storied history of diamonds, and the diamond market. As a result of this boom in po...

How to Choose Your Engagement Ring Setting

As anyone shopping for an engagement ring may be discovering, there's much more to an engagement ring that meets the eye. A lot of thought goes int...

We're One Of The Top 100 Independent Jewellers!

We are proud to be named as one of the top 100 Inspiring Independent Jewellers from across the UK and Ireland! Yesterday, part of the JQ Diamonds ...

Engagement Ring Guide - Choosing Your Metal

There’s no “best” metal for every wedding or engagement ring. Instead, each of the metals offers its own range of advantages and disadvantages, fr...

Predicted Engagement Ring Trends for 2021

At JQ Diamonds we’re predicting a year that’s bigger & better than ever in the world of engagement rings. Whilst 2020 remains a year most of us...

Launching our New Concept Store

As you may know, Jewellery Quarter Diamonds is a new concept store that has just opened in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. We recently had our pres...