Gem Breakfast Blog
Whether you're looking for a ring box for a proposal or a stunning case for your treat-yourself ring, scroll to see a few of our favorite custom ring boxes designed and created exclusively for special edition Gem Breakfast collections.
- September 13, 2023
- 2 min read
What Is Peach Gold? Learn about our best selling custom gold color that is available at Gem Breakfast.
- September 05, 2023
- 3 min read
Everything you need to know about pear shaped diamonds.
- September 05, 2023
- 9 min read
The in’s and out’s of custom engagement ring design with Gem Breakfast in San Francisco including:
-Why go custom?
-Custom design myths
-What Gem Breakfast customers say about the custom process
-The custom design process from consult to completion
- August 31, 2023
- 12 min read
The pros and cons of solid gold, gold filled, gold plated, and vermeil jewelry.
- August 30, 2023
- 6 min read
Welcome to your Ultimate Gold and Precious Metal Guide! Keep reading for everything you need to know about choosing white gold vs platinum or palladium, 14kt vs 18kt gold, and yellow gold vs rose, peach, and white gold.
- August 30, 2023
- 8 min read
Before you put a ring on it, let’s make sure it fits! Keep reading for your all-in-one guide to ring sizing, including:
Ring sizing basics: the numbers, the fit, average sizes
How to figure out her ring size (in secret or if she’s in on it)
Common rings myths busted
Everything you need to know about resizing rings
- August 30, 2023
- 9 min read
Rose cut diamonds were made popular in the Georgian Era (the 1700s), Rose cut diamonds have remerged as an ethereal, antique-inspired alternative to more traditional diamond cuts. How to spot rose cut diamonds? Rose Cut diamonds have a domed top and a flat base and much like the sprawling petals of a fully bloomed rose, the peaked top is covered in distinctive triangle facets.
- August 28, 2023
- 5 min read
What are salt & pepper diamonds and why do people like them? Find out in our blog post on salt & pepper diamonds that will answer all your questions!
- August 28, 2023
- 13 min read
Next up in our Meet The Maker series is Yuliya Chorna, an award-winning Canadian Jewelry Designer who celebrates the alternative, showcases the unique, and creates pieces you've truly never seen before.
- August 27, 2023
- 5 min read
In today's Meet The Maker, we sat down with Canadian Jewelry Designer, Jilian Maddin. As humble and genuine as her designs are magical and showstopping, Jilian is the artist behind those stunning engraved bands you've all been eyeing, the intricate sapphire pieces that fly off the site, and of course that unforgettable bird ring made for our Solitaire Squad challenge last year.
- August 27, 2023
- 6 min read
Here is a comprehensive guide to oval cut diamonds. We cover all the facts to know about oval cut diamonds.
- August 24, 2023
- 9 min read