How to buy an engagement ring in Dubai without stress

Big moment. Small object. A lot of pressure. Let us take the weight off and go in order.

Step one, set a number you feel calm about

Forget the old salary rules. Pick a figure in dirhams that does not keep you awake. Every bespoke commission is individually designed and quoted according to its complexity, gemstones, and materials. Now you have a frame.

Step two, learn the shape she already loves

Look at the jewelry she wears now. Round reads classic. Oval looks longer on the finger. Emerald cut is quiet and architectural. Pear is a little daring. Shape is taste, not quality.

Step three, pick the setting for her hands, not the photo

• Solitaire, the timeless one. It lets the stone speak.
• Halo, small stones around the center so the ring looks larger.
• Three stone, past and present and future, and more sparkle across the finger.
• Bezel, metal wrapped around the stone. Best friend of anyone active.

Tell us how she works with her hands. A surgeon, a swimmer and a painter all need different heights.

Step four, spend where the eye looks

Cut first. Eye-clean clarity next. Near-colorless is plenty once the stone is set in warm gold. Then land just under a round carat number and keep the difference for the band.

Step five, give it time

A bespoke ring takes us around six to eight weeks from first sketch to final polish. Allow a little extra for resizing. Proposing next week? Tell us. We have made that work before.

One client came in nine days before a trip to Hatta, sure it was hopeless. He proposed with the ring. Then he sent us a photo of the sunrise!

Getting the ring size quietly

Borrow a ring she wears on the same finger and bring it to us. Or ask her closest friend. If it is a surprise, size slightly large. Making a ring smaller is easy work.

Come and start it

Bring photos, a budget and a story. We will sketch with you, source the stone and make it in the UAE. Book an appointment at the Dubai atelier when you are ready to begin.