Solitaire
A single stone, prong-set to float above the band — the engagement form since Tiffany & Co. introduced the six-prong setting in 1886. It lets a ruby or sapphire of real character carry the whole ring.
Pick your colour
It begins with the gem.
Blue, green, red, violet — even a stone that shifts colour in the light. Your ring starts with the one that is unmistakably yours.
The process
From a single gem to the ring you'll wear.
Every commission begins with the stone. Here is how yours comes to life.
Discover your stone
Choose a sapphire, emerald, or ruby from the archive — Canada's largest selection of coloured gemstones, each with documented provenance and its treatment disclosed. The gem leads; the design follows.
Describe your vision
Tell us the piece you picture — a solitaire, a halo, three stones, a protective bezel. Plain language is welcome; the Curator interprets.
A private consultation, online or in person
The Curator refines the design with you. Most clients work with us remotely; the Toronto showroom is open to those who prefer to meet in person.
A 50% deposit begins your commission
With the design settled, a fifty-percent deposit opens the workshop. No figure is shown online — the Curator prepares a private quote first.
CAD modelling
Your design and your actual gems go to the CAD studio, where the stones are 3D-scanned and built into a precise model of the ring.
Your review
You see the model before anything is made. We refine it together — the setting, the proportions, the line — until it is exactly right.
Production — about three to four weeks
Once you approve the model, the ring is cast, your gems are hand-set, and the piece is finished and inspected. Roughly three to four weeks.
Reserved & delivered
The balance is settled on completion — at collection, or before your ring ships. Your finished piece is documented and delivered, insured — the stone you chose, in the setting you shaped.
Real commissions
The stone, and what it became.
Each of these rings began as the loose gem beside it — the gem chosen first, the design built around it.
A 4.64ct colour-change sapphire, set as a diamond scallop ring.
A 2.36ct Zambian emerald, set as a diamond three-stone ring.
A 2.17ct Mozambique ruby, set as a diamond halo ring.
A 1.32ct colour-change alexandrite, set as a diamond cocktail ring.
A 15.46ct cushion aquamarine, set as a diamond cocktail ring.
Why a coloured stone
A ring nobody else is wearing.
At this budget, most engagement rings resemble one another. Yours will not. A fine sapphire, emerald, or ruby carries a colour, an origin and a character that belong to a single ring — and we carry every major source: Ceylon and Madagascar sapphire, Mozambique and Burmese ruby, Zambian and Colombian emerald, heated and unheated, each documented. What the archive holds shifts with each acquisition; the Curator will show you what is available.
Halo
A centre encircled by smaller accent diamonds, so a more modest stone reads larger on the hand. Georgian in origin, revived for the modern era.
Three-Stone
Past, present, and future — a coloured centre flanked by two diamonds, or three matched stones graduating in size. Quietly the most meaningful form.
Bezel
The centre held in a smooth metal collar — the oldest and most protective setting, and the kindest to an emerald's corners. Made for everyday wear.
- Curating fine gemstones and jewellery since 1967.
- Canada's largest selection of coloured gemstones.
- Premium-tier stones GIA-certified; the wider archive carries the Skyjems Identification Report.
- Documented provenance and treatment on every stone.
- Designed with you — online or in person, from Toronto.
- Reserved, then delivered to you, insured.
Begin the conversation
Begin with the stone.
Tell the Curator what you picture — the stone, the setting, the occasion. No obligation, and no figure is quoted until we understand what you are looking for. You will have a reply within one business day.