Engagement
We start from the stone and build the ring around it — or take the ring already in your head and make it sit properly on the hand that has to wear it.
The pair, as it leaves the counter
Green Hills · by appointment
A ring is chosen once. It is worn every day after that.
A bridal-led jeweller on Bandywood Drive: a small inventory, one bench in the back, and enough room on the calendar that nobody decides in a hurry.
What we make
Four trays come out of that case, and none of them is the same conversation.
Most of our year is bridal, so that is what the shop is built around. The rest is the work that keeps those rings on a hand for forty years — the part people find out about later.
Wedding bands
The pair matters more than either half. Bands are shaped to sit flush against the ring you chose, so the two do not fight or wear a groove into each other.
Anniversary & gifts
Eternity bands, studs, a pendant for a birthday that matters. Kept plain enough to wear on a Tuesday, which is when most of it actually gets worn.
Service & sizing
Sizing, retipping worn prongs, restringing pearls, and a look at every setting once a year. Bring in what you own, whoever made it.
The appointment
Nobody is going to hurry you, and nobody is going to hover.
An appointment is an hour with the case to yourselves. It costs nothing, it commits you to nothing, and you can leave with a photograph of the four you liked and think about it for a month.
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Tell us the shape of it
A hand, a number you are comfortable with, and whether she wears her jewellery or keeps it in a drawer. That is enough for us to pull the right tray.
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We put a tray together
Four or five, not forty. A wall of choice is how people leave having decided nothing.
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You take your time
Try them, photograph them, walk out and come back next week. We would rather you were sure than quick.
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We make it, then we fit it
Three to five weeks for a made ring. You come back once for the fitting, and again the first time it needs cleaning.
Choosing a stone
Cut first. The rest is a conversation about money.
A well cut stone throws light in a room with the curtains half closed. A poorly cut one needs a spotlight and a good mood. We would rather sell you a smaller stone that behaves.
| Cut | First, always — the only one you see across a table |
|---|---|
| Shape | Round, oval, emerald: the hand decides this one |
| Colour | Warm or cool; a warmer stone looks right in gold |
| Size | Last. Half a point is invisible; a bad cut never is |
We will tell you plainly what we know about a stone, what we do not, and where it came from. If we cannot answer a question about it, it does not go in the tray.
Made to be worn
A ring that catches on a coat pocket ends up in a drawer.
What we usually change from a catalogue picture is height, edge and weight — the three things nobody thinks about in the shop and everybody notices by March.
| Metal | Platinum, 18k or 14k — chosen for the hand, not the list |
|---|---|
| Setting height | Lowered for gloves, gardening, a nursing shift |
| Engraving | Inside the band, hand cut, about thirty letters |
| Resizing | Two sizes either way, free for the first two years |
The salon
One room, two chairs, and a door that closes behind you if you ask.
We are on Bandywood, behind the shopfronts on Hillsboro Pike, with parking at the door. If you would rather nobody saw you shopping for this, say so when you book and we keep the room to ourselves.
| Address | 2210 Bandywood Dr, Nashville, TN 37215 |
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| Tue – Fri | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 – 16:00 |
| Mon & Sun | By appointment |
Before you come in
The four questions we answer on the telephone every week.
Do I need an appointment?
Not to look — you are welcome to walk in during opening hours. Book if you want the
room to yourselves, if you are choosing an engagement ring, or if you are coming with
family. Those take an hour, and we would rather not do them standing up.
What should I bring?
A ring she already wears, if you can borrow one for an afternoon: it gives us the size
and, more useful, the shape she likes. Photographs of anything you have saved. That is all.
Can you work with a stone from my family?
Yes, and it is some of the best work we do. We will look at it under the loupe with you
first and say honestly whether it should be reset, recut, or left exactly as it is.
How long does a made ring take?
Three to five weeks from the day the stone is chosen, and we will tell you at the start
if a date is tight. Sizing and repairs are usually back within the week.
Come and sit down
Two chairs, a tray, and as long as it takes.
Call, write, or knock on the door. If we are with someone we pick up anyway and take your name — that is the whole system.
Telephone(615) 555-0148
The salon2210 Bandywood Dr
Nashville, TN 37215
Nashville, TN 37215