Ring Concierge Review: Natural Diamond Rings, Necklaces and Earrings

Ring Concierge is a New York fine jewelry brand, founded in 2013 by Nicole Wegman, a former department-store buyer who wanted diamonds to be easier and less intimidating for women to buy. After a frustrating engagement ring search in the Diamond District, Wegman studied at the Gemological Institute of America and started the company from her living room, entirely self-funded. For its first three years Ring Concierge sold only rings, handmade in New York. Fine jewelry for self-purchase arrived in 2016, and Wegman has said it now makes up about 70 percent of revenue. Growth came through Instagram first, then stores in New York, Los Angeles, Houston and Boca Raton. This edit stays with natural diamonds, the stones formed deep in the earth over a vast span of geologic time. Ring Concierge also sells lab-grown diamonds, but every piece below is listed by the brand as natural diamond set in solid 14k gold. One buying note before the rings: the eternity bands cannot be resized, while the three-quarter and half-coverage bands can, so the version matters as much as the design.

A tennis necklace is a single line of matching diamonds set on a flexible gold chain, and Ring Concierge builds its version with round natural diamonds in solid 14k gold. The Classic Diamond Tennis Necklace shows how the range scales, with total carat weight climbing from 3 carats up to 10, with the width of the line growing from 1.9 mm to 2.7 mm across that range. The Mini Diamond Tennis Necklace and the Bezel Mini Diamond Tennis Necklace are finer, at about 2.2 mm wide, and sit easily under a collar or over a knit. The Graduated Bezel Diamond Tennis Necklace tapers from 2.5 mm to 1.5 mm, which draws the eye to the center. Not every necklace here is a tennis line. The Diamond Lariat Necklace hangs a 7 inch drop from a 15 inch chain and carries about 5.5 carats across 209 diamonds, and the Trio Diamond Layering Necklace spaces clusters along an adjustable chain. Check the clasp and length listed on each product page, since fit changes how a necklace sits.

The best everyday diamond bracelet is one that goes on once and stays on, and the tennis lines and bangles from Ring Concierge are built for that kind of daily wear. The Classic Diamond Tennis Bracelet and the Bezel Diamond Tennis Bracelet are made in solid 14k gold with round natural diamonds and come in 6.5 and 7 inch lengths, with the listed carat weight based on the 7 inch size. The Bezel Mini Diamond Tennis Bracelet is a lighter, adjustable option from 5.5 to 7 inches. Bangles take up less of a commitment on sizing. The Round Diamond Wrap Bangle, the Diamond Border Bangle and the Inlay Diamond Bangle are hinged ovals with a push clasp and safety latch, so they slip on without a full open circle. The Diamond Bead Bangle and the Diamond Flexi Cuff use just a few stones for a quieter look. If a bracelet will sit next to a watch, choose the narrower widths, which run from about 2 mm up to 6 mm across this group.

Diamond studs are the earring to buy first, and Ring Concierge sells its Round Diamond Studs in a three-prong martini setting in solid 14k gold, with natural diamonds ranging from 0.75 carat up to 5 carats a pair. The Bezel-Set Classic Diamond Studs take a different route, wrapping each round natural diamond in a smooth gold rim of 6.5 mm for about 1 carat total per pair. For evenings, the Pavé Waterfall Earrings drop 2 inches and carry 228 round natural diamonds for roughly 4.10 carats in total. The Multiway Diamond Statement Earrings are the most elaborate piece in this edit, with 102 natural diamonds, about 9.25 carats, and detachable hoops of 11, 15 and 25 mm, so one pair can be worn several ways. Ring Concierge lists the round studs in color I-J and the waterfall and multiway pairs in G-H with SI clarity, which is a sensible range for jewelry meant to be worn daily rather than kept in a box.

We would buy the tennis necklaces and the eternity bands first, because they are where Ring Concierge's natural diamond work is most convincing. The Classic Diamond Tennis Necklace and the Oval Diamond Eternity Band are the two pieces we keep coming back to, since both do one thing cleanly and ask nothing of the outfit. We would skip the statement earrings unless there is a real occasion, and we would not buy any eternity band without measuring first, since those cannot be resized. This is also not the place to shop for diamonds at a discount. The stones are mostly G to J color with SI clarity, which is good jewelry quality rather than collector quality, and that is exactly the right trade for pieces meant to be worn every day. Pick one piece you will wear daily, confirm the diamonds are listed as natural on the product page, and buy the size that fits your wrist, neck or finger today.