The Journal

How Much Should an Engagement Ring Cost?

What an engagement ring actually costs in 2026, where the money goes, and how to get the most stone and setting for your budget — from a New York atelier that has been cutting out the middle layer since 1982.

The overtones of Akoya pearls

Rose, silver, cream, green — what an Akoya overtone actually is, how to see it, and why it moves the price more than most buyers realize.

Pearls in 2026: a quiet comeback

Pearls have moved back to the front of the case. What is driving it, how people are actually wearing them, and what a pearl house brings to a trend it...