Christopher Wharton`s interest in fine jewellery began to emerge during his childhood. his father ran a watchmaker`s and jeweller`s shop, and Chris spent a great deal of time helping with repairs and trying his hand at a few pieces of basic ring designs. when he left school, Chris went to garrards to work as a junior on the shop floor. then at nineteen, he joined leading london goldsmith designers, to learn how to design and make jewellery by hand. at the age of twenty-three he was ready to set up on his own.

He began by renting bench space in his father`s workshop, and designed and made his first collection of rings in silver. then he set up on his own and spent his days travelling and selling his work, and his evenings designing jewellery. he gradually built up his staff and moved on to 9 and then 18 carat gold, set with semi precious and precious stone. now the majority of his work is in platinum, set with diamonds and other precious stones. His main market being platinum diamond engagement rings and wedding bands. His ring designs have been accepted by the de beers diamond collection many times over the years.

At the moment, Chris is interested in shaped diamond cuts in his ring designs, such as oval and princess cuts. these have been used many times in his designer engagement rings. his designs tend to simple and uncluttered, inspired by the shapes and textures he sees around his all the time. Chris begins a ring design by producing rough sketches and then refines his ideas in more detailed drawings, and finally makes the piece in silver, which can still be modified further before producing the piece in 18 carat gold or platinum.

There are now over 1000 designs in his collection, each one individually conceived and finished to a very high standard, many are specially commissioned. this brochure shows only a selection of the huge range.

When setting fine quality diamonds and precious stones, Christopher Wharton uses only 18 carat gold or platinum for his designer engagement rings and other jewellery. where practicable, stones of the customers` own selection can be specially cut.

Christopher Wharton Jewellers has a fine history and sticks close to traditional jewellery crafting values, whilst simultaneously making his designs modern. Christopher Wharton Jewellers is world reknowed for producing top quality ring designs that maintain their timeless taste for many years.

Christopher Wharton`s provide the best quality in Diamond Rings includes a major emphasis on platinum Diamond Rings. using fancy cut stones in simple but effective diamond ring designs.

The company`s Diamond Rings reflect the jewellery customer`s continuing and increasing demand for a different kind of diamond ring, something special. platinum is the modern precious metal of choice clan strong and good looking. when combined with good diamond ring designs, platinum has the unique ability to enhance natural beauty and give true satisfaction to the wearer.

Each piece of jewellery goes through the complete design and making stage in Christopher Wharton`s own workshops, which works to the very highest standard of traditional british craftsmanship. Christopher Wharton has well over 1000 choices to choose from. their main market is platinum diamond engagement rings and matching wedding bands. this combined with their other ring designs and jewellery complete a precious, but wearable collection.

Choosing a quality engagement ring is not easy. making sure you get the right engagement ring is very important as this decision will stay with you and your partner forever.

Engagement rings should be timeless and yet wearable. a platinum engagement ring should reflect the strength of the metal and the beauty of the diamond. the design of the engagement ring should also complement the design of the wedding ring too.

In the whirlwind of our modern world, it is always reassuring to know that there are modern jewellery designers that still hold on to the traditional jewellery techniques. Christopher Wharton is an award winning and internationally recognised british jewellery designer who prides himself on his timeless and wearable Engagement Rings.

Christopher Wharton take the quality of Engagement Rings to a new level. using higher graded and certified diamonds within Christopher Wharton designer Engagement Rings; consumers will immediately have confidence in the quality of the manufacture with globally recognised diamond and platinum certification.

Designs of Engagement Rings have varied greatly over the years. contemporary fashions for engagement ring materials are a gold, platinum, silver band mounting at least one diamond. recently, three-stone diamond Engagement Rings have become popular, in contrast to the more traditional solitary Engagement Rings.