Thoughtfully designed for every meaningful moment
Nearly all of the items in our shop can be fully customized to suit your preferences. Whether you'd like to upgrade from silver to 14k or 18k gold, or swap moissanite for a diamond, we offer a range of options to bring your vision to life.
We specialize in custom engagement rings around the stone and style you love, whether it is a moissanite, a IGI certified lab-grown diamond, or a natural diamond with a classic or a new style. You'll see your ring as a 3D rendering first, request changes until it feels right, and approve the final design yourself before anything is made. We're committed to creating something truly special just for you.
An engagement ring is often just the beginning. Our custom jewellery in Canada includes wedding bands and full, half, and stackable eternity bands designed to pair with your engagement ring. Beyond bridal pieces, we create moissanite tennis chains and bracelets, moissanite-set Miami Cuban chains in sterling silver, and solid gold moissanite necklaces, earrings, and rings for anniversaries, birthdays, and graduations.
Our men's collection features rings, chains, and earrings in bold designs, and our loose moissanite and gemstones are ready for any custom project. Have a piece that's been passed down? We can redesign inherited or older jewelry into something you'll wear, keeping what makes it meaningful.
There's no wrong answer here, only the one that fits you. Each stone brings something different, and all three can be set in nearly any of our designs.
| Feature | Moissanite | Lab-Grown Diamond | Natural Diamond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Origin | First found in a meteorite crater; created in controlled lab conditions | A real diamond, grown in controlled lab conditions | Formed deep in the earth over a billion years ago |
| Environmental Profile | Lab-created; no mining, low land disturbance | Lab-grown; footprint depends on the grower's power source | Natural, mined; large land and water disturbance, variable supply-chain traceability |
| Hardness (Mohs) | 9.25, made for everyday wear | 10, the top of the scale | 10, the top of the scale |
| Refractive Index | 2.65–2.69 (doubly refractive) | 2.42 (singly refractive) | 2.42 (singly refractive) |
| Grading | Colorless stones graded D color, VVS1 clarity | IGI or GIA grading report | Certified grading report |
| Perfect for | Lovers of color and fire who want a bold, larger stone | Anyone who wants a diamond with top grades and generous size | Those who treasure a stone's ancient origin and rarity |
Whether you live ten minutes from our studio or far away in Toronto, our process is the same. We built it for people who want to be involved in the design, without the pressure of a sales floor. Here's how your ring comes together:
Expect an hour or more of one-on-one time. We walk you through stones, cuts, metals, and settings, and help you balance size, quality, and budget.
CAD (computer-aided design) renderings are detailed 3D images of your ring. You'll see it from every angle and can request at least three rounds of revisions.
Production starts only when you're completely happy with it.
Your piece is made to order in the metal and stone you chose.
Your finished ring ships free anywhere in Canada.
Moissanite is our first love and the stone we know best. Our moissanite engagement rings come in every cut we offer, from classic round and oval to emerald, pear, marquise, princess, and heart. We offer moissanite rings, tennis bracelets, cuban chains, earrings, necklaces, loose stones, custom moissanite jewellery and much more.
Moissanite has a remarkable story. French chemist Henri Moissan discovered its crystals in 1893 in fragments from a meteorite crater. Natural moissanite is so rare that the gems used in fine jewelry today are created in controlled lab conditions, giving you a gemstone with a personality all its own.
Moissanite rates 9.25 on the Mohs scale, the standard 1-to-10 measure of scratch resistance. That places it above sapphire and ruby, so it's a confident choice for a ring you'll wear every day.
It's also exceptionally fiery. Dispersion describes how a gem splits white light into flashes of color, and moissanite's dispersion of about 0.104 is higher than that of any other popular gemstone. In sunlight, it throws rainbow sparks that people notice from across the room.
And its beauty lasts. Moissanite doesn't cloud, dull, or change color over time, and a simple clean restores its full sparkle. Our colorless moissanite is graded D color and VVS1 clarity. Explore it set in solid gold and platinum or in rhodium-plated sterling silver, and ask us about making any silver design in gold instead.
Certified by IGI and GIA, our lab-grown diamonds are equivalent to real diamonds. They share the same crystallized carbon, hardness, and sparkle as mined diamonds; only their origin differs. We offer certified lab grown diamonds rings, chains, necklaces and custom jewellery and ship them to clients to all over Canada from Vancouver to the Maritimes.
Every lab-grown center stone we set comes with a GIA or IGI grading report. It records the 4Cs (cut, color, clarity, and carat weight) along with exact measurements, and confirms the stone is lab-grown. You can also use the report number to verify your diamond on the grading lab's website.
Grades can read like code, so here's a quick translation. Color runs from D to Z, and D means completely colorless. Clarity measures tiny internal marks called inclusions. VVS2 (very, very slightly included) means they're extremely hard to find even under 10x magnification. Many of our lab diamond engagement rings pair D to F color with VVS2 clarity for a bright, clean look. Certified lab-grown diamonds are also conflict-free, something many of our clients tell us matters to them.
For most couples, moissanite offers the best mix of durability, brilliance and value. At 9.25 on the Mohs scale it is harder than every other gemstone except diamond, so it will survive decades of daily wear. You can buy a 2-carat-look centre stone and put the budget saved into a heavier platinum setting or a matching wedding band.
If you want a stone that is chemically and optically a diamond, with a grading report from IGI or GIA, lab-grown is the clear choice. Our lab grown diamonds Calgary clients usually choose them for that certainty, and for a price roughly 50% lower than an equivalent mined stone.
Natural and Certified for those drawn to a stone formed deep in the earth more than a billion years ago, we make diamond engagement rings, and custom jewellery with certified natural diamonds.
No two natural diamonds look quite alike, which is why seeing one before you commit matters. Visit the showroom to see a certified diamond in Calgary under real light, or let us show it to you on a live video call and build your setting around the one you choose.
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Our showroom is at 818 5 Avenue SW in Downtown Calgary, and we see clients by appointment so you have our full attention. Prefer to stay home? Book a Zoom, FaceTime, or phone consultation from anywhere in Canada, from Montreal to the West Coast. However you reach us, we'd love to help you design something you'll treasure.
Yes. Moissanite is one of the most durable gemstones used in jewelry, rating 9.25 on the Mohs hardness scale, so it handles everyday wear beautifully. It won't cloud or lose its sparkle over time; it shows exceptional fire. At Qakare, we back our range of moissanite engagement rings in Calgary with a lifetime warranty. It's a meaningful choice in its own right.
Moissanite is its own gemstone, made of silicon carbide, while diamonds are pure carbon. The most visible difference is sparkle: moissanite's higher dispersion creates more vivid rainbow flashes, especially in sunlight, while diamonds show a crisper white brilliance. Both are extremely durable and look stunning in a well-made setting. It comes down to which sparkle you love.
Absolutely. We run full design consultations by Zoom, FaceTime, and phone, show stones live on camera, and send detailed CAD renderings for your review. You can request at least three rounds of revisions and stay in direct contact with your designer throughout. Once your ring is finished, we ship it free anywhere in Canada.
Yes. Shipping is free across Canada, and we deliver to clients from coast to coast, from our Calgary neighbors to couples in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. If you have questions about delivery to your area, our team is happy to walk you through it before you order.
Yes. Our lab-grown diamond center stones come with an IGI or GIA grading report. The report confirms your diamond is lab-grown and records its cut, color, clarity, carat weight, and measurements. You can use the report number to verify your stone on the grading lab's website, so you always know exactly what you're getting.
Yes. We can redesign inherited and older jewelry, keeping the elements that matter to you and reimagining the rest. We can also customize nearly any piece in our collection by upgrading sterling silver to gold or platinum, swapping moissanite for a diamond, or changing the setting. Book a consultation, and we'll show you what's possible.
Yes. Before making custom engagement rings in Calgary, we send you CAD renderings, which are detailed 3D images showing your ring from every angle. You can request changes to the stone, setting, band, or proportions, with at least three rounds of revisions. Production begins only after you approve the final design.
