Jon Dibben - Jewellery Designer
40a Smithbrook Kilns, Cranleigh GU6 8JJ, United Kingdom
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4FR8+MG Cranleigh, United Kingdom
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Thirty years later we wanted to buy our son a signet ring to celebrate his birthday, and his mother and I decided to have a signet ring made at Jon Dibben incorporating a Burmese ruby to connect the two rings.
It has been an experience that we will always remember. Hannah was wonderful to work with: professional, creative, patient and great fun to be around. She made every single stage an enjoyable experience and guided us through the process perfectly.
At our first meeting with Hannah, we talked about our ideas and the choice of materials and our budget. Over subsequent meetings along with our son we discussed the design (and Hannah interpreted our ideas perfectly), examined the rendering that Hannah produced, selected the ruby with Hannah’s guidance and saw the unfinished ring in the workshop. Then the last visit, to collect the polished, hallmarked piece with the ruby inset. It was everything I had originally pictured, only much better.
We could have bought a ring off a tray from any high street jeweller, and no doubt we would have been pleased with it. But what we bought from Jon Dibben was something special and truly unique. There will never be another ring like this, with this story. It is an heirloom that is part of our family history, just as the birth ring is.
Thank you, Hannah.
It is reassuring that the shop is also the workshop where the pieces are designed and crafted, and that the materials are fair trade and responsibly sourced. Please do not hesitate to go and visit them.