Unique Engagement Rings, Before The Stone Becomes A Story

A nontraditional engagement ring can depart from convention through its stone, setting, silhouette, or the way it is worn. At WWAKE, this might mean choosing a sapphire or alternative gemstone, exploring an unexpected setting, reimagining an heirloom stone, or creating a custom design shaped around the person who will wear it.

Yes. A custom engagement ring can begin with a WWAKE design you’d like to reimagine or with an entirely new idea. Our Engagement Ring Guide is a useful place to explore stones, settings, and styles before you begin. From there, our Fine Jewelry Specialists guide the design, stone selection, setting, and proportions, with a complete proposal and visual mockup shared before your piece is crafted in our New York studio.

Browse our Ceremonial Collection for inspiration, considering the shapes, stones, and settings you’re drawn to. From there, complete our custom questionnaire and meet with a Fine Jewelry Specialist. Consultations can take place at our Greenpoint showroom or virtually, so you don’t need to be in New York to begin. Visit Custom by WWAKE to learn more about the process and what to expect.

Yes. Sapphires are durable enough for everyday wear and occur in a remarkable range of colors, from blues to pinks, greens, yellows, violets, and near-colorless tones. That variation makes a sapphire engagement ring an especially personal alternative to a traditional diamond engagement ring. 

Yes. WWAKE works exclusively with natural diamonds and gemstones, and our custom process gives you access to stones from our in-house vault as well as a curated selection sourced by our dedicated Stone Sourcing Specialist. Color, cut, character, and origin can all become part of finding the stone around which your ring is designed. For more on diamond carat, cut, color, and clarity, explore our Diamond Guide.

Yes. If the right stone isn’t already in our collection, our dedicated stone specialist can source a curated selection of natural diamonds and gemstones through WWAKE’s trusted network. We consider each stone individually, looking at its color, character, origin, and how it complements the design, while staying true to our commitment to thoughtful and responsible sourcing. Learn more about our approach in the WWAKE Ethos.

Yes. WWAKE can work with natural heirloom stones to create a new piece around what you already have. Our Heirloom Resetting process is designed to preserve the history and sentiment of the original while giving the stone a form made to be worn now. Depending on the piece, documentation of origin may be requested for loose stones. 

Begin by sharing your heirloom’s history, photos, measurements, and ideas through our questionnaire and consultation. Once WWAKE receives the piece, the stone is inspected in person to assess its condition and suitability for the proposed design. You’ll then receive a design proposal with visual mockups and pricing before the piece is reworked in our New York studio. The process typically takes 6–8 weeks from design approval.

Yes, where the design calls for it. After assessing your heirloom, WWAKE’s dedicated Stone Sourcing Specialist can source complementary natural stones through our trusted network, allowing an inherited stone to become part of a new composition.