Illovo · Johannesburg
One of life’s most meaningful moments, made by hand.
Work personally with Gavin Ruschin, from the first conversation to the final polish. One jeweller, every step.
Meet your jeweller
Gavin Ruschin
For more than 20 years, Gavin has helped clients choose the perfect diamond and create pieces that become part of their story.
No hand-offs. No shortcuts. Considered guidance and exceptional craftsmanship.
His storyThe journey
One jeweller. Every step.
- 01
The conversation
Your idea, your style and what matters to you.
- 02
Choose the diamond
Gavin hand-selects stones and explains what truly matters.
- 03
Design together
Every proportion and detail refined until it feels right.
- 04
Crafted with care
Handcrafted in our Illovo workshop by trusted artisans.
“Gavin guided us through every decision without ever rushing one. The ring is more beautiful than we imagined.”
The journal
Proposals, rings and weddings,
considered properly.
- How to choose a wedding venueThe order in which to make the decisions: date and season, real guest numbers, budget, location, catering, weather and power, then the site visit and the contract.
Where to propose in PretoriaThe jacaranda canopy, the terraced gardens above the city, and the cooler ground to the north: where a Pretoria proposal actually works, and when.
Five private places to propose in the MagaliesbergFive kinds of private ground within an hour of the northern suburbs, from farm terraces facing the escarpment to a garden below the cliff line.
Where to propose in Durban and the North CoastThe promenade at first light, Umhlanga's pier, Ballito's tidal pools, and why winter beats summer for a Durban and North Coast proposal.
Where to propose on the Garden RouteThe Knysna Heads, Robberg, Wilderness and Tsitsikamma, and how to plan a Garden Route proposal around weather that changes without warning.
A private proposal at home, done properlyWhat actually makes a home proposal work, what gives it away, and the unglamorous logistics, from load-shedding to who else is in the house.
How to plan a restaurant proposal that still feels privateHow to brief a restaurant properly, choose the right table, and keep the ring off the dessert plate for a proposal that still feels private.
How to plan a hotel proposalWho to call at a hotel, which part of the building to choose, and what a hotel adds that a home or a garden cannot.
How to plan a rooftop proposalThe wind, the crowd and the light: how to plan a rooftop proposal around the three things that actually change up there.
How to plan a garden proposalPublic garden or private garden, morning or afternoon, and what the ground and the weather do to a garden proposal that a terrace never has to consider.
Affordability
Money, discussed privately.
Nobody should have to guess what a ring costs. Gavin talks about budgets plainly and in private, then helps you make the number work: how a ring is priced, the ways to pay for one, and how to insure it.
Affordability, finance and insuranceBegin with a private consultation
Private consultations.
In person at our secure Illovo studio, or virtually from anywhere in the world. Private & discreet.