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How to Sell Jewelry on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace
… jewelry on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, and other online local classified sites is a great way to get cash for your jewelry, but there are some things that you should consider before you take the plunge. Safeguards are critical …, NEVER, and NEVER meet an unknown buyer at your house. Personal safety and protection against robbery should be your first priority. Meet the buyer in a public place like a restaurant or shopping mall. If you don’t have a way to meet …
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Diamond Buying Guide: The 4 C’s
If you understand how diamonds are graded, you have a better chance of finding the right one for you. At Arden Jewelers, … as 75 points or 0.75 carats or 3/4 of a carat. It is a good practice to know the exact weight of a diamond when buying or selling. The weight of a diamond is often thought of in terms of its size. If you know that you like the look of a…, for example, you can use this C as the starting point for your diamond search. Once you know the carat weight and your budget, you can adjust the quality of the diamond to fit. Unless you work in the jewelry trade, it can be hard to …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Tourmaline
…has been traded between France, Russia, and Sweden for centuries. It was long been believed to be one of the largest rubies ever found until it was identified as rubellite in 1922. Folklore suggests that tourmaline could help improve self-…Tourmaline is one of the most beautiful gems that you‘ve probably never heard of. Less popular than the likes of ruby or sapphire, tourmaline flies under the radar in the… who appreciate its unique properties and stunning array of colors. In fact, tourmaline is found in almost any color you can imagine, and people have most likely used and appreciated it for hundreds of years. But, before the advent of …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Pearl
…. During Taylor’s ownership, the pearl was set into a necklace designed by Cartier, which also included diamonds and rubies. The La Peregrina pearl is one of the largest and most perfectly symmetrical natural pearls in existence. It weighs … good luck. Types of Pearls There is a huge variety of pearls available on the market today. This section will give you just a small sampling of the different kinds of pearls that you may run into. Saltwater and Japanese Akoya Pearls: …
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What Are Lab Grown Diamonds?
… gem simulants are trying to imitate diamonds, but there are also simulants for other valuable gemstones (sapphires, rubies, etc.). Here are some of the more popular diamond simulants. Synthetic Rutile was introduced in the late 1940s and … grown diamonds are diamonds that have been made by people instead of mined out of the earth. If it’s so simple, you might wonder why there’s an entire article below this sentence. The complexity arises from the fact that lots of …
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Understanding the Diamond Buying Game
How would you feel if your favorite soft drink tasted different in every can you drank? You expect a coke to taste like coke …People like shopping this way. I like it this way. Diamonds are not this way. The four C’s of diamonds are not that old, less than 100 years. Before that system every business and diamond seller had their own system. It was impossible to… many more will put on a report what the customer, the diamond owner wants the report to say. So the first problem you have to contend with is what lab graded the diamond and how they grade. Next, understanding a diamond report is not …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Topaz
The old baseball joke, “Who’s on First?” “Yes, Who’s on First…” always comes to mind when I hear people discussing Topaz. … one person say, “I love Topaz; it reminds me of a blue sky.” Then her friend says back, “Topaz may be like a golden sunset, but not the sky.” A third friend will chime in, “You’re both crazy, it’s like a beautiful peach.” Then, a … now known, the large imposter still sits in the Portuguese crown jewels today. The name “Topaz” comes from the old Greek name “Topazios” for an island in Foul Bay, Egypt (now called Zabargad). Of course, topaz isn’t found there, but the…
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Types of Necklace Chains
The chain is one of the most fundamental pieces of jewelry that exists. It can simply be the thing you use to wear your pendants, or it can make a statement all by itself. You can wear one everyday and not think twice … be your most treasured piece of jewelry. But, what kind of chain is best for you? In this article we’ll introduce you to the staggering variety of necklace (and bracelet) chains that are available right now in the jewelry world. Each … on a chain, feel free to contact us anytime. One of our experienced jewelry experts would love to talk with you. Cable Chain If I asked you to close your eyes and imagine a chain, you would probably conjure up some kind of cable chain. …
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Measuring Gold Weight
The old riddle goes: what weighs more a pound of feathers or a pound of gold? Some say gold because it is heavier. Others … so they weigh the same. Both are wrong. How can this be? Tradition. Gold is not weighed in the ordinary weights. Gold is weighed in the troy measurement system. One ounce of gold is not the same as the ordinary ounce (really called … unit of mass. An avoirdupois ounce converts to 28.34 grams approximately. The troy ounce is 31.1 approximately. You say, “Aha! Gold weigh more, so a pound of gold weighs more than a pound of feathers.” Unfortunately there is one more …
