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Brands and Designer Jewelry
…promise to the customer to deliver a superior product. This is a no compromise area. The jewelry must meet the most stringent of quality standards. Jewelry brands must use quality metals (like high-karat gold and platinum), first-rate gems, and highly skilled jewelers to meet their obligation. Status When a jewelry brand reaches a level of excellence in style and quality of workmanship it attains a level of status. Brands like Tiffany & Co., Rolex, Cartier, and the …
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Laser Jewelry Repair
…of Radiation” which produces a sharp, focused light beam. The benefit of the laser is that very little heat is generated at the weld point. This means the heat will not damage the surrounding area. The jewelry’s intricate design and gems which are heat sensitive are safe from the heat with a laser. What type of metals can be laser welded? All the traditional metals can be laser welded, including base metals, karat gold, sterling silver, palladium and platinum, offering …
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How to Tell If a Diamond Is Natural or Lab Grown
…Also, a diamond has to be completely loose (unmounted) to perform the test. Photoluminescence Spectroscopy and UV Radiation Going beyond the Type IIa test, more advanced equipment exists that uses spectroscopic techniques to analyze gems. One such machine is the DiaTrue screener which we have recently added to our own gem lab. This incredible machine is used by some of the world’s top gem labs and jewelry manufacturers daily, and it has already helped us catch …
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What to Do When Your Ring Irritates Your Skin
…design. We do custom jewelry design , and one of our favorite projects is to take the raw materials (gold, diamonds, gemstones, etc.) from a client’s existing ring and use them to make a new and exciting creation. We can reuse the …
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Art Deco vs. Art Nouveau Style Jewelry
… influenced by Cubism and the Machine Age. Precious metals like platinum and white gold alongside rare and valuable gemstones such as diamonds, emeralds, and sapphires, were the materials of choice for Art Deco jewelry makers. The most …Deco designers embraced new materials like Bakelite, celluloid, and chrome alongside traditional precious metals and gemstones to create dynamic and futuristic designs. Influence and Legacy Although it was relatively short-lived, Art …
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How to Clean Pearl Jewelry
… symbols of purity and chastity. But even symbols of purity get dirty from time to time. As you know pearls are produced when a mollusk secretes nacre to form a covering around a foreign body in its shell. Pearls are not as durable as gemstones produced by the heaving pressure beneath the earth’s surface. Therefore special attention should be used when cleaning them. Pearls should be the last thing that you put on and the first thing that you take off. Common personal …
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Measuring Gold Weight
…gold because it is heavier. Others say they are both a pound so they weigh the same. Both are wrong. There is more trivia about gold weights. The troy system historically was used for measuring the weight of drugs, precious metals and gemstones. The name comes from the French city of Troyes. The noble metals (gold, silver and platinum) all use the troy system. A troy ounce is 20 pennyweights. The pennyweight was the weight of a silver penny in medieval England. When …
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Platinum
… due to chlorine and other chemicals. These factors, along with its strength and white luster, have made platinum an increasingly popular choice for jewelry, either on its own or as the setting for diamonds and other precious gemstones. Platinum jewelry does not fade or tarnish and keeps its looks for a lifetime. Platinum’s purity makes it hypoallergenic and ideal for those with sensitive skin. All the platinum ever mined would fit in the average living room. Platinum …
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Types of Jewelry Clasps
…, strong, and easy to use. They come in a huge variety of styles and shapes including the traditional oblong shape, hearts, teardrops, specialty designer styles, and more. They have a simple spring tension mechanism that holds the clasp … and bracelets. The hook-and-eye clasp was also used by the Greeks and Romans who often embellished them with gemstones and intricate designs. In the 19th century, the development of new metalworking techniques and machinery led to the …
