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Anatomy of a Ring
… or gemstone is set. What style of head is used? What trade-offs are being made between security, design, and how much of the stone is visible? As a final point on heads it is important to note that not all rings have a head. Some designs… soldered together if you plan to wear them together all the time. When you are looking for a ring, pay attention to how the gallery is made. Does is look substantial enough to hold the ring together? Are the gallery wires thin and …
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Jewelry Solder: What You Should Know
…. These metals–usually zinc, cadmium, tin or indium–all have low melting points, and by controlling exactly how much of these metals are used metallurgists can determine the precise melting point of the finished alloy. How Solder Affects … repaired, or your wedding set joined together, you have very likely seen solder in action. But, what is solder and how is it different than the rest of the metal that makes up your jewelry? What is Solder? To answer this question we …
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Jewelry Repair FAQ
… jewelry to look just the way it did before a gemstone fell out; who wouldn’t? That’s why we have literally 100s of carats of loose diamonds, sapphires, rubies, opals, pearls, and more in all shapes and sizes to choose from when selecting …are held in place with prongs. With wear, the tops of these prongs can become worn down. If the prongs wear down too much, the stone becomes at risk of falling out of the mounting. Retipping is the process of adding a small amount of …
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Fake Diamonds: The Great Diamond Attack
…. Synthetic diamond crystal big and pretty enough for jewelry has been made since the 1950’s. But, it just costs too much to justify using them. The technology is becoming more cost effective, and some synthetic diamonds are entering the …A popular game show would have three people all say that they were someone and the contestant would try to find out who was the real … if the stone is of natural or manufactured origin. It can be done well with careful observation. Keep in mind, however, that the vast majority of lab grown or synthetic diamond producers responsibly disclose that their diamonds are man-…
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Laser Jewelry Repair
… and repair options. Platinum traditionally is the most difficult metal to work on; the laser has rendered platinum much easier to repair and can be used to create new designs. Inexpensive jewelry that has great sentimental value but … crazy villains trying to take over the world with a “laser”. One of the last things you think a laser can do is to work on your intricate jewelry. Well, laser technology is making it possible to work on jewelry that once was impossible…
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How to Tell If a Diamond Is Natural or Lab Grown
…, with lab grown diamonds, the chemical structure and properties are all the same as natural diamond, so it becomes much more difficult to differentiate them. Responsible Disclosure The first thing to realize is that most lab grown …How can I know if my diamond is real? This is a question we get all the time, and it’s not as simple as you might think… whether or not it is a Type IIa diamond. Type IIa is actually a gemological variant of the diamond that relates to how pure the carbon is that makes up the diamond. In nature, less than 2% of all diamonds are Type IIa, however, most gem…
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Gem in the Spotlight: Jade
… gem commonly available on earth. If you scraped them together, a diamond would scratch a piece of jade while the much softer jade wouldn’t leave a mark on the diamond. However, if you decided to smack both gems with a hammer (please don’…few laboratories produced synthetic (lab-created) jadeite. This proved to be unprofitable and was quickly forgotten; however, a small amount of it remains on the market and it is mostly undetectable Treatments and Sources of Jade Before …
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Star White Gold
… that is its true color. Most of them don’t know that jewelry manufacturers choose the white gold alloy mix. It is much cheaper to use the standard white gold alloy (again standard is the lowest) than a more white looking alloy. Most …How white is your white gold? Style, fashion, and beauty are all reasons to choose white gold. White gold compliments …away eventually. Regular, Plus, or Premium? The White Gold Task Force statement on the plating of white gold reveals how jewelry manufacturers view rhodium plating: “The lack of an industry-accepted definition of white as applied to …
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The History of Diamond Cuts
… and regional reasons. The unfortunate result of this in both the past and present is that it makes diamonds that much harder to understand. That’s why we at Arden Jewelers always strive to use standard, easy to understand names instead … irregular shape cut a crude Old Mine cut. Old Mine cut is the last cut where individual cutters took liberty with how the facets are laid out. Some look like a modern round brilliant (in layout, not in angles or shapes) and others …
