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Styles of Earring Backs
… the threading to become stripped and the posts and/or backs may need to be replaced. Security – Yes, it’s both a pro and con. We have heard stories of screw backs working themselves out overtime. It’s not common, but it can happen. Positive Locking Backs (La Pousette, Protektor, Clutch) This style has many names. “Positive locking back” is perhaps the most correct name for the style as a category, but they are just as often called La Pousette backs. They also may be known to some of you…
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How to Sell Your Jewelry
… in the mid range. Auctions can be very risky, because the end price is unknown, but the risk can bring a very positive selling price. The keys to selling your estate jewelry at auctions are finding the right house for your particular jewelry…. Selling your estate jewelry is not an everyday experience. Enjoy the adventure and learn some new skills. One very positive side effect of selling jewelry is you will learn how to evaluate jewelry. You will become a very wise jewelry buyer…
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Diamond Brokering
Serving you is our passion. Making our expertise available to you coupled with our value hunting system makes the diamond buying experience a positive one. Please feel free to ask any questions and explore what we can do for you. Using a gemologist diamond broker to guide you through your diamond purchase insures the mastery of the minute details in diamond evaluations. Did you know…
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Gem in the Spotlight: Opal
… centuries. In ancient Greece, opal was regarded as a stone of foresight and prophecy, believed to offer its wearer a glimpse into the future. The Romans, on the other hand, saw opal as a symbol of hope and purity, associating it with positive virtues. Opal was even thought to possess protective and healing properties, guarding against disease and enhancing one’s eyesight. Pliny, a prominent Roman scholar in the first century AD, eloquently described opal like this: “For in…
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Frequently Asked Question about Jewelry
… must keep up with current advancements in the field. The pace of change in the gem industry is staggering. What is Moissanite? Moissanite is lab-created silicon carbide. It has become an excellent diamond imitation since it gives a positive reading on a thermal inertia testers (diamond testers). Some people use this property to fake unsuspecting diamond buyer out of their money. What is the difference between a Diamond Certificate and an Appraisal? A Diamond Certificate is…
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Fake Diamonds: The Great Diamond Attack
…thermal inertia testers) is the front line in finding diamond fakes or look a likes. Modern science has developed a man made gem that can fake out the standard diamond tester. Moissanite is lab-created, silicon carbide, and it gives a positive reading on a diamond tester. But science fights back with a Moissanite tester. This instrument has the ability to identify Moissanite. More on Moissanite Moissanite also has some gemological properties (it is a DR stone while diamond …
