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Brands and Designer Jewelry
…-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 like grant status to the wearer. The benefits from status symbols are hard to put a price on. That is why these brands command a high premium for their jewelry, and their customers are happy to pay …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Alexandrite
…very few compare to the quality of those found in the Ural Mountains. While alexandrite doesn’t have a several thousand-year-old history like ruby, it quickly took the world by storm. Its use in top-quality pieces by companies like Tiffany & Co. and Cartier brought it to the forefront of the high-end jewelry world where it has remained ever since. In its short history, alexandrite has set multiple records at auctions including a 21-carat gemstone selling for 1.49 …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Morganite
… and complexions. It is entirely appropriate for everyday wear, and it can be worn as rings, pendants, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pins, brooches, or whatever else you can think of. Morganite is considered very affordable, especially … to the pink color of Morganite. Morganite was known as Pink Beryl until George F. Kunz, the chief gemologist at Tiffany & Co., suggested to rename the gem Morganite in honor of the legendary financier and gem collector J. P. Morgan. The…
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Jewelry Solder: What You Should Know
…discoloration usually disappears and the solder is once again indistinguishable from the rest of the ring. What to Do About a Ring that Discolors So, is solder a bad thing that you should avoid at all costs? Of course not, solder is a key component in most finished jewelry and it makes working with jewelry a lot easier and more affordable. That said, if you have a piece of jewelry that has discolored, or if your skin reacts to the base metals in solder, you may want to…
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Jewelry Repair FAQ
…layer of gold onto the surface of jewelry. This is done by immersing the jewelry in a liquid containing chemically bound gold molecules and then using electricity to adhere those molecules to the jewelry’s surface. Molecules are the key to understanding gold plating. The amount of gold used is on the molecular level. This means that only a very thin layer of gold covers the surface. Gold plating produces a layer of gold around 0.5 microns thick. A micron is roughly …
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Caring for and Cleaning Your Jewelry
… the light show. Dust and dirt stick to the grease and oils creating a lifeless diamond. Cleaning your diamond jewelry at home is simple and rewarding. Use a soft toothbrush and mild soap then rinse thoroughly with warm water. The key to diamond cleaning is the underneath side or pavilion. The light needs a clean surface to bounce upward. The diamond may need to be scrubbed several times before all the build up is removed. Some don’ts of jewelry cleaning. Never use …
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The Magic of Polarized Light
… stay light the whole time. Notice how this DR stone appears to blink as it is rotated. Snake Banding on Glass Gems Polarized light also has some interesting effects on stones that have strain structures in them. Glass is one of the key examples of this. When rotated in a polariscope with crossed filters, something very strange happens. This visual phenomenon is referred to as snake banding, and it is a result of how the gem is formed. When the gem is cast, as most …
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Learn Secret Diamond Buying Skills From a Professional Diamond Buyer
…. The scale then moves down the alphabet to the next level of less transparency color. D to F are colorless grades, G-J are near colorless, K-M faint yellow on down the scale to more inner color. Colorless is also called white. The key to judging color is a master. Master sets cost a lot of money and only make sense for the diamond professional to own. The secret for the diamond buyer is have your own color grading master stone. If you own a diamond bring it with you …
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Frequently Asked Question about Jewelry
…the diamonds both more transparent (whiter) and more colorful. Some colors are more vibrant then natural diamonds. Next, some are changing the clarity of diamonds with laser drill and fills. The new fills are getting harder to detect. Key: ask when buying a diamond if it is natural and untreated. What is redesigned jewelry or redesigned? Simply put, a redesign is a custom design using your existing gems and gold or platinum. This does not mean you are limited by the …
