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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: Tanzanite
… is modern. In 1967 it was the Maasai tribesman Ali Juuyawatu who talked about his blue-violet crystal with Manuel de Souza. Then, in 1968, it was Henry Platt who named the stone “Tanzanite.” It was announced in that same year by Tiffany & Co. In 2002, the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) added Tanzanite to the list of traditional birthstones for the month of December. Tanzanite is found in only one place on earth at this time. Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, East …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Morganite
… (or caesian ) Beryl”. “Cesian” refers to the presence of the mineral Cesium which, along with manganese, contributes 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 New York Academy of Sciences in December 1910, named the pink variety of beryl “Morganite”. It has good hardness, …
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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: Blue Zircon
… heat treated. Of course, the blue form of Zircon is also called, imaginatively, Blue Zircon. Blue zircon was a specific favorite in Victorian times, when fine gems were often featured in English estate jewelry dating from the 1880s. Tiffany’s famous gemologist George Kunz was a distinguished zircon advocate. He proposed the name “starlite” to promote the gem’s fiery nature. Unfortunately, the name never caught on, and today we use the simpler term, Blue Zircon. Zircon is …
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How to Sell Your Jewelry
… these auctions. There are many regional and local auction houses that can sell estate 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, knowing the best time to sell, and luck. On-line auctions offer a lot of advantages and some risks. On-line auctions like e-bay are …
