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How Much is My Jewelry Worth?
… value of jewelry is the simplest and easiest to understand. The equation for intrinsic value is: intrinsic value = metal value + gem value The metal (gold, silver, platinum, etc.) and gems (diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, etc.) are valued … spot price of gold. Intrinsic value can be viewed as the recycle value of jewelry. Imagine the jewelry as a pile of metal and gemstones, not as a whole piece of jewelry. Some other names for intrinsic value are: cash value, cash wholesale…
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3 Things You Might Not Know About Jewelry Repair
…anywhere else. 1. Even high quality jewelry needs maintenance Fine jewelry is made from some very durable materials: metals and gemstones. We think of metals as very strong. Metal is what skyscrapers and bridges are made out of. We can’t …So, why would something made from such strong substances need regular maintenance? The answer is twofold. First, the metals and gemstones in jewelry are not always as impervious as we imagine. Gold, platinum, and silver are very soft as …
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When You Wanted Gold But Got Gravel
…ring like this (lost wax casting) is fairly straightforward: Carve or 3D print the design in wax. Place the wax in a metal chamber and then fill that with a plaster-like material called investment. Once the investment hardens, burn out the… gold to follow isn’t properly setup, you can wind up with a brittle casting due to what is called “porosity.” The metal looks ok from the outside, but underneath the surface it is more like a sponge than a solid piece. As you might have …
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Manly Jewelry for Men
…browse anytime. Here are a handful of the recent additions you can choose from online or in store today. Alternative Metals You may see some materials here that you don’t recognize. Titanium and Tungsten have become well known as jewelry …, Cobalt, Carbon Fiber, etc. If you are curious about any of these new options, checkout our article on alternative metals for men’s jewelry . We break down all of today’s most common metals and give you the pros and cons for each. If you …
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Cash for Gold vs. Cash for Jewelry
… gold value . That means, if the gold value is $100 they will offer $20, often times regardless of the value of the gemstones. That, in a nut shell, is how Cash for Gold works. Cash for Jewelry, on the other hand, only starts with the metal value (i.e. the gold, silver, or platinum), and then looks at the jewelry as a piece of fashion. Estate jewelry can be worth many times the gold value because of its exquisite design or history. The next step is to evaluate the gems …
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New Indie Designer: Jen Lesea Designs
…Jen was fascinated by collecting rocks and seashells along the coast, and as a designer she remains closely connected with nature. She describes herself as a non-conformist who loves to take the road less traveled. She taught herself metal smithing and jewelry making to bring her ideas to life, and along the way she has created a unique aesthetic that blends the natural with the abstract in unexpected ways. When we first came across Jen Lesea Designs, the whole team here…
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Groundbreaking New Designs
… produced. Then, our rapid prototyping machine literally grows a wax model of piece one microscopic droplet at a time for incredible accuracy and fidelity to the computer model. Then all that remains is to cast the wax model in the metal that the customer desires, and set the gems. If you want to see more of Angelo’s designs, please visit our custom design gallery . Or, if you’re interested in learning more about the custom design process , you can checkout our main …
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Spreading Hope with Custom Jewelry
… that would fit perfectly into the “Denim & Diamonds” theme. Everything looked great on the drawing board; now all we had to do was create the piece. That was when the problems started. First, because titanium is such a strong metal, even doing something as simple as cutting out a circle is a challenge. Since we needed this pendant to be a bit larger than our other designs, we had to get a special die just to cut out the titanium circle that formed the base of the …
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KCRA 3 Visits Arden Jewelers
…As you can see, our price was noticeably higher than the price offered at the gold party. The story even featured some of the advice we gave the reporter on selling gold. It’s important to realize that jewelry is more than just scrap metal. Unlike the gold buyers at the party, our gemologist trained buyers recognized the value of the total piece of jewelry (not just the gram weight of the gold) and were able to offer a higher price because of it. If you have jewelry you’…
