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Styles of Earring Backs
… pets, and parents of small children. Availability – It is fairly easy to find screw back options. Budget Friendly – Only slightly more expensive than a friction back. CONS Hassle – Some people find it’s a hassle to have to screw them on … style is very inexpensive. A good option for less valuable jewelry, or children’s wear. CONS Wear Out – They are only made of rubber, and will get worn out fairly quickly. Security – Not recommended for use with valuable jewelry. Ear …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Opal
… rarest color that opals can display. Stones with larger patches of color are valued higher than those that display only small pins (pinfire) or no play of color at all. Opals that don’t display any play of color are called “common opal…has a refractive index of 1.37 – 1.47 and a Mohs hardness of 5.5-6. This makes it one of the softest gemstones commonly used in jewelry. For reference, here are the Mohs hardness values for some other gemstones you may know: Diamond 10, …
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Alternative Metals for Men’s Jewelry
Until very recently, men only had a handful of choices when choosing a metal for their wedding band. Gold, silver, and platinum are all excellent … ductility. There are more than 30 grades of titanium with Grade 5 (also called aircraft grade) being the most commonly used due to its incredible strength and workability. Our rings at Arden Jewelers are made from aircraft grade 5 … world as most black metals are the result of plating or antiquing which fades overtime. Zirconium is currently the only permanently black jewelry that is workable enough to allow the setting of diamond or other gems. Ceramic is another …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Alexandrite
… element chromium interacts with alexandrite’s crystal structure. It absorbs most wavelengths of light very well, only transmitting green and red light. This means that depending on the light source the stone will reflect more of the …jewelry such as earrings or pendants that are less prone to impacts than rings, for example. Alexandrite isn’t the only stone to display color-change phenomena. There are color-change varieties of many gems including sapphire, tourmaline…
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How to Sell Jewelry on eBay and Other Websites
…for things like appraisals, etc.). Two types of people shop online. First, there are the ones who are looking for something unique and are willing to pay a high price for it. Second, the others are looking for a great bargain, wanting only to pay the lowest price. If your jewelry is unique, get a high price if not, then the bargain hunters are your market. The success of eBay helped a much older business the pawn shops. The pawn shops who sell jewelry on eBay and other …
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Brands and Designer Jewelry
… image. It becomes the identity of the person. Personas’ are formed by what we wear, and top jewelry brands provide value that goes beyond jewelry for many people. Is Designer Jewelry for Me? Ultimately, this is a question that only you can answer. You can find un-branded, high quality, in-fashion jewelry from quality jewelers all over. You can also find un-branded jewelry that looks great on day one, but turns out to be very cheaply made. Some designers can become …
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Measuring Gold Weight
… weigh more, so a pound of gold weighs more than a pound of feathers.” Unfortunately there is one more piece of the puzzle. We all know 16 ounces equal a pound. True in the avoirdupois system, but not in the troy. In the Troy system only 12 ounces equal a pound. So a pound of feathers weighs 453.59 grams approximately and a pound of gold weighs 373.24 approximately. So a pound of feathers weighs more then a pound of gold. Some say gold because it is heavier. Others say …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Blue Zircon
…fiery nature. Unfortunately, the name never caught on, and today we use the simpler term, Blue Zircon. Zircon is commonly heat treated. Brown zircons can be transformed into colorless or blue zircons through heat treatments. Zircon is a …is made even more confusing by the fact that in the past, zircon, like CZ, was also used as a diamond simulant. This only adds to the wrong perception about zircon. Zircon is a natural gemstone with amazing characteristics which is not to…
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What are “Blood Diamonds”?
… law the Kimberley Process Certification System, and now more than 99% of the world’s diamonds are from conflict free sources. The flow of conflict diamonds has been reduced to considerably less than 1%. Arden Jewelers buys diamonds only from companies that are committed to the Kimberley Process. now more than 99% of the world’s diamonds are from conflict free sources While diamonds have been used to fund conflict, the problem is not the diamonds themselves but the …
