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Types of Jewelry Clasps
… cultures and styles. One of the earliest forms of jewelry clasps was the simple hook-and-eye clasp which was used by ancient Egyptians and is the oldest known clasp style. This type of clasp was often made from softer metals like gold or… simpler, more affordable clasps grew. This led to the development of the spring ring clasp, which is still widely used today. The spring ring clasp features a small, spring-loaded mechanism that snaps shut to secure the jewelry. Other …
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How to Value Inherited Jewelry
… a direct link to the jewelry item. The estate jewelry at retail value estimates the price an item would sell to a used jewelry customer. The word “estate” in this context simply means used or pre-owned. When someone chooses to buy a …used jewelry, excluding cases of rare or highly sought after pieces, one of the main motivations is to save money. A used piece of jewelry will be worth less to the general public than the same piece that is brand new. People generally …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Spinel
… like the title of an action movie, but it could also be the title of this article. For years spinel has been confused with other gems and even today is often used as a substitute for similar looking stones. In recent years, spinel has …who were trying to synthesize blue sapphire wound up creating spinel by mistake. Since then many processes have been used and perfected to create spinel in even more colors than it is naturally found in. Because of how easily it can be …
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Alternative Metals for Men’s Jewelry
… to different colors. Titanium is very light weight which is its hallmark feature and one of the reasons it is used so heavily in manufacturing. It resists scratching well, and it is both hypoallergenic and biocompatible. Titanium is …. 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 titanium. …
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Types of Necklace Chains
… rich history and are often worn alone or with medallions since they are quite strong. Diamond cutting is sometimes used to give these chains more sparkle. PROS Strength – Like other curb chains, figaros are strong and flexible. They don’… figaro chain a statement piece all by itself. CONS Cost – As with the standard curb chain, the heavy weight links used in a figaro chain make it quite expensive. Serviceability – While figaro chains can usually be repaired easily, if a …
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What Are Lab Grown Diamonds?
…n entire article below this sentence. The complexity arises from the fact that lots of different terms have been used to describe lab grown diamonds and their cousins, and not everyone uses these terms in the same way. So, let’s begin wit… or fake gems that are often, incorrectly, described as synthetic diamonds. This misrepresentation has seriously confused what the term “synthetic” means, and it’s why most producers of man-made diamonds prefer the term “lab grown” over “…
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How Much is My Jewelry Worth?
… step is to adjust the price by the cut grade of the individual diamond. Resale Value or Retail/Wholesale Price Some used jewelry has a resale value that is higher than its intrinsic value. This price includes the intrinsic value plus the… that their jewelry is worth what the appraisal value states. Just like the 2000 Toyota Camry, the jewelry may be used and out of date. In many cases, the jewelry is only worth the intrinsic value. This could be as little as 5% to 20% of …
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When You Wanted Gold But Got Gravel
… not as smooth and bright as it should be. But, no matter how carefully our jewelers polished, the piece simply refused to take on a normal, bright finish. So, we decided to take a closer look using our gemology microscope. We were not …understand the problems with this ring, you have to know a bit about how jewelry is made. The modern process that is used for a ring like this (lost wax casting) is fairly straightforward: Carve or 3D print the design in wax. Place the …
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The Truth About Synthetic Gems
… (also called GGG) and the modern diamond simulant moissanite, a man made silicon carbide. In gemology, any material used to look like a gem is called a simulant. So clear glass to rock quartz to GGG to moissanite are all diamond …of how hard it is to make synthetic is one of mankind’s stories of perseverance and creativity. Synthetic gems are used in science and industry every day. Gem quality synthetics make affordable jewelry that looks like high end gems that …
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Lab Grown Diamonds
… been a goal of scientists for decades, and now, that dream is becoming a reality. In truth, man-made diamonds, also called lab grown diamonds or synthetic diamonds, have been around for quite some time. But, they have primarily been used in industrial applications (think about that diamond tipped saw blade in your garage). Only recently have the techniques and methods of producing diamonds matured to where gem quality stones can be produced in large sizes. Lab grown …
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Give Your Jewelry Regular Check Ups…Really
… maintenance . Don’t wait until your diamond is on the verge of falling out to have your jewelry looked at. It’s not always easy to see if jewelry needs to have serious work done, or if it just needs a quick cleaning to shine like it used to. The best approach is to have someone who knows jewelry, and who has had many years of experience working with it, examine your jewelry to see if there are any potential problems. At Arden Jewelers, we are happy to have our expert …
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Father’s Day is Just Around the Corner
…Dad’s love Titanium and Tungsten jewelry because it’s as tough as they are and it looks great. Tungsten Carbide is one of the hardest substances on earth, rating up to 9.0 on the Mohs Scale (just under diamond). Because of this, it is used in various manly applications that Dad might appreciate such as tank ammunition, drill bits, and machine tools. Titanium is more commonly known, but few people know how great Titanium jewelry can be. It is not quite as hard as …
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How to Clean Jewelry at Home
… of high pressure steam to blast away any remaining dirt or residue left behind after other cleaning techniques are used. The steam is very hot , so always use tongs to hold the piece of jewelry so you don’t get burned. As with the other … cleaner) on Diamond, Rubies, and Sapphires. A toothbrush with mild hand soap or delicate jewelry cleaner can be used on most gems, however. Jewelry Cleaning Solutions : Read the label on your cleaning solution to learn what jewelry is …
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At Home Gold Tests
… how to use a touchstone acid test kit and an electronic gold tester (see the links below for the products we used in the video). Here is a quick rundown of our results: Home Tests that Worked Magnet. This is a fast, non-desctructive test… Touchstone Acids. The kits can be found online for fairly cheap (see link below) and they are very effective if used correctly. The basic idea is to apply acids of varying strength to very thin shavings of the piece you are testing. If …
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AI Jewelry Design Competition
…It’s totally free to enter, and all it takes is an email (or Instagram post). Not Sure How to Start? If you’ve never used an AI image generator before, it can seem kind of daunting. Try some of these sample prompts to get you started, and….* You can use whatever image generator that you like. Send us the full resolution image and the prompt that you used to create it. You can do this by emailing it to us or by posting it on Instagram with the hashtag: #ArdenAIDesign . …
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Magenta Titanium Jewelry Gifts
Add a Pop of Color with Titanium Introducing our brand new line of original jewelry featuring colored titanium fused with traditional jewelry materials. The bright splashes of iridescent purple and magenta turn heads and electrify …what could be done with traditional jewelry materials. Titanium is a unique and extremely strong metal that has been used in the high tech and aerospace industries for many years. One of its unique properties is that when it has been …
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Custom Jewelry Design FAQ
… your existing gems and gold or platinum. This does not mean you are limited by the gems you have, but what you have is incorporated into the new design. You can add gems or use less of the gems you already have. Many clients have used the main diamond of the old ring to be a side diamond in the new design. Others have made a few design changes, but it is basically the same look and feel, just newer. I have worked with clients who have changed their wedding ring after …
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Trusted Jewelry Repair in Sacramento
… Jewelers has decades of experience doing jewelry repair right here in Sacramento, CA At Arden Jewelers, we understand how important your jewelry is to you. When your jewelry breaks, doesn’t fit right, or just doesn’t look like it used to, we are here to help. Our jewelry repair team has decades of years of experience working on everything from $100,000 diamond rings to simple gold bands. Here’s a short list of the kinds of repairs that we offer at competitive prices. …
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Recycled Diamond Engagement Rings
… still takes resources to acquire the raw materials for an engagement ring and form them into something beautiful. But, when you buy a recycled engagement ring, your purchase consumes almost nothing. You effectively cut the resources used to produce that engagement ring in half by diffusing them over at least two owners. When you buy a recycled diamond, that’s one less diamond that needs to be mined. When you buy the recycled metal engagement ring, that’s a few less …
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A jaw dropping ring featuring a large center diamond surrounded by a dazzling halo of accent diamonds yielding an even bigger overall look. We went with slightly larger accents than are traditionally used for the halo giving it an almost scalloped outer edge. This subtle variation makes this ring stand out from the crowd
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This is a truly artistic piece. White and yellow gold elements are used to create contrast and to highlight the beautiful Tsavorite Garnet center piece. Two marquise diamonds add a bit of sparkle to the design
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This piece is a true celebration of the jeweler’s art. Each discipline from computer modeling to casting to hand fabrication and texturing was used to its fullest to realize this unique design. Our jeweler tastefully placed two leaves to overlay and help secure the customer’s damaged opal. Then, that same leaf design was continued onto the ring, around the bezel, and on the sides…
