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How to Sell Jewelry on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace
…Arden Jewelers for a free value appraisal of your jewelry. If you like our offer, you can get cash on the spot for your gold and jewelry. Our gemologist buyers are friendly and professional, and our 20+ year track record in Sacramento means you know you’re getting a great deal from a safe and reputable jeweler
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Caring for and Cleaning Your Jewelry
… to scratch everything, including themselves. Diamonds that rub together will scratch each other, so keep diamonds from touching one another when you wear or store them. Diamonds are crystals that grow with a cleavage plane. This means a sharp blow on a vulnerable spot can chip or break the stone. This does not mean that diamonds are not very durable. They are the most durable of all gems. In fact diamonds have been through a lot of stress before they reach you. The …
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What to Do When Your Ring Irritates Your Skin
… to irritate someone after years of problem free wear. A change in diet, again, could also lead to irritation due to a change in the skin’s chemical composition. Adding to the confusion, metal allergies can develop at any age. This means that even if nothing changed it is possible to suddenly become allergic to jewelry that you have been wearing trouble free for many years. and reactions to metals can begin hours to days after contact and may last for several weeks. …
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Learn Secret Diamond Buying Skills From a Professional Diamond Buyer
… enough for color grading. How can you to overcome the color assessment problem? Judging diamond color is actually looking for the absence of color or transparency (except in fancy color diamonds). A letter grade starting with “D” means totally transparent. 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 …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Pearl
… taken as a whole when purchasing pearls. It is important to consider all of them to ensure that you are properly valuing a pearl or strand of pearls. Care and Cleaning of Pearls Unlike most gems, pearls are an organic creation which means that they require a little extra care to continue looking their best. With a Mohs hardness of 2.5, pearls are among the softest (most easily scratched) materials commonly used in jewelry. Follow these simple rules to help your pearls …
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Star White Gold
…premium. In addition, not all gas is created equally. We have all had the experience of poor performance due to poorly made gas. White gold also has three grades. Grade 3 is off white, grade 2 is standard, and grade 1 is premium. This means that when white gold is made, it can be yellowish to light yellow. When white gold rings are new they are coated with a white metal called rhodium. Rhodium is a metal very similar to platinum and rhodium shares many of the properties …
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What Are Lab Grown Diamonds?
… composition as a natural diamond. The same cannot be said of the many imitation 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 “synthetic.” In order to appreciate this fully, it helps to understand a little bit about how lab grown diamonds are made. There are two techniques to grow …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Jade
… a “bi,” symbolizes heaven. Gemology of Jadeite and Nephrite Gemologically speaking, nephrite and jadeite are two different gems, with different refractive indices and chemical makeups. Both gems are silicates which basically just means that they are rocks. These particular rocks are made up of silicon and oxygen as the primary components, but the other elements are what make them special. The arrangement of these atoms in its crystal structure is what gives jade its …
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Art Deco vs. Art Nouveau Style Jewelry
… world into artistic design, emphasizing flowing lines, asymmetrical forms, and motifs inspired by plants, flowers, and the human form. Art Nouveau, also referred to as Jugendstil and Stile Liberty among many other monikers, simply means “New Art” and it impacted almost every artistic medium. Jewelry makers embraced materials such as enamel, horn, and semi-precious stones to create pieces that were not just adornments but works of art. Many Art Nouveau jewelry pieces …
