Congratulations on your recent engagement it’s very exciting that your fiance has chosen to invite you to pick out the engagement ring of your choice. There are so many options when selecting your engagement ring that you will want to…
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These so-called designers slap their names on pretty much everything and charge a premium for them. The only people for whom these names are important are those who have ego issues. These people somehow feel so much more important when…
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“Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” That line has been ringing in the minds of smitten men and women ever since Marilyn Monroe made it so popular. Diamonds are by far the most popular stone for engagement rings, and they…
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Let me first start off with a question. Is the senior you are buying for competent and capable? The reason for the question is because I work in a up-scale skilled nursing facility. We have seniors come in with all…
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Watches have a simple purpose: they help you keep track of the time. While some may deem it worth paying a few extra bucks to wear an attractive wristwatch, there is no way the exorbitant price tag of a designer…
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With all the watches available on the market, it is often a hard decision choosing the one that is right for you. Here are some questions that you might want to ask before you buy:Do I want a winder or…
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Over the years, I’ve had many useful tips passed down to me by my grandmother and my mother on how to store jewelry. I will share these tips here, in the hopes that they will be as helpful to others…
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Jewelry at a Discount Through online auctions of overstock items, Bidz.com offers online auctions of jewelry, art and collectibles. They start at only a dollar opening bid. Auctions continue until all bids are received. Bidz uses fragmented supply and excess…
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“Love” is the perfect word to use when we celebrate the ownership of fine objects, especially fine jewelry! The word precious has different meanings when used with gemstones or relative to metals. In gemstones it refers to Diamonds, Rubies, Sapphires,…
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There is an old saying that “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” Having said that, one must obtain a good working knowledge of diamonds prior to this extravagant purchase. There are SO many things to consider when choosing a diamond….
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I feel much better buying man made diamonds, for a number of reasons. First of all, and most importantly, man made diamonds come without the many human rights conflicts tarnishing naturally occurring diamonds. Naturally occurring diamonds generally come from countries…
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First created for adornment, jewelry, often times surrounded with gemstones or imitations to sell as wholesale costume jewelry. Made out of just about any materiel, from non-organic to organic, gold, silver, titanium, or ordinary stone; jewelry can be simple or…
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A pearl is a precious item. They are different from any other gemstone because a pearl is “grown” rather than formed by natural geological events. What starts life as a piece of grit or sand in a living oyster shell…
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The History of Tiffany & Co Tiffany & Co’s jewelry has a worldwide reputation for its innovative, distinctive design and its infamous famous blue box. Since the last Century, clients have included royalty, politicians and celebrities from all over the world,…
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As the retail jewelry industry has evolved, so have the tools of a jeweler’s trade. Most jeweler’s tools fall under three categories: presentation, evaluation and sales tools. Some jeweler’s tools are inexpensive while others are very costly and may not…
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How to Sell Your Unwanted Gold With the price of gold continually climbing, this is a perfect time to go through your old gold jewelry and sell anything that is broken or no longer in style. Perhaps you have a…
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Round is the most common cut shape of diamond. It has 57 facets. The names of the facets are table, bevel, star, upper pavilion, girdle, lower pavilion and culet. Marcel Tolkowsky is the innovator of the modern round brilliant cut….
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Making rings using a variety of wire and beads can be a really simple way to showcase your artistic skills and may even lead to something more lucrative for you. There are plenty of opportunities on the web that can help…
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Working in the jewellery business for several years now, you could certainly say I’ve sold a pair of earrings or two. But as anyone who is in the market for a pair would know, its not as easy as coming…
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Rubies and sapphires are derived from the mineral corundum. Corundum is hard and heavy and is rated a 9 on the scale of hardness. Diamonds are the hardest stones and are rated as a 10. Rubies and sapphires are the…
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What not to do….do not under any circumstances take a very expensive piece of jewelry and fling it off of tall buildings, bridges, or mountain tops. While this may provide instant gratification you will regret it later. Certainly the symbolism…
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To look like a Christmas tree or not when it comes to buying and wearing costume jewelry. Some people do go slightly over the top when it comes to buying/wearing costume jewelry. I always think less is more, but then…
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Many people are familiar with their birthstones. Retailers like to market these gems as special to your month of birth as a way to lure you in and purchase their wares. However, there is a history of symbolic gems that…
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“A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure.” ~Lee Segall Some men can go a lifetime with no real investment in a watch. Some are so utterly obsessed with…
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If you are like most women, you probably have a few key pieces of jewelry you go to again and again when wanting to dress up an outfit. Those pieces of jewelry may be worth anything from a few hundred…
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The next time you buy a piece of jewelry for yourself or someone else it is more persona l to choose a gemstone that correlates with the persons birth month. How special it would be if you could know the…
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Buying jewelry for a teacher is a great idea, and you can find something unusual and creative. However, you do need to remember that a student-teacher relationship is a type of professional relationship, so you wouldn’t necessarily buy a teacher…
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Upon slipping on a lovely ring, many have found that instead of beautifying the finger, it has turned the bottom half of their finger a moldy green or blackish color. Although such a discoloration is harmless and poses no negative…
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The Gemological Institute of America, or GIA, was established in 1931 to protect consumers purchasing gemstones. The GIA protects consumers in four ways, education, laboratory services, research, and instruments. GIA maintains its impartiality by remaining a non profit organization and…
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Children may want to give their favorite teacher a gift when they are about to move up a year and won’t be taking classes with them any more, or when a term ends and a teacher has been especially patient…
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