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Understanding Basic Jewelry Terms, Processes, and Techniques
It is easy to feel intimidated and out-of-place when you’re visiting a high-class jewelry shop for the first time. To avoid making unwanted and uniformed purchases, improve your knowledge about jewelry starting with the tips below. If you speak the same language people in the jewelry industry speak then you’ll surely go home with the [...]
Rarity is determined by the gem’s color
If there is one appealing aspect of gemstones that up to this moment continuously lures women to be inclined toward it, that would be its bedazzling sparkle and exquisite colors. Among all gemstones the precious stones are the most dazzling of them all which includes sapphires, emeralds and rubies.
The aforementioned gemstones are popular due [...]
Briolette: Old Fashioned Cut Becomes a Classic
There are a lot of gemstones that are cut in a certain way to create briolette jewelry. Briolette refers to the shape of stones that are cut into a pear shape. A briolette looks like an oval stone at the bottom that gradually narrows to taper sharply at the top, giving it the shape of [...]
Emeralds: A Charming Beauty
Among the many beautiful stones, emeralds are but one of the most attractive gemstones. It possesses the most intense green color you will ever see. For centuries only the wealthy had this priceless gift. The rare pure green emerald is more valuable than most of the diamonds. But there are some varieties of emerald which [...]
How to Determine the Price Value of Color in Gemstones
Gemstones may come in a rainbow of colors, but the jewelry industry uses a universally defined system to grade it. Color accompanies clarity, cut, and carat weight to make up the 4C’s and can greatly affect the aesthetic value of gemstones. Many people mistakenly believe that darker is always better, but what they should truly [...]
Tips for Buying Artisan Jewelry
The value of jewelry is so much more than just the value of the gemstones and the gold, platinum or silver that make up the setting. Often, it is the craftsmanship that makes the jewelry so much more than just a combination of stone and metal. This is why artisan jewelry is one of the [...]
