Jewelry Appraisal Center

Quick and Easy Jewelry Appraisals:

Yes I know I have been a bit lazy – actually I have been very busy – but that’s another story!

Perhaps GUILTY is more the word I should have used

You see I wanted to make sure I could Post new information to you guys each and every day. Then that got sidetracked to ‘each and every week’. Well it seems a month has gone by and I have failed you.

Bummer!

But apart from my Day Job (running this website) I also have over 40 other… Continue reading Quick and Easy Jewelry Appraisals...

Jewelry Insurance Tips…

Personal Jewelry Insurance is a necessary evil. As crime and drugs increase, the risks involved in having Antique and Estate Jewelry just lying around your home seem to treble.

It becomes a nightmare and we are just not sure what to do..

But there are some real and practical things we can all do – and trust me, they help….

Here are some timely pieces of advice, but by no means comprehensive.

If you have special circumstances, it may pay you to go one step further and get some professional advice… Continue reading Jewelry Insurance Tips...

Security Advice For Your Jewelry…

For you to enjoy your treasures, they need to be somewhere close and accessible, but NOT in the Bedside Jewelry Box.

if it looks like gold, it must be gold… Right?

This myth can work in OUR Favor, so we should think about the following advice and ACT on it…

As mentioned – your treasures need to be somewhere close and accessible, but NOT in the Bedside Jewelry Box.

Although we DO advise a Jewelry Box on… Continue reading Jewelry Security...

Why are there Diamonds you should NOT Avoid?

Because if you owned any of these – you’d be a very happy person indeed…

Large diamonds are exceptionally rare and only about 80% of all harvested diamonds are gemstone quality. Most of the well-known diamonds that have been deemed famous are not always the highest quality or the most beautiful.

The diamonds that are the most famous are usually famous due to the interesting stories behind the diamond itself.

The Great Star of Africa is currently listed as the largest cut diamond in the world. It is… Continue reading Diamonds To NOT Avoid...

Jewelry Cost Estimator:

There have been several tools available to the Jewelry Trade which have been both expensive and highly jargonised – assuming that the end used (gemologists and Valuers) understand how to complete the requested information.

But there has never been a simple software system which the General Public could use. Until Now!

And that was a Shame because it did two important things at the same time.

1. It Standardized the Value which helped to create uniformity from one appraiser, jeweler, value to another, thereby breaking the wild swings in price.
2. It Created

When you are looking for fine diamond jewelry, sometimes you can’t find exactly what you are looking for. This may be the perfect reason to start your own diamond jewelry store, and if this is something that you have been interested in, it just may be time for you to open up your own diamond jewelry store. If you want to open up your own diamond jewelry store, then you are going to follow a few steps, in order to ensure that you have the most success with this endeavor. How to do it Now… Continue reading How To Start Your Very Own Diamond Jewelry Store...

You’re already making these SEO mistakes – I did.

When I signed up for StomperNet’s new free “7 Deadly SEO Mistakes” course, I was only really doing it to check out how StomperNet had put it together.

I mean, I already “know” SEO, right?

And I DID already know a lot of the stuff in the reports and videos they’ve sent so far.  SEO fundamentals haven’t changed since the 90′s.  But then I dared myself to check my sites for these mistakes anyway, and SHAME ON ME!

I KNOW what I’m supposed to be doing… Continue reading Jewelry Business Mistakes...

How to Identify Diamonds…

So a red gemstone is a Ruby, a blue one is a Sapphire and a white clear gemstone is a Diamond right!

• Errrrrr! Sorry wrong answer.

Diamonds and Gemstones (Rocks, Minerals, and Resources)

Price: $7.15

Yet how many of us think that way, especially when we are looking at Estate Jewelry. And just because it’s an Antique makes it no easier when we try to Identify Diamonds.

They were pretty smart and very cunning those Victorian and Edwardian dealers (Remember Fagin and Ikey Solomon the ‘Prince of Fences’)? If not – read on…… Continue reading How To Identify Diamonds...

How to Identify Sapphires…

If you think all Sapphires are Blue, you had better think again.

Rubies & Sapphires, Fourth Edition

Price: $14.50

They are seen in ALL colors including parti-colours and Synthetics.

Better known within the gemstone industry as ‘Corundum‘ they form an impressive array of gemstones, second only to Diamond. So How do we Identify Sapphires – especially when it comes to doing a Valuation Appraisal…… Continue reading How To Identify Sapphires...

CZ Jewelry is probably one of the most misunderstood jewelry.

Many of these owners believe they are fragile and tend to let them gather dirt and muck to avoid the risk of damaging them when cleaning. On the contrary, they are quite easy to clean and maintain.

Authentic diamonds demand regular cleaning to maintain their original sparkle and magnificence, and that exactly how we must treat our cubic zirconia jewelry.

A lot of things contribute to the dulling of our jewelry, simple everyday things like soap, dust, moisturizers and even sweat. Soap and moisturizers leave a… Continue reading CZ Jewelry – Keeping It Sparkling Forever...