Professional Gemologist Appraiser

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.

Bead Jewelry for Family & Friends

Price: $8.00

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…

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How to Invest in Jewelry... As Jewelry is 'Really' based on the 'Collectability' and Style of an item, it is hard for clients to appreciate the 'Craft' involved in Handmade work as they only see the Gold value or Diamond Value fluctuate over the years.

Secrets To Collecting Jewelry

Price: $8.00

If Gold goes up, the Jewelry value increases, right? No - Not always. It depends... How to Invest in Jewelry and NOT Fall into a Trap... Antique Jewelry and Collectibles are a 'subjective' thing…

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How to Sell your Jewelry... At the Jewelry Appraisals Online Center two of the most frequently asked questions we get is:

• "How do I sell an item of Antique or Estate Jewelry?"
• "How much should I ask for it?"

Warman's Vintage Jewelry: Identification and Price Guide (Warmans)

Price: $16.49

Very often people receive an item as a 'Hand Down' or 'Bequest' after someone has passed away. It may, or may not be worth something, or the person 'Just doesn't like it'.... So here is what…

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Family Ring Stamped JF... Question: Hello, I have just been given a ring passed down from Grandmother, to mother, to me.

Diamond Handbook: How To Look At Diamonds & Avoid Ripoffs (Newman Gem & Jewelry Series)

Price: $12.89

I know very little about jewelery but will try to describe it: large stone in center as if diamond, two small stones/chips? on either side also as if diamond, a third spot on either side of the smaller…

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Rhodium Plating and pave Diamonds Question: I have a white gold ring which is rhodium plated.

Step-by-Step Jewelry Workshop: Simple Techniques for Soldering, Wirework, and Metal Jewelry

Price: $15.60

I hear sometimes the ring will tarnish and needs to be re-plated with the rhodium. Will this be an issue with a ring with pave diamonds? Do all these diamonds have to be removed before it can be re-plated. Is there a significant difference in price between a white gold-rhodium plated ring and a platinum…

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