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What You Need To Know About Gold Silver and Platinum:

There are different types of precious metals used to make fine jewelry. Most of it is made from gold, silver, platinum, and palladium.

People have a preference to the color gold or white when it comes to the metal they want in their jewelry, and Gold itself remains supreme.

Gold has a long history and has been used for thousands of years for ornamental decorations and jewelry, with most engagement made of either 18K or 14K gold.

The capital letter K stands for karat and indicates… Continue reading Gold Silver and Platinum Jewelry...

There are almost as many different styles and types of engagement rings as there are couples planning to get married. Finding the right types of engagement rings is an important step along the path to marriage. Looking beyond the common, traditional types of diamond engagement rings may be just the opportunity you have been searching for to find a really unique style.

A popular twist on the traditional engagement rings and wedding band sets is to use unique types of metals and gems. Engagement rings can now be made of the… Continue reading Unusual Diamond Styles For Engagement Rings ...

Wedding rings are available in a number of metals. Some metals such as white gold, yellow gold, platinum or silver have always been traditional metals; however there are now newer metals of wedding rings that are becoming just as popular.  Dual metals or two-toned metals in wedding rings are also very common and very beautiful .

Choosing the right type of metal for wedding rings for men or women has a lot to do with what your personal tastes are in jewelry and what typical metals you wear. If a couple wears mostly… Continue reading Wedding Rings And Metal Options...

There are almost as many different styles and types of engagement rings as there are couples planning to get married. Finding the right types of engagement rings is an important step along the path to marriage. Looking beyond the common, traditional types of diamond engagement rings may be just the opportunity you have been searching for to find a really unique style.

A popular twist on the traditional engagement rings and wedding band sets is to use unique types of metals and gems. Engagement rings can now be made of the… Continue reading Engagement Rings And Unique Diamond Shapes...

What You Need To Know About Gold Teeth:

There are different types of gold teeth; you can get crowns, gold fillings, caps or even whole teeth.

Another form are called “grillz” which appear as if you have a whole set of gold teeth.

You may think that having gold in the mouth will be prone to damage, as gold is quite a soft metal, however the gold teeth are designed in such a way that damage is minimal if anything.

If it… Continue reading Gold Teeth...

Do Jewelry Values Increase Over Time Question: Hi, I have a marquis cut diamond ring set in white gold with a carat weight of 1.20.

It is described as “fine” in clarity and cut. (it also has baguettes on either side)

I have an appraisal dated from around 1963 that valued it at 1,000.

Do you think that the price would go up since then? Or do you think it wouldn’t have changed much.

Thanks! Amber

P.S. I also have many many other pieces (some gold and opal pieces, old pins, necklaces, earrings etc) that… Continue reading Do Jewelry Values Increase Over Time?...

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...

Iced out jewelry offers up endless options for you to pick from. Referred to as either hip hop jewelry or iced out jewelry it has tons of rhinestones on it.You have most likely seen it on many hip hop stars.  In this article we will go over several popular bling jewelry items that you can get for yourself. Lets start with personalized pimp cups which are always a top pick.   They also allow you to choose several letters to be displayed on them.  Custom pimp cups gained popularity from all the rappers that had them.Often referred to as… Continue reading Want Some Bling? Buy Some Iced Out Jewelry...

What reason a jewelry company or a designer place its merchandise online for auction? The answers to that are many, but the two most obvious ones are that a) they were unable to sell the items in their stores or b) the outlet are selling sub standard items.

Answer thus, and you would be wrong on both counts. The primary cause why jewelry outlets put up jewelry for an online auction is because they stand a better chance of making more money, as it costs far lesser to… Continue reading Jewelry Auctions Online. Gemstone Online Auction...

For the special day, everyone wants everything to be just perfect. Finding a perfect diamond band can be quite difficult as there are too many designs and styles to choose from. Diamond bands for men can be as ornate as those for women.

In designing diamond bands, many precious metals are used, and some of the most common are gold, titanium and platinum. White or rose gold are also the familiar options, as they create visual interest, still most people prefer yellow. Gold is a soft metal, it is hence usually worked with other hard metals in order… Continue reading A Guide To Diamond Band...