Jewelry Articles
126: Cutting And Polishing Diamonds
Precious stones are cut and polished to develop the beauties which are latent in them. The diamond in its natural found state is not spectacular. The diamond in a natural state is merely a luminous gray pebble.
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127: Desirable Qualities In Diamonds
Precious stones in general are rare and a perfect one is rarely ever found. Gems for the most part are at a safe stock. The public is beginning to realize and want to understand the finer qualities of precious stones.
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128: Diamonds, Larger Size Or Better Cut?
The jewelry store must decide if it is going to try to sell the customer a well cut stone or a larger carat, poorly cut stone for the same price. This is a dilemma for dealers to consider. From a fair business standpoint it is important to explain to the customer why certain stones are sold for less per carat.
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129: Precious Minerals For Jewelry
With the exception of the pearl, which is a shellfish, precious stones are minerals that possess traits of personal adornment. Precious stones originate from the most awesome powers of nature.
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130: How To Choose A Diamond For An Engagement Ring
Congratulations, you are in the market for a diamond engagement ring. The average consumer may need to rely much upon his jewelry store clerk unless research is done before hand.
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131: Diamond Damage And Repair
Repairing and recutting a diamond does not happen often, but it does to diamonds that have been damaged or those that were not well made when originally cut.
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132: Diamond Cutting And The Effect On Value
Rough diamonds come in several basic shapes. The most common shape is in the form known as an octahedron. The octahedron resembles two Egyptian pyramids placed base to base, that is the usual crystal form of a diamond.
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133: Diamonds, For Investment Or Pleasure?
Most diamonds sold to the general public are known as slightly imperfect. Slightly imperfect diamonds are not easily spotted by the trained eye. The regular person would probably never even notice the imperfections.
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134: Diamond Color Judging For Jewelry
In judging the color of diamonds it is necessary to obscure the prismatic play of colors in order to see the true color. You can do this by giving the stone a puff of breath and then studying the color while dim. It must also be remembered that diamonds also have faint color differences in them.
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135: Diamond Colors And How To Determine Them
Most transparent minerals have, when pure, no color. Diamonds, being transparent, are no exception to this rule. Color is due to the presence of relatively small amounts of foreign substances, usually in metallic oxides. Iron oxide is one of the most common oxides, especially in diamonds.
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136: Diamonds, Value And Carbon Spot Imperfections
Diamonds almost always have defects and one of the main defects is carbon spots. Their influence upon diamond value has to be taken into account along with the influence of color. A stone may have great color, yet may yield some carbon imperfections making it far less valuable than an off color stone.
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137: Hair Accessories Explained
How to make the most of hair accessories, to help you look your best!
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138: Is My Bracelet Real Or Costume Jewelry
This article gives you some advice on what to look for and how to go about making sure that it is real when you get a bracelet.
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139: Precious Gems & Gemstones
Precious gems are comprised of the traditional four precious stones which are diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds. There is not a system to order the four precious gems because their beauty is a matter of taste. Tastes change with time and what is considered a favorite today may be different a few years or decades from now.
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140: Some Very Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Mechanical Watches
Before analog watches were the quartz watches and before them was the mechanical watch. These watches use springs that need to be wound by the wearer. Many of the older generation probably remember receiving this type of watch as the first one that they ever wore.
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141: The Importance Of Time Keeping And How It Began
Although many may deny it, keeping track of the time is one of the primary considerations a person has. With so many things that must be accomplished in one day, it is necessary to constantly watch the time to make sure that everything is done on schedule.
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142: The Luminox Watch, Not Just For The Military
Naturally, when the military sings the praises of an item, civilians will vie to own it. When the Seals began donning Luminox watches, they rose in civilian popularity as well and the demand for them increased.
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143: Caring for Pearls. How to Keep them in Perfect Condition
Pearls are elegent and beautiful. Follow the advice in this article to Keep your pearls in pristine condition for many yerars to come
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144: Testing Silver and Silver Grades
This article contains information on silver grades and silver tests.
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145: The Problem With Denture Cleansers And Jewelry
The article explains why denture cleansers can not be used on jewelry.
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146: White Gold Can Get Yellow
The article contains information on how to care for white gold, and explains causes of 'yellowish' color.
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147: Diamond Grades, Color and Clarity
This article is a description of the color and clarity of diamond grades.
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148: Where And How To Get Rings Engraved
This article gives advice about how and where you can go to get a ring engraved.
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149: Advice For Buying Fine Jewelry
This article tells you what to look for when you are buying a piece of jewelry and what questions you should ask before buying.
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150: The Attraction Of Mido Watches
Mido watches have a strong 90 year history, which really attracts itself to watch connoisseurs. They are of good quality and surprisingly given their reputation relatively cheap.
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