It’s a fact… You can’t stop silver from tarnishing. It turns yellowish, dark, and antique looking. Silver actually tarnishes the second it hits air, meaning, there’s no way around it; it’s just the life of [Read More…]
Helzberg Jewelers just recently started a gold buying program called “Helzberg diamonds gold purchase program” (their official jewelry store name is “Helzberg Diamonds“, they aren’t actually buying diamonds with this program). Helzberg has been around [Read More…]
When was the last time you checked your prongs? The funny thing is, a lot of people don’t even know what a prong is (let alone a head). PRONG??? The prongs are those little, thin [Read More…]
STOP! Do you ever stop to look at your wedding set or diamond solitaire? Have you ever noticed that the prongs and head (see picture below) are white gold? Look at them now. Chances are [Read More…]
“I want to buy a chain.” A lady comes into the jewelry store to buy a gold chain for her pendant. So I show her some different styles on the case so she can look [Read More…]
Real or fake? Sure fake gold (usually yellow gold) may look like the real thing at first glance. But if you take a minute and gaze closer, you can normally tell pretty easily if it’s [Read More…]
Want to know what people read? What drives people to my site? Here’s a list of the top ten most popular jewelry posts that bring me the most amount of traffic. This is what people [Read More…]
I heard something the other day that sounded rather odd. A woman was shopping in the jewelry store, trying on different pieces. She said to me “I’ve always been a white gold person, but lately [Read More…]
“You kept my gold!” You know that little piece or section of gold that the jewelers cut out of your ring when you get it sized? What happens to it? Why don’t the jewelers give [Read More…]
There are two different types of tungsten metals on the market. One is simply called “tungsten“, the other is called “tungsten carbide“. Tungsten carbide is the best. Tungsten means… The word tungsten actually means “heavy [Read More…]
Do Chains wear out? Certainly! Chains are just like everything else in life. They wear down, get old, erode, weaken, break, bend, kink and stretch. And you can’t blame them either… We wear our chains [Read More…]
Two-tone jewelry is extremely popular. And for a good reason, nowadays most people wear both yellow gold and white gold jewelry at the same time. Two-tone jewelry helps bridge that gap. It allows you to [Read More…]