WHY ARE PRONGS WHITE GOLD?
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…]
Metals
WHY ARE GOLD CHAINS DIFFERENT COLORS?
“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…]
HOW TO SPOT FAKE GOLD
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…]
TOP TEN MOST POPULAR JEWELRY POSTS
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…]
IS YELLOW GOLD MAKING A COMEBACK?
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…]
WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT LEFT OVER GOLD?
“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…]
WHAT IS TUNGSTEN?
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?
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 OR TWO-TONE PLATED?
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…]
DOES YOUR JEWELER BUY AND RESELL GOLD?
I’m watching TV the other day and I see this commercial for a local jewelry store. It shows an image of some gold bars, gold coins, assorted jewelry and gold chains. The announcer says: “We [Read More…]
CAN YOU POLISH WHITE GOLD?
By now, most people probably realize that white gold is plated. They understand that white gold is basically yellow gold with some white alloys added to it to make it look white. They also know [Read More…]
CAN TITANIUM BE SIZED?
The first time I ever saw a titanium ring was about twenty years ago. Other white metals were becoming really popular and giving white gold a run for its money. “What is this?” We had [Read More…]