Everyone loves channel-set diamonds. If you don’t know, channel set diamonds are diamonds that are set down into the mounting by channeled walls (see pictures). The diamonds in channel settings are set almost flush and [Read More…]
If you want to know what gemstone to buy, then take my word for it: Buy sapphire gemstones! Sapphire is the official birthstone for september. But sapphires are much more than just a birthstone, they [Read More…]
A lot of guys scratch their heads and ponder this eternal question when making a diamond engagement ring purchase. Should you buy both the engagement ring and wedding ring together at the same time? Usually [Read More…]
Flat chains used to be all the rage. Herringbone chains, which are flat wide chains, sold like hot cakes in the 80’s and 90’s. People couldn’t get enough of them. But herringbone chains had one [Read More…]
Ring sizings are not cheap. With the price of gold and platinum today, getting your lady’s ring or gent’s ring sized could cost you a small fortune. Expensive ring sizings: Ring sizings used to be [Read More…]
Jewelry appraisals are a confusing thing. Say for example you bought a diamond engagement ring that retailed for $9,000, and you paid $5,000 for it. $4,000 more? The appraisal that the jeweler gives you states [Read More…]
Now this is a first… COLORLESS! I’m so excited by it… After selling jewelry for almost 30 years, this is the very first time I’ve ever seen this, or heard of it. And I love [Read More…]
I wear a tie every single day. But the thing I hate about wearing ties, is that they’re always getting caught on things. They get caught in the jewelry cases, the sonic cleaner, the buffer… [Read More…]
Women and men are always up in the air when it comes to buying earrings. Trying to decide which pair of diamond earrings to purchase first is the big question. Hoops? Studs? Dangles? Drops? Where [Read More…]
Parents are always so proud of their little bundles of joy. They bring their cute little critters into the jewelry store to adorn them with trinkets of gold and diamonds. But there are some things [Read More…]
There are so many types of mountings out there: Semi-mountings that have diamonds running down the sides Pave-set diamonds with intricate bead work Wide polished bands Halo mountings Tension set rings Countless more… But did [Read More…]
You know what a cocktail ring is, don’t you ladies? It’s a gaudy eye-sore! It’s a ring that has tons and tons of small diamonds in it, held in by billions of gaudy beads or [Read More…]