STOP A CHAIN FROM MOVING AROUND YOUR NECK
STAPH! Can you Stop a Chain from Moving around your Neck? Can you Keep the Clasp from riding around to the Front? NOT REALLY! Unless you can Defy Gravity that is! You see, as your [Read More…]
STAPH! Can you Stop a Chain from Moving around your Neck? Can you Keep the Clasp from riding around to the Front? NOT REALLY! Unless you can Defy Gravity that is! You see, as your [Read More…]
You know that little Instruction Booklet you got when you Purchased your new Watch? Have you ever looked at it? The booklet is usually Generic Instructions that’s good for all of the Companies Basic Watches. [Read More…]
I’ve decided to put together a post about Jeweler’s Tools of the Trade. While most of these items are geared towards actual Jeweler’s and Jewelry Stores, normal folk, Gem Enthusiasts, Wax Carvers, Jewelry Designers, and [Read More…]
Is there a Limit? Is there a Limit to how Many Times a Ring can be Sized? Many People over the Course of their Life will have their Rings Repeatedly Sized. Sized Up. Sized Down… [Read More…]
It’s Important! The Style or Type of Clasp that you use on a Chain can be Highly Important. Especially if you’re using that Chain to Support, or hold onto an Expensive Diamond, Gemstone or Charm [Read More…]
He Bends! He Stretches…! Jewelers Stretch Rings all the Time to Size them up. It’s Common with Gold Bands (like 10k, 14k, 18k), and it only takes a Minute or Two to Accomplish. Most people [Read More…]
“My Ring Bent!” A Lady Brings her Diamond Ring up to the Counter. She says to me “My Ring Bent! Why would it do that?“ I Pick it up and look at the Ring. “It’s [Read More…]
Prongs Smongs Most People never even think about Prongs… Until it’s Too Late! But you Should! Prongs are the Tiny Metal Fingers that Wrap up and over your Diamond and Hold it Securely in Place. [Read More…]
A Reader Writes in and Asks Me a… QUESTION: SHARON IN SALT LAKE CITY, UT, WRITES: I have always had my Prongs Checked Quarterly. In the Past Year I have Suddenly had a Broken or [Read More…]
A Reader Writes in and Asks Me a… QUESTION: DEBBIE IN CLINTON, MS, WRITES: How can I be Sure the Diamond I Receive in a Reset is really the one I Left with the Store [Read More…]
A Reader Writes in and Asks Me a… QUESTION: NICOLE IN ENGLAND, WRITES: I have an 18kt 2.00 Carat Diamond Bracelet. Would it be Possible to Turn it into an Engagement Ring? ANSWER FOR NICOLE: [Read More…]
“Unsolder?” To find out why one would Unsolder their Wedding Rings, we should take a Second to Learn what Soldered Rings are… What is Soldering? Soldering is Basically Fusing Two Bridal Rings together, usually the [Read More…]