When it comes to gift buying, one of the most moving and personal gifts to give is jewellery. There is a fine art to choosing this type of present for someone, for a start you have to know them well,..

Charms can be said to have originated as early as the Stone Age, with the simple process of our caveman ancestors picking up an oddly shaped rock off the ground and carrying it around with him as a tr..

Graduation is an unparalleled achievement in the lives of many young people. Whether it's from high school or college, the event is the source of inexpressible pride for the student who has put in co..

When considering jewelry gift options, the most difficult part is choosing what type of jewelry to buy. Most women like to wear several different types of jewelry -- from earrings, to necklaces, brace..

The friends and relatives who participate in a wedding party perform a very special service. They provide support to the nervous bride and groom, they take care of many of the odd jobs that go along w..

Enhancer Bails Work. Generally, an enhancer is a bail which opens to allow the necklace, pearls, for instance, to be inserted and the enhancer is closed to secure it to the necklace. The types of clos..

Jade is one of the toughest gems around. Not the hardest, toughest. That means it can take a lot of abuse before anything happens. Warm soapy water is the best to clean it. What you must watch out for..

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. They ..

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 gr..

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 col..

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, usual..

Besides carbon spots, another big defect that can happen in diamonds is cracks or open cleavages in the crystalline material. Sometimes if little breaks go across the grain they can create big imperf..

Those who are unfamiliar with this part of the business may use descriptions of the grades. The list begins with the higher grades and proceeds down the line to the lesser of value. 1. Rivers. 2. J..

One interesting fact is that many very good companies are not famous while some with good but not excellent products are well known in the field. Marketing is the reason. For instance, the "designer" ..

Typically, jade bracelets come cut as a solid bangle or as a flexible bracelet with several sections of jade held by metal end caps and joints between pieces. With your bracelet, adding the spacer is..

Beauty that is skin deep is always subjected to praise. A glance at the past reveals that it was the jewelry that had been radiating this inner beauty by adorning the neck, forehead, ears, hands, wais..