Teach You How to buy fine jewelry

[Missle]

For a long time, fine jewelry has been one of the most popular gifts that people buy for all kinds of special occasions. While buying jewelry and gemstone jewelry is enjoyable for many, a lot of people can find the task rather daunting. Why, you ask? Well, there are a couple reasons.

First off, the decision to buy fine jewelry, including designer jewelry and handcrafted designer jewelry, is a quite expensive one and one that should not be taken lightly. Even if you have all the money in the world, it still helps to be educated on fine jewelry, and all of the terms used in the industry.

Secondly, with all of the fine jewelry and designer jewelry collections available out there, one can literally spend hours figuring out what type of jewelry to buy. Necklace or ring? One carat or two? Yellow gold or white gold? Designer jewelry or designer inspired jewelry?

In order to make your next fine jewelry venture a great one, our store will aid you in getting the best jewelry for your money, whether shopping in a traditional fine jewelry store or online.

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Default Jewelry - More than just Style
It’s a know fact that each one, especially women love accepting gifts of any kind. And when the woman is showered with the beautiful and precious gift like Jewelry, no words are left for her to express the feeling of happiness as, every women love to adorn jewelry. But, with changing times the trend of jewelry has also undergone a considerable change. The perception of the people towards wearing expensive jewelries is now different.

In the last century, diamond jewelry became fashionable and more well-known, and people no longer think derisively towards the jewelry made from inexpensive materials. Nowadays, more emphasis is given to style and fashion of jewelry, rather than on the material and cost of jewelry. Today it is not of necessity for present woman to be dressed in jewelry prepared of murano glass, gold, platinum or diamonds; the foremost important thing is that it should look elegant.

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On Buying Jewelry
Just about everyone owns jewelry of some kind. Maybe just a few items, maybe many. And we all know that it is not inexpensive. Perhaps if the cost were substantially less, we would have more than we do. But it isn't. Or is it?
Consider a 32 gram 4 millimeter 'Rope' style chain. At a retail jewelry store it might cost as much as $1920.00. We may have in stock the same identical chain, from the same factory in Italy, where most gold chains are made. One chain could actually have come out of the machine right after the other. Our price would be about $320.00 depending on the market price of gold. How can you afford to turn down such a bargain?
The same is true of rings, bracelets, and watches. Not long ago, Pacific Loan had a Rolex President mans watch with the heavy 18K gold band. Sold new, from an authorized Rolex dealer, this watch goes for about $15,000.00. At Pacific, it was on sale for $7,000.00.
But is it real, an authentic Rolex?
Of course it is real. An authentic Rolex with an authentic 18K band. If it were not; if it were a counterfeit, Pacific Loan and Jewelry would not still be in business after half a century.
Yeah, well then it is probably stolen, right?
Wrong. All Rolex watches have serial numbers. All serial numbers of any item, jewelry or otherwise, that is purchased or pawned are reported to the San Francisco Police Department. The item is held for 30 days before it is offered for sale, during which time the police have run the serial number through their computers to make sure it is not 'hot'.

There are other places to get what may seem like a bargain.
Just because an item is stamped '14K ITALY' does not mean it is real. There are street hustlers that buy cheap gold plated chains or special alloys of copper that very much resemble gold, from wholesale supply houses and then use a stamp, obtained from the same source, to mark them '14K' and 'Italy'. They may also have price tags still attached to further mislead you- the implication is that they are, in fact, stolen. An attempt to appeal to the sense of greed that some people have. How can you tell the difference?
First of all, if someone offers it for sale on the street, or a bus station or the airport, be a little suspicious. It more than likely, but not always, will be a fake. And if it is real, it may be stolen. If the price seems too good to be true, then it probably is. Why take the chance and likely get ripped off. Look at the clasp with a ten power magnifying glass or jewelers loup. You may see that the '14K' has been stamped over something else. Look at the surface of the clasp as well as the chain. A real gold chain will have a smooth unmarred finish. Cheap electroplated chains have a finish that is uneven or flaky looking. At Pacific Loan, you can buy with confidence. Every chain we take in, whether it be an outright sale or a pledge, is tested to ensure that it really is gold. So, when you buy from Pacific, you know you are getting the real thing.

A few tips about jewelry.
Jewelry may be real gold (10 to 22K) it may be plated, or 'filled'. Plating, including the so called Heavy Gold Electroplate is only a few molecules thick. It will start to wear off in a few weeks or so. Gold filled means that five percent of the total weight of the item is actually gold. It will last for years. A good example is the Mont Blanc pen. They last a lifetime.

About Diamonds
A natural diamond is a little chunk of the only organic element, carbon, that was subjected to high heat and pressure over a long period of time while buried beneath the surface of the Earth. The diamond is the hardest substance that occurs naturally in nature, and also one of the most brittle. So a diamond can be easily damaged if abused.

Did You Know? The word diamond comes from the Greek term adarnas which means undefeatable or unconquerable.

The 4 'C's
The value of a diamond is determined by four factors called the four 'C's, which are:
Color
Diamonds my be of many colors; Green or Yellow, for example. Most, however, are blue-white. Other gemstones are composed of different substances than diamonds. A sapphire, for example, is aluminum oxide. Add a little chromium and it is a ruby.

Carat weight
This refers to the actual weight of the stone in points or carats. A carat is 100 points. A one carat brilliant cut diamond will be about the size of a small pea. A one point stone isn't much larger than a pinhead and has fewer facets.

Cut
The main cuts are brilliant, baguette, and emerald. When a stone is about to be cut, it is carefully studied to determine which shape will retain most of the original size. Brilliant is the most common- it is round and with, usually, 52 facets or surfaces, which is "full cut", hence the term 'full cut and brilliant'. Baguettes are rectangular in shape, and are usually set along side the main stone. The Marquis, Oval and Pear pictured here are also popular shapes.









Emerald


Brilliant


Pear


Oval


Marquis
Clarity
Clarity refers to the extent which a stone is flawed. Flaws are tiny specks of carbon that did not completely crystalize or may be small bits of impurities. Technically, there are no 'flawless' diamonds; if you look at them with a powerful microscope they will see some flaws, even if they are extremely small. The term refers to a stone that shows no flaws through a standard 10 power jewelers loup. Naturally, the fewer flaws, the greater value of the stone.

Did You Know? In a diamond mine, about 23 tons of ore have to be processed to produce a single carat size stone.

Diamonds, as Ian Fleming wrote, are forever and other stones are no less immortal. They change ownership from direct sales, inheritance, and in times of war invaders usually 'liberated' gemstones and other treasures from museums and jewelry stores.

It is better to have old, 'secondhand' diamonds than none at all.
Mark Twain 1835-1910

So, the stone you purchase at any store, whether it be Pacific Loan or Tiffany's, may have been owned by any number of individuals. It's fascinating to think that a pair of pear cut ear rings might have once belonged to Marie Antoinette or some other famous person. Unlikely, you say? Perhaps, but it is possible. Diamonds are forever if they are cared for and not abused.

Care of Diamonds.
Diamonds and other gemstones, in spite of their hardness, can be damaged, chipped or even shattered, if struck against a hard surface with enough force. So naturally, one should take off their rings when working around machinery or while at other work that could cause them to be damaged, including working with harsh chemicals, acids, electroplating solutions, and etc. True that most of these things won't damage a diamond, but why take the chance? And why chance losing the stone? Have the mounting checked once a year to make sure it has not become loose. Many jewelers will do this for free, while you wait.

Did You Know? Precious stones can have a registration number etched on them with a laser. This increases the chance of getting stolen jewels back, because it and makes them more difficult to sell. And, the numbers are so small you need a microscope to read them, so this in no way detracts from the fiery brilliance of the stone, nor its value.

How can I tell a real diamond from a fake?
The average person can not; it takes time to learn about gemstones. The experts, for example, are likely to have graduated from the Gemological Institute of America. One of the things you learn is that diamonds are 'double refractive' and most imitations are not, with one exception, the Cubic Zirconia' or CZ. This man made stone fooled a lot of people, including some jewelers when they were first produced back in the seventies.
Then, when it became well known that they were flawless, some manufacturers produced them with flaws.
Several tests are available that separates the real thing from the fakes. An X-ray will do it but this isn't readily available. Scratching it with a known real diampnd will reveal a CZ but destroys its small value.
At Pacific Loan, we have an electronic device that measures the questionable stone with ultrasonic sound waves and it never fails to tell the genuine diamond from the fake.

So, if you have a stone that may or may not be real and you want to find out, take it to a jeweler or, of course, Pacific Loan. They have a sophisticated electronic device that will tell instantly if it is genuine, as wll as many years of experience
A couple things you have probably seen on TV should not be tried. It is not true that only a real diamond will scratch glass; many materials will. Most other precious stones, silicon or tungsten carbide... This may also damage the stone.
On second thought, perhaps diamonds are not forever. The idea that a real diamond will not be damaged by hitting it with a hammer is totally false. As you read above, a diamond is extremely hard, and therefore very brittle. Tap it with a hammer and you will probably destroy it.

Did You Know? The largest rough diamond ever found weighed 3,106 carats. Even Elizabeth would have been impressed! Queen or Taylor.

A Few Terms:
Karat, gold
Pure gold is 24 karat but it is too soft to be used in jewelry so it is mixed with other metals such as copper. 12 karat, then, is half gold and half other metal. 14 karat is 58.3 percent gold.
CW is carat weight and means a single stone
TCW is total carat weight, meaning more than one stone.
GMW is total weight in grams

"Which weighs more: An ounce of gold or an ounce of feathers"? Gold. Because it is measured in the metric system and there are 12 ounces to a pound rather than 16.
For more information contact Pacific Loan.




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[perry12]

Hello Friends....

Thanks for sharing such useful information with all of us.

This will help many of us to buy fine jewelry.

Have a nice time ahead.

Thanks

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[dick123]

Hello
Wear dress of women, usually clothing and work clothes to work strictly separate. If it is social occasion and an occasion not to wear away from the office suite, so you can try to show their feminine charm, on the other hand also more pronounced the solemn nature of the office clothes and seriousness.
Whether it's Office suite, or other suit, have a very heavy professional color. In business suit to wear costume jewelry can more beautiful. Overall a very strong set of features, with a dignified, simple, elegant beauty. Therefore, matching necklace with the suite of methods and necklaces and other clothing with a way which is would like to join.
Similarly, in the necklace and the matching set, the necklace of the material, color, style, texture, length, thickness and style, and so is the need to focus on the factors taken into account, these elements not only with the suit fabric, color, style, etc. and harmony as well Set career with the unique color and integrity, as well as dignified, concise style, and phase contrast.
Set the color generally been relatively simple, the style is also relatively simple, in order to avoid wearing a suit seems too stiff, you can select a stronger wear decorative necklace to change.

[riley12]

Hello Friends.....

You can buy diamond jewelry including diamond earrings, diamond necklaces and many more from online fine jewelry boutiques. Stylish designs are available featuring exclusive diamonds and precious stones wrapped in white and yellow gold.

Giving diamonds as gifts proclaim our love to the receiver as they are considered as symbols of love. Color, cut, clarity and carat are the four characteristics which determine the value of diamonds. Among these qualities, cut determines the desirability of the diamond since the other qualities are naturally acquired ones.


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[harry00]

Hello
* Research on your own (Educate yourself so you'll know the good stuff from the junk, buy books & read read read, visit your local bookstores & libraries, get in touch with collectors, frequent the antiques & collectibles shops in your area, attend all the estate jewelry shows you possibly can, visit museums, ask your local museums to do a jewelry seminar/display - ask us how to do it with succes).

* With 'Costume Pieces', know all the old 'costume' designer names (study them & their histories & be familiar with the designer names that many books don't ever even bother to mention), know about the old jewelry designs & manufacturing houses, learn about the old jobber's (yes, even back then there were contractors) who did manufacturing & contracting for names such as Coro, etc.(many many old names did use jewelry manufacturing companies other than themselves, & contractors, to make their goods). Know all the rich histories of the early Eisenbergs, know Hobe', Jonne, D & E, Mosell, Kramer, Weisner, Regency, Iradj Moini, Jeanne, Robert, Sandor, and all the rest, the list is endless!

* Attend seminars at your local Universities & other venues in your area (we used to do occasional seminars for a huge conglomerate bookseller chain & had great attendence, we did it as a community service (free) & we always had packed rooms with people waiting in line to see all our jewelry cases & displays we brought in, so check any/all venues in your city, museums, colleges, bookstores, antiques shops, if they do not have anything scheduled, then get them to sponsor someone who is knowledgeable on this subject in your area & who will come in & do a class).

* Buy yourself a powerful Jeweler's Loupe & Learn how to use it (it will not old assist you in reading the old costume names engraved on some jewelry items....the loupe will also help you read your gold content on genuine gold items & items of other precious metals).

[claudia]

Thank you for sharing the information.

Have a nice day

[roazpry]

We all love fine jewelry and fashion or fine jewelry you can always find something that can fit that special someone's personality.
Still you are right that "Even if you have all the money in the world, it still helps to be educated on fine jewelry"
One just need to spend more time looking around for the best shop which offers the best price for the jewelry that can bring out the elegance in you!!!

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[arnold123]

Hello
These tools will get you started. Another article will give more handy tools to help once you get started with the basics.

If you are not interested in buying and selling fine jewelry, do not purchase the equipment. You will not stick with it and get your money's worth. This requires an interest and patience to make wise purchases and be able to resell at a profit.