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  1. Caring for and Cleaning Your Jewelry

    … or special events only. Understanding the limits of your jewelry should allow for years of enjoyment. One of the best ways to prevent your jewelry from being damaged is to remove it when you do certain activities. Always remove your rings when you garden, do the dishes, or generally work with your hands. Make sure to put your jewelry in a safe place that you will remember when you take it off. There is a lot you can do on your own to keep your jewelry shining like new, …

  2. A group of tanzanite loose gems and rings

    Gem in the Spotlight: Tanzanite

    …, which is a tendency to break when struck) means that care should be taken to avoid sharp impacts. Setting it in earrings or a pendant will help protect it if the intended use is daily wear. Rings and bracelets set with tanzanite should …

  3. See the Star White Gold difference

    Star White Gold

    … performance due to poorly made gas. White gold also has three grades. Grade 3 is off white, grade 2 is standard, and grade 1 is premium. This means that when white gold is made, it can be yellowish to light yellow. When white gold rings are new they are coated with a white metal called rhodium. Rhodium is a metal very similar to platinum and rhodium shares many of the properties of platinum including its white color. The rhodium plating is used to make the white gold …

  4. A group of yellow gold chains of different kinds of a blue background

    Types of Necklace Chains

    … bump up their cost over similar styles of the same thickness. Snake Chain Snake chains are comprised of small snug rings that form a smooth circular tube shape. These chains are more flexible than the herringbone and omega but are still … remain visible even after the repair. Snagging – Although they look like one, continuous piece, the tightly packed rings can actually catch on hair and other fibers during daily wear. Serpentine Chain (Cobra, Boston Link, S-Link, C-Link, …

  5. Synthetic Gems: The Whole Story

    … seen jaw dropping rubies, sapphires and emeralds. These gems in high quality have put ownership beyond most people to justify the price. Just a one carat gem could cost $3,000 and more. Most of the time people don’t wear them as an engagement ring where people can spend over $10,000 routinely. The answer was to find a less expensive way to have these gems. It took over a hundred years and millions of dollars of research to create what nature can produce. Man made gems come …

  6. Nickel in jewelry can cause allergic reactions

    What to Do When Your Ring Irritates Your Skin

    Nothing is more frustrating than being unable to wear your engagement ring or other jewelry because it irritates your skin. Don’t worry. There are many options you have when faced with this problem. The first step is to try to determine what the cause of the irritation is. There are actually several …