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The Truth About Synthetic Gems
One of the most intimidating subjects for new comers to the jewelry industry is synthetic gems, so I figured I’d start with a quick explanation of the subject. Here’s an excerpt from an article I wrote: Man … gallium garnet (also called GGG) and the modern diamond simulant moissanite, a man made silicon carbide. In gemology, any material used to look like a gem is called a simulant. So clear glass to rock quartz to GGG to moissanite are all …. They look like diamonds, but they are not diamonds. These simulants are easy for a well trained and equipped gemologist to detect. But if you had gem material that is the same chemically, optically and crystal structure as a natural …
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Why Sell Your Jewelry to a Gemologist Jewelry Buyer?
… as experts in their field… It is with great pleasure that we announce that Angelo has just received his Graduate Gemologist (GG) degree from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). This prestigious achievement took over 5 years of… parts. Angelo read over three feet of text in addition to online material. One test was to identify 20 unknown gemstones perfectly with zero room for error. A 99% score on this test is failing. It’s no wonder that there are so few …
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Why Would a Gemologist Pay Less for Your Jewelry?
Generally, a professional gemologist jewelry buyer will pay more for jewelry because they understand the real value and can be more confident in …are a few situations where a gemologist buyer will actually pay less. Expertise Can be a Double Edged Sword First, a gemologist may pay less because they understand the true value of the item. We see lots of jewelry with poor quality … buys from the general public had a large diamond (about 3 carats) come in his door. He was very excited to buy the gem and came to us that same day to get an appraisal. I had actually evaluated the same diamond early that day and …
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New Jewelry: Floating Diamonds and California Tourmaline
… introductory offer. Floating Diamond Necklaces These minimalist solitaire necklaces feature a single diamond (or gemstone) suspended on our best “invisible” chains. We you are wearing them, the chain and setting almost disappear giving …our California tourmaline pieces not only do you support your local, family jeweler, but you also support California gem miners which is a great feeling. Checkout this short view we put together to highlight this great new jewelry, and …
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Arden Jewelers Catches Undisclosed Lab Grown Diamond
One of the things that sets us apart from other jewelers is our team of expert gemologists and full gem lab. In the past, we have talked about how a gemologist jewelry buyer can pay you more and how … diamonds from a trusted and well known diamond wholesaler. As part of our standard evaluation our head Graduate Gemologist, Angelo tested and evaluated the diamonds. Using our brand new, state-of-the-art lab grown diamond tester was … as the stones were supposed to be natural. He was completely shocked when the tester flagged one of the two gems as a possible lab grown diamond. This stone was not laser engraved or disclosed as lab grown and to every standard …
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Give Back and Support East African Gem Miners
Update (9/15/2021): This event has ended, and we were able to donate over $200.00 to Gem Legacy’s COVID-19 relief efforts. Thank you to everyone who participated, and remember that you can donate anytime … time to think about giving back and supporting our global community than today. That’s why we are partnering with Gem Legacy to help lend a hand to artisanal gemstone miners in East Africa. From now until September 14th, we will donate … our online shop* directly to Gem Legacy’s COVID-19 relief efforts for gem mining communities in East Africa. About Gem Legacy Gem Legacy is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to supporting education, vocational training, and local economies in…
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How to Find Your Diamond When It’s Lost
… tips and tricks to help you find it again. These tips are what we have learned from working with small diamonds and gemstones day in and day out for years. Of course, the general advice for finding lost things (slow down, retrace your …This trick is especially effective on hard floors and it is one of the first things we try anytime we need to find a gem on the ground. Sweep the floor. This is another one that works best on hard floors. I have scoured a section of …
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Show Mom How Much You Care
… that represents family in a beautiful way. Creating your own personalized necklace is easy: Choose the number of gemstones to represent the number of kids or family members you have. Choose the birthstones of each person’s birth month. …
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Fancy Color Diamonds
When we think of diamonds, we often imagine brilliantly white gemstones. But every so often, a diamond will come out of the ground in vivid color. These diamonds are extremely rare, accounting for only 0.001% of the total number of rough diamonds that are mined. Because of this, they are often far …
