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Laser Jewelry Repair
When you hear laser you probably think of blowing things up (all you sci-fi people) or high tech scientific experiments or even crazy … with a “laser”. One of the last things you think a laser can do is to work on your intricate jewelry. Well, laser technology is making it possible to work on jewelry that once was impossible to fix or too costly to fix. Now Arden Jewelers…can repair an antique enameled pin without damaging the enamel or leaving visible signs of the restoration work. Our laser can fix jewelry without removing the stones or running the risk of solder flowing into the hinge and destroying its …
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Jewelry Solder: What You Should Know
…your skin reacts to the base metals in solder, you may want to remove the solder if possible. At our shop, we have a laser welder which allows us to do many of the jobs traditionally done with solder using the laser instead. We no longer …
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What to Do When Your Ring Irritates Your Skin
…, the irritation started after the ring was sized or worked on, maybe you are allergic to the solder. Our shop has a laser welder which allows us to bond metal without using solder. So, if you determine that you are allergic to the solder …
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Jewelry Repair FAQ
…, and then reset after it was done due to the high heat that is generated by the jeweler’s torch. However, with our laser welder we are able to retip prongs next to many gemstones (diamonds, sapphires, and rubies for example) without … and no. A few years ago, the answer to this question would have normally been no, but with the introduction of the laser welder, we are actually able to repair many costume and fashion jewelry pieces that would have been beyond help …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Ruby
… gravity of 4.00. A unique optical property of rubies is that they emit fluorescent light at a very specific wavelength (694 nanometers) under certain conditions. Scientists used this fact to build the world’s first functioning laser in 1960 using a flashlamp and a synthetic ruby. This amazing machine demonstrated the concept first described by Albert Einstein over 40 years earlier in 1917. Rubies are formed under extreme pressure and temperature in metamorphic rocks …
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How to Tell If a Diamond Is Natural or Lab Grown
…lab grown diamonds that are sold as natural diamonds. But, it is important to know that the majority of lab grown diamond manufacturers are perfectly legitimate and honest organizations that are upfront about their products. Some even laser inscribe all of their diamonds to clearly mark them as lab grown. The Type IIa Test That said, we would still like to be able to tell if a diamond is natural or lab grown, whether it is disclosed or not. Fortunately, there are some …
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Fake Diamonds: The Great Diamond Attack
… or manufactured origin. It can be done well with careful observation. Keep in mind, however, that the vast majority of lab grown or synthetic diamond producers responsibly disclose that their diamonds are man-made. Many of them even laser inscribe the girdle of each diamond to leave no doubt of its origin. There are certainly unsavory characters out there who try to pass off their synthetic diamonds as natural, but gemology labs and major diamond suppliers have …
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Frequently Asked Question about Jewelry
…, companies can now change the color of diamonds. They are making the diamonds both more transparent (whiter) and more colorful. Some colors are more vibrant then natural diamonds. Next, some are changing the clarity of diamonds with laser drill and fills. The new fills are getting harder to detect. Key: ask when buying a diamond if it is natural and untreated. What is redesigned jewelry or redesigned? Simply put, a redesign is a custom design using your existing gems …
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What Are Lab Grown Diamonds?
…diamond simulants. It is important to reiterate here that just because a material can be used as a diamond simulant does not make it a “fake” or a bad thing. YAG, for example, is a very useful crystal that lies at the heart of our laser welder . The most popular diamond simulant by far today is synthetic Cubic Zirconia (CZ) . It is cheap to produce and sparkles very brilliantly. It is a great example of a synthetic gemstone that is a diamond simulant. CZs are very often…
