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  1. The different parts of an engagement ring

    Anatomy of a Ring

    … also adds a degree of security to the center stone as the arches can protect it from some side impacts. It also creates a difficult to clean area on the underside of the cathedral arches that can build up with dirt over time. We created an entire video on cathedral rings which you can checkout if you are interested in learning more about them. Halo Halo rings have been very popular for sometime and so you may be familiar with this one already. The “halo” refers to the …

  2. Alternative metal wedding band options for men

    Alternative Metals for Men’s Jewelry

    …ammunition. Tungsten wedding bands are not made out of pure tungsten. They are made out of tungsten carbide which is created by combining an equal number of tungsten and carbon atoms. Tungsten carbide rings need to combine tungsten ore in a …, lustrous, red surface. Burl wood rings are another creative use of nature and modern design. Burl wood is created when a tree growth has deformed. This fashions a beautiful, one-of-a-kind pattern which is very hard. Burl wood is often used…

  3. A collection of jade jewelry and loose gems

    Gem in the Spotlight: Jade

    …quickly by a trained gemologist. Other stones that have been confused with jade over the years are chrysoprase, serpentine, maw sit sit, and hydrogrossular garnet. For a short amount of time, a few laboratories produced synthetic (lab-created) jadeite. This proved to be unprofitable and was quickly forgotten; however, a small amount of it remains on the market and it is mostly undetectable Treatments and Sources of Jade Before the 1980s, dyed jade was not very common. New …