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How to Sell Your Jewelry
… who could have saved hundreds of dollars if they would have bought a preowned ring, but refused. Jewelry is a style driven industry. Some styles are classic and stay around for decades, others last just a few months. Estate jewelry that … is highly collectible and may require a specialty option to sell. Knowing if your jewelry is just old and out of style or an antique can mean the difference of hundreds, if not thousands of dollars. Remember you don’t get paid for the …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Opal
…. To keep opal at its luminous best, wiping it clean with a soft cloth is recommended. Avoid the use of home ultrasonic machines or abrasive jewelry cleaners that could potentially damage the stone’s surface. For more valuable stones, setting them in a pendant or earrings instead of a ring will help them last as long as possible. With proper care opals can last for generations. Opals have very high water content, typically hovering around the 5-10% mark. As opals dry out …
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The History of Diamond Cuts
… cut has the same number of facets as a modern round brilliant (a total of 58). The Old Mine cut’s distinctive features are the high crown angle, small table, large culet and square rounded corner shape. The reason for the cutting style is more about sticking close to the natural diamond octahedral shape than the release of fire and brilliance we know today. The Old Mine cut follows the angles and shape of the octahedral diamond crystal to save on weight from the rough …
