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09.20.09
Posted in Jewelry Hub, New Age Stuff at 9:25 pm by admin
Most people see gemstones strictly as decoration, such as gemstone beads; that is, jewellery to wear simply for aesthetical purposes. But stones are also considered to have many remedial properties; e.g. (depending on the stone) the ability to promote self-confidence, concentration, relieve headaches and stress, promote a calm mind, and encourage positivity.
We will look at a small variety of gems and their commonly believed medicinal properties. A disavowal before you read any further : The details of this article are based on a collective belief, and there can be no scientific proof as to the efficaciousness of these stones and their claimed restorative powers.
Amazonite
This gemstone improves confidence and gives hope to the person wearing the gem.
Amber
This stone relieves physical stress, stills nerves and aids confidence. It arouses creative thinking by freeing the mind of negative thoughts. It is claimed to be good for joint problems and work as a tonic for the liver and kidneys.
Amethyst
Amethyst calms the mind and assists increased harmony and serenity. It cuts down self-destructive propensities and boosts self-healing. Amethyst also confers wisdom and honesty on those who wear it.
Malachite
A strong gem which can suck up negative energies and “contamination”. Effective for those suffering from emotional stress.
The preceding gemstones are only a tiny pick of gemstones that are claimed to have restorative powers. The only concrete way to realise if these stones can work for you is to wear such stones if you suffer from a complaint that a gem is believed to help alleviate.
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09.08.09
Posted in Jewelry Hub, Shopping Hall at 8:44 pm by admin
DKNY (Donna Karan New York) is a young fashion label owned by the American designer Donna Karan. Together with her husband Stephen Weiss, she founded the label in 1985 in New York, USA. Karan was born on October 2, 1948 in Forest Hills, Queens, USA. She grew up in Long Island and visited in 1966 the New Yorker artist school “Parsons – The New School For Design”.
A lot of inspiration came from Donna’s husband
Donna Karan officiated as head designer and made the characteristic style of DKNY. Her intent was to merge ease and luxurious elements. While she was producing her 1st collection, Donna Karan orientated herself on the requirements of her family. Especially her husband gave her a lot of inspiration and so Donna Karan was capable to release her first menswear collection “DKNY Men” in 1992.
The opening of their premier flagship store took place in London in 1997. Two years later the famous shop at 550, 7th Avenue in New York followed. At the moment, there are more than 70 DKNY stores worldwide including affiliates in China (Shanghai and Hong Kong), Canada (Montreal and Toronto) and even Dubai.
Watches are an great part of the DKNY collection
The products of the company range from dresses to handbags, baby stuff and shades and include almost all kinds of dresses and accessories. Wrist watches are an important part of the DKNY collection, too. Donna Karan sells various collections for women and men. A Couple Of unisex models are developed by DKNY as well.
Designer timepieces of DKNY are known for their attractive price-performance ratio. They are inexpensive and ensure also high quality. All the watches are developed and built with quality materials like real stainless steel, silver, gold or leather. The so named “stainless steel watches” belong to the most renowned collection DKNY wristwatches. The wristwatches are as elegant as their fashion clothes and accessories are. By the way: Since 2007, wristwatches are along with jeans and underclothing the only products of DKNY, that have been online available for men. Ladies’s watches
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06.11.09
Posted in Jewelry Hub, Shopping Hall at 9:02 am by admin
From pocket watch to a fashion accessory. What was once, in the earliest years of portable watches, considered to be unsuitable for men and only for women, has grown nowadays into a fashion utensil that everyone has. In the meantime, the wristwatch is no longer only a instrument to tell which time it is. It is a designer piece and can indicate much more than the time.
A great deal of mechanics in a small housing
The first confirmable portable timepiece was built in 1500. This was not a wristwatch, but more of a pocket watch. Through technical advance, which made it possible for people to house mechanics in an progressively smaller space, the required components of the clockworks were able to be brought into a manageable form. In this way, the first pocket watch was born, which at the time was still the size of an egg.
The computerized wrist watch from Japan
A totally different wrist watch came onto the market in the 1970’s from Japan, which had built its own watch industry. The new watch from Japan was no more set on a mechanical basis, but on a computerized control. This watch expanded its range of capability rapidly. The wrist watch no more just showed the time. The small timepiece on the wrist now also knew the date, the day of the week and even knew whether a leap year was involved.
The wristwatch as jewelry
Today, the wristwatch is no longer just a watch. The wristwatch has become a fashion accessory. Wrist watches come in all colours and forms imaginable. One can also purchase harmonious watches from all fashion collection. The current watches are dominated by the correct fashion trends. Despite these different trends, there is something for every taste. The tiny watches, which need spectacles to tell the time, and the extraordinary large watches, which make it difficult to walk upright. In any case, one thing is clear: science is still likely to make so much advance - that the wristwatch will be found on the wrists of people for a long time, to answer the question as to what time it is.
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09.24.08
Posted in Jewelry Hub at 12:56 am by admin
Considering all of the possible chances for scams concerning diamonds, buying diamonds online almost seems unimaginable! Even so, you absolutely can acquire diamonds online, with no problems as long as you are careful. First, consider your reasons for wanting to buy the diamond online, contrary to making a purchase from a local jewelry outlet. The most common reason is price. Due to low overhead costs, online jewelers and wholesalers are able to offer reduced prices. However, you should be wary, because sometimes a price that is too low is a possible indication of a scam.
One of the excellent things about purchasing diamonds online is the unconstrained selection. When shopping offline, you are limited to the choices in the stores in your general location. Online, there are no such limits. But again, you must use a great deal of care and attentiveness prior to handing your cash over to someone that you cannot see and have never met in person.
Before shopping, learn as much as you can about diamonds - specifically cut, clarity, color and carat weight. When you know more about diamonds, it will be that much more difficult for an unscrupulous merchant to rip you off. When you know significantly more about diamonds, you will then be prepared to start shopping in earnest.
Take your time. Don’t purchase the first diamond you see that interests you. Instead, look for diamonds that are very similar but are priced lower. Do some comparison shopping to find the lowest prices. Once you have found the best price, start your investigation. Now you know about diamonds, you’ve found a diamond that you love, and you’ve found the lowest price… but you are still quite a ways from actually purchasing that new diamond or piece of jewelry.
Ask about the seller’s credentials. Do a search for customer reviews on this particular company around the Internet. Be sure to check with the BBB Online to see if there have been any complaints lodged against them. You’ll want to know any professional jeweler associations they belong to. View and print the seller’s return and refund policy, as well as their upgrade policy. Also, inquire about additional services, such as providing settings and mountings, sizing rings, and free shipping. Ask for a diamond grading report from an independent laboratory, such as GIA, EGL, or AGS. These are organizations that are respected around the world in the gem industry. You need to see this before making a jewelry purchase that includes diamonds, such as diamond engagement rings.
Lastly, use a trustworthy escrow service for high-priced diamonds and diamond jewelry - preferably one that will have the diamond appraised while it is in their keeping. The merchant sends the gem to the escrow company, and you send the money to pay for the diamond to the escrow service. The escrow service has the diamond independently appraised, sends the diamond to you, and forwards the money you’ve paid to the seller. This is the surest way to shield yourself. Again, make sure that you use a reputable escrow service that you’ve also vetted for security and excellent business practices.
I hope you have gotten some good ideas from this article and that you are able to use them in preparation for your upcoming diamond purchase. Remember, always investigate the diamond merchant’s credentials and any complaints filed with the local Better Business Bureau. If you still have a nagging little voice telling you something’s wrong, you should move on and check out another seller.
© John Schwartz (all rights reserved)
John Schwartz is an experienced diamond buyer, a professional freelance writer, and website publisher. For more information and tips on diamond rings and related jewelry, visit his site at http://www.diamond-rings-1.com today.
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09.23.08
Posted in Jewelry Hub at 9:04 pm by admin
You want to buy a diamond, but know nothing about cut, clarity, carat (or carrots?) and color. You have no idea whether the sales clerk in the jewelry shop next to the shoe store in the mall really knows what they are talking about or if they are just trying to make a large commission.
And it is really tough to find someone to give you the right answers about diamond buying and help you understand why some diamonds are better than others. How much can you really buy with your hard-earned money?
Okay, maybe you have heard of the 4-C’s; cut, color, clarity, and carat weight. You may have even heard that you should get a GIA certified loose diamond. So, are you armed and ready to go out and purchase the diamond from the local mall store? I mean, you know that that if the diamond is clearer and has a better color and a bunch of carats and is cut right, certainly that is all there is to it right?
Well… not exactly.
Diamond grading is not as simple as the sales clerk would have you believe.
The first difficulty lies in your ability to confirm the color, cut and clarity grades assigned to your stone. You see, many people have heard of the 4-C’s, but being able to confirm that the grade for each that was assigned to the stone is accurate is a totally different story. How do you know that it is accurate without paying extra for an outside appraisal?
Note for clarification: the GIA Gem Trade Lab does NOT certify diamonds and does not provide a GIA Certified Loose Diamond Report.
The GIA will grade a stone and provide a written grade for that stone, but no certification.
By using the services of trained Graduate Gemologists from the Gemological Institute of America who have both the knowledge and experience and the proper instruments to evaluate your stone, you can be assured of accurate grading.
You see just knowing about the 4-C’s could mean that you spend more on a diamond than the diamond is really worth and we don’t want you to do that!
Here are some things to be aware of when buying a diamond
*Anyone saying that they have a GIA Certified Loose Diamond Report
*How do you know that the paper that someone shows you belongs to that particular stone?
*Someone who cannot evaluate whether a report is accurate (i.e. Not a gemologist)
If someone claims to have a “certification” it should be a red flag that they either do not know what they are talking about, (and should be avoided for lack of expertise), or are trying to pull a fast one, (and should be avoided for the obvious reasons).
Let’s get back, however, to your “certification”, even if you have a grading report from the GIA, (or some other reputable lab), how do you know it is accurate? As good as the GIA is the fact remains that people do make mistakes, and that kind of mistake can cost you a lot of money. How do you even know this paper belongs to the stone you have?
You need a professional to help you. A gemologist can evaluate your stone, and any papers that come with it, and confirm the grade and associated quality of your stone to provide you the assurance you deserve regarding the diamond you are purchasing.
A qualified gemologist can do much more than just evaluate the accuracy of a report, however.
If you are like most people, you probably have to adhere to a budget and you want to get the most for you money…you want the biggest, and best diamond that you can afford. This is where the qualified gemologist can help you and a sales clerk cannot. The experienced gemologist can help you determine the qualities in a diamond that are important to you. Whether size of the stone is most important, or if quality in the form of the other 3-C’s, (color, clarity, or cut), are more important.
A easier way to think of this is as follows: Pick two of the following three selections
Large
Quality
Inexpensive
You can pick any two but only two. Thus, you can have large and quality, but not inexpensive. Or you can have quality and cheap, but not large. Or you can have cheap and large, but not quality.
Tom Shofner is a Graduate Gemologist and writes for his site http://www.palmettogems.com
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09.22.08
Posted in Jewelry Hub at 10:27 am by admin
Do not forget the ring a saying famously drummed into the best man before the wedding, well that goes for the future bride/Groom as well. With all wedding preparations it is quite easy to slip your mind to buy the most important item that makes the wedding ceremony a memorable one. The wedding ring is so important because it bonds two people together and it is the exchange of wedding rings that finalize the vow (I do).
Do a check list of all your wedding plans and be sure that choosing a perfect wedding ring is one of your top priorities besides turning up on the day?
Choosing a wedding ring is not as simple as you think, much thought is needed behind your chosen design. What you have to remember the wedding band binds the happy couple together forever. This ornate piece of Jewelry with so much meaning will be worn every day so we need to choose something pretty special.
Back to your budget which will play an important role when making your choice, because of the penny shortage does not mean that you can not have that piece of warm gold or cool silver, if precious stones were to be embedded or mounted in your actual design then dont expect to many diamonds with just a fist full of dollars.
Jewelry materials like what is used in wedding rings have evolved over the years.
Popular is the 14K/18 yellow gold which you will find more of a favourable option worldwide. Close on its heels is the white gold gaining more popularity by the day.
Why not consider platinum, known to be one of the hardest metals and once again a fine choice in a wedding ring. Platinum is a durable material and therefore able to hold up to any wear and tear. Platinum wedding rings look very similar to rings made of white gold which many can be excused for the mix up but at the end of the day both look stylish and elegant. However, platinum wedding rings are more expensive.
For the man it has to be Titanium which is becoming a favourite among the male species. It is light and long lasting and far less expensive as platinum. Once again Titanium wedding rings can be mistaken for the white gold in appearance.
Styles and what to choose is where you come in, only you know what you are looking for therefore it is wise to shop around before making the final decision, you would never forgive yourself if you see a cheaper ring around the corner and more beautiful. There are so many designs and styles to choose from. You have traditional plain bands to more up market exquisite ones.
Modern society designs are worth checking out. Why not opt for a two-tone wedding band. Celtic wedding rings are famous these days with couples where they bond their marriage with highly carved and engraved work of a craftsman.
In some cases the bride matches her wedding ring with the design of her engagement ring. This also has to be taken into consideration when mixing and matching especially when both rings are worn on the same finger.
It is best to know the ring size if shopping out of a catalogue or online.
By going into a jewellers for the wedding bands will cause you less stress where if the rings are ordered they may not be the right size or wrong design when delivered therefore all the heartache of having to send them back. Now we dont want more heartache than necessary as you have that to come with married life (Only joking)
Online shopping is an easy option just be sure to have the right measurements etc and all should be hunky dory just like the hunk you are about to marry.
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