A Guide To Diamond Rings

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The cut of a diamond is the most important factor to consider when determining which diamond ring to buy. Essentially, the only way to determine which of two identically priced diamonds is the best bargain is to know the rating of each stone’s cut. A diamond’s brilliance is determined by the way it refracts and reflects light, therefore, the meticulousness of every cut made in a diamond, carries great weight.Failure to reflect light back to the surface of a diamond is caused but cuts which are too shallow or too deep, thus allowing light to escape the opposite side or the bottom. » Continue reading “A Guide To Diamond Rings”

Buying Diamond Earrings For Yourself Or Someone Else

Diamond earrings are a way to display your class and success, and are something that do not go unnoticed when they are worn. Diamond earrings are not gaudy, they are usually simple yet elegant, which draws out the beauty in them. They are easily seen as they are not hidden under clothes, and tend to draw the attention of those around us. » Continue reading “Buying Diamond Earrings For Yourself Or Someone Else”

Silver Gemstone Jewelry

Gemstones such as citrine, aquamarine, amethyst, blue topaz or other another gorgeous precious stones are all perfect usable in silver gemstone jewelry. The colors of the gems go perfectly together with silver. A ring with a blue aquamarine, a pendant with a yellow citrine, earrings with red rubies, bracelet with a green agate belong all to the possibilities. There really is not one single color that is not combinable with silver.

If you have a preference for one kind of gem let it mount in the jewelry of your choice and create your own splendid jewel. If you don’t go for diamonds it’s not even that expensive to  purchase a silver gemstone jewel. And although they might be cheaper they at least as beautiful as its diamond counterpart. They absolutely don’t look cheap, even the opposite might be true.

Pure Silver versus Sterling Silver

When buying silver jewelry you will have to make the choice between real silver and sterling silver. True fine silver is often to soft to use in its pure form in jewelry. That’s why jewellers often use sterling silver as base material of their jewelry.

Sterling silver is an alloy of silver and other metals which make the material stronger and more robust. Sterling silver contains around nine tenth of silver and one tenth of copper. When alloyed with copper the silver preserves its ductility and the beauty of the precious metal. Sometimes the copper is replaced with zinc, platinum, silicon or something else to improve some properties such as the porosity.

Silver Jewelry Maintenance

If you own silver jewelry you probably wonder how to clean and care for it and make it shine as much as when you bought it. It is completly normal that your silver tarnishes when it is exposed to humidity. It will leave some dark coating on your silver but with a few simple maintenance tips you can get their original shine back.

  • Cleaning silver jewelry after each use with a soft cloth will keep the shine on the silver longer.
  • Store the jewels in an air-tight plastic bag to slow the tarnishing.
  • Don’t use silver dips for cleaning silver gemstone jewelry. Some gems are porous and will absorb the cleaner.
  • Store silver jewels away from other jewelry to avoid scratches. Remember that silver is a soft metal that can easily be bent and scratched.