Buying Jewelry For Your Business Part 3 Buying Gemstone Jewelry

Written by Sam Serio


Whether you presently own a retail or web based business and are looking for an additional profit center or you are thinking of starting a business, jewelry is a “no-brainer” choice for a proven product category. The buying public, (particularly women) never tires of jewelry asrepparttar choices in color, materials, finishes and styles are endless and innovations are continual. Every generation reinvents jewelry for itself in muchrepparttar 150757 same way that it reinvents music and fashion. Styles change butrepparttar 150758 basic facts remainrepparttar 150759 same. If you are a seasoned professional, please considerrepparttar 150760 following a refresher course. Torepparttar 150761 new comer, use this information as a foundation for your ongoing jewelry education.

The Facts About Gemstone Jewelry Natural gemstones are found in nature. Laboratory-created stones, asrepparttar 150762 name implies, are made in a laboratory. These stones, which also are referred to as laboratory-grown, {name of manufacturer} - created, or synthetic, have essentiallyrepparttar 150763 same chemical, physical and visual properties as natural gemstones. Laboratory-created stones do not haverepparttar 150764 rarity of naturally colored stones and they are less expensive than naturally mined stones. By contrast, imitation stones look like natural stones in appearance only, and may be glass, plastic, or less costly stones. Laboratory-created and imitation stones should be clearly identified as such.

Gemstones may be measured by weight, size, or both. The basic unit for weighing gemstones isrepparttar 150765 carat, which is equal to one-fifth 91/5th) of a gram. Carats are divided into 100 units, called points. For example, a half-carat gemstone would weigh .50 carats or 50 points. When gemstones are measured by dimensions,repparttar 150766 size is expressed in millimeters (for example, 7x5 millimeters).

Buying Jewelry For Your Business Part 5 Buying Diamond Jewelry

Written by Sam Serio


Whether you presently own a retail or web based business and are looking for an additional profit center or you are thinking of starting a business, jewelry is a “no-brainer” choice for a proven product category. The buying public, (particularly women) never tires of jewelry asrepparttar choices in color, materials, finishes and styles are endless and innovations are continual. Every generation reinvents jewelry for itself in muchrepparttar 150756 same way that it reinvents music and fashion. Styles change butrepparttar 150757 basic facts remainrepparttar 150758 same. If you are a seasoned professional, please considerrepparttar 150759 following a refresher course. Torepparttar 150760 new comer, use this information as a foundation for your ongoing jewelry education.

The Facts About Diamond Jewelry As with other gems, diamond weight usually is stated in carats. Diamond weight may be described in decimal or fractional parts of a carat. Ifrepparttar 150761 weight is given in decimal parts of a carat,repparttar 150762 figure should be accurate torepparttar 150763 last decimal place. For example, “.30 carat” could represent a diamond that weighs between .295 - .304 carat. Some retailers describe diamond weight in fractions and userepparttar 150764 fraction to represent a range of weights. For example, a diamond described as 1/2 carat could weigh between .47 - .54 carat. If diamond weight is stated as fractional parts of a carat,repparttar 150765 retailer should disclose two things: thatrepparttar 150766 weight is not exact, andrepparttar 150767 reasonable range of weight for each fraction orrepparttar 150768 weight tolerance being used.

Some diamonds may be treated to improve their appearance in similar ways as other gemstones. Since these treatments improverepparttar 150769 clarity ofrepparttar 150770 diamond, some jewelers refer to them as clarity enhancement. One type of treatment - fracture filling - conceals cracks in diamonds by filling them with a foreign substance. This filling may not be permanent and jewelers should tell you ifrepparttar 150771 diamond you’re considering has been fracture-filled.

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