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.

Buying Jewelry For Your Business Part 1 Buying Gold 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 150755 same way that it reinvents music and fashion. Styles change butrepparttar 150756 basic facts remainrepparttar 150757 same. If you are a seasoned professional, please considerrepparttar 150758 following a refresher course. Torepparttar 150759 new comer, use this information as a foundation for your ongoing jewelry education.

The Facts About Gold Jewelry The word gold, used by itself, means all gold or 24 karat (24K) gold. Because 24K gold is soft, it’s usually mixed with other metals to increase its hardness and durability. If a piece of jewelry is not 24 karat gold,repparttar 150760 karat quality should accompany any claim thatrepparttar 150761 item is gold.

The karat quality marking tells you what proportion of gold is mixed withrepparttar 150762 other metals. Fourteen karat (14K) jewelry contains 14 parts of gold, mixed in throughout with 10 parts of base metal. The higherrepparttar 150763 karat rating,repparttar 150764 higherrepparttar 150765 proportion of gold inrepparttar 150766 piece of jewelry.

Most jewelry is marked with its karat quality, although marking is not required by law. Nearrepparttar 150767 karat quality mark, you should seerepparttar 150768 name ofrepparttar 150769 U.S. registered trademark ofrepparttar 150770 company that will stand behindrepparttar 150771 mark. The trademark may be inrepparttar 150772 form of a name, symbol or initials. If you don’t see a trademark accompanying a quality mark on a piece of jewelry, look for another piece.

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