Diamond Rings On A Budget -
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Collin Harvey
The Beatles once sang that "money can't buy me love". And while the boys may have been right in that regard, the almighty dollar can certainly buy most anything else. Diamond rings are just one of the many luxuries that can be afforded by people...
Are Titanium Wedding Rings Here To Stay? -
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Collin Harvey
Amongst all of the traditions we use in matrimonial ceremonies and celebrations, none is more familiar or meaningful than the wedding ring. The time honored tradition of couples wearing bands to signify their unyielding love and devotion for one another goes back perhaps farther than...
Gold Wedding Bands: Three Essential Facts -
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Collin Harvey
Three Things You Should Know About Gold Wedding Bands When it comes to buying a gold wedding band, things can get confusing fast. What color gold do you want? What karat will suit your lifestyle? Gold is the most popular choice for wedding bands,...
Unusual Pearls -
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Collin Harvey
When most of us think about pearl jewelry, what comes to mind is a pearl necklace or pearl earrings. Pearl jewelry has come to be associated with elegant simplicity. Increasingly, however, fashionistas are trending toward more unconventional pearl jewelry. Pearl Colors Pearls are always white,...
Watches 101 -
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Collin Harvey
High quality watches typically cost a large quantity of money, and it is unlikely, unless the watch's owner is filthy rich and equally careless with his wealth, that an expensive watch will be tossed aside after a few years. The highest quality watches, from Rolexes...
Diamonds: Jewelry And More -
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Collin Harvey
Diamonds are allotropes of carbon , whose hardness and high dispersion of light make it useful for industrial applications and jewelry. Diamond in Greek means "impossible to tame". Diamonds are found mainly in central and southern Africa ,although significant sources of the mineral have been...
Where To Find Art Deco Jewelry -
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Collin Harvey
You can find a long history for Art Deco Jewelry. This style of jewelry can be dated back to the mid 1920s. This type of art was inspired by the "Exposition Internationales des Arts Decoratifs and Industriels Modernes". This movement took place in Paris, France...
Gems Of Every Color -
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Collin Harvey
The universe of colored gemstones is endlessly fascinating, for centuries, nearly every culture has held the belief that colored gemstones possess magical powers or the ability to provide the wearer with certain attributes. This way of thinking has motivated the world of fashion. Natural gemstone...
Jewelry That Feels Good -
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Collin Harvey
Jewelry will forever excite just like it has in days gone by. Take the cave man adorned with ivory molars dangling from his neck or his mammoth tusk hanging from his waist. Then we have another fine example for finery the Indian chief sitting so...
Gem Beads: What You Should Know -
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Collin Harvey
We see many beautiful gem bead jewelry pieces, created by numerous jewelry designers - famous to hobbyist. Most of these people are very creative artists in their design, but many of them know little, or nothing, about the materials they are working with, and this...
Misconceptions About Titanium Jewelry -
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Collin Harvey
To many people, titanium is a mysterious term. General understanding of the public for this metal is that it is a very hard substance, and some may know that is very light as well, especially for folks who own any titanium jewelry or watches. We...
The Pros And Cons Of Tension Set Wedding Rings -
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Collin Harvey
As an alternative to the traditional channel set wedding and engagement rings, rings created with a process called tension setting have started to become popular in recent years. Tension set wedding rings and engagement rings have a stone (typically a diamond, although tension setting can...
The Tiffany Story -
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Collin Harvey
There aren't many brand names that rank higher in the world of luxury and status than Tiffany & Co. A study recently conducted by the Luxury Institute reported that T&Co. is the most popular source for made-to-order, one-of-a-kind, and made-to measure luxury goods as preferred...
Titanium: The Modern Precious Metal -
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Collin Harvey
Although Titanium is an abundant element on earth it was not discovered until 1791 but it would be another hundred years after that before it was possible to isolate the metal. In appearance the metal is grey and lustrous and has often been used to...
Early Jewelry -
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Collin Harvey
When do you think humans started wearing jewelry? Five hundred years ago? Five thousand? Five million? A few years ago, a group of researchers led by Christopher Henshilwood of the State University of New York at Stony Brook discovered what it believes is the "earliest...
Celtic Engagement Rings Of Every Kind -
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Collin Harvey
Irish traditions are rich and full of both whimsy and sentiment. This is especially true when it comes to weddings and marriage. The Irish symbolize beautifully the real meaning of marriage with their wedding rings. Celtic engagement rings and wedding bands have a style all...
The Timeless Gift Of Jewelry -
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Collin Harvey
Three thousand years ago, when the leader of one tribal group chose to visit a second tribal leader, he brought with him many gifts. Among those gifts, he invariably included some large and shiny pieces of jewelry. That jewelry was undoubtedly made out of gold....
An Introduction To Estate Jewlery -
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Collin Harvey
For centuries, jewelry has been the signature of great power and wealth. King Tut wore lavish crown jewels, necklaces and rings. Marie Antoinette sewed jewels into the bodices of her garments. Jewelry has always helped define an era. The techniques and materials used in manufacturing...
The Origins Of The Wedding Ring -
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Collin Harvey
The use of the wedding ring as a symbol of the bond between husband and wife is familiar to us as the concept of marriage itself, but from where did this interesting tradition emerge? The history of wedding rings as they are known today is...
Shopping For Titanium Wedding Rings -
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Collin Harvey
Congratulations-You are getting married! Now that you have begun your search for the wedding ring of your dreams, you have some decisions to make, starting with the choice of metal. Titanium is the perfect choice for a wedding ring today. No other item of jewelry...
