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It seems like a perfect fit: you, a retail-is-for-suckers kind of person, plus gorgeous designer jewelry at 25-75% off the suggested retail price should equal a match made in heaven, right? But…
I get approached by a number of online retailers, wanting to get a mention or a link. But unless I have personal experience with ordering and receiving great quality merchandise, I can’t in good conscience recommend someone or something sight-unseen. So when…
A new diamond price application for iPhone users launched recently. Called iDiamonds, the app states that it wants to be “The Suggested Retail Price for Consumers”. It has…
I still get a lot of questions from people about how to sell their jewelry. I recently wrote a post about it, outlining some channels you can use, and steps to make it as painless as possible. I have since discovered a couple…
Last week, I helped a friend search for a diamond. Unfortunately, she lost her diamond from the setting, due to prongs breaking on her ring (fairly common, see my recent post about…
What: For this Virtual Purchase, I am focusing on a ring with 3 round diamonds: a center diamond that is larger, with proportionally smaller round diamonds on the sides, in white gold or platinum in several total weights (adding all the carat weights of the stones together, abbreviated as TW): 1/2 ct TW, 1 ct TW, and 2 ct TW. I didn’t [...]
Mark Patterson creates beautiful jewelry in colored gems and diamonds. I worked with his designs for a number of years when I was with a couple of independent jewelers. The first designs I fell in love with were mostly colored gemstones that were used with varying intensities and pave-set into designs that showed off the amazing [...]
Several times a month, I am going to do a “virtual purchase” of a piece of jewelry. I will articulate a jewelry purchase scenario, and go through the decision-making process of what, how and where I choose to “purchase” the item. What: This week’s virtual purchase will be a pair of 1/2 carat tw (total weight) [...]
Several times a month, I am going to do a “virtual purchase” of a piece of jewelry. I will articulate a jewelry purchase scenario, and go through the decision-making process of what, how and where I choose to “purchase” the item. What: This week I am looking for a 1.00 carat round diamond, loose. My “customer” wants [...]
It was my husband’s birthday this past week, and I needed gift ideas. For men, there just aren’t a lot of options for jewelry gifts. I just did a blog on Women’s Jewelry Essentials, but Men’s Essentials make a much shorter list: Wedding Band, Watch, Cuff links, maybe a nice Pen. Where to begin… Luckily, he [...]
One of the perks of my job–besides the obvious of getting to constantly ogle gorgeous jewels–is that I go to the big jewelry shows each year. The largest by far is the Las Vegas Market in May/June each year. Next Friday through Sunday, I’ll be scouring the Couture Jewelry Show and the JCK Show for [...]