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Posted by Monica on August 28, 2009 - Add Comment »

Great Estate: Vintage Jewels in Seattle

I love estate and vintage jewelry. Not in a crazy, pile-it-on, Rhinestone-Rosie sort of way. More like the occasional platinum-deco sort of way…

Posted by Monica on July 23, 2009 - Add Comment »

Valuable Tips for Buying a Diamond From a Jewelry Store

I just did a post about buying a diamond online, but buying a diamond in person from a physical jewelry store needs its own set of rules. These tips could apply to buying any piece of jewelry…

Posted by Monica on July 17, 2009 - 1 Comment »

Valuable Tips for Buying a Diamond Online

These tips could apply to buying just about any jewelry category. But they are especially helpful for buying a diamond engagement ring online…

Posted by Monica on July 6, 2009 - 3 Comments »

Pin Up: A Few Fantastic Brooches

I had a conversation with a friend recently about brooches, otherwise known as pins. With all the cardigans lately, and Michelle Obama putting them back on the radar recently…

Posted by Monica on June 25, 2009 - 2 Comments »

The Truth About Engagement Ring Mark Ups

While reviewing a couple of sites for selling jewelry (see my post here), I ran across a statement on the I Do Now I Don’t.com site that got me thinking. In the founder’s story…

Posted by Monica on June 22, 2009 - 2 Comments »

Review of I Do Now I Don’t.com and Portero.com

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…

Posted by Monica on June 13, 2009 - 1 Comment »

Mounting a Diamond? What You Should Pay.

This week, I met a friend at a local jewelry repair shop to have a diamond set into her ring. She lost her original diamond out of her engagement ring, and ordered a new diamond online. She needed to have the diamond checked…

Posted by Monica on April 9, 2009 - 2 Comments »

Ever Wonder About the "2 Months Salary" Guideline? Check this out.

This may be tantamount to heresy in the jewelry industry, but I have never been a fan of De Beer’s 2 Month Salary guideline. In case you haven’t ever heard about this, De Beers, in their ever-present marketing, delicately suggest spending the equivalent of 2 months of your salary on a diamond engagement ring. When asked about [...]

Posted by Monica on March 17, 2009 - Add Comment »

Kiss My (Royal) Asscher…

…Asscher Cut diamond, that is. Asscher cuts have been making waves since the early 1900′s. If you’re not familiar, the name refers to stunningly beautiful, modified square-cut diamonds. They sort of speak for themselves, don’t you think? What is an Asscher Cut and what makes it special? Asscher cuts have a wonderfully rich history. The [...]

Posted by Monica on February 26, 2009 - Add Comment »

Virtual Purchase: 3-Stone Diamond Ring

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 [...]

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