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Friday, May 11, 2012

Jewelry Tips - Fine Jewelry Shopping Tips


It is always fun to shop for the decorative accessories no matter whether you are looking for fine or fashion jewelry. The most common reason of buying jewelry is because of a special occasion for the special someone. With fashion or fine jewelry you can always find something that can fit that special someone's personality.
There are many different kinds of jewelry these days. Bracelets, rings, earrings, necklaces and watches are some examples of them. Rhinestone handbags, bridal tiaras, pageant jewelry, and pageant crowns are more delicate and suitable for all occasions. Do not just think that they are all very expensive. Many of these are found at reasonable prices and you can easily get them around the corner of your house.
You can also get elegant jewelry at affordable price too. You just need to spend more time looking around for the best shop which offers the best price for the jewelry that can bring out the elegance in you.
Here are some practical tips that you can use right away when looking for that fine jewelry whether you are shopping in a local boutique or an online store:
1. Look for reputable company.
2. Spend some time shopping around and compare the prices.
3. Check for color and information about the particular piece of fine jewelry that you are intending to buy.
4. Decide how many flaws you can bear
5. Be weary of extremely expensive fashion or fine jewelry pricing
Most importantly, do your homework and check out the best store which offers the best price. Do not feel shy when buying jewelry for that special someone; it should be an enjoyable process. You can accomplish this even without breaking the budget that you have set for yourself too!
Cheow Yu Yuan is a writer and specializes in internet marketing. He currently runs an online marketing agency in Singapore that provides professional email marketing service.
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Barcelona
$150.00
Woman's > Neckpieces > Barcelona
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If you love unusual jewellery that makes you a little on the wild side, then this is the perfect design for you!  The exotic style of “Barcelona” is prevalent in this beautiful neckpiece, accented with the unusual color combination of bright copper, warm brown and black onyx.  Now add some silvery roundels and circled ropes, and girl - you’ll have it all going on! 
19" neckpiece with 2" extension plus 31” neckpiece with 2” extension
Nickel and lead free

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Fine jewelry?

is it fake? whats the difference between real jewelry and Fine Jewelry? is it valuable?

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I would call 18K gold or higher with only real gemstones fine jewelry. Anything that is 14K gold or silver with semi-precious stones I would call real jewelry. Fake costume jewelry rates at the bottom, By 18K or 14K I mean solid, not plated stuff. The good stuff is of course valuable.
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"Real" is usually a term used to put something over on people who are ignorant of the ins and outs of jewelry. Anything tangible on this plane of reality is "real". Even real plastic jewelry is real. When you see a sign that says "real gold" it is important to find out what that means to the seller. If it has ANY gold in it, even gold plating, they can usually get away with calling it "real gold". If a piece is actually made of gold, silver, or platinum, it is most likely marked with a small quality stamp somewhere on the piece (inside a ring, near the clasp of a necklace, on the back or edge of a pendant).
The most common stamps are
FS -for fine silver (100% silver)
SS or 925 - for sterling silver (92.5% silver)
10K, 14K, 18K, 22K, 24K for Karat gold (for reference: 14K is 58% pure gold, 24K is 100%)
KY for karated yellow gold
KW for karated white gold
GF for gold filled (a layer of gold on a base metal)
GP for gold plate (a thin layer of gold on a base metal that will wear off with time)
Plat for platinum
There will most likely be a maker's mark next to the quality stamp. A maker's mark is a tiny version of the maker's signature.

Seller's will also use the word "real" to avoid telling people whether a stone is natural or manmade. A manmade ruby is still a "real" ruby. It has the same chemical composition as a natural ruby. It just took about a week to make instead of a few million years, making it much less rare and less valuable than the natural version.

Fine Jewelry is just a term that refers to higher end (ie. higher priced) jewelry. It can be a bit of a subjective term, but generally refers to high quality silver, gold, and platinum jewelry. If you are buying something called fine jewelry from a reputable store, it should be valuable for years to come:)
The term Fine Jewelry is essentially the opposite of Costume Jewelry, which you could pick up for $15 at Target (for example) to go with your outfit for dinner tonight. I, personally would put GF and GP items in the costume jewelry category, but some people may not. I would put better quality silver jewelry in the Fine category, other people will disagree. This is why I say it's a little subjective.

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