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| Article Title :: Buying Gemstones Without Being Ripped Off |
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| Buying gemstone jewelry can be fun, exciting and confusing. Whether you’re considering a gift of gemstone jewelry for someone special or as a treat for yourself, take some time to learn the terms used in the industry. Here’s some information to help you get the best quality gemstone jewelry for your money, whether you’re shopping in a traditional brick and mortar store or online.Gemstones
Natural gemstones are found in nature. Laboratory-created stones, as the name implies, are made in a laboratory. These stones, which also are referred to as laboratory-grown, {name of manufacturer} - created, or synthetic, have essentially the same chemical, physical and visual properti (read full article) |
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Author :: Sam Serio |
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| Article Title :: Buying Pearl Jewelry Without Being Ripped Off |
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| Buying pearl jewelry can be fun, exciting and confusing. Whether you’re considering a gift of pearl jewelry for someone special or as a treat for yourself, take some time to learn the terms used in the industry. Here’s some information to help you get the best quality pearl jewelry for your money, whether you’re shopping in a traditional brick and mortar store or online.Pearls
Natural or real pearls are made by oysters and other mollusks. Cultured pearls also are grown by mollusks, but with human intervention; that is, an irritant introduced into the shells causes a pearl to grow. Imitation pearls are man-made with glass, plastic, or organic materials.Because natu (read full article) |
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Author :: Matthew Keegan |
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| Article Title :: Fujifilm FinePix A303 Digital Camera |
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| Two years ago I purchased my first digital camera. At that time, prices for a 3.0 and higher mega pixel camera were around $350. Since then, as with all electronic gadgets, prices have dropped significantly while the mega pixels have gone up. I chose the Fujifilm's A303 digital camera, which has fared well for me, so permit me the opportunity to tell you why.I desperately needed a digital camera when my web business took off. On many different occasions I found myself wanting to take a picture of a person, place or thing and having to rely on a 35mm camera. Trouble was I wasn't very good at taking pictures. Usually my subject came out blurry or the picture needed cropping. Yes, get (read full article) |
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Author :: Kevin Canning |
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| Article Title :: Akoya Pearls: What Size Is Right? |
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| You should always buy the pearl size that you like. However, pearls are steeped in tradition from the time when only the rich and royalty could afford a glorious necklace of matched pearls. If you like to buck trends, by all means do it! If you want to go with tradition, follow these guidelines:Pearl size by age and station- 5.5 mm-6 mm These tiny pearls are traditionally worn by girls ages 12 to 16 or very small women.- 6.0-6.5 mm This size is the perfect gift for graduations or 16th birthdays. They are traditionally worn by young women ages 16-24.- 6.5 mm-7.0 mm A strand of this size is considered the “starter” set for women in their mid 20s on (read full article) |
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Author :: Kevin Canning |
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| Article Title :: Freshwater Pearl History |
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| China is the number one producer of freshwater pearls, followed by Japan and the United States. Over 35 years ago, China’s highly lustrous rice pearls began appearing around the world, and since then the freshwater pearl industry has taken off.Cultured freshwater pearl farmers in China have long been known to be able to produce mass quantities of cultured freshwater pearls at a relatively low price. However, advances in farming and culturing methods have improved the quality of the pearls. Until the last decade or so, most Chinese freshwater pearls were low-quality. Today, not only can they rival their saltwater counterparts, cultured freshwater pearls are produced in more po (read full article) |
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Author :: Kevin Canning |
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| Article Title :: Todays Natural Pearl Market |
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| Gem-quality natural pearls are rarely found today. However, you can still find them in estate sales, auctions and in your grandmother’s jewelry box. Natural pearl lovers will buy the moderately matched, smaller natural pearls to have a piece of history.The value of natural pearlsThe value of natural pearls has varied widely over the last hundred years. A necklace that Cartier sold during the Depression for $1 million fetched only $157,000 in a 1957 auction. When actor Richard Burton bought the famed La Peregrina pearl for actress Elizabeth Taylor in 1969, he paid just $37,000. The enormous drop pearl had been in possession of European royalty for hundreds of years be (read full article) |
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Author :: Kevin Canning |
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| Article Title :: Real Pearls Verus Fake Pearls |
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| Sometimes customers interested in buying pearls are concerned that they won’t know the real thing from the imitation. Here are some tests to help you determine if you are looking at well-done “fakes” are genuine pearls.The tooth testThe tried-and-true method of determining if a pearl is real is to rub it against your teeth. Real pearls will feel slightly gritty and rough because of the layers of nacre than have formed over time.An imitation pearl will feel smooth and glasslike. That’s because the imitations are made by dipping a plastic or glass bead into some sort of paint, sometimes including iridescent fish scales.If you are looking at a strand of (read full article) |
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Author :: Brian Roberts |
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| Article Title :: Pearl Valuation: A Pearl Buyer’s Guide |
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| Understanding how pearls are graded and valued is crucial before making a pearl jewellery purchase. This guide provides information consumers can use to compare and evaluate pearls and pearl jewellery.So what is pearl valuation? Simply put, pearl valuation is the term used to describe the quality and value of a pearl or pearl set. It is determined by seven key pearl attributes: type, size, luster, inclusions, shape, matching, and nacre:Type: - There are many different types of pearls, but the most popular, in order of value, are Freshwater, Akoya, Tahitian, and South Sea.Size: - Pearls range in size from a couple of millimeters to over 15 millimeters dep (read full article) |
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Author :: Jeremy Hier |
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| Article Title :: Meade Telescopes Stand for High Quality at a Reasonable Price |
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| The Meade Telescopes Company is a world leader
in the design and manufacture of telescopes and
accessories for amateur astronomers. The Meade
Company was founded in 1972 and went public in
1997. Meade Instruments began with only $2,500,
they used this capital as a mail-order supplier of
small refracting telescopes.By 1977 the Meade Telescope Company was offering
a wide range of telescope parts and accessories.
Meade's range of accessories allowed them to
manufacture their own telescopes. Meade's first
models were the 628 and 826 6" and 8" reflecting
telescopes. American amateur astronomers found
that they had, really for the first time, a telescope
manufacturer that provided a qual (read full article) |
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| Category :: Press Releases Articles |
Author :: Jeremy Hier |
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| Article Title :: Takahashi Telescopes Reviewed |
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| Takahashi telescopes SKY90 model is designed
for portability. You'll have no problem carrying
this telescope anywhere, the optical tube assembly
is only 13.8" long, and weighs only 7 pounds.
The Takahashi SKY90 telescopeis equipped with
a fluorite doublet apochromatic optical system
for brilliant images. Takahashi is continually
upgrading its telescopic technology.The TOA-130 is Takahashi Telescope's 21st
century innovation. It employs a newly designed
triplet using Takahashi special elements to
produce the highest order of color correction.
The TOA-130 is the perfect telescope for visual,
CCD and photo imaging. You'll be able to see
clear images of the moon and planets because
thi (read full article) |
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