THE JEWELRY SHINE

Archive for July, 2009

If you ask a girl about how would she like her engagement ring to look like, you will get only one answer and that will be; �I want a ring that nobody has ever worn or seen before�.

It is never easy to choose a ring for your special day when jewellery shops are loaded with a variety of beautiful and exquisite designs of engagement rings. It is upon you to make this tough decision of rejecting thousands of pretty rings and selecting only one outstanding and gorgeous ring for your sweat heart that will flaunt on her hand for the rest of her life.

Eclectic range of gorgeous and alluring variety of metals is used to prepare intricate designed rings and other items. Gold, sterling silver, platinum and titanium are some of the metals preferred by people for their engagement day�s ring.

The addition of gleaming and eye-catching gemstones in the ring makes it even more beautiful and dazzling. Diamond is the choice of many men and women and they love to have expensive and classy diamonds in their engagement rings. There was a time when having a diamond engagement ring was considered to be a status symbol but nowadays people like to have unique, stylish and elegant rings on their engagement.

A ring with the birthstone of your beloved is an excellent option and will make the ring more unique and special. Getting a ring of Victorian look can also be a brilliant idea. Antique jewellery has its own grace and timeless beauty that is always liked and admired by everyone. The material you choose for your ring should be of good quality, the design should be according to the taste of the person for whom the ring is being bought and if stones are used in the ring, they should be durable and of high quality. And most importantly the design and style should be according to the personality of the wearer.

Jewelry is now being part of our everyday life no matter expensive it is because it reveal the woman inner beauty. Wearing jewelry is the most popular way to adorn to oneself. And necklaces is a such kind of personal ornament made from various kind of gemstones including diamonds, silver,and gold. It is made of every material and has been made to adorn nearly or everybody part.

Necklaces is the most beautiful way to accessorize your neck. It is a symbol of past and they still are. Since the ancient civilization , wearing necklaces is a long tradition and used as amulet for protection. They used necklaces as a sign of their religion or cultural purposes

But right now, necklaces are now being used are more than just a fashion accessory to be trendy and fashionable. Now a days, there are kind of necklaces you choose from what kind of personality you like best. it is an ornament with big pendants and decent pearl necklaces, lockets, chains.

Necklaces can be fashionable and individual style choices should not be left out in selecting beautiful necklaces;whether choker shortest necklace at fourteen to sixteen inches long; princess necklace which is eighteen inches long; opera necklace; diamonds and gold necklaces; silver necklaces;and pearl necklaces
which is worn for special occasions. But, whatever material the necklace is made from, it is sure to be appreciated by its wearer.

Precious gems like emeralds, ruby, sapphires, topaz, pearls can also be placed in a necklace setting to give a sense of elegance to the user. The gemstone can come in all shapes and sizes,ranges and the necklace will give the background it needs to make things even more beautiful. You must be sure to choose the kind of gemstone necklaces that will surely bring many compliments from a friends and to complete strangers, and proud to wear of a gemstone necklaces for years to come.

Necklaces, bracelets, rings, pendants, and fine jewelry in designer jewelry
allow much of flexibility in designs and feature that will brings quality to fashion from around the world at various prices-from affordable to competitive prices. A complete sets of fine jewelry with the latest trends are available most websites .

Jewelry is mostly worn by women and it is the presence of every women, like the motto “Diamonds are girls best friends”.

Body piercing jewelry rapidly became a very popular category of jewelry. But with the growing demand of body jewelry and rise in quality standards, better materials like gold and diamonds are being increasingly used to make unique body jewelry. Diamond body jewelry is trendy, attractive and fashionable at the same time. It definitely is a trend setter and many stars and celebrities sport unique forms of diamond jewelry like diamond barbells, diamond navel jewelry etc.

Diamonds for Diamond body jewelry

The quality of diamond body jewelry is accessed by the jewelry style and more importantly, the diamond used just as with other jewelry. To assess the quality of the diamond body jewelry, you should know the Four C’s of a diamond:

Cut of the diamond:

This characteristic determines a diamond’s facets and thus its brilliance. The cut of the diamond used in your diamond body jewelry does not concern the shape of the diamond really but more the uniformity of facets, design and placement of facets, its width and depth.

Clarity of the diamond:

Pure diamonds are perfectly clear. But, it is very difficult to find or afford such diamonds as most of the flaws are visible only through a powerful magnifying glass. Clarity is rated on a set scale so that each diamond can be compared to another without much technical knowledge at all.

Carat Weight of the diamond:

Carat weight partially determines the price of your diamond body jewelry just as the color and clarity play roles in the price. Naturally the carat weight refers to the actual weight and also the approximate size of the diamond.

Color of the diamond:

Diamonds are available in many different shades of color depending on the impurities it has. A pure diamond is colorless and transparent and high priced. Mostly the color range is from clear to yellow when talking about a genuine diamond.

Diamonds are known for their physical properties like:

Crystal structure

Diamonds have a crystal structure and consist of tetrahedral bonded carbon which gives it the kind of properties it has, such as hardness, toughness, and a high refractive index.

Hardness

Diamonds are the hardest material known. They are used in industries for cutting and grinding as well as in diamond body jewelry worn by a beautiful woman. They can help in cutting, polishing and wearing away any other materials due to their own hardness. Diamonds are very suitable for making diamond body jewelry as they cannot be scratched, have a fine luster and maintain their polish for a long time.

Toughness

The obvious toughness of diamonds virtually prevent its from breakage or damage.

High refractive index (i.e. high dispersion of light)

This property of diamonds gives it the luster and the gemstone sparkle characteristics.

Diamond Body Jewelry

Due to the above mentioned factors, diamonds have been increasingly used to make diamond body jewelry to adorn the body and enhance beauty like diamond nipple rings, diamond earrings, diamond barbells, diamond navel jewelry etc. Diamond body jewelry is a statement of elegance and fashion. Diamond body jewelry is a must have for all body piercing jewelry fans.

The Chain Gang has a huge collection of high quality designer diamond nipple jewelry, diamond navel jewelry and diamond barbells of all kinds.

# The diamonds used in our diamond body jewelry are shipped from diamond mines of South Africa, and all hand picked in the famous Diamond District of New York. These diamonds are then set into 14K nickel free yellow gold or white gold by our highly experienced jewelers and gemologists for making the most exquisite and unique diamond body jewelry pieces available.

# We prefer using high grade stones for making our diamond body jewelry. But, lower grades are also available.

# We are very quality conscious and thus, do not stock low grade stones at all, but will be happy to custom order them for you if needed.

# We can replace the cubic zircons in any of our 14K Gold pieces for genuine diamonds or any other genuine stone as well, such as Sapphire, Ruby, or Emerald.

1. Did you know that while other gemstones can be found naturally in more than one country, Tanzanite is mined only in Tanzania. This makes Tanzanite even more exclusive. More precious.

2. Tanzanite is a modern gemstone. The newest one in fact as it was discovered in 1967.

3. Although Tanzanite is a vivid blue gemstone which looks a lot like sapphire, aesthetically, it has an advantage over coveted sapphire. Tanzanite’s strong trichoism properties makes this a very interesting gemstone. From some angles, it appears blue. From other angles, it appears purple or brownish yellow. The most prized tanzanite stones have a lilac hue overlaying the beautiful blue shade.

4. Tanzanite was made popular by Tiffany and Company. In fact, Henry Platt of the New York Jeweler, Tiffany gave Tanzanite its name. If you love Tiffany jewelry, tanzanite is a gemstone to get.

5. Tanzanite is a blue version of zoisite. It is not very hard, being 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale (diamonds are a 10 on the Mohs scale). Hence, tanzanite should be handled with care. Do not put clean it in an ultrasonic bath. Do not let it come into contact with acids.

6. Tanzanite has an beautiful aura of mystery, with its deep blue color and purplish (lilac to violet) hues that give it a mysterious aura. Both are very cool colors and look fabulous with black and silver and other cool shades. Unfortunately, the brownish yellow hue, the third color in the mix clashes with the other two and is considered undesirable. However that brownish shade can be made to disappear by heating the stone.

7. The wholesale prices of Tanzanite have more than doubled from 2000 to early 2007. Back in 2000, the per carat wholesale price for tanzanite was $225. In early 2007, per carat wholesale prices of Tanzanite have risen to $500. Now, TanzaniteOne Ltd., a tanzanite company has established a DeBeers like hold on the tanzanite industry, which means prices of tanzanite are likely to soar.

8. Tanzanite is a December birthstone as declared by the American Gem Trade Association. It was the first first gemstone added to the list since 1912.