The internal stress generated by laser engraving could reduce the toughness of the host crystal (quartz). Consumers should be aware of the risk of such imitations.
Showing posts with label imitations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label imitations. Show all posts
Monday, April 12, 2021
A New Phantom Quartz Imitation
Saturday, December 05, 2015
Enhancing The Stone
Antique paste jewelry is an art form in its own right. Read on.
Useful link:
http://www.thejewelleryeditor.com/vintage/antique-paste-jewellery-collectable-necklaces-revieres-parures
Useful link:
http://www.thejewelleryeditor.com/vintage/antique-paste-jewellery-collectable-necklaces-revieres-parures
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Forever Brilliant
I think Forever Brilliant by Charles & Colvard is an ideal alternative to diamonds.
Useful link:
http://www.charlesandcolvard.com
Useful link:
http://www.charlesandcolvard.com
Friday, January 10, 2014
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
Saturday, July 13, 2013
How To Spot A Fake Diamond
A must read.
Useful link:
http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2013/07/how-to/spot-a-fake-diamond
Useful link:
http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2013/07/how-to/spot-a-fake-diamond
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Costume Jewelry Update
Randy Molofsky's report was interesting. Many thanks.
Useful links:
http://www.jckonline.com/2012/05/19/get-your-costume-jewelry-fix
http://fragments.com
http://www.greenwichjewelers.com
http://www.houseoflavande.com
http://www.jwjewelers.com
Useful links:
http://www.jckonline.com/2012/05/19/get-your-costume-jewelry-fix
http://fragments.com
http://www.greenwichjewelers.com
http://www.houseoflavande.com
http://www.jwjewelers.com
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Costume Institute Gala 2010
Take a look the Costume Institute exhibition: American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Brilliant, really.
Useful link:
www.metmuseum.org
Useful link:
www.metmuseum.org
Monday, February 08, 2010
Bakelite
Bakelite, the 20th century’s first plastic, is an amazing product. Most people associate Bakelite with jewelry, but today the material is used to create an array of 20th century objects—ash trays, toilet seats, door handles, blocks, bracelets, clocks, dinnerware, flashlights, toasters, kitchen mixers, and toy cars—to name a few. Check it out.
Useful links:
www.hrm.org
www.amsterdambakelitecollection.com
Useful links:
www.hrm.org
www.amsterdambakelitecollection.com
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Cadmium Contamination
Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America (MJSA) has alerted its members to take precautionary steps to ensure any base metal jewelry imported into the U.S. market is not made with cadmium. The alert came following an Associated Press (AP) investigation of U.S. retail outlets, in which 12 of 103 pieces of mainly Chinese-made children’s costume jewelry were found to contain dangerous amounts of the toxic metal-a finding that has spurred the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and state and federal legislators to vow regulatory action. I wonder if there is any monitoring/testing mechanism to restrict cadmium/lead in retail jewelry outlets in India/China. I guess the point would be, buyer beware. Period.
Useful links:
www.mjsa.org
www.atsdr.cdc.gov
www.cpsc.gov
Useful links:
www.mjsa.org
www.atsdr.cdc.gov
www.cpsc.gov
Monday, December 04, 2006
Wild About Turquoise
(Lapidary Journal) Liz Kuhns writes:
Suddenly the vibrant hues of turquoise are taking the fashion world by storm — yet again. Flashes of bright blue is to be seen everywhere, mixed with silver, amber, coral, jade, and all sorts of media. The color is everywhere, but the stone is not; those bright flashes may be natural turquoise, but also might be any of a number of imitations — glass, plastic, other stones of similar appearance, or even dyed organic matter, such as coconut husks.
It is the natural turquoise mineral though, that has withstood the test of time, surging in and out of the fashion limelight like a pendulum, yet never really losing its popularity, just being more popular at certain times than others. From as far back as 6,000 B.C., turquoise has been mined, traded, and revered by ancient cultures in Egypt, Persia, Turkey, and China as well as in the New World, by the Aztecs, Incas, and tribes of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
More info @ http://www.lapidaryjournal.com/feature/may03str.cfm
Suddenly the vibrant hues of turquoise are taking the fashion world by storm — yet again. Flashes of bright blue is to be seen everywhere, mixed with silver, amber, coral, jade, and all sorts of media. The color is everywhere, but the stone is not; those bright flashes may be natural turquoise, but also might be any of a number of imitations — glass, plastic, other stones of similar appearance, or even dyed organic matter, such as coconut husks.
It is the natural turquoise mineral though, that has withstood the test of time, surging in and out of the fashion limelight like a pendulum, yet never really losing its popularity, just being more popular at certain times than others. From as far back as 6,000 B.C., turquoise has been mined, traded, and revered by ancient cultures in Egypt, Persia, Turkey, and China as well as in the New World, by the Aztecs, Incas, and tribes of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
More info @ http://www.lapidaryjournal.com/feature/may03str.cfm
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