| Estate Jewelry is the perfect gift for your | | | | purchase price. Ouch! |
| Mom whether it's for Mother's Day, her | | | | |
| birthday, or Christmas. Mother's will always | | | | Understand Gems You need to understand the |
| enjoy a lovely piece of jewelry. But there | | | | different between a natural gem that comes |
| are some things you should know before | | | | from mother earth and a synthetic or |
| heading out to buy that jewelry to make sure | | | | laboratory created gem that is man made. |
| you don't pay too much or don't land up | | | | To look at them side by side you cannot |
| with a fake piece of jewelry. Estate | | | | visually see any differences. But the |
| jewelry is always an excellent choice because | | | | biggest difference is in the price. |
| your Mom may have personal attachments to a | | | | Natural gems cost a great deal more. So if |
| certain piece or style. Follow these tips | | | | you really want a natural gemstone then |
| for buying jewelry for your Mother. | | | | you'll have to pay more. When buying a |
| | | | natural gem make sure that you understand |
| Check around! Quality jewelry isn't cheap so | | | | what you are getting. Natural gems can |
| before you even start shopping check around | | | | have treatments that enhance their beauty. |
| with co-workers, friends, and family and see | | | | Enhanced natural gems are not worth the same |
| which stores or web sites they recommend | | | | money as a natural natural gem and they may |
| for purchasing fine jewelry from. Also | | | | also require special treatment so that they |
| take note of the ones they tell you to stay | | | | don't become damaged or loose their luster. |
| away from. Other peoples experiences are a | | | | Pearls You can buy beautiful real pearls and |
| great method of finding the best jewelry | | | | imitation pearls. Real pearls come from |
| store available. Get it Written Down If | | | | oysters or mollusks where imitation pearls |
| you've been talking with a sales rep then | | | | are man made. Cultured pearls come from |
| have them write down all the information | | | | oysters or mollusks but man intervenes by |
| they've given you including the stores policy | | | | adding an irritant to cause a pearl to grow |
| on refunds and returns. If you are buying | | | | within the shell. Pearls that are natural |
| online then print out all the detailed | | | | and not cultured are rare and very expensive |
| information supplied on the web site | | | | and there really isn't any difference except |
| including contact information, return | | | | for mans little bit of intervention. |
| policies, and refund policies. Watch The | | | | Diamonds Diamonds are forever is deep in |
| Markings Gold plated is not 14 karat gold. | | | | meaning. One being that a diamond will |
| Some might try to lead you to believe this | | | | quite literally last forever. You need to |
| but its just not so. 14K jewelry is made of | | | | consider cut, color, clarity, and weight |
| 14 parts of gold combined with 10 parts of | | | | when choosing a diamond. Each of these |
| a base metal. Gold plated means that the | | | | factors will affect the price of the |
| cheaper base metal has simply had a layer of | | | | diamond. Color can be graded on a scale |
| 10K gold bonded to it. Eventually the gold | | | | but the scales are not consistent as there is |
| will wear away and leave you with the ugly | | | | no industry standard scale so make sure you |
| base metal. How long it takes to wear away | | | | understand the scale for the specific |
| will depend on how well it is plated, how | | | | diamond you are looking at. Chains A |
| often you wear it, and how your skin reacts | | | | chain is always a wonderful choice for a |
| to it. Watches There are two different | | | | jewelry gift for your mother. Either gold |
| watch styles, the battery operated and the | | | | or silver are excellent choices. Chains are |
| winding style. You'll have to decide which | | | | available in many lengths so you can choose |
| type is best for your Mom. You'll also | | | | a length that is appropriate for your Mom. |
| want to find out how long the warranty is and | | | | You can also boy many different styles from |
| what it covers. A personal experience with | | | | the very dainty to bold and noticeable. Add |
| a higher end watch maker left me rather | | | | a pendant if you like. |
| amazed. I had managed to wear the gold | | | | |
| plating off the band which was listed in | | | | Follow these tips for buying jewelry for your |
| the life time warranty as covered. However | | | | Mother and you'll have purchased the |
| upon sending it in for replacement I found | | | | perfect gift. So whether you purchase a new |
| out I had neglected to read the fine print | | | | jewelry piece or a beautiful estate jewelry |
| that had a list of exclusions on the life | | | | piece it will be treasured by your Mom for |
| time warranty. So the moral of the story | | | | years to come. |
| is read and read it all. Don't have a big | | | | |
| surprise later on. That replacement band | | | | © Copyright Sher Matsen, All Rights |
| cost me half the value of the original | | | | Reserved. |