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How Much Does 1ct Diamond Cost?

04.05.2013


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One of the question I get asked the most for being in the jewelry business is, how much is a 1.00ct, how much is a 2.00ct? Well, it’s hard to say, it’s not like we’re talking about a pair of jeans, all you need to do is to see if you like the style, if [...]

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New designer men’s jewellery has arrived in my store – Scott Kay

26.04.2013


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I have been looking for a cool men’s jewellery line to carry in the store, a lot of men don’t just wear watches, they also wear bracelets, cufflinks, necklaces and studs. I have been looking around since 2011, when I went to the jewellery conference I always keep an eye out for men’s jewellery and [...]

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Hand Crafted Custom Made 3 Stone Sapphire and Hearts On Fire Diamond Engagement Ring

05.12.2012


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We browsed thru a few options and finalized on 3 stone design with blue sapphire to be the center stone. This client has been looking around for a while so he knows exactly what he wants. Once we finalize the design and budget, I showed him a few blue sapphires for his approval. I strongly [...]

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Custom Made Hearts On Fire Engagement Ring

15.11.2012


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This client is a musician. He came in a few months ago to buy a Hearts on Fire promise ring, thinking to get her a nice engagement ring in the future. However, she ended up having to return to Asia sooner than she expected so after she left, he came in right away to have [...]

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Custom Made Special Hearts On Fire Engagement Ring

08.09.2012


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This client shopped around and decided not to go with a jewellery store that mostly have generic engagement ring styles and designs, he wanted something special so he came to me and we finalized on the hearts on fire center stone as it is the world’s most perfectly cut diamond and he wanted the best. [...]

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2012 JCK Jewellery Conference

16.06.2012


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I attend jewellery conference in many places every year, as a designer I want to see what jewelry trends are in and get ideas and get inspired, as a GIA graduate gemologist I always check out what’s new at GIA booth (I found a book all about gemstone inclusions this year), and finally as a jewelry [...]

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Special Order – Hearts On Fire Ring Setting

04.04.2012


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This client has already gotten a diamond and has his eyes on a few Hearts On Fire ring mount as he likes the simplicity and elegance of the ring mount. He does have a pretty diamond so he just wants a simple solitaire type of ring setting. After many emails/phone calls, we finally decided on [...]

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