What You Need to Know About Insuring Fine Jewelry
Katie Tu is an insurance specialist at QuoteWizard. QuoteWizard helps consumers compare insurance quotes to find the best policy. Imagine if your engagement ring was ruined in a house fire. Or...
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Dream Engagement Ring Wishlist
I’m all about open communication when it comes to the ring you or your partner will wear for the rest of your life. So I wasn’t at all surprised when I...
How I Resize a Ring
Is your ring a bit too big, or a little too small? Think of resizing a ring as minor jewelry surgery. It's a routine process in a jewelry studio, but...
How It's Made: Lost Wax Casting Part 3 - Finishing
Photography by Ryan Leggett With a freshly cast bit of gold in hand, it’s finally time to refine and finish our ring. The next few steps involve sawing, sanding, and...
How It's Made: Lost Wax Casting Part 2 - Casting
Photography by Ryan Leggett Casting courtesy of Jena Hounshell Casting In Part 1 of our 3-part series, we carved a ring from a block of wax to be cast into...
How It's Made: Lost Wax Casting Part 1 - Carving
Photography by Ryan Leggett Humans are curious by nature. We love to know how things work. We like solving problems and we’re fascinated watching others create things from scratch. Just...
What is a Rose Cut Diamond?
The rising popularity of using antique cut diamonds in modern jewelry is no surprise. Antique diamonds offer a distinctive visual experience with how their hand-cut facets play with light, and...
What is Oxidized Silver?
e From contemporary jewelry designs to art jewelry and sculpture, you’ve likely seen a lot more blackened silver these days. It's both trendy and edgy. Its contrasting color makes gemstones...
Carat Comparison
I'd like to kick off our discussion about diamond sizes by shattering a big myth once and for all: Bigger is not always better. (Phew! It feels so good to...
How Should My Wedding Ring Fit?
For many people a wedding ring is the first piece of jewelry they ever wear, day-in and day-out. It’s no wonder that there are so many questions around finding the...
How to Store Your Jewelry
I know that you love and protect the jewelry that you wear each day. But do you give much thought to your collection back home? How do you care for...
Anatomy of a Diamond
To understand the components of a diamond’s shape, It's helpful to get to know it's parts. Below are the terms used to describe a gem's anatomy. FACET A flat plane...