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Ever Noticed Number Stamps on your Jewelry?

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Have you ever noticed number stamps on your Jewelry? Do know what do they say about the Jewelry? Those numbers are reflection of  Gold Karat Weight included in the design.

Here is what Karat Stamping System mean:

Karat Stamp Parts Per 24 % Pure Gold Stamp
24k 24/24 99.99 999
23k 23/24 95.80 958
22k 22/24 91.60 916
21k 21/24 87.50 875
18k 18/24 75% 750
14k 14/24 58.50 585
9k 9/24 37.5 375

 

Hope this helps you in calculation of Jewelry cost better. Feel free to email us at  contact@GlamorizeYourself.com or leave a comment below, if you have any question/feedback.

Diamond Certification Report

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When purchasing a loose diamond you should expect to see a copy of its certificate, provided by an independent third party laboratory. A diamond certificate, also called a diamond grading report, a diamond dossier, or a diamond quality document, proves that your diamond has gone through a thorough and unbiased professional examination. A diamond grading report will evaluate a diamond on many different components including:

  • Shape and Cutting Style
  • Measurement: The diamond’s dimensions measured in millimeters.
  • Weight: Weight of the diamond listed to the nearest hundredth of a carat.
  • Depth: Depth (for round diamonds) and/or width (for fancy shapes) relative to the diamond’s diameter.
  • Table: Table facet (for round diamonds) and/or width facet (for fancy shapes) relative to the diamond’s diameter.
  • Girdle: Range of girdle’s thickness.
  • Cutlet: Appearance of cutlet facet.
  • Finish: grades of symmetry and polish.
  • Clarity: Clarity grade determined under 10 x magnification
  • Clarity Plot: A map of the approximate size, type, and position of inclusion as viewed under a microscope.
  • Color: Grade of color.
  • Fluorescence: Color and strength of color when a diamond is viewed under UV light.
  • Comments: Additional comments on the diamond’s characteristics not mentioned in the report.
Diamond Grading Laboratories

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and the American Gem Society Laboratories (AGSL) are among the most respected diamond grading institutions used today in USA. And there are many others in different parts of the globe.

All the jewelry items in ‘Diamond Collection’ carried by Glamorize Yourself are certified by one or the other Diamond Grading Laboratory across the globe, depending upon the location of origin.

How to calculate Jewelry Cost?

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You always want to pay the right price for your jewelry – not less (to be fair to the seller), and not more (to be fair to your pocket).

Always the question comes is, what is the right price? Especially when you are buying gold/diamond jewelry.

Let’s talk about different components of the cost involved in jewelry price:

Metal Cost

Most of the retailer in US doesn’t mention the metal weight of the metal used in jewelry design. However it is a common practice in India, and some other countries to reveal the metal weight.

Another important factor in calculation of metal cost, apart from metal weight, is the composition of metal. It is reflected as 14K, 18K or 22K prefixes.

All the Diamond and Gold designs (not Gold-Plated) in our collection mentions the metal weight, and metal composition – so that customers can estimate the price of metal used.

Diamond Cost

Diamond cost is the most complicated one to calculate, since it depends not just on the weight of Diamond, but also on the cut and clarity. That’s why it is important to buy jewelry only from a trusted source, who provides diamond certification report at the time of purchase. Some jewelers charge additional price for providing the diamond certification report, but it is always worth spending that money to ensure that you have paid the right price for a genuine product.

Labor

The last and most important part of jewelry cost is labor. This cost includes the labor charge to make the jewelry piece. Most of the retailers cover their running expenses under the name of labor cost, like electricity, staff salary, and other bills.

Diamond Stone Setting Types

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There are numerous types of stone settings in making diamond jewelry. Add to it the complexity of patterns, details – like color and clarity, and metal choices. This enables the unending possibilities of diamond setting types in a jewelry designs, and hence a sea of jewelry designs.

While buying diamond jewelry, one can get easily overwhelmed by the infinite buzz words, including the most famous one “SOLITAIRE” – the only thing a women wants as her wedding or engagement ring. Do you want to know what does it mean? And what are the other types available in market? Well, I won’t be able to list of them right here – but let’s discuss the most famous ones.

SOLITAIRE

Solitaire

The most common engagement or wedding ring type these days is SOLITAIRE. Solitaire is synonym of “a single stone.” In this diamond setting style, the head of the ring secures the diamond, and prongs allow the diamond to catch the most light. Although four-prong setting shows more of the diamond, but a six-prong setting is often considered to be more secure. So while purchasing a solitaire, check the number of prongs in the setup – in addition to diamond purity, and clarity Smile.

SIDESTONES

SideStone

In the SideStone diamond setup, there is one big diamond in the center, and diamond or other gemstones flank the main stone for additional sparkle or color. There are further sub-types in SideStone category like:

Channel – Protects the side stones by keeping them flushed.

Bar-Channel – Allows more light to enter the side stones.

THREE STONE

ThreeStone

As the name suggest, this setup of diamond stones has three diamonds. The center one is the biggest of the three. It is generally said that these three diamonds represent the cycle of time. One diamond represents PAST, one PRESENT, and the last one represents FUTURE.

PAVE (PAH-VEY)

Pave

In this diamond setup type, main diamond is surrounded by many tiny diamonds. This adds sparkle to the piece, and creates an illusion of greater size,

Hope this blog was informational and helped you to understand the diamond setup so that you can speak about it with confidence!

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