Gemstone Jewelry Cut and Polish
>> Tuesday, November 4, 2008
When you visit a high-class jewelry shop for the first time you always feel out-of-place and intimidated.Gemstones have its own class as compared to gold jewelry.It is important to improve the knowledge about Gemstone Jewelry and also how to cut and polish gemstone jewelry.
Cut is one of the all-important 4Cs and is used not only to appraise diamonds but gemstones in general as well. Gemstones are often cut with regard to their size alone. But when gemstones are cut beautifully they take their color into consideration as well.
If you are shopping for faceted gemstones, polish is simply adding the final touches to a gemstone. A well-polished gemstone is one with evenly smooth gloss and with no visible scratches on its surface.
What about carats? Bigger is not always better. Understanding how gemstones are weighed and measured is a very important factor when purchasing an antique engagement ring or even a vintage engagement ring.
Although bigger seems better and more expensive, it is not always so in the world of jewelry. In fact, size is not even synonymous with carat weight and you need to keep that in mind when shopping for Gemstones and antique jewelry.
Polish is simply adding the final touch to a gemstone. A well-polished Gemstone is one with evenly smooth gloss and with no visible scratches on its surface.
What about carats? Bigger is not always better. Understanding how Gemstones are weighed and measured if a very important factor when purchasing an antique engagement ring or even a vintage engagement ring.
Although bigger seems better and more expensive, it is not always so in the world of jewelry. In fact, size is not even synonymous with carat weight and you need to keep that in mind when shopping for Gemstones and antique jewelry.
Diamonds and colored Gemstones alike are evaluated and appraised according to the 4Cs which are made up by cut, color, clarity, and carat weight. Carat weight is much different from size and definitely more important than the latter. Also, take note that carat is different from karat, which is the measurement unit used for gold. Carat weight uses the abbreviation ct and ct TW for carat total weight.One carat is always equivalent to one-fifth or twenty percent of one gram. One carat is made up of one hundred points. As a gemstones weight goes up, so does its value or price per carat.
Gemstones are often listed according to their size because it is more uniform than carat weight. Two different gemstones may have the same size but different carat weights and consequently, different prices as well.
Good understanding of principles and values of a gemstone can only ensure a perfect sale and that you really know what you are purchasing when it comes to Gemstones.
Cut is one of the all-important 4Cs and is used not only to appraise diamonds but gemstones in general as well. Gemstones are often cut with regard to their size alone. But when gemstones are cut beautifully they take their color into consideration as well.
If you are shopping for faceted gemstones, polish is simply adding the final touches to a gemstone. A well-polished gemstone is one with evenly smooth gloss and with no visible scratches on its surface.
What about carats? Bigger is not always better. Understanding how gemstones are weighed and measured is a very important factor when purchasing an antique engagement ring or even a vintage engagement ring.
Although bigger seems better and more expensive, it is not always so in the world of jewelry. In fact, size is not even synonymous with carat weight and you need to keep that in mind when shopping for Gemstones and antique jewelry.
Polish is simply adding the final touch to a gemstone. A well-polished Gemstone is one with evenly smooth gloss and with no visible scratches on its surface.
What about carats? Bigger is not always better. Understanding how Gemstones are weighed and measured if a very important factor when purchasing an antique engagement ring or even a vintage engagement ring.
Although bigger seems better and more expensive, it is not always so in the world of jewelry. In fact, size is not even synonymous with carat weight and you need to keep that in mind when shopping for Gemstones and antique jewelry.
Diamonds and colored Gemstones alike are evaluated and appraised according to the 4Cs which are made up by cut, color, clarity, and carat weight. Carat weight is much different from size and definitely more important than the latter. Also, take note that carat is different from karat, which is the measurement unit used for gold. Carat weight uses the abbreviation ct and ct TW for carat total weight.One carat is always equivalent to one-fifth or twenty percent of one gram. One carat is made up of one hundred points. As a gemstones weight goes up, so does its value or price per carat.
Gemstones are often listed according to their size because it is more uniform than carat weight. Two different gemstones may have the same size but different carat weights and consequently, different prices as well.
Good understanding of principles and values of a gemstone can only ensure a perfect sale and that you really know what you are purchasing when it comes to Gemstones.
