Opal or Pink Tourmaline, Take Your Pick! Help with the Cure!

Pink Tourmaline Pendant

Opal is commonly known as the October birthstone, however many don’t know that pink Tourmaline is the other birthstone selected by women wanting a gemstone less fragile than the Opal. It is also the gemstone usually used when designing most mother’s rings. It is bright and a very desirable pink color. Either way, October has beautiful options for jewelry that is full of meaning for women who wear their birthstone or of those they love. With October being the official month for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, what a perfect gemstone for October! Percentage of Measetique Jewels October Opal and Pink Tourmaline sales to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure Kansas City fund

Silver, Gold, Platinum-Good, Better, Best



Platinum and Gold
Wedding Band

 What’s the difference? Is it only money? White metal is still very popular for engaged couples in both the diamond engagement ring mounting and the wedding bands. Many couples don’t know the difference. Although silver is great for fashion jewelry, not a good metal to use for the rings you plan to wear for the rest of your life. There is a difference in gold and platinum. Platinum though the most expensive metal is the purest form of white metal, you will want to have it polished periodically if you like the high polished look, but it will retain its color and you can’t beat the feel of platinum. Gold is naturally yellow gold, it is the alloy that is added to make it 14kt (58% gold) and 18kt (75% gold), the alloy mixture used determines whether it will be white gold or yellow gold. The use of 18kt gold is always great, but platinum is in fact the best! Remember you plan on wearing the ring the rest of your life, this is the one thing in your wedding you should splurge on.  Better yet, why not have both!



 



Diamonds Bought on the Internet

I did another appraisal on a diamond that some poor guy bought on the internet.   It is always the professional, the attorney, accountant or engineer who thinks he can buy smarter than dealing with his local jeweler he can trust in person.  The diamond isn't pretty, doesn't sparkle, has no life, wonders why she doesn't like it.  It looked great on paper!  The one's that cert well and sell cheap on the internet are why they are there, no educated jeweler would buy it for a reason.  When a gemologist appraises that diamond there are other factors that go into determining value besides the 4C's.