The Star of David Pendant

The Star of David Pendant

Apr 23

When one thinks of Israel or today’s modern Jewish community across the globe, the famous “Star of David” symbol comes to mind as a solid representative of this ancient culture. What my surprise some is the origins of the name, “Star of David”. The name “David” is reference to King David who was King of the ancient Kingdom of Israel at around 1000 B.C. According the Jewish...

Top 10 Important Facts about Certified Diamonds

Top 10 Important Facts about Certified Diamonds

Mar 25

You may be wondering what the difference is between certified diamonds and diamonds that do not come with a certification. Here are the top 10 facts to know about certified diamonds and why diamond certifications are so important when shopping for diamonds and diamond studded jewelry: A diamond certification is likened to a diamond’s passport. It lists the diamond’s various qualities,...

Top 3 Tips on How to Choose the Perfect Diamond Cross

Top 3 Tips on How to Choose the Perfect Diamond Cross

Feb 28

Diamond Cross pendants are known for their sentimental and spiritual value. A diamond cross pendant is unlike any other type of diamond jewelry as it is imbued with a deeper meaning. As such, buying a diamond cross pendant should be done with careful consideration and planning, and should not been taken lightly. Here are three of the top most important tips on how to choose the perfect diamond...

Top 5 Diamond Heart Pendant Designs

Top 5 Diamond Heart Pendant Designs

Feb 02

Heart pendants are favored for their unique aesthetics, their sentimental connotations and their astounding appearance. This holiday season, heart pendants are at the height of their popularity, as this pendant’s playful design appeals to the younger demographic as well as to the older demographic and to customers looking for whimsical, yet meaningful, jewelry pieces. Here are the top 5 diamond...

Tips for a Choosing a Wedding Ring

Tips for a Choosing a Wedding Ring

Jan 19

Choosing wedding rings can cause newly engaged couples a huge amount of stress and headaches, especially since there are numerous factors to consider, ranging from the presence of diamonds to coordination with engagement rings as well as the price. Here is a how-to for those who would like advice on how to choose wedding rings. One of the most important things is that the groom and bride...

The Most Important Things to Know About the 4 C’s

The Most Important Things to Know About the 4 C’s

Dec 23

In the world of gemstones and diamonds, there is a great deal of emphasis placed on the 4 C’s – Cut, Clarity, Color and Carat weight.  However, the common man does not have the time to research everything about diamonds.  Below is a short explanation of what each of the 4 C’s are and what the most important things to know about them are. The Cut of a diamond refers to its shape.  There...

Solitaire Diamond Jewelry

Solitaire Diamond Jewelry

Nov 30

Mankind has had an obsession with diamonds since they were discovered in India millennia ago and once again with the establishment of diamond mines in South Africa, Brazil, all over Sub-Saharan Africa and more recently in the USA, Russia,  Canada and Australia.  Indeed, diamonds can be found set in engagement rings, wedding rings, in other pieces of jewelry or found as separate entities not set...

Men’s Stud Earrings

Men’s Stud Earrings

Oct 22

In traditional European culture, men never wore earrings, although archaeological finding have shown that earrings have were worn by men in the distant past. Indeed, ancient art from the Middle East, Ancient Egypt and even Greece and Rome depict men wearing earrings. However, for most of history this was taboo. In the modern world, however, it has become acceptable once again for men to wear...