People ask me how I can date old jewelry- it’s not like it comes inscribed with the year it was made. Which is true in the literal sense, but there are a great many factors that, when considered together, can tell me the age of a piece. How is it made? The type of closure…
“Can’t you just tap it up?” “What about stretching it?” I hear this from customers, usually after I’ve told them what it is going to cost to size their ring the right way. I’m not sure where they heard it from, but this is not good for the ring. ‘Stretching’ or ‘tapping’ just spreads the…
We’ve all heard the stories. I think they perpetuate because people don’t know what we really do, so I am going to take the mystery away. The first thing I am going to tackle is stone switching. Everyone knows someone who knows someone who had their diamond switched. Frankly, I cannot imagine anyone walking in…