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How Can You Personalize Your Wedding Bands?

Picking out your wedding bands offers the perfect opportunity to personalize the one ring you’ll wear for the rest of your life.

Loose round cut colorful gemstones.
Gemstones

How Does Gemstone Hardness Vary?

Have you ever wondered why there are so many different diamond engagement rings in San Diego, but only a few set with an amethyst or an emerald?

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Watches

What Are Watch Jewels?

Many famous watch brands will point out that their watch movements are made with a number of “jewels,” anywhere from 17 to 27 (or even more).

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Selling

Gold is Up – Sell Now!

With the uncertain economy, many families are looking to collect some extra money by selling their gold jewelry, coins, or bars.

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Gemstones

What Makes a Black Diamond?

Similar to white diamonds, black diamonds are crystallized carbon and are evaluated by the 4Cs: color, carat, cut, and clarity.