Jewelry Guide- Gold, Gemstone, Diamond Jewelry Buying Guide

We took five generations of experience and put together what we thought were the most asked questions by our customers.

Click HERE to go to the jewelry Frequently Asked Questions guide.

Written by Bill Braunschweiger, this guide provides a great introduction to the world of diamond buying. It briefly covers the 4 Cs of diamond buying and shows that size isn't everything.

Click HERE to take the fear out of diamond buying.

This guide to gemstones is provided by the American Gem Trade Association. It provides detailed information about all the most common gemstones along with other information including birthstones and anniversary stones.

Click HERE to read the gemstone guide provided by the AGTA.

Want to know all about gemstones, pearls, gold and diamonds? Do you know the 4 C's of diamonds? This resource, written by the American Gem Society, covers what to look for when buying all types of jewelry.

Click HERE to learn all about jewelry buying. They also have great information about the 4 Cs of diamonds HERE

The piece of jewelry pictured here is a piece of mourning jewelry from the Victorian period. The design originated in England and was named after the period of mourning that Queen Victoria had after Prince Albert died.

Want to know more about how jewelry has changed over the years and what its influences were? This page provides a very brief overview of the different periods of jewelry starting in the 1700s until present day.

Click HERE to learn more about jewelry periods.

DiamondFacts.org is a website devoted to the education of people about diamonds and how they impact the world. They focus on the Kimberly Process which is a certification system that prevents conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate diamond supply chain.

They try to educate people about conflict diamonds and human rights violations related to the diamond industry and are committed to eradicating conflict diamonds completely.

Click HERE to go to their website.