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Take an inside look at how a gemologist ensures your Forevermark Diamond is treated with the quality and care it deserves.
Here at David Craig Jewelers, we carry a wealth of Forevermark products: from rings, to necklaces and bracelets. Click HERE to view our entire line of Forevermark products.
While you’re here, take a look around our store to view our collection of bracelets, earrings, necklaces, rings, and pre-owned watches and learn more about our own accredited gemologist, David Rotenberg here.
Just like a doctor or dentist, the initials behind a jeweler’s or appraiser’s name mean a lot, especially since not all retail jewelers are certified gemologists or appraisers. David Craig is proud to be a graduate of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and certified gemologist and certified appraiser with the American Gem Society (AGS). David Craig is the ONLY certified American Gem Society Diamond Dealer Selling Forevermark diamonds within a 90-mile radius of Bucks County, PA, including Philadelphia, York, Harrisburg, and parts of New Jersey. Continue reading The Advantages of Buying Diamonds & Gemstones From a Certified Gemologist
Peridot is the birthstone for the month of August. (It’s also the gemstone for the 16th wedding anniversary.) With a lovely olive green hue, the peridot is one of the few gemstones that occur in only one color–green. Continue reading Pretty in Peridot – August Birthstone Jewelry
There are three different birthstones for the month of December: Tanzanite, Blue Topaz, and Turqouise. Though each gemstone possesses its own unique qualities and charm, they do share one thing in common: a stunning blue color. Learn more about each of these stones and pick the perfect December birthstone for you or a loved one.
Tanzanite
Discovered in Tanzania in the late 1960s, Tanzanite ranges in color from deep blue to burgundy to purple. This variation in colors—called trichroism—is one of the unique qualities of this stone. When mined, Tanzanite is usually a deep red, but once it is heated it turns a rich violet blue. (Tanzanites that are violet blue are the most treasured and valued.) Continue reading Facts About December’s Birthstones – Tanzanite, Blue Topaz, and Turquoise
DID YOU KNOW that your smart phone can make your diamond shopping experience easier? Professional Jewelers like American Gem Society Jewelers have a tool called the ASET (Angular Spectrum Evaluation Tool) which will reveal a well cut diamond, or a not so well cut diamond. What you want to see in a diamond with the ASET device are symmetrical patterns with lots of red which shows brilliance, some blue which is contrast and some green which is light being reflected at a different angle. Continue reading Use Your Smart Phone To Make a Smart Diamond Purchase
Buying a piece of fine jewelry is unlike buying any other product. What other product comprises materials that are often billions of years old? The natural gemstones and precious metals from which fine jewelry is created have a uniqueness and complexity that require special knowledge–and often gemological equipment–not readily accessible to the average consumer. No two gemstones are alike; design and quality vary greatly from piece to piece. Most consumers could not evaluate a strand of quality cultured pearls, distinguish between a blue topaz and a sapphire, or recognize a one-carat diamond. And even if they do know the difference between carats and karats, how do they know they are getting what they’re paying for? Continue reading How To Shop For Fine Jewelry
The conditions that created diamonds have not existed on this planet for millions of years. Very early in the earth’s history, as solid matter became condensed into a sphere, the material at the heart of the planet became subjected to unbelievable extremes of temperature and pressure. It was the conditions in those deep layers that caused deposits of pure carbon to begin crystalizing into a diamond. A Diamond consists of pure carbon, and although there is no chemical difference between carbon powder and the diamond, the physical difference between carbon powder and the diamond crystal is both enormous and miraculous. Continue reading All About Diamonds