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How to Choose a Colored Gemstone: What a Gemologist Looks For

A colored gemstone is not judged the way a diamond is. There is no universal grading system and no ideal cut to measure against, only a trained eye reading color, light, clarity, treatment, and dur...

What Is Fine Jewelry & What Makes It Valuable?

Run your thumb along the edge of a well-made ring and you feel nothing, no catch, no rough spot, no place where the metal snags, and that edge took longer to make than the rest of the ring did...

Gold Karat Guide: Understanding 10k, 14k, 18k & 24k Gold

I've worked gold for over three decades, and the question I hear most isn't about price. It's whether more karat means better quality. The honest answer surprises most people, and it's worth a few ...

How to Choose a Chain for Your Fine Jewelry

Most people buy a gold chain based on appearance alone — and regret it later. Broken links, weak clasps, hollow construction. The difference between a chain that lasts and one that doesn’t comes do...

White Gold vs Silver vs Platinum: Which White Metal Is Best for Jewelry?

Platinum, white gold, and silver look identical, but one needs replating every few years, one lasts generations, and one tarnishes fast. Here's how to choose the right white metal for your ring.

Why Your White Gold Jewelry is Turning Yellow

If your white gold ring is turning yellow, you're not looking at damage—you're seeing the natural gold alloy as its rhodium plating wears away. This shift happens to everyone who wears white gold d...

Lab Grown vs. Natural Diamonds

Lab-grown and natural diamonds are chemically identical—but they're valued completely differently. One is finite. One is reproducible. One holds resale value. One doesn't. So which one should you a...

The World's Largest Pink Diamonds

Fewer than one in six hundred diamonds graded by GIA is predominantly pink, and the mine that produced most of them closed in 2020. Here is what a gemologist looks at: how the color forms, what the...

How to Clean Your Fine Jewelry at Home

Your fine jewelry deserves more than a quick wipe-down. Learn the professional techniques I use at Demirjian to safely clean diamonds, gemstones, and precious metals at home—without causing damage....

Jewelry Insurance: How to Insure Fine and Custom Jewelry

Fine jewelry is worn constantly, travels everywhere, and is small enough to vanish in a second. It is also the most underinsured object in most households. Here is how a gemologist and appraiser ap...