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Old gold

This is a great blog post by the folks at Mardon Jeweler’s in Riverside, CA. It has a perfect example/explanation of why we never use “old gold” in our work, but use recycled gold in every piece we make. While re-using gold from your old jewelry to make new pieces sounds both practical and romantic, [...]

Pet Peeve-Hollow gold Jewelry

I just had a lovely woman come into the store with her favorite necklace. She purchased it because it is a great all occasion piece. It is a 14K gold chain with big circular links in different thicknesses and diameters. The problem is that the thinner links are deforming. When she took the necklace off [...]

Gold Fever

This is an interesting article. We get a lot of people who ask “Why is gold going up in price?” The truth is, we’re a jewelry store, and the price of gold has way more to do with economics than it does with engagement rings.

The Other June Stones

Junes alternate birthstones.

June’s traditional birthstone is pearl (even though pearls are not a stones) but if you don’t like wearing pearls try out some of the alternative birthstones: Moonstone and Alexandrite.

Moonstone is a shimmering gemstone with a hardness of 6 on the Mohs scale. So wearers should be careful when handling it. Rainbow [...]

Anomalous Jewelry

Wearing Inspirations and Paying Homage to a New Level

Most of the custom pieces we make at Precious Metals are non-representational, and use classic elements such as filigree, beading, and traditional diamond settings. Every once in a while we are commission to do a piece that uses images and symbols that are close to the [...]

Wedding Bands

About 6,500 U.S. citizens get married a day, according to the jewelry information center. Finding wedding bands can be a tricky task. Remember, this ring is going to be on your finger, hopefully, for your entire life. Don’t settle for a ring you sort of like, or don’t mind wearing. Why not create the band [...]

The Other White Metal

Yellow or white?

This is a question that arises often when buying jewelry, especially an engagement ring. It really all comes down to personal preference. Most pick one color over the other, and while two-tone jewelry is fun, very people mix the colors. So if you plan on buying your significant other a piece of [...]

Perfect Spring Wedding Accessories

The month of April is almost here, which means so is wedding season. Precious Metals is pleased to inform Brides and Grooms that we not only create and customize wedding bands, but also offer a selection of stylish and chic bridesmaids gift.

Colors for weddings are typically based around Pantones Fashion Spring 2010 report. This [...]

All that glitters

http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2010/03/05/all_that_glitters_may_not_be_cash/

Great article about selling gold. While Precious Metals buys gold, we will ALWAYS tell you exactly what we pay per pennyweight and will convert that to a per gram price if you request. We will break it down to the exact percentage that we pay (63%). Which mean that if the market value of [...]

Pearls

14K white gold earrings with pink pear shaped Fresh Water Pearls

We love pearls at Precious Metals! They come in a million different colors and shapes. Because there are so many different options on the market, we wanted to give you a brief overview of everything under the sea!

Terminology Cultured- Almost every pearl [...]

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