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Frequent Jewelry Repair Concerns

At some point or the other, you will need jewelry repair in Fountain Valley as no matter how careful you are with your pieces; time does get the better of them more often than not. There are certain issues that are more common than others. Here are a few of these problems. A half shank on a ring There will be times when your engagement or wedding may need a half shank. This repair can be compared to ring sizing only in this situation, when the bottom half of the ring is completely replaced. You may need this if the base of your ring has thinned out. If you require rhodium plating If you want your ring to look bright and sparkling and be free of the appearance of yellow sections, it needs to be cleaned and polished at regular intervals. To do this, it is dipped in a cleaning solution and then electroplated in a solution of rhodium. For the resetting of stones Whether it is with pre-designed or custom jewelry in Fountain Valley , sometimes the stones on your jewelr...

Pietersite jewelry from one of the rarest stones

Pietersite is rare and expensive, making these stones a much sought-after commodity worldwide. These stones look elegant and beautiful when fashioned into intricate pieces. The stone is a variety of quartz and composed of a tiger's eye, hawk's eye, and jasper. Pietersite is characterized by chatoyancy, making the precious gemstone exceptionally beautiful and this gemstone may be found at a reputed jewelry store in Fountain Valley . The main colors of the stone are gold, that is offset and contrasted by dark blue-black, grey and brown tones, but it also has occasional clear areas. Exceptional chatoyance Chatoyance means that it is an optical illusion in which a band of the reflected light moves beneath the surface of the stone, that has been cut into a cabochon.  Tiger’s-eye is one of the best-known examples of chatoyance in a precious stone. Cabochons are generally shaped and polished stones and were the most common method of shaping a gemstone, before the developme...