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Custom Jewelry, The Jeweler As Important As The Jewelry.

Most people are aware that custom jewelry is a good option for quality jewels. However the important thing that you should know is that, only a reputed custom jewelry provider can deliver the complete benefits of custom made jewelry. Making jewelry is a skill and an art too, it is not about operating mechanized production lines. Thailand has always been a hub for the international jewelry scene. Skilled craftsmen and expert gem cutters have experience that has been gained with decades of experience.

When you choose a jeweler for your custom jewelry requirement, you need to check a few things. Firstly, make sure that the jeweler is well conversant with a variety of styles. A custom made jewelry provider who has experience in various lines of products like ring, bangles, bracelets, pendants, mens jewelry and even cufflinks is more likely to have the kind of expertise that is required. Online custom jewelry providers can sometimes give you results that the jewelry shop cannot. For example, ordering online custom jewelry from Thailand while you are in the U.S can get you good quality jewelry at a modest price.

Another important issue when choosing an online custom jewelry provider is to ensure that the website is well covered on the main search engine namely, Google. Type in the name of the jewelry website and check the occurences. A site with around 2,000 occurences or more is something that you should interest you. The next step would be to look for negative feedbacks made by buyers online. These feedbacks could be anywhere and not necessarily on the website of the jewelry provider. If you do come across a jeweler with around 2,000 occurences on the search engine but, cannot find a negative comment on any website, it is safe to presume that the jeweler is good to do your job.

It is hard to judge the reputation of a custom jewelry provider by the payment methods accepted. While Paypal and Credit Cards are the most popular options for online payments, other options also exist. Western Union money transfers are suspect since no tracking is available tracing the source and destination of the payment. Kaisilver as the world’s largest online custom jewelry provider is based in Thailand. Payment is accepted through Paypal (first preference) or Bank Transfers. For buyers who insist on using credit cards, a request is made to go through Paypal and use the card to fund their Paypal account. It is not buyers alone who need to be aware of online payment frauds, sellers are also targeted by fraudulent buyers. A robbed credit card if used on the net can cause serious problems to the seller. When it comes to paying through Western Union, Kaisilver has a strong and commendable policy. Buyers are clearly informed that Western Union transactions are not suitable for first time buyers. This payment mode is useful but is more suited to transactions where the buyer and seller have already established a good relationship. There are numerous cases where U.S members of the armed forces who are posted overseas find that, Western Union is the only comfortable way that they can pay for a transaction.

You can get an idea of how custom made jewelry can help you get the jewel of your dream. The amazing versatility of Kaisilver custom jewelry can be used as a yardstick to evaluate other custom made jewelry providers. Get to know more at http://www.kaisilver.com/gold01_h.htm

Emerald Gems Are Rare, Emerald Gemstones Always Have Inclusions

Emerald Cut, The Cut Developed And Named After Emerald Gem Stones.

The EML06 shows a classic emerald gem stone, this emerald gem was recently made available by Kaisilver, the world’s largest online custom jewelry provider. There are a few interesting details regarding this gem that are worth noting. Firstly, notice the shape and cut of the gemstone. This is the classic emerald cut that gemstone cutters developed specifically for emeralds. You would today find that many other gems like, ametrine, garnets, zircon and a few other gems are cut with the emerald cut. The reasons why the emerald cut is considered to be very suitable for the emerald gem stone need to be understood. Notice that the corners of the gemstone are blunted. The absence of pointed corners for your emerald gem stone, reduces the chances of the corners being damaged with physical impact. Since emeralds by nature can chip or crack with physical impact, the protection provided to the corners of the gem stone is important. The shape of the emerald cut allows a good depth to the gem stone, this helps attractively expose the color and probably the texture of the gem stone. You should know that when any gem stone is finally cut, the yield or weight of the cut gem stone is just 20% to 30% of what the initial rough weight was. The cutting loss, or weight lost in the cutting process is therefore around 70% to 80%. This is significant for emeralds which are not exactly cheap. The emerald cut allows for efficient use of the rough emerald gem stone which means that, the end buyer gets a better yield and price for the gemstone. The emerald gem stone shown above is not eye clean, it is a medium grade emerald This does not mean that good quality emeralds are eye clean. It is almost impossible to get an emerald gem that is eye clean. Emeralds by nature always show visible inclusions and fissures, this is for all price levels and qualities. A better quality emerald might show fewer inclusions scattered around the gem stone, this would give some more transparency to the gem stone. It is upto the buyer to decide whether it is worth paying a premium price for an upgrade in quality. To give you an example the EML06 Kaisilver emerald shown above could be priced at around 1,600 U.S$ to 2,000 U.S$ for the medium grade. However, if you had to move to the good quality emerald with similar dimensions and weight, you might end up paying as high as 4,000 U.S$ to 6,000 U.S$ for the piece. Get to know more about this gem stone at http://www.kaisilver.com/eml01_h.htm

A men’s emerald ring might be ordered for general use or as a men’s birth stone ring. Emerald is the birthstone for the month of May and the zodiac sign Taurus. When choosing an emerald men’s ring you need to give some attention to the gemstone. Firstly remember that emeralds are expensive and when you consider a large emerald gemstone, forget about, eye clean quality. Your men’s emerald ring would have a fairly large gemstone, most likely in the 3 to 6 carat weight range. This is big for an emerald and you should expect to see natural inclusions and low transparency in such large emerald gems. The EML06 shows an emerald that is very suitable for men’s emerald gem stone rings. The gem is a medium green color shade and has a good thickness (depth). A large emerald with low thickness is likely to crack and break with the slightest impact.

Most men’s emerald rings would be made with emerald cut (shape) gems but, you might also find oval and round emeralds in men’s rings. Your choice of emerald gemstone will need to strike a balance between quality, size and price. A men’s emerald gold ring with a very small emerald will look rather wierd. Check the options for medium grade emeralds when choosing your men’s emerald ring. Ensure that the corners and edges of the emerald are well protected in gold or sterling silver. This will prevent the corners and edges from chipping or breaking easily.

The emerald cut gemstone shown above has some very positive features, these make it very suitable for a men’s emerald ring. Notice that there are no pointed corners on the gemstone. This ensures that it cannot easily chipped on the corners. The thickness of this emerald provides good body to the gemstone, this adds to the overall strength of the gemstone. Get more information regarding the various grades and prices you can get for this emerald gemstone. You can also choose to have your men’s emerald ring made according to your choice of design at Kaisilver. This link gives you more information: http://www.kaisilver.com/eml01_h.htm

Look around and you will find that heart shaped emerald gems are not easy to find. Most emeralds are cut in classic rectangular (emerald cut) or oval shape. You might find a round emerald gem stone but, it will most probably be a size that is less than 6mm in diameter.

There is are specific reasons for this scarcity of heart emerald gem stones. Firstly, the emerald is an expensive gem and cutting a fancy shape like a heart results in additional loss of stone weight. The gemstone is sold by weight (carats) and the buyer would obviously be willing to pay only for actual weight of the heart emerald and not, for the weight that was lost during the cutting process. If the gem stone dealer tries to increase the price of the heart shaped emerald for the weight loss, buyers will find the price to be unattractive.

Another reason for the rarity of emerald heart shaped gems is that, it requires an expert cutter to deliver the right cut gem stone with the maximum possible weight intact. It is not uncommon for an inexperienced gem stone cutter to end up with a 6mm heart shape emerald when, the rough stone could have given an 8mm gem stone. Extreme concentration is required when cutting the top notch on the heart emerald.

Many jewelry designs realize how difficult it is to get a heart shaped emerald gem stone and therefore, limit their creative talent to trillion or triangular shaped emeralds. This is still not easy to find but surely easier than finding a heart shaped emerald gemstone.

So, the next time you want to gift someone with a special emerald ring, choose the heart shaped emerald gem stone. You might have to spend more time finding it, but the final ring will be worth the effort and hunt. We would ofcourse recommend the Claddagh heart ring with an emerald gem stone. Ideally, the design would cover the entire border of the heart shaped emerald gemstone with gold. This results in a firm mounting and also protects the edges from side impact. Check more details of heart shaped emeralds and the historic claddagh emerald ring at this link: http://www.kaisilver.com/eml01_h.htm

Quite a few people would like to have a claddagh ring based on the gemstone color. Green is one of the most respected colors in gemstone jewelry. A claddagh ring with a green gemstone reminds one of nature, peace and calm. It is considered to be a color that is not loud or garish. Let us now discuss a few gemstone options for a green gem stone claddagh ring.

Green gems: Some of the options for a green gemstone claddagh ring would be a, peridot gemstone, green tourmaline gemstone, emerald gemstone, green jade gemstone, malachite gemstone, green sapphire, chrysoprase and bloodstone. Most of these gems would be transparent or at least semi-transparent. Green jade, bloodstone, chrysoprase and malachite would ofcourse be opaque, though green jade could sometimes boast of a faird degree of transluscence.

Pricing: If you had to consider pricing a claddagh ring with green gemstone, emerald would be the most expensive. This would be true even if, you settled for a medium quality emerald gemstone. High quality emerald claddagh rings would ofcourse, be priced much higher than this. Green tourmaline would come in next, followed by peridot gemstone claddagh rings. Green jade needs special mention, certain good quality specimens of jadeite can be more expensive as compared to emeralds! Luckily modest price tags can also be found for green jade claddagh rings. Malachite, bloodstone and chrysoprase would not be expensive options.

Durability: The durability of a gemstone might not be proportional to the price that you pay for it. A classic example is a claddagh emerald ring. All emeralds are treated with natural oils, that seep into the fissures of the gemstone. These natural oils could dry up if exposed to heat or soaked in water. An emerald claddagh ring should surely not be worn when doing a lot of physical activity. Peridot or green tourmaline claddagh rings would be more durable. Sapphires are considered to be the most durable gems after diamonds. This is one factor that you should consider when ordering a green gem stone claddagh ring. Disuss these issues with your jeweller before making a decision.

You can see a few claddagh rings with peridot, emerald and green tourmaline at this link. Notice that, the emerald gemstone can be bought in different grades and the price for your claddagh emerald ring would vary accordingly. http://www.claddagh-rings.com/claddagh-ring.htm

If you are not familiar with the history and meaning of the claddagh ring, refer to the contents on this link. The website is considered to be the leading authority for this historic Irish jewel. http://www.claddagh-rings.com/claddagh-history.htm