Friday
Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Guys
It’s easy to find Valentine’s Day jewelry for women. Stylized hearts and cupids, etched words of love, and vivid red or pastel pink gemstones are readily available in jewelry selections. Similar options are out there for guys, but the question remains as to whether or not the man in your life will actually wear it. Some guys might not be comfortable wearing such romantic jewelry as it’s not exactly a “tough guy” choice. Instead, opting for jewelry that is not necessarily reminiscent of the holiday might be a better idea if the buyer wants her fellow to wear her gift. One type of jewelry for men that is sure to please is college or university jewelry. I especially like the officially licensed university rings designed by Collegiate Jewel. These rings are attractive, durable, and sure to please the avidly school-spirited guy. University and collegiate rings are a unique and great gift idea for Valentine’s Day.
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no responses - Posted 01.16.12
Valentine's Day is getting closer and a lot of guys out there are confused by all of the options available to them in choosing a diamond engagement ring. It's not just the understanding of carat, color, clarity, and cut (the 4 c's), there's also type of metal, mounting and setting, ...continue
no responses - Posted 01.13.12
Prasiolite is green quartz. It is a very rare, naturally occurring mineral and is only found in a few places around the globe, primarily Brazil, Poland and Thunder Bay, Canada. Because of its rarity, most of the prasiolite gemstones used in jewelry are actually obtained by heat treating amethyst, or ...continue
no responses - Posted 01.09.12
By definition, two-tone or multi-tone jewelry is jewelry consisting of two or more types of metal or different colors of the same metal, welded together to create a single piece of jewelry. The unique metals or hues are distinctly separate with sharp boundaries that are clearly seen. Alternatively, some jewelry ...continue
no responses - Posted 01.02.12
A toggle bracelet is simply a bracelet with a toggle type clasp. With this style of clasp, a bar or ornament on one end of a bracelet is inserted into a ring on the connecting side. Often times, the toggle clasp itself is a primary decorative feature, with the look ...continue
no responses - Posted 12.26.11
Many of us start out the New Year by proclaiming our intent to stick to some resolution that will make us a better person in some way. At first, we're highly determined, even eager, to adhere to the promise we made to ourselves. We're confident that by the end of ...continue
no responses - Posted 12.21.11
Ten years ago the jewelry collection known as Rebecca took the jewelry world by storm. Designed by Alessandro Testi, the Rebecca collection incorporates a 24-karat gold plating process along with semiprecious gemstones to create innovated designer jewelry. Rebecca is Italian made jewelry that has become an phenomenon in the fashion ...continue
no responses - Posted 12.19.11
Malachite is one of those absolutely gorgeous semi-precious gemstones that is rarely seen in jewelry because of it's delicacy. Possessing a natural, strong, light to deep green hue, the opaque and banded mineral is a vibrant display of silky, lustrous color. However, the mineral also rates a weak 3.5 to ...continue
no responses - Posted 12.12.11
Movado has long been known for the classic, sleek look of their line of fine designer watches. The black backdrop, the solitary diamond marking twelve, the clean numberless face... combined, these features make a Movado watch instantly distinguishable from any other watch brand. With their inherently fine Swiss technology underneath ...continue
no responses - Posted 12.09.11
MARC is an exclusive, designer jewelry brand that specializes in unique, sterling silver Marcasite jewelry. The 30 year old New York based company has allied themselves with Swarovski, with MARC crafting and manufacturing their original designs and Swarovski providing their premium quality stones. Most of us don't recognize ...continue
no responses - Posted 12.01.11
Dino Di Modolo is a Swiss born artist who's Italian parents moved about between Venice, Italy, and Switzerland. He started out his career designing fine watches, where his unique ability to blend the artistry of Italian jewelry design to the precision technology of Swiss time-pieces made him a highly sought ...continue






