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A mixture of two or more metals created to enhance the strength and/or appearance of a particular metal.
Industry:Jewelry
A fairly new metal in the jewelry industry often used for wedding bands. Tungsten is resistant to corrosion and four times harder than titanium.
Industry:Jewelry
The flat surfaces on a cut stone. The placement of facets determines how much light reflects through the stone.
Industry:Jewelry
The feature of a watch that denies water and moisture from penetrating inside its case. No watch is completely waterproof, but several can withstand rain and splashing. Water resistance is measured in ATMs (atmospheric pressure). This number is usually printed on the back of the case.
Industry:Jewelry
One of the 4Cs that measures the amount/absence of inclusions in and blemishes on a diamond. Clarity ranges from flawless to included/imperfect.
Industry:Jewelry
Attached to the watchband, this metal covering surrounds the bezel and dial of a watch and protects its internal parts from dirt and damage. Some cases are built to resist water from entering the watch.
Industry:Jewelry
Multiple small stones set in a curved or flat surface and held in place by prongs. The prongs are created by hand from the surrounding metal with the use of a fine sharp gravers tool. The tables of the stones will all be level with the jewelry surface.
Industry:Jewelry
A stone cut into a small rectangular or tapered shape with a step cut and often used as accents to larger stones.
Industry:Jewelry
Similar to a brushed-finish, a satin-finish adds texture with small grooves in the metal's surface. This reduces the metal's reflectivity and adds a desirable soft sheen.
Industry:Jewelry
In jewelry that has more than one diamond, the color may vary from one stone to the next. All of the diamonds in that piece have a color equal to or better than the minimum color rating given. Diamond color is one of the 4Cs. It measures the amount of body color (tint) in a diamond on a scale from colorless to yellow/brown or gray.
Industry:Jewelry
