Jewelry Savvy

JEWELRY SAVVY
By Caroline Stanley
And
Cynthia A. Sliwa
www.jewelrysavvybook.com

What Every Jewelry Wearer Should Know

Are you intimidated by the seemingly endless choices available in jewelry? Are you never sure what jewelry pieces look best on you? Do you own lots of jewelry but never seem to have just the right piece? This guide was created just for you, to answer all your questions. This is the jewelry education you should have received but probably didn’t.

The Top Ten Mistakes Jewelry Wearers Make

10. Wearing jewelry while at the gym or pool, playing sports or doing other activities
that may damage the jewelry.
9. Spritzing perfume or hairspray on wrists or necks adorned with jewelry.
8. Wearing jewelry that doesn’t fit correctly.
7. Neglecting proper maintenance on jewelry, such as having prongs checked or pearls
restrung.
6. Not cleaning jewelry regularly or properly.
5. Cleaning/rinsing jewelry over an open drain.
4. Keeping jewelry in a tangled jumble in a jewelry box or drawer.
3. Wearing jewelry that requires constant adjustment and fussing.
2. Buying what’s hot rather than choosing jewelry that flatters.
And, Worst Of All,
1. Not wearing and enjoying the jewelry they own!

Estate Jewelry Blings Too!

We love estate jewelry here at Stanley’s. Of course, we are a little biased because we have the largest and best collection in the mid-South! People ask, “What is estate jewelry?”

We tell them it can be 15 minutes or 150 years old, and everything in between. Estate Jewelry is unique because it can not be reproduced and reordered like a new collection of jewelry.

Right now, we have estate jewels ranging from a ring/pendant convertible platinum 1970s large ballerina cluster with a fantastic intense blue sapphire, surrounded by baguette cut diamonds, to a turn of the century c.1900 lavalier pendant with natural pearl and accent diamond.

Like all our jewelry, our Estate Collection is inspected for quality before we offer it. Come see for yourself!

Diamonds and Light Performance

DIAMONDS
and
LIGHT PERFORMANCE

Exactly what gives a diamond Bling Power? In other words, what makes a diamond sparkle?

The answer is light performance created by mathematical precision of the Diamond Cutter. Until now the world only considered what a diamond WAS. That was color, clarity, and carat weight. But thanks to years of development and countless dollars, the American Gem Society Laboratories has changed all of that. As a result of exacting diamond cutting standards, we are now able to view the light performance, which shows us exactly what a diamond DOES.

The AGS, only a few months ago, introduced the ASET (pronounced asset) device. The Angular Spectrum Evaluation Technology device demonstrates, in vivid colors, exactly what a diamond is actually doing with light. The ASET device was designed to visually demonstrate its light manipulation capabilities and its unique optical or visual character and personality.

The AGS is an elite group of jewelry retailers who have met the highest professional standards in the industry. Only 5% qualify to be members of AGS. Stanley Jewelers Gemologist’s membership in the AGS gives us exclusive access to this state-of-the-art technology with this ASET device.

Whether you’re in the market to purchase a diamond now or in the future, we invite you to come in to see what all the excitement is about. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!

Welcome to Stanley's Blog

We are so glad the long hot summer is over! Come visit Stanley's for all your shopping needs, including an incredible collection of estate jewelry and loose diamonds.

The Jewelry Information Center's new contest, "Gems Among Us" has just started.
Go to www.jic.org/gemcontest for information on how to win a trip to Mexico and
great jewelry!

-The Stanley Bling Team