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Sterling Jewelers, Inc.
Industry: Fashion
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Handcrafted by the master diamond artisans at Leo Schachter, the Leo Diamond® is the first diamond ever to be independently measured and certified for superior brilliance To learn more, click here.
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
The uppermost flat surface and biggest facet of a stone.
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
A certification provides an unbiased description of the individual qualities that determine a diamond's value and worth as evaluated by expert gemologists.
Industry:Jewelry
Colorful hand-blown glass crafted in Venice, Italy. Some Venetian glass is blown with 24K gold or silver leaf.
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
A way in which diamonds are cut. Brilliant-cut diamonds include round, oval, teardrop, pear, princess, radiant, triangle, heart and marquise-shaped diamonds.
Industry:Jewelry
18 Karat gold (18K) is 18 parts pure gold and 6 parts other metal alloys. By combining with copper and silver, yellow gold retains a rich yellow color while increasing its durability.
Industry:Jewelry