Tips from Jewelers Mutual: Spring Cleaning Guide—Jewelry Edition
Spring cleaning doesn’t always mean clearing closets and mopping floors, it’s also a great time to take extra care of your jewelry that may need some TLC. Click here to read Jewelers Mutual® Group’s Spring Cleaning Guide: Jewelry Edition to learn how to properly clean your jewelry. Fancy color diamond earrings by Pompos Jewelry
How To Create Your Own Jewelry Capsule
By Carla Westcott, Design Consultant Just as a capsule wardrobe can simplify getting dressed every day, a capsule jewelry collection can do the same. Imagine not having to sort through seldom worn jewelry (get rid of that clutter!) and quickly accessing your go-to favorites right away. The capsule wardrobe concept first appeared in American publications […]
Why Are There Two Clarity Grades for AGS 7?
By Wade Abel, CG, Director of Gemological Services, AGS Laboratories Recently we received a question that is important for our clients to understand. The inquiry was about the clarity grade AGS 7, which has two categories, AGS 7 (SI2) and AGS 7 (I1). The AGS grading system uses a 0-10 grade scale for three of […]
Light Performance Series: How to Build a Special Program Around Cut Grade with AGS Laboratories
By Jerrica Hamblin, Laboratory Program Development Analyst, AGS Laboratories The Light Performance Series continues this month with a look at how you can build a special program around cut grade with AGS Laboratories! We have incredible branding options that bring together brand recognition and light performance education for a unique selling experience. In addition to […]
The Appraiser’s Corner: How Does an Appraiser Appraise?
By Joel Hassler, ICGA Just the other day I was talking with a very close friend who is a dental hygienist. While I know “what” she does, I never realized just “what” she did throughout a patient visit, although I have seen a dental hygienist nearly 100 times before over a few decades. So, after […]
The Birthstone of March: Aquamarine!
March has historically been an unusual month. This is a transitional time, from winter blues to summer blues. It’s also a windy month, and the weather can be fickle as one day is cold and the next warm. It’s supposed to be the first month of spring, but it can feel like the last month […]
Making the Grade with Carter: Interview with Wade Abel, CG
By John Carter, CGA If you’ve seen any of the Making the Grade videos on ags.org, you know I’m a raving advocate of the AGS Laboratories Light Performance grading system. As Chair of the AGS Laboratories Advisory Committee, I have the pleasure of working with the incredible team at our Lab. I’m constantly impressed with […]
Diamond Light Performance Series: Platinum Report
By Jerrica Hamblin, Laboratory Program Development Analyst, AGS Laboratories In our last issue, we focused on the definition of the AGS Cut Grade and the story it tells about a diamond’s sparkle. What kind of report can help you sell an AGS Ideal® Cut Grade diamond? The Platinum Light Performance Diamond Quality Document (DQD)! This report […]
Tips from Jewelers Mutual: Birthstone Guide
Gift your loved one with a gemstone that has meaning! Birthstone jewelry is a great way to show someone how much you care. Click here to read Jewelers Mutual® Group’s Birthstone Guide: Birthstones by Month blog to learn more about the colorful gems that represent each month. Amethyst earrings by Olufson Designs
Garnet Jewelry You Might Have Missed
By Kimberly Tate, Content Creator, American Gem Society and AGS Laboratories January’s birthstone, garnet, comes in a rainbow of colors, from the deep red of the pyrope garnet to the vibrant green of tsavorites. Some rare garnets are even blue, colorless, or—most rare of all—change colors in different lights. But the most common garnet color […]