If you haven’t read The Top 10 Diamond Buying Mistakes When Buying a Diamond, go over there and read it. I’ll sit here and wait. Then, when you are done, come back over here and read about how to avoid those making those mistakes when buying a diamond. … [Read more...]
9 Questions to Ask Your Jeweler Before Buying a Diamond
As we know and have said about a million times that buying a diamond is one of the largest purchases you are going to make in your life, next to a house and a car, so you need to be smart when it comes to choosing a jeweler. Whether you choose Jonathan’s Fine Jewelers as your jeweler or someone else, we think there are some universal questions you … [Read more...]
Platinum: The Other White Gold
platinumWhen it comes to picking a metal for your jewelry, we get people who think that it’s better to have platinum than gold, and then we have people who say they want gold because it’s stronger than platinum. And yet we still have people who say that they think that platinum is more expensive than gold. The truth is, and when you are thinking … [Read more...]
Wedding Day Jewelry Every Bride MUST Have
On the big day you have the perfect dress, the perfect hair, the perfect nails and the flowers are just right, but have you thought about your wedding day jewelry? Wedding day jewelry is like the icing on the proverbial cake. It is the finishing touches that make the dress sparkle and you shine. But, we know that you have already spent money … [Read more...]
Custom Engagement Rings: What HE Wants
In our first article about custom engagement rings where we interviewed several couples separately about what they each were looking for in order of importance when buying an engagement ring, we found that the women were interested in the style and setting the most and the shape of the diamond next. Surprisingly the size of the stone was pretty … [Read more...]
de Grisogono – ABC of Watch Brands
A watch brand doesn’t have to be around long to be considered luxe and fabulous, and de Grisogono has proven that. Although this brand has started off as a high end jewelry house, they have now worked their way into watches and their timepieces are cutting edge and fabulous, especially the women’s line of watches. … [Read more...]
The Jewelry Box: Jonathan’s Fine Jewelers Must Have of The Month
It is so important to take care of the jewelry that you own. It needs to be stored properly and carefully and nothing can do that better than a fabulous jewelry box. That is why I chose this month’s must have as a jewelry box. A jewelry box is a very personal investment, but in buying one, there some things that yours should have and that you … [Read more...]
Christie’s First Ever Online-Only Jewelry Sale
Whenever I have an opportunity to shop online at an auction held by Christie's, I don’t know about you, but I would definitely not want to miss it, and for the first time ever, Christie's, the famed auction house, is holding an online-only jewelry sale from July 17 to July 26. Summer Jewels will include over 100 lots from contemporary jewelers … [Read more...]
Wholesale Diamonds: Why Pay More When You Can Pay Less?
Wholesale Diamonds: Why Pay More When You Can Pay Less? I am a firm believer in you get what you pay for, most of the time. I am also a firm believer that if you can find the exact same thing for less, why would you pay more? It reminds me of that commercial, where the announcer asks you if you are offered a scoop of ice cream that costs … [Read more...]
Blind Offers: The Art of Diamond Buying
Lately I have been getting great traffic and lots of people have sent me diamonds to buy and jewelry to buy through the contact forms on this site. Here’s the problem with that; I have to give them ‘blind offers’. That wouldn’t be such a huge problem, but what I’ve started to notice is that many of you will … [Read more...]
