Fine jewelry buying guide

If you plan to buy fine jewelry, or just want to know something about fine jewelry buying, this article can provide you a guide.
Here is the tips on fine jewelry buying, hope you can find something useful.
1. Choosing a reputable jewelry retailer. The first preliminary steps when you buy jewelry are to choose jeweler stores by getting recommendations from friends, checking the stores credentials and finding out if they're affiliated with any trade organizations.
2. Asking the jewelry salespeople for help. Let the salespeople tell you about the stones background and the properties intrinsic to that specific gemstone type as well as the dry measurements and weight of the jewelry. Explanations of cutting techniques should never be reduced to class classifications such as ‘fine' or ‘good'. The salesperson should be able to tell you how the pavilion is proportional to the crown and the measurements of the table surface in relation to the girdle's diameter. You can learn a lot from the salespeople.
3. Using a Loupe. If you are buying an expensive piece of jewelry that you have saved for years to buy, then first and foremost- buy a loupe and learn to use it. A loupe is a special type of magnifying glass, specifically designed for the minute examination of cut stones and precious metals. The loupe can show in much finer detail than the naked eye all those tell-tale characteristics that are all-important in determining whether the ring or necklace is appropriate for you. Chips, bubbles or cracks will show clearly, the quality of a cut gem or the craftsmanship that went into its mounting, the creativity that went into the design and the balance of the design will also show.
Bear those instructions about fine jewelry guide in mind when you buy jewelry, you will make a wiser chice.