Jewelry and Gems: the Buying Guide : How to Buy Diamonds, Pearls, Colored Gemstones, Gold and Jewelry with Confidence and Knowledge
by Matlins, Antoinette LeonardEdition: 6th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-10-01
Publisher(s): Jewish Lights Pub
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Summary
Easy to Read ? Easy to Understand Practical ? Complete Instant Answers ... to All Your Questions To help you avoid the pitfalls and keep the magic, two internationally respected experts on buying gems and jewelry put their inside knowledge to work for you in this easy-to-read, easy-to-use guide. It is filled with practical advice and is designed to make it easy for you to have all the information you need to buy gems and jewelry with confidence. Recommended by consumer and jewelry trade reviewers around the world, it is already in use in over 100 countries and has been translated into Spanish, Arabic, Greek, Hungarian, and Russian. Over 300,000 copies are now in print and this revised, updated, expanded edition covers even more: buying and selling on the internet, dazzling new diamond cuts, recently discovered gems ? and new treatments and trickery to look out for.
Table of Contents
| List of Price Guides | viii | ||||
| List of Special Charts and Tables | viii | ||||
| List of Color Photographs | ix | ||||
| Acknowledgments | x | ||||
| Preface to the Sixth Edition | xi | ||||
| Introduction | xvii | ||||
| PART ONE Getting to Know Gems | |||||
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3 | (6) | |||
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9 | (8) | |||
| PART TWO Diamonds | |||||
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17 | (4) | |||
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21 | (18) | |||
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39 | (10) | |||
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49 | (10) | |||
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59 | (6) | |||
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65 | (22) | |||
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87 | ||||
| PART THREE Colored Gemstones | |||||
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95 | (6) | |||
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101 | (18) | |||
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119 | (8) | |||
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127 | (18) | |||
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145 | (16) | |||
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161 | (36) | |||
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197 | (14) | |||
| PART FOUR Design & Style: Getting the Look You Want | |||||
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211 | (16) | |||
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227 | (6) | |||
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233 | (12) | |||
| PART FIVE Important Advice Before You Buy | |||||
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245 | (10) | |||
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255 | (4) | |||
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259 | (4) | |||
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263 | (10) | |||
| PART SIX Important Advice After You Buy | |||||
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273 | (10) | |||
| Appendix | |||||
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283 | (2) | |||
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285 | (4) | |||
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289 | (5) | |||
| Index | 294 |
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