This is a guide for buying and collecting Bulova Accutron watches - the world’s first tuning fork watch. Created in the 1960’s and 1970’s, they are now highly prized world-wide by watch collectors. While...
You may have seen them and not even realized what they were, but buried in the piles of costume jewelry and Bakelite pieces that you may see at antique shows and flea markets are some fabulous treasures of the...
At the top of each crystal (where the hole is), you will find the logo etching of Swarovski-see photo above.Every crystal component over 18mm in size (USED TO) carry the Strass signature (with the exception of...
HOW TO USE LOOSE HOT FIX RHINESTONE, RHINESTUD SHAPES TO MAKE YOUR PATTERNS. Everyone enjoys wearing the bling now you can create your own. Use our patterns to decorate your clothes or even your dog and cats...
History Facts and Types First of all, tiger's eye, tigereye, tiger eye and tiger-eye are all accepted ways to write this name. Up until recently tiger eye has been considered to be pseudomorph but new...
What is micro mosaic vintage jewelry? This is a special form of the mosaic arts that utilizes unusually small mosaic components, called tesserae, to fashion extraordinarily complex and detailed patterns or...
The Meaning of Gemstones Garnet The Garnet is truly an ancient gem. The wearer of a garnet was supposed to be protected in his travels and kept in good health. Perhaps, this kind of legend makes the garnet...
Beryl is a gemstone family which includes some of the most coveted gems: Bixbite, Emerald, Aquamarine, Morganite, Heliodor, Maxixe and Goshenite. All crystals in the Beryl family share the same basic chemical...
I have bought and sold on eBay since 1996, and I've gotten a lot of great bargains along the way...but some of those great bargains have suddenly lost their "bargain" quality when the invoice arrives!Ever won...
Scapolite is a rare and little known gemstone. It is a beautiful gem that comes in many colors. Scapolite was originally discovered in 1913 in the Mogok Stone Tract in upper Burma (Myanmar). There, white,...