Things to know before shopping for Silver crystal Jewellery

Possessing silver crystal jewellery carries with it a sense of pride and gives a feeling as great as ever. Crystals are generally rare, exotic looking, durable and has spiritual properties associated. Crystals are precious and semi-precious stones used in jewellery making. Crystals add up great beauty and appearance. The value of the Crystal is determined by its color, clarity, cut and rarity. The cut brings magnificence to a crystal. The cut affects its color, brilliance and clarity. There are different style of cutting and setting of gemstones to give it that perfect shape and look. In fact every piece of gemstone has its own importance and has a different settings compared to other. This is quite crucial in jewellery designs. The setting not only holds the crystals securely, it also displays gemstone’s cut, clarity and color.

There are different kinds of crystal settings namely Prong setting, Bezel setting, Flush setting, Channel setting, Bar Setting, Pave setting and Tension setting. Prong setting is easiest and the least expensive method of setting a crystal. This setting allows optimal amount of light through them which helps display maximum brilliance. In prong settings usually four to six talons made up of precious metals are made around the girdle thereby holding the crystal in place. Bezel setting embraces a crystal perfectly and is one of the oldest techniques in crystal setting. It protects the crystal at the girdle and the pavilion side from chips and scratches. Flush setting is a kind of flush setting where a window is cut in the base so that the crystal set into it and the crown of the stone reaches over the base where the crystal flirts subtle with light. Channel setting is another kind of crystal setting where two long bands hold crystal in a place giving them a floating appearance as no metal can be seen between the crystals. In a Bar Setting, considered to be a variation of channel setting makes the stone look floating in adjacent berths. In this kind of setting each crystal is docked in its own individual channel and is separated by two thin metal bars. In Pave setting precious gems are paved across a piece of jewelry where the continuous arrangement of crystals makes it look like shiny, shimmering pavement. Tension setting uses pressure to hold a crystal placed between two open ends of a metal mounting.

You can make use of various crystals that are available like Sapphire, Ruby, Amethyst, Agate, Citrine, Opal, Amber, Onyx, Jasper, Emerald and many more. These gemstones can be arranged in different kinds of silver jewellery like Fine Silver, Sterling Silver, Silver plating, and Nickel Silver. Fine Silver is the silver in natural state and it is 99% cure. This kind of silver is too soft and it is almost in form of liquid. Metal alloys are mixed with fine silver to create jewellery. Another type of silver is Sterling silver which is mixture of fine silver and other metal alloys. This kind of silver is 92.5% pure with copper with other metals. The right combination of silver and metal alloys enables the silver crystal jewellerey durable and long lasting. The presence of copper makes the Sterling silver crystal jewellery tarnishes over the time. Silver plating is another form where plating occurs on a base metal and is usually less expensive. Nickel silver is a combination of nickel, copper and zinc and is inexpensive and popular.

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What is it about Gemstones & Opals that captivates our hearts?

The feeling that one can get by gazing at the captured sparkles, colours and patterns of certain gemstones and opals is indescribable. Just like a sunset over the ocean, or a misty morning in the countryside, gemstones & opals make many of us take pause, and revel in the splendidness of life.

JG Jewellers strives to discover as many of these 'special' gemstones as possible and make quality jewellery out of them, so that anyone, at anytime can take joy in the wonder of nature.

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