Every single gem looks better when it’s well maintained and cared for. That is why some extra gem home care should be given to every single little gem stone your jewelry is encrusted with.

Pearls

They are fragile and they don’t need too much touching, washing, all you should do is to rinse it delicately with a damp cloth. This will remove dirt and dust and enable you to look brightly and elegant all the time.

Turquoise

Although it is such popular gem these days many people are unaware of its properties. It easily absorbs water so avoid cleaning it with anything wet, just wipe clean it with damp cloth.

Ruby and sapphire

They are very delicate and fragile so take care of them properly. You can use water and mild soap or some delicate dish-washing liquid to rinse it.

Diamonds

They are the hardest gem stone so you can scrub, wash them without too much care and if you want to give your diamonds top-notch shine take a brush and a toothpaste to clean them.

Silver is a metal that has provoked many emotions and disputes for many years. People either love it or hate it, there are many cool and interesting facts about silver you should know.

Silver is a soft, lustrous material which has the atomic number 47. It used to be more precious than gold, some people believed that it has power over emotions, love and health. The sources silver is extracted from are the ores of copper, copper-nickel, lead, lead-zinc. They are mostly found in Peru, Mexico, Australia or China. In the Ancient Greek it got the name “white, shining” and this name reflects its properties very well. It has been valued as a precious metal for many centuries, not only s it used for jewelry, ornamentation but was also used for coins.

Silver is usually combined with other metals e.g. copper, gold, lead as they enable to shape it freely. The compounds of silver are also useful for photography, medicine electricity. Its disinfecting, antiseptic properties help to prevent infections. Silver as a precious metal is used to make valuable objects and they intend to show the status of the person who has it. To avoid the quality of silver from being reduced the standard combination has been introduced. So the sterling silver contains 92.5% of silver and 7.5% of copper, which should be marked “.925″ on each product.

Tiffany and Co as well as any other jewelry companies present to the public their annual reports about their profits and sales. Although no one expected it Tiffany’s report this year was quite optimistic.

Will jewellers help to offset U.S. economy? I have recently written about the Tiffany&Co company which is the leader of the jewelry market in the U.S. At the end of March Daily newspapers reported that Tiffany&Co got higher than expected quarterly profit. Although the Tiffany expected their earning to be under pressure due to the decrease in American economy and they saw their sales drop in the peak sales period. But it turned out that European tourists rushed to this famous jewellers to take advantage of the low dollar exchange rate and fill their jewelry boxes with high value items. It helped the company to open 17 new stores overseas.

It seems that the jewellery market is stable and all ups and downs of the economy (or actually only downs) don’t affect it. Let’s hope this trend will continue a little bit longer.