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A diamond’s clarity is determined by identifying any imperfections within the body of the stone. There are a variety of identifiable types of diamond inclusions such as carbon spots, pinpoints, clouds, needles, included crystals and feathers. Diamonds with no internal inclusions are very rare, and are referred to as “flawless” …

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Alexandrite Alexandrite is a mineral (a type of chrysoberyl) that appears to be different colors depending on whether it is viewed in natural …

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A watch bezel is the ring that surrounds the face of the watch and holds the crystal in place. The bezel can be used for decorative or functional purposes. When it comes to ladies watches, it is fairly common to see diamonds, rubies, sapphires, or emeralds on the bezels of …

Whether you shop online or visit your local retailer, you are confronted with a decision as to whether or not you should buy your timepiece from an authorized or unauthorized retailer (commonly called gray market sellers). When you visit a watch manufacturer’s website, visitors are generally overwelmed with pop-up windows …

Many of today’s finest watch manufactures offer their timepieces in a choice of case metals; the three most common alloys used are high grade stainless steel, eighteen karat gold, and increasingly platinum. Stainless steel is by far the most common alloy used for watch cases and bracelets today because of …

As more and more American Consumers become fanatic watch consumers….. many start to develop watch collections. What really defines a good watch collection, and why do people collect certain watches? Before one can actually answer these questions, it’s important to note that people buy watches for various reasons. Some buy …

In watchmaking there are 3 grand complications. Holologists often speak of 3 classic high complications collectively known as “grandes complication”. They are the Perpetual Calendar, the Tourbillon, and the Minute Repeater. Perpetual Calendar A perpetual calendar is a mechanism that automatically takes into account the varying number of days in …

Manual Wind The owner of this type of watch winds the watch regularly. Hand winding is what makes the watch run. When the watch runs out of energy produced by the hand winding, the watch stops. In some cases, some manual wind watches are more efficient then other manual wind …

A timepiece is something most people have and wear everyday…. to the office, to scuba dive or to the opera. A watch is one of the few devices that we most rely on in our daily lives. But the inner workings of a mechanical watch are more intricate than most …