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fine Crystal

  • Posted on May 26, 2009 at 3:00 am

Swarovski is known as the biggest crystal jewelry company around the world. There can’t be a person that has not heard about or seen a Swarovski crystal. Swarovski is the brand name for luxury fine cut crystals. People appreciate this label because it brings quality products, beautiful products that come in a wide range of designs, models and colours. Women love Swarovski, because it’s crystals give the same effect as diamonds do and can be also applied on clothes or anything you want.

Swarovski Crystal Beads come also with different coatings. Swarovksi has some special coatings that give a glamorous effect to the crystals. For example there is the Aurora Borealis coating that gives the surface a rainbow oil slick appearance, Dorado, Aurum coating, Volcano etc. Besides jewelries, Swarovksi also entered strong in other domains such as : technology, home decor, sculpture, miniatures, fashion and couture. Home decor has brought also a big appreciation to Swarovski. Home decor includes table ornaments, home accessories like phrames, candle holders, ashtrays, bibelots and so on. The most impressive item or home decor is the Swarovksi chandelier that is made entirely out of crystals.

Besides jewelries, Swarovski has spread also into other domains. Because the crystals were so popular, fashion designers and other companies have started to buy Swarovski crystals in big amounts. The designers have come up with new collections where these crystals are a must have. Nowadays people wear clothes , hats, purses, shoes, glasses, watches, belts, scarves and many other items that have crystals of different colours applied. The fashion industry has helped a lot the Swarovski label to rise up to the top.

Besides fashion Swarovski has developed into art, sculpture, home decor, technology etc. Home decor has had a great success with the items Swarovski produced. People that know the label Swarovski buy the items just because they are made by a big name. Things like nigh lamps, chandeliers made entirely out of crystals, table ornaments, in general home accessories, give a glamorous and luxury look to any home. Technology also wanted a piece of the Swarovski popularity and so, it has come up with lcd`s that have crystals applied, cell phones adorned with crystals and so on. We see nowadays, people that custom their car with crystals on the interior.

the quality of Tiffany

  • Posted on April 30, 2009 at 7:39 am

It didn’t take long for the customers and the press to dub Tiffany the “King of Diamonds.” With the assistance of John B. Young, the Tiffany & Young store opened on Broadway in New York in 1837. At first offering fine stationary and fancy goods of different types, the quality shop became Tiffany & Co. a few years into its existence. Customers began to notice, and buy, amazing jewelry pieces created from silver in these early years.

Rhodium-plating is one extremely important factor to consider when weeding out Tiffany Style Jewelry.  Rhodium-plating became popular when Tiffany & Co. began using it on all its sterling silver.  Rhodium-plating is basically the process of coating the silver with a thin, clear, protective layer.  Rhodium-plating contributes to the shininess of Tiffany pieces, and the reflectivity.  Not to mention the fact that this special plating process will help your sterling silver to last a long time and will also protect it from nicks and scratches.

Because of the craftsmanship that was obvious in the pieces, even the general public became aware of the store. Today, 170 years later, many of the Tiffany products from the first decades Tiffany was in business are prized collectibles with a value far beyond their original purchase price. Some of these pieces are still kept in their original boxes, a light blue container that was recognized among jewelry enthusiasts. This color is still used for Tiffany & Co. packaging in the 21st century.