2010年7月29日星期四

Tips to Look After Jewelry

To treat your jewelry and keep it beautiful and clean plus ready to wear, softly wipe off excess skin oils and make-up after each wearing. Do no apply a nub free plus 100% cotton cloth and softly wipe the piece clean using only the soft pads of your fingers. Do not forget to store in soft bag or tissueWhen you want wash dishes in your home, you should take off your jewelry to avoid jewelry is going to be rubbed against anything.To make our jewelry still look good, we need better treatment. In this article, there are some suggestions about treating jewelry into good condition. Having jewelry needs good treatment if you want to have jewelry that still looks to maximize its durability and beauty. Therefore proper storage is really important. In fact, gold can dent and scratch so avoid jumbling all of your jewelry together. It is really important because your jewelry should be stored so it does not come in contact with another piece of jewelry.There are various jewelry boxes or case where you store your jewelry. It is okay! But if you prefer to use an ordinary box, each piece should be wrapped or kept in a soft cloth pouch or a soft cloth. Do you want to have such beautiful jewelry? Therefore you should treat them in a good way.Do not use anything when caring for your jewelry. You may use 100% cotton as a polishing cloth because polyester, *** and rude fabrics usually contain synthetics or wood fibers. The materials may cause fine scratches in the metal particularly on pure silver.

Types of diamond earrings

Full hoop earrings have diamonds set around the full circumference whereas partial hoops only have stones along the front edge. Huggy earrings fit closely to the earlobes whilst loose or wide hoop earrings can swing down as far as the shoulders. Diamond hoop earrings are usually held in place with a hinge or snap lock. Dangling diamond earrings have a string of stones or pavé set designs hanging down as far as the shoulders. The most popular styles are chandeliers and drop earrings. Chandeliers have a glamorous appearance as they branch out with multiple strands; while drop earrings look more sophisticated with a single stone or line of hanging diamonds.It doesn’t matter whether you are looking for a gift or buying something for yourself, you’ll need to consider when the earrings are going to be worn as well as the type of clothes that will be worn and the hairstyle. Diamond studs are still very popular but for something a little less conservative, you may want to choose a variant of the diamond hoops or diamond danglers.The diamond stud is an elegantly *** earring with a single diamond apparently attached to the earlobe without any support. In reality, there is a post passing through the earlobe and the stud is held in place with a screw or push-lock. Diamond stud earrings are the most uncomplicated of earrings and look stunning with just about any outfit. The diamond is usually round oval or princess cut and set in white gold, yellow gold or platinum.Earrings with a circular or oval shape are known as hoop earrings.

The history of ornamental bracelets

The chain and settings were original made from red, yellow or white gold with other metals such as platinum and palladium becoming increasingly popular in the 20th Century.The traditional in-line diamond bracelet became known as the tennis bracelet and an overnight fashion sensation as a result of a clasp on Chris Evert bracelet breaking at the U.S. Open Tennis Championship in 1987. A worldwide TV audience watched while she recovered her spilt diamonds from the court and then rushed to the jewelers to buy one of those ;diamond tennis bracelets;. The rest as they say is history.diamond bracelets, like their relatives the diamond necklaces, now come in many forms and are indispensible fashion accessories of the rich and famous. In addition to the iconic tennis bracelet, other popular types of bracelet include the diamond bangle bracelet and elegant gold or platinum link bracelets accented with diamonds and other gemstones.The history of ornamental bracelets goes way back to the time of the Ancient Egyptians when *** adornments were made from gold, semi-precious stones and colored glass. The materials have been refined since then as have the skills and techniques of the craftsmen involved. Bracelets have been crafted from precious metals like gold and silver for thousands of years, but it was not until the 14th Century that cut diamonds were first set in bracelets and other pieces of fine jewelry. The earliest diamond bracelets were made by setting diamonds in the ornamental links of gold chains. These evolved with new settings and more ornate and flexible links to become known as in-line diamond bracelets.

hree basic types of diamond bracelet

Small diamonds are set into the hoops or supported on links between them.The diamond charm bracelet starts out as a normal a link bracelet on which small pendants or trinkets can be hung. The charms are gifts or small items that have special meaning to the person wearing the bracelet and are usually collected over many years often beginning in childhood. The diamonds in a diamond charm bracelet can be set in the charms or into the links of the bracelet. Either way, the sparkle of diamonds adds to the attraction of this collection of mementos.A diamond bracelet is an elegant piece of jewelry that encircles the wrist and emits the glint and sparkle that only diamonds can. There are three basic types of diamond bracelets all of which come in variety of styles and can be made from a selection of materials.The traditional diamond line bracelet was reborn as the diamond tennis bracelet when a bracelet worn by Chris Evert at the 1987 U.S. Open Championship broke and play had to be suspended while she gathered her diamonds from the court. Diamond tennis bracelets are usually made from gold or platinum and feature lines or a symmetrical pattern of diamonds often interspersed with other gems like sapphire or ruby.A diamond bangle bracelet consists of one or more rigid hoops that are slightly larger than the wrist and normally made of precious metals like gold, white gold or sterling silver. It is not uncommon for there to be two or more loops *** up the bangle bracelet.

2010年7月15日星期四

The 1977 Pulsar Calculator Watch

Evenwith four batteries, the LED screen would only display the time (hour andminutes only -- no seconds) for just a few seconds in response to pressingthe "Pulsar" button in order to preserve battery life. Even with thispower-saving feature, the batteries would still only last a few weeks.I discovered that this model may have also displayed the time in response toflicking the wrist -- pretty fancy for its day.The LED display was long enough for six digits, so one could calculate fortuneswell into the hundreds of thousands. Apparently, the watch was actuallyable to calculate numbers up to 12 digits, but couldnot display them.The time on this watch was accurate to within 60 seconds a year -- good evenby today's standards. Unfortunately, you had to reset it every few weeks afterchanging the batteries.The Pulsar's calendar automatically adjusted for months of different lengths,however it did not take leap years into consideration.Apparently you can still buy these and similar watches brand new becausethey were being manufactured so quickly back then that supply outpaced demand. Whatan amazing collector's item a brand new Pulsar Calculator watch would be!I came across this classic while doing some shopping on eBay the other day. After18 bids, it ended up going for $1,125 -- not bad for a 27-year-old timepiece.Although the watch is nearly as old as I am, I was actually able to digup some pretty interesting facts on this relic from an age of much stronger arms.This watch originally sold for $395 ($495 for the 14 kt gold version). Accordingto two different inflation calculators, that's over $1,200 in today'smoney which means it has depreciated only slightly over the last 27 years. Anolder solid gold model sold for $3,950 (or at least that's what Pulsar was asking-- don't know how many were actually sold) which is well over $13,000 today.Brochures for these watches can easily go for over $80.For your $1,200 (adjusted for inflation), you got this massive stainless steelelectronic brick, an upscale case, anda stylus for pushing those tiny buttons. (I wonder if modern day styli cantrace their roots back to Pulsar calculator watches.) One end of the stylushad a ballpoint pen built in, and both ends actually retracted.This beast required four batteries to operate.