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Shopping for a diamond engagement ring and a diamond wedding band
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The Woodbridge Jewelry Exchange gives you one stop shopping under one roof.
Selections of the finest high fashion jewelry are plentiful.
See your directions link above:
With over 100,000 items on display: diamond bracelets, gemstones, diamond rings, white and yellow gold bracelets, platinum bracelets and necklaces, anklets, diamond tennis bracelets, diamond earrings, diamond studs, strands of cultured and fresh water pearls, hoop earrings and designer brooches.
How to Select a Diamond Engagement Ring, a Diamond Wedding Band with a Platinum, White or Yellow Gold Wedding Band Setting. Custom Design and Side Stone Diamond Settings.
The Exchange has 40 jewelers and gemologists showcasing Diamond Engagement Rings, Wedding Bands and are eager to assist in your search for your perfect diamond. Diamond Engagement rings on display are in the traditional shapes of Solitaire round diamonds, Princess diamonds, Marquise diamonds, Oval diamonds, Pear-shaped diamonds, Emerald diamonds, Radiant diamonds, Heart diamonds and Asscher. The most popular diamonds shape by far is the round diamond, taking center stage in the classic diamond engagement ring.
A round, solitaire diamond set either in yellow gold or platinum. Shapes other than round are called fancy shapes. Most jewelers also have loose diamonds in all sizes and shapes so that the jeweler can assist you in a custom design. The jewelers can also help you match a diamond to a setting in designing a perfect ring. Anyone of our 10 jewelry repair shops on premise can also be of assistance in customizing and designing your diamond engagement ring and tooled to perfection. The jewelry repair shops can also assist in the prong settings and the choices of metal.
For your Jewel Box our jewelers have many designer accessories such as pendants, handcrafted sterling silver bracelets, bangles, or a beautiful brooch for that special affair!
Many jewelers feature Gemstones. Alexandrite, Garnet, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Pearl, Ruby, Emerald, Spinel, Sapphire, Opal, Tanzanite, Peridot, Topaz and Turquoise. See our Birthstone Suggestion Chart at the very bottom of this page. These gemstones could be crafted into birthstone rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, anklets or a brooch. Complementing the gemstones by adding some loose diamonds for an innovative gorgeous custom designed piece, in a platinum or gold setting.
Diamond Education - The 4C's
Diamond Engagement Rings, Wedding Bands
and Diamond Side Stones in Platinum Prong Settings
Clarity: A flawless diamond has zero or almost impossible to see inclusions within its composition. Clarity is graded on the number, frequency, size and location of inclusions. The fewer imperfections, the greater the value of the diamond and the cleaner the diamond will have in appearance to the naked eye.
Cut: A diamond cut is the essential component of brilliance in how it reflects natural light and creates its magnificent sparkle.
When close to perfection the 4C’s makes any diamond prominent in any arrangement. Even though the color, clarity, and carat maybe close to perfect if the cut is fair or poor, then a diamond would seem pale or dull to the eye.
Color: The less color a diamond carries the rarer and the more sought after. The less color a diamond inherits the less hindrance to its brilliance.
Carat: Diamonds weight is measured in carats. The higher the carat size of a diamond the more valuable and rarer it becomes. The Woodbridge Jewelry Exchange jewelers display a very large selection of diamonds in many various carat sizes. Offering customers the convenience of the wide selection, while assuring the best possible price with integrity.
For an in depth education please be sure an visit the GIA link above. Especially their 4C demonstration!
METALS Platinum White Gold and Yellow Gold
for Diamond Wedding Bands and Side Stone Settings
The jewelers at the Woodbridge Jewelry Exchange have handicraft some of the purest and finest quality platinum ore available. Platinum is the leading metal used in building jewelry pieces today. Platinum by far is rarer than gold and is said to be approximately 30 times harder to acquire. Platinum's natural color is white, which can be polished to a high shine. Platinum metal is roughly 95% pure and weighs almost twice that of white or yellow gold. The famous traits about platinum is its durability over white and yellow gold. Most gold jewelry is crafted utilizing two standard grades, 14 Karat (KT) and 18 Karat (KT) gold.
But at some jewelers at the Woodbridge Jewelry Exchange display the rarer 24 Karat KT. Jewelry pieces are usually designed in white or yellow gold, and many combinations thereof by using both metals. Gold is said to be the most malleable. Which means, pure gold is the easiest to fashion and craft but also scratches very easily. Gold is sustainable to wear and tear over time.
Karat is the term used for measuring the gold purity. Be careful not to confuse “Karat” (KT) used to measure gold purity with the term “Carat” which is used to measure a gemstone’s weight. One karat is equivalent to 1/24th the total purity of gold itself. Gold is defined in four different classes:
24 karat = 100% gold
18 karat = 75.0% gold - 18 parts gold, 6 parts other metals -
14 karat = 58.3% gold - 14 parts gold, 10 parts other metals -
10 karat = 41.7% gold - 10 parts gold, 14 parts other metals -
Gold not only comes in white and yellow but also a variety of other colors are available, such as brown, green, rose (pink) and purple. These colors are achieved by mixing gold with other alloys such as copper, zinc and silver.
Prong Settings
One of the most common settings being utilized for diamond engagement wedding bands. It is made of three or more thin gold or platinum metal bars which holds the diamonds securely in the mounting allowing light to enter the diamonds for maximum brilliance.
Channel Setting
In the channel setting method, diamonds and or other gems are placed into a metal channel. Quite similar to a groove through which you can slide in a row of diamonds. A continuous flow is created because no metal is used to separate them.
Bar Setting
Bar settings are a variation of the channel set which is identified as the bar channel. The metal plates rise to top level of the stone, and are visible between the stones.
Pave'
A Pave’ setting is hand crafted when the surface of ring or piece of jewelry is covered with minute diamonds. Tiny diamonds inserted in small holes that have been drilled out of the ring shank. A perfect relationship.
Invisible Setting
The grooves in each stone's girdle slip into a metal framework below the surface, the metal framework itself cannot be seen, so stones sit side-by-side, creating a solid surface of gems that seem to be sort of suspended in mid air.
Bezel Setting
A bezel is an encasing of precious metal that wraps around the diamond. Diamonds and other gems are held in a bezel setting by a metal rim that encircles the sides of the stone and extends slightly above it .
Cluster Setting
This is a grouping of smaller stones to give the illusion of one larger stone or to create an abstract style.
Bead Setting
The same beading technique may be used on a ring in which the diamonds are spaced slightly apart. In this instance the gold work is much more of a statement and a design element.
Birthstones
| Month |
Gemstone |
Alternates |
Color |
| January |
Garnet |
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Dark Red |
| February |
Amethyst |
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Purple |
| March |
Aquamarine |
Bloodstone |
Pale Blue |
| April |
Diamond |
Rock Crystal |
White |
| May |
Emerald |
Chrysoprase |
Bright Green |
| June |
Pearl |
Moonstone |
Cream |
| July |
Ruby |
Cornelian, Onyx |
Red |
| August |
Peridot |
Sardonyx |
Pale Green |
| September |
Sapphire |
Lapis Lazuli |
Deep Blue |
| October |
Opal |
Tourmaline |
Variegated |
| November |
Topaz |
Citrine |
Sky Blue |
| December |
Turquoise
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Aqua |
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Engagement Rings
