Colored Gemstones 3/E: The Antoinette Matlin's Buying Guide

von Antoinette Matlins

203 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Newly updated and expanded,COLORED GEMSTONES gives you all theinformation you need to buy, collect, sell-or simply enjoy-sapphires, emeralds, rubies andother colored gemstones with confidence and knowledge. With more varieties than ever before to choose from, including altogether new gems, revolutionary new cuts and new ways to buy gems-such as Internet auctions and TV shopping-there has never been a more exciting time to buy or collect colored gemstones. But there are also new high-tech treatments and sophisticated frauds to look out for. Lack of information, error or misrepresentation can make the thrill of buying a gem or piece of jewelry confusing, intimidating, overwhelming and costly. Buyers need a source of expert guidance.This practical, comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide provides all the information you need in order to know what to look for, and what to look out for, including:

- What qualifies as a "gemstone"?- . How to evaluate color-and its impact on price.- Deciding between a natural gem and an enhanced gem ... and new glass-gemstone compositions.- Colored gemstone synthesis and treatment.- What to ask when buying the stone.- What to get in writing.- How to get what you want within your budget.- Price guides for popular gems, opals and synthetic stones.- Important information about buying on the Internet.- ... and much more!

Written by an "insider," this easy-to-read guide is the "unofficial colored gemstone bible" for anyone who wants to get the most for their money and enjoy what they have purchased.

• Themen: Lifestyle, Hobbys und Freizeit Antiquitäten und Sammelobjekte Käuferleitfäden
• ISBN: 9780943763729
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2010
• Größe: 228 x 163 mm
• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company