The Curse of the Hope Diamond Discover the chilling history behind the world’s most infamous gem, the Hope Diamond, and its trail of misfortune that has fascinated and terrified for centuries. What is the Hope Diamond? Over the years there have been many gemstones believed to be cursed, but the …
Plenty of our loyal customers are surprised to hear about solar watches and automatically assume they are rare or expensive. But solar-powered watches are manufactured by most of the major watch companies. Price tags are in the same range as their mechanical and quartz counterparts. Benefits of Solar Watches Solar …
Before & After Series An Invisible Setting Repair with a Diamond and Ruby Ring On this edition of the Before & After Series, we have an invisibly set silver diamond ring with accent rubies. One of the diamonds fell out of the setting, however the owner still had the diamond …
Uncovering the Mechanics of Timekeeping: A Guide to Watch Movements Timepieces have been keeping us on time since the 15th century, and have naturally undergone many changes since their inception. From simple pocket watches of the 1600s to advanced analog timepieces of the 19th and 20th centuries to the ultra-connected …
Before & After Series A Complete Watch Repair Service On this edition of the Before & After series, we have a watch that is not keeping proper time with a cracked crystal and badly scratched case. With a cracked crystal, it’s also important to check if there are tiny glass …
Before & After Series A Laser Soldering for Cufflinks On this edition of the Weekly Before & After, we have gold plated cufflinks with purple colored gemstones that that were broken into separate pieces. This kind of repair required carefully removing the stones as their sensitivity could be damaged by …
