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The Corundum Conundrum

The mineral corundum has two more famous names – ruby and sapphire. It’s interesting that the colors don’t seem to be similar yet they come from the same rock, so to speak. When it comes to choosing a gift of jewelry it can be difficult to choose the between the red and blue version of [...]

The Colors of Christmas

Christmas comes but once a year, so the saying goes, and the kids can’t wait until the morning when the presents get opened and the fun begins. The holiday is a lot of work for mom and dad and the actual day is almost anticlimactic for them. All the hustle and bustle of shopping for [...]

The Summer of Color

With the dramatic increase in popularity of jewelry with bold, brilliant and beautiful colors and the fact that July is just around the corner – you can expect to see plenty of July’s birthstone gracing the necks, fingers and ears of jewelry wearers this Summer. July’s modern birthstone is the ruby and you don’t get [...]

An Economy Minded Trump’s Take on Jewelry

Donald Trump’s famous daughter has a high end line of jewelry with price points geared toward shoppers with deep pockets.  The price tags on Ivanka’s line range from just under $1000 to upwards of $100,000 each, all but eliminating anyone but people with as much money as her family from owning the more expensive pieces, [...]

Don’t Be Duped! Buy Lab Rubies from Respected Wholesaler

Not all lab gems are created equal. A recent story making the Internet rounds about composite rubies may mislead consumers into thinking all laboratory created rubies are problematic. This is not true. High quality lab created rubies like those sold by PehnecGems are not the same as the inferior knock-offs featured in the television report by [...]

Lab Rubies: Royal Gems at Peasant Prices

The undisputed king of gemstones, the rich red ruby has been considered one of Earth’s most valuable natural gems for thousands of years. Representing love, passion and power, the blood-red ruby has graced the turbans of Indian maharajas, the crowns of European kings and the fingers of famous — and very rich — socialites and [...]

Lab Created Rubies

Order your lab created ruby rounds online. Our man-made rubies have the same luster and sheen of naturally-occurring ruby jewels, and because they are chemically identical, only a gemologist will be able to tell the difference! Just like real ruby gems, the value of a faux ruby is determined by the four Cs: cut, carat [...]

Loose Cubic Zirconia: Foundation for Beautiful Jewelry

Loose Cubic Zirconia:The Foundation for Beautiful JewelryIf you are a jewelry maker, loose cubic zirconia are probably a cornerstone of your business. With a hardness factor of 8.5, incredible clarity, and exquisite brilliance, the quality of cubic zirconia AAAAA could easily match or surpass expensive diamonds. Even cubic zirconia AAA synthetic gems are loupe clean, [...]